tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1123869814586379534.post166253094102139179..comments2023-10-11T04:35:04.246-05:00Comments on Reflections: Vāsanās - A key to understand our past, present and futureSatchitanandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06912198636769834489noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1123869814586379534.post-74225420876200414892021-06-18T18:51:03.511-05:002021-06-18T18:51:03.511-05:00Please email me. You may use the contact form.Please email me. You may use the contact form.Satchitanandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06912198636769834489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1123869814586379534.post-54606227186936116702021-06-17T00:30:00.831-05:002021-06-17T00:30:00.831-05:00can i get printable version of this topic on vasan...can i get printable version of this topic on vasanasJANARDHANA REDDYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03889047831079358397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1123869814586379534.post-82388086606224106092019-02-14T06:54:41.361-06:002019-02-14T06:54:41.361-06:00Harih Om,
One of the greatest insights our rishis...Harih Om,<br /><br />One of the greatest insights our rishis have given us is about vasanas. Vasana is as agnostic as it can. Doesnt matter positive or negative. But as it manifests as action, we all have a choice, thanks to Krishna in Bhagavad Gita. We can choose to identify ourselves as the doer, strengthening the vasana and ahamkara or go after the real source that illumines the action.<br /><br />Isnt it such a marvellous insight that every waking moment we have the opportunity to connect with the real SOURCE?<br /><br />Just like a used asafoetida/perfume bottle retains the smell long after the contents are gone, so are vasanas. Yet the power of Satsangha, like washing it or leaving it in sunlight, mitigates the vasanas.<br /><br />Just like the mind can look both within and without, vasanas can be both our friend or foe, but ultimately we need to rise above both vasanas and mind.<br /><br />May Rama's abundant grace be upon us in this endeavor.Satchitanandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06912198636769834489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1123869814586379534.post-28673092376036286662019-02-14T01:58:00.956-06:002019-02-14T01:58:00.956-06:00THe thing is because of "affinity" i.e v...THe thing is because of "affinity" i.e vaasana the atoms tend to lose,gain or share electrons to achieve the desired configuration.Madhavihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05158698696815935452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1123869814586379534.post-72697458491301199172019-02-13T23:40:47.965-06:002019-02-13T23:40:47.965-06:00Very well described, Vaasanas are somewhat like in...Very well described, Vaasanas are somewhat like inherent trait. As said by you if it is positive we can continue else we have to get rid of that. It is like alkali metals achieving a noble gas electron configuration either by losing an electron(here badvaasana vaasanas/behaviours) to achieve the electron configuration of the next lowest noble gas. or gaining an electron(cultivating as a good habit from a beneficial vaasana) to achieve the electron configuration of the next highest noble gas or 2 or more elements(people) share electrons(practice to get rid of bad vaasanaas or satsangham) to attain the noble gas configuration of the nearest noble gas. Or radioactive elements change by losing protons,neutrons, electrons,energy finally to become stable.<br />Think you were referring to this verse from KathOpanishad:<br />आत्मानग्वं रथिनं विद्धि श्हरीरं रथमेव तु<br />बुद्धिं तु सारथिं विद्धि मनः प्रग्रहमेव छ<br />इन्द्रियाणि हयानाहुर्विष्हयान्स्तेष्हु गोछरान्<br />आत्मेन्द्रियमनोयुक्तं भोक्तेत्याहुर्मनीष्हिणः <br />Thankyou Raamasakha for your wonderful post about Vaasanaas !<br />Even in the phala shruthi of VishNu sahasranaama we can see some lines which depict the same meaning.<br />Madhavihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05158698696815935452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1123869814586379534.post-8669937865572149522015-09-13T11:32:08.582-05:002015-09-13T11:32:08.582-05:00Thanks for taking time to read and comment, Suresh...Thanks for taking time to read and comment, Sureshji. Very insightful thoughts to ponder. We may have a Himalayan size of Vasanas, but when Guru's grace, God's grace descends, one spark of fire of self knowledge (Atma vidya) will burn this Himalayan size straw pile of vasanas. That's why one must always be focused on doing Purushartha. This self effort is key be it for material success or for spiritual journey. Once we equip ourselves with the desired prerequisites, a guru will manifest out of our own practices and lead us.Satchitanandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06912198636769834489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1123869814586379534.post-55254208120940304212015-09-13T09:09:11.299-05:002015-09-13T09:09:11.299-05:00This is an excellent article on vasanas. We overc...This is an excellent article on vasanas. We overcome our (negative) vasanas through the practice of dharma known as Yoga. If I am serious, I soon realizes how lacking I am in this thing known as “self-awareness”. I also realize how lacking I am in many other needed helpful qualities in uprooting these vasanas. There is a niyama known as swadhayaya – translated as the study of scriptures. I like to think of swadhayaya as “studying one self” - first during my practice and second by progressively extending that “self-study” throughout my day for as long as I live.<br />Teachers (gurus) encourage us to adopt the posture of a drashta (or witness) to face the many, many challenges, discomforts, obstacles, difficulties etc. we run into when trying to “transform” ourselves. This – the posture of a drashta – helps us “uncover” qualities such as patience, persistence, consistence, faith (in ourselves) among many other helpful qualities.<br />The karmas we have accumulated over endless number of lives (aneka janma) are like fuel (karmendhan). With the help and guidance of a Guru, we burn this karmendhan through the “fire of self-knowlegde” (gyaanaaagni).<br />Thank you Raghuji for this wonderful blog that you are writing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16187063725163756238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1123869814586379534.post-4826629786461167892015-08-25T11:19:42.125-05:002015-08-25T11:19:42.125-05:00Thanks as for your consistent encouraging words. T...Thanks as for your consistent encouraging words. They mean a lot as it adds more responsibility while writing. Appreciate it.Satchitanandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06912198636769834489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1123869814586379534.post-84663557133385088612015-08-25T07:47:56.556-05:002015-08-25T07:47:56.556-05:00That Hinduism is a treasure trove of knowledge- re...That Hinduism is a treasure trove of knowledge- real, virtual, cosmic, spiritual or whatever novices like me may attempt to describe it as..., is a universally accepted fact. No wonder, it holds almost magical and mystical charm over all those who dive into its depths...................<br />The writer has put together very serious concepts that can easily get muddled in legalese and verbiage , but he has taken care in keeping the prose absolutely rooted and simple...and yes the temptation to run down contemporary concepts has been resisted and rather complementarily contextualised for easy correlation....it doesn't get simpler or better than this...thanks <br />ashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05758102953581942162noreply@blogger.com