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Wisdom
Five Types Of Sanskars Of The Soul
The soul has 3 faculties - mind, intellect and sanskars.
Very often we say we can’t understand each other and
sometimes we can’t understand our own behavior. It is
because we are not aware of the sanskars or personality
traits each of us carries. Each soul carries 5 types of
sanskars:
1. Sanskars we get from our parents and family - We often
find certain habits of ours very similar to habits of
members of our family. They could be physical habits or our
way of thinking and personality traits.
2. Sanskars which are created because of the environment we
are in - country, caste, culture, city, locality, school,
friends and social circle.
3. Sanskars we carry forward from our past birth - We
understand that we are not this body, but the spiritual
energy that uses the body, energy which is not created or
destroyed – energy which is immortal, eternal. Death means
the soul leaves the old body and has a new body ready for it
to use. When the soul leaves one costume, it carries its
sanskars with it. This explains why even identical twins
have very different personalities, bodies are identical but
each soul is carrying a different past.
4. Sanskars created by our own will power - We may carry any
type of sanskar from the past, family or environment, but if
we wish to change, we can create a new sanskar with our own
will power.
5. Original sanskars of the soul - The above four types of
sanskars are acquired after using the body, but each soul
has an original set of sanskars - peace, joy, love, bliss,
purity, power and wisdom. These 7 sanskars are the original
sanskars of every soul, and all the sanskars we see today of
ego, anger, greed, jealousy, fear… are acquired sanskars.
When we become soul conscious and remain aware of our
original sanskars, they start to emerge again.
Let us remember who am I – I am a pure, peaceful, loveful
soul, and so is every soul I will meet today.
V Vijayan
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Five Ways To Be Assertive In
Situations
1. Put Your Point Across Peacefully And
Respectfully .
We can share our opinion and also explain why that is
beneficial in the situation, but without having any ego and
with a lot of peace and respect.
2. Make Sure The Other's Feelings Are Not Hurt .
Being assertive is not wrong if used in a correct way
without giving pain to the other person and without
dominating the other person's feelings. So, assertiveness
can be used wherever required and situations can be taken to
their destination of success.
3. Take Time To Give Your View .. Do Not Be Judgmental .
A very important dimension of relationships is to think
before you speak because words once spoken do not come back
and also once the other person has heard them they do not
forget them. So being assertive is good but we shouldn't
misuse the power and make it a part of conversations in a
positive way.
4. Make Goodness A Part Of Your Assertive Nature .
Remember that assertiveness should be filled with love and
goodness. Only then it is effective. The love is important
because it makes us caring which is very important while
being assertive. Also, the love in our heart ensures we are
not blunt while being assertive but are very soft.
5. Listen To The Other's Opinion And Understand Them .
In relationships, it is very important to listen and deeply
realize what the other person is trying to say. The more we
listen to the other person's voice of the heart, the more we
will be able to satisfy them with our assertiveness and
mutual understanding.
V Vijayan
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Stability
In Appreciation And Criticism:
If appreciation boosts our ego, we are sure to get upset
when criticized. Spiritual wisdom teaches us to simply focus
on our actions without getting affected by appreciation or
criticism.
1. Check your first reaction to any feedback:
Do you get fascinated by praise? And do you defend yourself
or react back when you are criticized? If so, practice
taking a pause the next time to choose a response of
stability.
2. Remain humble, with a consciousness of being an
instrument of God - emotionally detached yet involved. Go
into your field of action understanding that everybody’s
opinion is different.
3. Practice remaining untouched by appreciation. The praise
is after all their perception, their pure intention and a
reflection of their generosity. Thank the other person, and
be grateful for being used as an instrument in the positive
action.
4. Remaining stable in appreciation helps you handle
criticism with dignity. A person criticizing you is
portraying his perception, mood and personality. Detach from
the emotional energy attached to it, judge the feedback and
see if you need to do something. Otherwise ignore it
completely, let go and remain stable. Respect yourself and
them.
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