{"id":229,"date":"2020-02-29T10:30:16","date_gmt":"2020-02-29T15:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev-global-press.pantheonsite.io\/?p=229"},"modified":"2020-02-29T10:30:16","modified_gmt":"2020-02-29T15:30:16","slug":"is-the-change-you-are-making-binding-you-or-liberating-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/?p=229","title":{"rendered":"Is the change you are making binding you or liberating you?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Most of us would have heard the phrase \u201cthe only thing that is constant in this world is change\u201d. Though we are so caught up in change, do we know really know the effect of this change on us. Are the changes happening in our lives, leading us somewhere or are we stuck in the same place? This article talks about types of changes, how to identify them and helps us to choose the kind of change we want for ourselves.<\/p>\n\n\n

Compulsion Patterns<\/h2>\n\n\n

We\nare constantly changing things around us. For example, many people\nchange job, change house, change car, change wife, change everything,\nbut does that lead them to any sort of satisfaction or fulfilment?\nNo. We played with small toys when we were young. We play with\nbigger toys now. The underlying pattern has remained the same.\n<\/p>\n\n\n

The\nunderlying pattern, which makes us act without revealing itself is a\ncompulsion pattern. Giving into our compulsion patterns leads only\nto boredom and suffering. The more we give into such patterns, the\ncompulsion becomes stronger and stronger.\n<\/p>\n\n\n

What freedom is not<\/h2>\n\n\n

The\nwestern society, the materialistic & consumeristic civilization\nis teaching you that giving in to your compulsion patterns is\nfreedom. They supply material for your compulsion patterns to\nswindle and rob you. For example, think of the number of mobile\nphones you have purchased or the number of cigarettes you have\nsmoked.\n<\/p>\n\n\n

Giving\nin to your compulsion patterns is not freedom. If you think that is\nfreedom, you are stupid. Don\u2019t give in to your compulsion patterns.\n Life becomes worse than hell when you are caught in them.<\/p>\n\n\n

What freedom is<\/h2>\n\n\n

Freedom\nis the ability to constantly redefine our:<\/p>\n\n\n

  1. \ninner\n\timage : the way we see ourselves\n\t<\/li>
  2. \nouter\n\timage : the way we project ourselves to others\n\t<\/li>
  3. \nlife\n\timage : how we look at life\n\t<\/li>
  4. \nothers\u2019\n\timage : how others look at us\n<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n

    We\nhave made these statements for ourselves. Only human beings have the\nunique freedom to define and redefine these images.<\/p>\n\n\n

    Types of Change<\/h2>\n\n\n
    1. \nBinding\n\tChange<\/strong>:\n\tActions that are taken from a fixed set of such images though might\n\tappear different is similar to running on a tread mill. We are\n\tgoing nowhere. This is change that is induced by compulsion\n\tpatterns and binds us.\n\t<\/li>
    2. \nLiberating\n\tChange<\/strong>:\n\tWhen we have mindfulness to identify the current set of images we\n\tcarry, we can replace them with new ones. Actions that are taken\n\tfrom a new set of consciously created images is the real change that\n\tleads us on the path to liberation.\n<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n

      How do I create a new set of images (inner,\nouter, life & others\u2019)?<\/h2>\n\n\n

      Seeking\nis the tool that constantly helps you to reinvent yourself. Seeking\nis the antidote for all pattern compulsions. The process of Seeking\nis explained below:<\/p>\n\n\n

      \nOnce\nin a while, you should withdraw from your office, house, everything.\nSit back, and look\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n

      \nWhatever\nI feel as \u2018me,\u2019 what is that? It is constantly changing, dilly\ndallying, sometime it feels good, sometime it is bad, sometimes\nright, sometimes wrong, sometimes knowledgeable, sometimes ignorant.\nWhat is it? What am I? What is this that I call the world?<\/p>\n\n\n

      \nWhat\nam I? What am I looking for? Where am I looking for that? From\nwhom am I looking for? Am I going to get it?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

      Create\nyour images from the responses that you get from your inner space to\nthese questions.<\/p>\n\n\n

      Re-Strategizing and Re-Inventing your Life<\/h2>\n\n\n

      Reinventing\nand re-strategizing due to the conclusions of your seeking is\ndifferent from changing due to boredom and compulsion patterns by\ngiving in to them. Changing due to boredom leads you to a deeper and\ndeeper hell. Reinventing, re-strategizing due to your seeking leads\nyou to Enlightenment.<\/p>\n\n\n

      \nLive\nEnlightenment! Live Advaitha!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

      Based on satsangs delivered by rare Living Incarnation Bhagavan Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam<\/p>\n\n\n

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