HOW TO OVERCOME SUICIDAL TENDENCIES SOME SUGGESTIONS : ( to be continued ) It is unbearable suffering - physical & mental - that leads t suicidal tendency . Is anyone free from such suffering ? No ! Then is it not wise t develop strength of mind t bear with it ? Sri Krishna says in the Gita : When senses come in contact with sense objects one experiences heat & cold , pleasure & pain . They are subject to coming & going & are transient ; therefore endure them . If someone says , You r a fool , rascal , idiot & worthless fellow , get out from here . What happens ? A few harsh words they r indeed . When they fall on the ear-drums comes the immediate reaction , making a person violent . We keep our peace of mind in someone elses pocket . Behave like a deaf man , think that you have not accepted even a single word of what he had said . There will b no reaction & depression . Within no time everything will become normal . If you keep quite , the other man will feel guilty of his crude behaviour & will come t you asking for pardon Sufferings r inevitable . But the only hope is that they r not permanent , & therefore let us bear them with fortitude . How much Mother Sita suffered ! All great people , including incarnations & prophets , had t suffer , but they could bear them without making a hue & cry . Their minds remain unperturbed in spite of severe sufferings . Shankaracharya , in his book , VIVEKACHUDAMANI , had beautifully explained the word , Titiksha - t endure all kinds of afflictions without any reaction , complaint or lament - this is called forbearance . The solution t a problem is not running away from the problem but facing it with courage , & that is forbearance . ( Excerpts from the book Youth ! Arise Awake & know your Strength published by Vivekananda Institute of Human Excellence , RAMAKRISHNA MATH , Hyderabad ) Good Morning friends & may U always b blessed .. JAI JAGANNATH
Posted on: Fri, 18 Jul 2014 05:05:29 +0000
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