Pareeksha

Reviewing the notes was a great opportunity to revisit what we learnt and to continue to practice.

Felt like sharing few of the many key messages by Vivekji that I found in my notes-

I’m going to call it- Forty rules of Love ( it’s namesake is my favorite book by Turkish author- Elif Shafak). In this book by Shafak, forty rules were given by Shams Tabrizi to Rumi; a soulmate to another, from a guru to his shishya…..

1. The fabric of ‘I’ is Contentment
2. 2. Nothing is enough until one reaches Brahman
3. 3. Is your time being invested in values or valuables?
4. 4. Bhakti is dependence on creator
5. 5. Pearl Jam- I have tasted the life wasted; I’m never going back again
6. 6. Sin is what takes you away from your Nature
7. 7. Ideation is what makes the implementation worthwhile
8. 8. Three ways to become resilient — Exercise, Examples( role models) and Ethics
9. 9. Peace has nothing to do with context, only with content
10. 10. The only conversion in Sanatana Dharma is- from values to virtues.
11. 11. Being born as human, opens dimensions of greatness
12. 12. Revolution is fast and happens outside; evolution is slow and happens inside
13. 13. The greatest gift we can give our loved ones is to get enlightened.
14. 14. A wise presence in your life can be a game changer
15. 15. Training has to be tested which leads to Truth
16. 16. Pain of pushing forward is less than pain of giving up.
17. 17. Indecision is stagnation
18. 18. Deep (dheera) person either adapts or Endures
19. 19. The purpose of communication is to practice Oneness
20. 20. Live in intentional careful cheerful way to know that you are divine
21. The more accepting we are, the less expectations we have.
22. The higher you serve, the more you are supported
23. Our creator has put everyone in the responsibility, best suited for them
24. Only live for Peace and everything will align itself
25. Right is Might
26. If you get, you have to give
27. Letting go of likes and dislikes is the first step to Sanyasa
28. In Oneness there are no vices
29. Swami Tejomayananda — World is the college of knowledge
30. Freedom not From action but In action
31. The gift of fearlessness is greatest gift
32. Those who live cheerfully, sleep well
33. All in our life are, our personal trainers to develop virtues
34. Live better to sleep better
35. Worrying is wasteful
36. Best parents nurture enlightenment in their children
37. Wherever there is ignorance there is fear
38. Distraction is distraction when you are distracted
39. The more you love your children, the more they will love others
40. Infinity is ever becoming to bring us back to Being

These are the Forty Rules of Love.

If we love Life; if we love Brahman, Bhagvan and Guru enough, then only will we practice these rules.