- Happiness
God is our Mother who does good. Even when in pain, there 'is some future good." This attitude makes you ignore present evil and look forward to future good - which is mentally had now - even as day follows night every day, happiness will be yours now and later too.
- Yoga Practices
The Yogi who cultivates self-awareness is free from tension, frustration and anxiety because
(a) he is aware of his goal,
(b) he is aware of his own limitations which of course he does not accept as permanent, and
(c) he is aware of the ceaseless efforts he makes to overcome these limitations, and thus to attain the goal.
All these, particularly (e) are Yoga practices.
- Humility
A lady in Toulouse said: "I love to meet the poor and the downtrodden." Perhaps, she craves for their admiration?
I love to be with the rich and the powerful, because they will not respect and honour me, and they will thus preserve my humility - with the selfish who will guard me against my own selfishness - with the wicked who will save me from public approbation.
- Isvara
Etymologically, Aiswarya - wealth is "what belongs to Isvara."
It does not and will never belong to Man.
The only way to have it is to become one with Isvara - God.
- Maitri-Karuna-Muditha-Upeksha
Maitri-Karuna-Muditha-Upeksha
The fourfold attitude of Maitri-Karuna-Muditha-Upeksha is meant to capture for us the unity that meditation generates within us.
Maitri or friendliness towards our equals prevents exploitation.
Karuna or compassion towards the less fortunate forestalls pity - superiority complex.
Muditha or complacency or vicarious delight guards us against jealousy and inferiority complex.
The All of Mankind is covered by these three.
Evil has a different and difficult approach. Ignore the wicked. Cool your inner fires down.
In a new light you might discover that your judgment or opinion was perhaps wrong; if there is some evil in the other person, you might work on him with love and your own example - never by pitting the other evil with one of your own.
For fault-finding is as great an evil as lust, anger and greed.