Natural Acceptance - Sahaj Svikruti
The Jeevan Vidya shivir... was pretty powerful. It took place from 18th June to 25th June, and had quite a diverse range of people... with strong opinions... doing all sorts of amazing things with their lives.
Here is an excerpt from a descriptions written by a SIDH team member, Jitendra:
"There were over 80 participants and two shivirs went on simultaneously i.e. one in English and the other in Hindi. This was probably the most diverse group we have had so far. Engineers, doctors, teachers, yoga guru, Buddhist monk, a Swami, youth activists, pro-school and anti-school lobbyists, individual serving public administration, both confused and seeking foreigners…all were there. "
So, this time... I'd like to share the concept of "natural acceptance". This concept has described by many people throughout time... in different words.... "inner voice", your "conscious", etc. However, for the first time... I really felt the power and beauty of it. When I look in me... and listen to what I really want... do I want to be happy moment-to-moment, continously? Do I want to be continually respected and trusted and loved? Do I need food, clothes, and shelter at times? Do I realize that these emotional/mental needs are distinct from the physical needs and must be addressed as so (they can't be fulfilled continuously though physical things)? Do I feel a need to know? Do I want to be related to people or compete with people? Do I want the feeling of prosperity? Do I want to be fearless? Do I want equality? Do I want others to be happy, do I want to make others happy? Do I want to compete with nature or be in a mutually fulfilling relationship with nature? Do I want to grow, evolve?
What's your natural gut feeling rxn to these questions? Sometimes, answering this question is difficult... because we have so many assumptions, perceptions, and conditionings that cloud our vision. However, forget about what you think is possible and what isn't possible... forget about the society you live in today... and answer these questions from the "gut".. from the "inner voice"... from your "natural acceptance" -- sahaj svikruti.... And you may start seeing the beauty of this power within you. This power remains intact no matter what assumptions, what beliefs, what environment a person has grown up in. Once you answer these questions with your natural acceptance... imagine what the natural acceptance of all those close to you would be? Would it be the same? If so.... if at the base, we all want the same thing.... then what stops us from trying to achieve it? Society? The system? We make the society.. we make the system. What stops us from being able to relate with everyone around us?
In the world, today... where importance is given to having your own opinion... where the stress is layed on being "unique", being "special.... we've lost that ability to see what is... what is intact in each human being.... And even while thinking that we're "unique" and "special"... in reality... we're usually just going with the flow.. and not questioning the systems around us.
So... this is my understanding of this powerful and beautiful concept.... and it is my proposal to you. Please comment... and let me know what you think.
Here is an excerpt from a descriptions written by a SIDH team member, Jitendra:
"There were over 80 participants and two shivirs went on simultaneously i.e. one in English and the other in Hindi. This was probably the most diverse group we have had so far. Engineers, doctors, teachers, yoga guru, Buddhist monk, a Swami, youth activists, pro-school and anti-school lobbyists, individual serving public administration, both confused and seeking foreigners…all were there. "
So, this time... I'd like to share the concept of "natural acceptance". This concept has described by many people throughout time... in different words.... "inner voice", your "conscious", etc. However, for the first time... I really felt the power and beauty of it. When I look in me... and listen to what I really want... do I want to be happy moment-to-moment, continously? Do I want to be continually respected and trusted and loved? Do I need food, clothes, and shelter at times? Do I realize that these emotional/mental needs are distinct from the physical needs and must be addressed as so (they can't be fulfilled continuously though physical things)? Do I feel a need to know? Do I want to be related to people or compete with people? Do I want the feeling of prosperity? Do I want to be fearless? Do I want equality? Do I want others to be happy, do I want to make others happy? Do I want to compete with nature or be in a mutually fulfilling relationship with nature? Do I want to grow, evolve?
What's your natural gut feeling rxn to these questions? Sometimes, answering this question is difficult... because we have so many assumptions, perceptions, and conditionings that cloud our vision. However, forget about what you think is possible and what isn't possible... forget about the society you live in today... and answer these questions from the "gut".. from the "inner voice"... from your "natural acceptance" -- sahaj svikruti.... And you may start seeing the beauty of this power within you. This power remains intact no matter what assumptions, what beliefs, what environment a person has grown up in. Once you answer these questions with your natural acceptance... imagine what the natural acceptance of all those close to you would be? Would it be the same? If so.... if at the base, we all want the same thing.... then what stops us from trying to achieve it? Society? The system? We make the society.. we make the system. What stops us from being able to relate with everyone around us?
In the world, today... where importance is given to having your own opinion... where the stress is layed on being "unique", being "special.... we've lost that ability to see what is... what is intact in each human being.... And even while thinking that we're "unique" and "special"... in reality... we're usually just going with the flow.. and not questioning the systems around us.
So... this is my understanding of this powerful and beautiful concept.... and it is my proposal to you. Please comment... and let me know what you think.
posted by Raj Kanani | 12:02 AM
1 Comments:
Hi Raj
Natural acceptance is not what you accept from your soul. It is something that is accepted by the universe. It can not change with time, place ,circumstances or person to person. Here I would like to give an example. Every relationship is formed on trust.This is agreed by all of us i.e it is naturally accepted.And it is constantly there.
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