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Soul Curry
ART OF WISE
LIVING
Swami
Sukhabodhananda
of Prasanna Trust
illuminated canvas
Difficulties
are like
divine surgery
E
agles lay eggs on a cliff or at the edge
of a high peak by making a nest of
grass entwined with thorns. When the
eggs hatch, the weight of the eaglets makes
it uncomfortable as the thorns start pricking.
Then the female pushes the eaglets out of the
nest. As the eaglets are about to fall, the male
picks them and brings them back to the nest.
Meanwhile, the female removes the upper
layer of grass, so that the eaglets rest directly
on the thorns that prick them. The eaglets are
yet to test their wings to fly. Now the male
pushes the eaglets out of the nest. This process
continues till such time that the eaglets are able
to foresee the danger in falling and start using
theirs wings. Slowly they realise their ability to
use their wings and start flying.
Difficulties are like divine surgery. Do not
resist difficulties. Nature expects us to use our
heart and head to discover new and wiser skills
to fly in life.
Observe the commitment of an eagle in
bringing out excellence while choosing a
partner first and parenting later. Bring similar
commitment to all walks of life; be it at family,
at work, in society or in your spiritual life.
Excellence happens when there is love to
grow and contribute. Heart is like a musical
instrument. Use it wisely.
Creativity occurs primarily through the
power of intention. Intention is like sowing a
seed in existence. Allow it to germinate. Allow
the forces of nature to nurture life.
Commitment also involves dropping
illusions. We do not see the world as it is. We
see the world projected through our verbose
minds. Minds are filled with thoughts, which
are nothing but mere words. Words represent
experiences. Words are also influenced by
memory. Memory is of the past. From the past,
we see the present. Hence we create illusions
created by words, but we must filter them
wisely.
The mind creates dreams. The self - awareness in you sees reality. Awareness without the
arrogant ‘I’ is the ‘higher self.’ The mind with
its illusions is the ‘lower self.’ Have the commitment to operate from the ‘higher self.’
Through commitment, balance all walks of
your life... family, work, social and spiritual.
Creativity is to balance all walks of life.
Creativity is just not creating something new
always. Creativity brings excellence in one’s
life. It is a state of well-being. Well-being
creates completion. When one is complete, one
is alive and vibrant in all walks of life.
A teacher advised, ‘Let this not happen to
you all.’
First, I was dying to finish high school with
an ‘A’ grade.
Then, I was dying to enter the best college.
Then, I was dying to finish college.
Then, I was dying to get a good job.
Then, I was dying to get married.
Then, I was dying to have children.
Then, I was dying to see my children study well.
Then, I was dying to retire.
Then, all of a sudden I got this insight that I
have forgotten to live.
Managing Life Creatively - a two-day session by
Swami Sukhabodhananda, will be held at Bangalore on 22nd & 23rd Aug. Contact: 9901777006.
For details visit: www.prasannatrust.org
Blending along with nature is the key to survival.
— Sam Candler
amara bavani dev, 080-22868891
Tarot cards and Kabbalah: the
Meaning of the Major Arcana
You will be surprised to know that there is a
strong correlation between the Major Arcana set of the Tarot Cards and the Kabbalah.
The implications are so profound that it is
amazing.
Let us take a look at the Tree of Life of
Kabbalah.
The Tree of life constitutes of 10 Spheres or
Levels of Influence, called Sephirot (plural)
and 22 Paths connecting these Sephirot.
The 10 Sephirot are:
1. Keter – Binah: The
Magician
0. Keter – Chokhmah :
The Fool
3. Binah – Chokhmah:
The Empress
7. Binah – Gevurah: The
Chariot
5. Chokhmah – Chesed :
The Hierophant
4. Chokhmah – Tiferet:
The Emperor
6. Binah – Tiferet: The
Lovers
8. Gevurah – Chesed :
Strength
2. Keter – Tiferet : The
High Priestess
11. Gevurah – Tiferet :
Justice
9. Chesed – Tiferet : The
Hermit
12. Gevurah – Hod: The
Hanged Man
10. Chesed – Netzach:
Wheel of Fortune
14. Tiferet – Yesod: Tem-
perance
16. Hod – Netzach: The
Tower
15. Tiferet – Hod: The
Devil
13. Tiferet – Netzach:
Death
19. Hod – Yesod: The Sun
17. Netzach – Yesod: The
Star
20. Hod – Malkuth:
Judgment
21. Yesod – Malkuth: The
World
18. Netzach – Malkuth:
The Moon
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