Salam Kasih
Sisya: "Guru, How should we appreciate Nature – external and internal?"
Guru : "Dear all-All the five elements have been created by the Will of the Supreme. They have to be used with reverential care and vigilantdiscrimination. Reckless use of any of them will only rebound on you with tremendous harm.
External nature has to be handled with caution and awe. So too, handle your inner 'nature,' your internal instruments! While the eye, the ear and the nose serve as instruments of knowledge about one particular characteristic (form, sound or smell) of Nature, the tongue makes itself available for two purposes: to judge taste and to communicate. So you must control the tongue with double care, since it can harm you physically and mentally. Without the control of the senses, spiritual practices (sadhana) are ineffective. If the senses are given full sway, it is like storing water in leaky pot. Pathanjali (the celebrated author of the Yogasuthras) said that if tongue is conquered, victory is yours.
Namaste _/I\_ I W Sudarma (Jro Mangku Danu)
27/04/2013
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