ROAD TO SELF-ENHANCEMENT

To better "myself or ourselves".

Mind engrossed in desires, fear etc, etc..

Once we have got acquainted with our 'true nature' after doing introspection, or self-analysis is to move forward towards next step  -to improve our selves.
As I feel we cannot blame others for their flaws, unless we are free of them and to achieve that requires lot of introspection. And by doing so, we may find that all of us are same at the core. Each one of us is governed by  desires, dreams, greed, and fears etc, etc… The degrees can vary but the core is same, whether one is a saint or a common man.

Steps for self enhancement.

               
So I would say to "become a better me" implies here to grow in every respect. And in order to do that, we should follow certain rules set by society and religious text. Otherwise we would be miserably lost, not only in our spiritual quest, but also in our daily lives.

 We appreciate these rules and realize that flaunting them can create havoc in our lives and in the society at large.  

Religious text  advocate them in the name of Dharma, Vows or Amendments. Their essence is to practice  Truth (satya), Non violence (ahimsa), Kindness (daya), Forgiveness (kshama), and Self control (dama) in our lives and they preaches us to abstain from desire, anger, jealousy and revenge.  Furthermore more qualities, like the patience, forgiveness, piety, honesty, holiness, truthfulness and absence of anger also help individuals to grow spiritually.  Now the intrinsic questions are:   Why we fail to comply on these rules and create problems?

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And are we solely responsible for our actions or some external forces are acting on us?

Does our destiny plays an important role in molding us, or we craft our own destiny?

Now my answer would be : They both are correct. No one can deny the role of destiny in our lives, as our parents, our birth place, our country, and the time of our birth are not chosen by us and mind it, this is not at all random. This is all predestined. So in this respect, we are helpless because it is our previous lives karmas that are responsible for our specific birth chart and in a way, responsible for what we are today, and what we shall be in future.

  "Natal chart" according to  time and place of birth.

How much this may sound true but this conclusion cannot unburden us for our wayward behavior, we still have to bear the brunt of our actions. So the next question is :

How can we move forward and improve ourselves?

My suggestion would be though this may sound true that our lives are governed  by our stars, but with the grace of God, there is always a room for “betterment”.

To achieve this we have to access our temperament truthfully and with honesty. 

Satavik disposition

There are three types of properties (Gunas) in everybody, Satavik(spiritualistic), Rajasvik (materialistic, ambitious), and Tamasvik(spoil ones) . We are amalgam of  these three qualities existing in different ratio, and one of these overpower others to give us a specific disposition. It is even true to food we choose, which is again categorized into sativik, ragasvik and tamasvik.

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Satvik are spiritualistic, very simple, calm and peace loving people. Ragasvik are materialistic, over bearing, over confident, pushy and very ambitious whereas Tamasvik are the spoil brats. They are violent, cruel, mean, selfish and do not hesitate to back stab.

Can anyone get rid of their inherent nature, and be truthfully improve?

 It can be a Herculean task, even if it is solely desired.  For that we should ruthlessly introspect ourselves and be aware of  our ills.  And I must confess only a few have the courage to take this path of self –improvement or to grow spiritually.

So in this difficult task to enhance spiritually, one need to seek the help of GURU (spiritual teacher). He is the one who can gauge our intrinsic nature and can lead us from the path of darkness (ignorance) to enlightenment (knowledge). How much we want to shield our sinful acts, Guru adjudicate our ‘Aura’, (chakras), which gives away our true character.

Chakras are like the barometer of one’s true disposition. As they represent mental, physical and spiritual health of an individual.

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Auras, (chakras) are the electromagnetic field or the BioEnergetic Field with which every body or everything is surrounded. 
I will be writing about Auras and how to improve them for self improvisation in my next blog, till then bye and keep smiling. 
Smiling or happy face radiates positive Aura.

Pics from web files.