My Maryadas
A thread for CONSTRUCTIVE comment with regards to approaching"the centre"; a chance to create your own Maryadas. (it doesn't have to be 10)
1) There is no benefit in comparing the self to others. Indeed, it can be destructive. We cannot play the role of another/s. We have a role of our own.
2) Think first before bringing your professional life into BK life. They can remain separate if you wish. The highest form of service is through detaching and merging with the Supreme Soul. Other forms of service follow (number-wise). We could approach service as something to keep us busy even. If you do mix the two, consider that you may be dealing with a BK who is not a professional in your field, yet assumes authority over you in your field, and so tests can arise. There can be a tendency to develop personal agenda's and/or allow negative desire/expectations to come in to our positive desires. Push and we push it away. Let go and it will come to you. Who's service is it? We all want to get involved and do something. It always returns to the same thing, if you want to do something, change.
3) If you want to move forward, put others forward ahead of the self, even if they already appear to be ahead of ourselves. What constitutes 'ahead'? If someone has gone deeper than us, perhaps we can learn from them. Observe how Shiva puts everyone forward.
4) Depending on your role and closeness to the centre, it is a good idea not to get "caught up" in things. Balance within the spiritual family is the aim. We can achieve much without competing with others. We can get involved in things without becoming control freaks. We can find skills and talents we never knew we had. The drama is on our side, let it take us there, without handing your life over to others, it IS about learning to control our own minds, no one else can do that for us.
5) We can find ourselves in a position where we are spending a lot of time with people we otherwise probably would NOT have in our life outside or before Gyan/path. When we consider this and observe, we can see just how effective meditation can be in bringing people from diverse backgrounds together. Also, there will be those differences, or VARIETY OF FLOWERS.
6) The centre is a goldfish bowl. It is a huge magnifying glass. Not only can we see our own weaknesses very clearly, but also others. We are there to look at our own positive aspects.
7) I am there to experience knowledge and change. Others are there for the same reason,self transformation. Service, socialising, interacting with others takes place around that basic aim.
8 ) There is no such role as "centre-in-charge". I think the title is "co-ordinator". It is Shiva's centre. It is not easy running a centre. It is an on going thing, always having to be there with a smile. No matter what our relationship, it is always worth remembering that. The BKWSU has been expanding for many years, it needs certain types of souls to play the role's to bring it all about.Put others forward. Allow others to blossom, accepting their flaws as we go. We can expect too much from those in the centre/organisation (they are only human or beings ). The centre co-ordinator may not necessarily have a closer connection to Baba than everyone else. It is not a requirement. Their specialities may lie in other area's, hence, they are co-ordinator.
9) Get some exercises and fresh air. The body cannot just be ignored. We still need to have respect for the fact that it is a wonderful machine with complex balance which needs to be sustained, so diet is important also. Doing service to the detriment of our body doesn't sound worth it to me.
A thread for CONSTRUCTIVE comment with regards to approaching"the centre"; a chance to create your own Maryadas. (it doesn't have to be 10)
1) There is no benefit in comparing the self to others. Indeed, it can be destructive. We cannot play the role of another/s. We have a role of our own.
2) Think first before bringing your professional life into BK life. They can remain separate if you wish. The highest form of service is through detaching and merging with the Supreme Soul. Other forms of service follow (number-wise). We could approach service as something to keep us busy even. If you do mix the two, consider that you may be dealing with a BK who is not a professional in your field, yet assumes authority over you in your field, and so tests can arise. There can be a tendency to develop personal agenda's and/or allow negative desire/expectations to come in to our positive desires. Push and we push it away. Let go and it will come to you. Who's service is it? We all want to get involved and do something. It always returns to the same thing, if you want to do something, change.
3) If you want to move forward, put others forward ahead of the self, even if they already appear to be ahead of ourselves. What constitutes 'ahead'? If someone has gone deeper than us, perhaps we can learn from them. Observe how Shiva puts everyone forward.
4) Depending on your role and closeness to the centre, it is a good idea not to get "caught up" in things. Balance within the spiritual family is the aim. We can achieve much without competing with others. We can get involved in things without becoming control freaks. We can find skills and talents we never knew we had. The drama is on our side, let it take us there, without handing your life over to others, it IS about learning to control our own minds, no one else can do that for us.
5) We can find ourselves in a position where we are spending a lot of time with people we otherwise probably would NOT have in our life outside or before Gyan/path. When we consider this and observe, we can see just how effective meditation can be in bringing people from diverse backgrounds together. Also, there will be those differences, or VARIETY OF FLOWERS.
6) The centre is a goldfish bowl. It is a huge magnifying glass. Not only can we see our own weaknesses very clearly, but also others. We are there to look at our own positive aspects.
7) I am there to experience knowledge and change. Others are there for the same reason,self transformation. Service, socialising, interacting with others takes place around that basic aim.
8 ) There is no such role as "centre-in-charge". I think the title is "co-ordinator". It is Shiva's centre. It is not easy running a centre. It is an on going thing, always having to be there with a smile. No matter what our relationship, it is always worth remembering that. The BKWSU has been expanding for many years, it needs certain types of souls to play the role's to bring it all about.Put others forward. Allow others to blossom, accepting their flaws as we go. We can expect too much from those in the centre/organisation (they are only human or beings ). The centre co-ordinator may not necessarily have a closer connection to Baba than everyone else. It is not a requirement. Their specialities may lie in other area's, hence, they are co-ordinator.
9) Get some exercises and fresh air. The body cannot just be ignored. We still need to have respect for the fact that it is a wonderful machine with complex balance which needs to be sustained, so diet is important also. Doing service to the detriment of our body doesn't sound worth it to me.