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First Achieve and Then Let Go!

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Sour Grapes and Self-Pity – Escaping Life’s Responsibilities

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In my journey of counselling and guiding individuals over the last decade through my Tavamithram blog, I have encountered numerous men and women who, after interactions with me, emerged more courageous, fearless, and self-confident. There have been a couple of young women who imbibed the knowledge I imparted so well that they did things requiring extensive courage—actions that would make a regular man think not just twice but three times. However, there are exceptions. Despite receiving extensive personal counselling, some individuals persist in wallowing in self-pity, which is something I always try to nip in the bud. This phenomenon, especially among young men, often manifests as existential rhetoric and disillusionment with worldly pursuits. This certainly does not sound even fundamentally manly to me. CONTINUE READING ON SUBSTACK.

“Have you any respect for yourself?” – Osho

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Learn this first step, and everything will soon start falling into place.

If this direct question of Osho does not pierce your inner self, nothing else can. Most people do not respect themselves but expect others to respect them!

Credit: Osho International

SBG 4:38
न हि ज्ञानेन सदृशं पवित्रमिह विद्यते |
तत्स्वयं योगसंसिद्धः कालेनात्मनि विन्दति || ४ ३८ ||
na hi gnyaanena sadrisham
pavitra-miha vidhyathe
tath-svayam yoga-samsiddhah
kaalenaath-mani vindati (SBG 4:38)
There is certainly nothing more purifying than knowledge. He who is perfect in Yoga finds it in the Self in due course of time.

SBG 6:05
उद्धरेदात्मनात्मानं नात्मानमवसादयेत् |
आत्मैव ह्यात्मनो बन्धुरात्मैव रिपुरात्मनः || ६ ५ ||
uddhare-daat-manaat-maanam
naat-maanam-avasaa-dayet
atmaiva hyaat-mano bandhur-
aatmaiva ripur-aatmanaha (SBG 6:05)
You must lift yourself with your own mind and should not degrade yourself. The mind is a friend as well as the enemy of the Self.

SBG 10:20
अहमात्मा गुडाकेश सर्वभूताशयस्थितः |
अहमादिश्च मध्यं च भूतानामन्त एव च || १० २० ||
ahamaatmaa gudaakesha
sarva-bhootaa-shayas-thitaha
ahamaadish-cha madhyam cha
bhootaa-naam-anta eva cha (SBG 10:20)
I am the Self, O Gudakesha (Arjuna), situated within all living entities. I am the origin, the middle and also the end of all beings.

SBG 13:02 (13:3 in some editions)
क्षेत्रज्ञं चापि मां विद्धि सर्वक्षेत्रेषु भारत |
क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञयोर्ज्ञानं यत्तज्ज्ञानं मतं मम || १३ २ ||
kshetrajnam chaapi maam viddhi
sarva kshetreshu bhaarata
kshetra-kshetrajnayor-jnaanam
yattat-jnaanam matam mama
(SBG 13:02)
You should know that the Kshetrajna or the embodied Self in all bodies or Kshetras is Me, O Arjuna. Knowing about the Kshetra and the Kshetrajnas is called knowledge.

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