China rioting and elevation of consciousness
Riots in china - think the muslim insurgency is taking a strong hold in china also. Is the iron willed communistic rule shaken? The communist rule in contrast to democracy does not give much freedom for raising individual voice. Opinions in opposition to governmental stance will be dealt with force. It is a monololy of a single party - the communist party. The vices of kaliyuga is curtailed by democracy where single decision making and monopoly is discouraged. Satva guna is very rare in Kaliyuga. Under the influence of Rajas and Tamas, selfishness dominates every individual's mindset. People don’t find satisfaction in service but use positions of authority for self aggrandizement. Satisfaction of service is superior to satisfaction obtained by refined gratification of senses. Democracy is the best of the worst arrangement to counteract the effects of rajas and tamas. The hope is that collective decision making and management will keep in check the excessive aggrandizement of selfish interests. But scams which are a result of systemic failure are common in all democracies. Still anyday it is better than monarchy or communism.
The degradation in human virtue has happened due to 2 reasons - one the overall environment in kaliyuga is dominated by the lower modes and the second is that there is total absence of any training in schools or colleges to elevate young citizens and future leaders towards sattva guna. Certain practices elevate the consciosuness which make the person to relish service than gratification. Chanting mantras like the Hare Krishna mahamantra during brahma muhurtha has a profound effect in increasing the virtues in a person. The difference between a conditioned and liberated consciousness is exactly like the difference between the wet and dry coconut. In a wet coconut the external covering and the internal pulp are tightly integrated where as in a dry coconut they are distinct. One can detect this difference by hearing a sound on shaking the dry coconut. The human life affords us a chance to get trained to separate the consciosuness from matter. The preliminary goal of all yoga is to achieve this separation. Contentment is proportion to the degree of liberation. Pranyama helps to loosen the knot of consciousness to the body. But there is every risk that consciousness can be pulled back by the forces of matter. If the consciosuness is held by universal consciosuness by spiritual force called prem, then there is zero probability that it can be again trapped by material forces. Bhakti yoga enables the spiritual forces to bond the consciousness with the supreme being and ensures permanent liberation from dull matter.
The degradation in human virtue has happened due to 2 reasons - one the overall environment in kaliyuga is dominated by the lower modes and the second is that there is total absence of any training in schools or colleges to elevate young citizens and future leaders towards sattva guna. Certain practices elevate the consciosuness which make the person to relish service than gratification. Chanting mantras like the Hare Krishna mahamantra during brahma muhurtha has a profound effect in increasing the virtues in a person. The difference between a conditioned and liberated consciousness is exactly like the difference between the wet and dry coconut. In a wet coconut the external covering and the internal pulp are tightly integrated where as in a dry coconut they are distinct. One can detect this difference by hearing a sound on shaking the dry coconut. The human life affords us a chance to get trained to separate the consciosuness from matter. The preliminary goal of all yoga is to achieve this separation. Contentment is proportion to the degree of liberation. Pranyama helps to loosen the knot of consciousness to the body. But there is every risk that consciousness can be pulled back by the forces of matter. If the consciosuness is held by universal consciosuness by spiritual force called prem, then there is zero probability that it can be again trapped by material forces. Bhakti yoga enables the spiritual forces to bond the consciousness with the supreme being and ensures permanent liberation from dull matter.
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