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Posted by VISHNU ER on March 15, 2011 at 4:01am
False AttachmentsAre you aware thatwhenever you lose yourtrue self-awareness (soul-consciousness), you willidentify with and getattached to somethingthat is not you? It couldbe another person, yourwork, or some materialpossession. Let's say youare attached to your joband one day, due to risingcosts, your companydecides to downsize andstarts laying off thousandsof its employees - all of asudden you are asked toleave. The attachment toand identification withyour position in thecompany, which hasbecome a habit(“ sanskara”), causes thecreation of fearful andangry thoughts (e.g., "I'mgoing to lose myjob" (fear related to thefuture) or "How dare theydownsize the companyand damage my position(anger towards thecompany and itsleadership)). Thedestructive energy ofthese thoughts becomesemotion (energy inmotion) which theninvades your entire mindso you cannot have clearand calm thoughts (theprime requirement of thatmoment). It hijacks yourintellect so you cannotmake correct, wisedecisions and choices(also the primerequirement of thatmoment) for the future.Any connection you hadwith your inner peace isbroken. All this happensbecause you forgot whoyou really are and hadbegun to think you arewhat you do. When seenfrom the point of view ofthis example it soundsridiculous that we shouldidentify with what we door what we have, but thisis currently how the worldand its people work. So,never forget who youtruly are!
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