Sri Aakassdeep`s message of the day :
Austerity have a very deep relation with self-realization, yoga and religion. Sometimes it looks such a simple thing, but its root went so deep, in spiritual journey, when people think about religion, then the picture appear to them, the picture of austerity, such as a dull life, a torturous painful and tasteless life. Because of this dull picture, so many people try to abstain from spiritual life. But, it is a complete misunderstanding and misinterpretation of austerity. 99% of people in the society are divided into two category, either they are sadist, or they are obsessed with body. First groups, for whatever it is the reason, they are not able to attain, what they want to attain, so they become life negative and as a result, they engage themselves in all kind of behavior and activity toward sadness. They will have a dull face, angry face, moving around the world, as if whole world just full of sinners gone astray, they are the only people who knows the right things, anywhere they will see the happiness, or any activity is making people happy, they will jump over it and will try their level best, as soon as possible to destroy this things. By seeing other people sad and suffering, they might show sympathy, but deep in their subconscious, they attain a great pleasure. This are people making the world full of sadist people. India, third world country, poor country, is flooded with this people. Second group are so much engage in material life, they are obsessed with indulging, sex, alcohol, food, clothes, money, wealth, their whole life, they keep on doing that things again and again and so much caught up and surrounded by that, they are making their body fat, making their face ugly, bringing all kind of disease on them, quarrels in the family, snatching peoples wealth, exploits the weak their whole life. Wealthy countries are full of these peoples. Both of the group are ill people. Both of this two group peoples are mentally sick. But they are such a great number, because of this, this psychological problem became as a normal phenomena. Only when somebody goes too much off-track, then only he will be declared mad. That`s why, the mad word is now politically incorrect word, they change it to: he is abnormal. Austerity is neither too much this side, too much that side. It is exactly in the middle. Austerity is the real nature of a religious life. It is, the lifestyle of a yogi. In this lifestyle, one live life simply, he take what is minimum is required from the material world, such as a good shelter to live, simple food to eat, comfortable clothes to wear, that`s all. Then he takes abundance from the nature, the whole nature is his kingdom. He enjoys sunrise to sunset. He celebrate the stars in the sky, he smiles at the full moon. He lives in such a richness, even the richest king on earth, felt poor in front of him. In bible we listen, Jesus Christ is saying to his disciple, look at the Lilly, see the richness of it, the whole wealth of Salomon is pour in front of it. It is the exact example of a man who is living in austerity. He is not living a dull life. Instead dullness comes, when peoples start chasing after things and miss the life and then keep complaining why our life is so poor, so much problem so much dull? To celebrate life, you need a celebrating heart, to enjoy food, you don`t need expensive food, you need a tongue which can taste and enjoy it. You can just see, the man who have the richness on earth, when they are dying, they are dying with frustration and depression and on his table are full of foods lying, but he cannot eat because of his tension of money or family etc. on top stomach-problem, blood-pressure-problem. This are just simple examples. Peoples bodies, if you look, you will see, they are so dead, they are just dragging their body, there is no sensitivity in their hands or their touch, there is no shyness in their eyes, when you shake the hands of them, it feels like a bunch of a tree. If you tell these people, they can enjoy the breeze, touch of the wind, smile of a Lilly, they will think, you are speaking Greek. A great mystic of 19th century, Krishnamurti said, if we have eyes to see, all the paintings in this world was not needed. Our whole life patten is such, we push everything for tomorrow and by postponing tomorrow, we miss every day from our life. A yogi live in the moment, he is no more interested to cultivate for tomorrow. Great mystic Lao Tzu said, don`t move any extreme side of life, you will miss life totally. Celebration of life, is in the flexibility of it. Simple life is not a collected life, Neither it is a poor life. This life is true rich life, because it is full of richness and celebration. Many foolish people think, they are very clever by accumulating wealth and holding political position and power, but who can make them awake from the dream they are dreaming until they die. It is such a beautiful dream, even if any one who will like to make them awake out of compassion, they will think their person will be their greatest enemy. For to keep their mouth shut, they might give them poison to drink, or crucify them on the cross. One point, one need to remember very carefully, austerity cannot be practiced, because many religions or ashrams teach to practice austerity, but they miss the point, austerity is not for to practice, austerity has to happen,. If you practice austerity, then one will become less sensitive and will be changed from outside. But self-transformation will not happen. Because of this, austerity has to happen from the root. It has to come naturally from the being. And this simple way of life, one have to take out of happiness in the heart and for to celebrate life. Buddha, Mahavira left their kingdom, live a austerity life, not anyone forced them neither because of any obligation. They took that simple life, so that they can enjoy the richness and wealth nature has given to every human being for to celebrate. The wealth of nature is open for everyone whose heart is ready to take, whose love is full in their heart and singing and overflowing with nature and humanity. So this art of life is a journey to nirvana, dancing to paradise.
OM Shanti Shanti Shanti.
