The document discusses how external realities like what others possess can trigger internal feelings of lack and comparison. While beautiful surroundings and possessions of others are the external reality, one's internal reality, shaped by thinking "I don't have what they have", is actually what creates distress. The internal reality of feeling inadequate due to comparisons has a deeper impact than external factors alone. We must learn to see objects objectively without internal judgments in order to find inner peace.
The document discusses how external realities like what others possess can trigger internal feelings of lack and comparison. While beautiful surroundings and possessions of others are the external reality, one's internal reality, shaped by thinking "I don't have what they have", is actually what creates distress. The internal reality of feeling inadequate due to comparisons has a deeper impact than external factors alone. We must learn to see objects objectively without internal judgments in order to find inner peace.
The document discusses how external realities like what others possess can trigger internal feelings of lack and comparison. While beautiful surroundings and possessions of others are the external reality, one's internal reality, shaped by thinking "I don't have what they have", is actually what creates distress. The internal reality of feeling inadequate due to comparisons has a deeper impact than external factors alone. We must learn to see objects objectively without internal judgments in order to find inner peace.
becomes a whipping point for you that you do not have it. External And Internal Realities ◦ Once you purify your inner state, when what happens is that when you perceive an object, you see an object as an object. External And Internal Realities ◦ And then you see that the real tension that comes is not in the object, it is in your mind that is interpreting the object. External And Internal Realities For example, you are invited to a party. You dress up very well. External And Internal Realities You have gone into a party in a five star atmosphere, a beautiful 5 star atmosphere. External And Internal Realities Once in the party you see beautiful crockery on the table, then you see people wearing diamond rings, people with beautiful shoes, then you look at all of them and say, External And Internal Realities “My God, she is wearing a diamond ear ring, my useless husband has given me only gold ear rings. She is wearing a wonderful nose ring. External And Internal Realities My useless husband says that a nose is enough, ring is not at all required.” So what has happened? External And Internal Realities Some body wearing a diamond ring, and nose rings are wonderful things to be observed. But you don’t see the diamond rings, the beautiful crockery on the table- you don’t see all that. External And Internal Realities What you say is, “I do not have, and somebody has.” Somebody have a diamond ear ring becomes a whipping point for you that you do not have it. External And Internal Realities Now , the external reality is beautiful crockery, beautiful ambience and beautiful diamonds people are wearing. Is that impacting you, or is it your internal
reality which says,
External And Internal Realities “ I do not have the diamond ring, I do not have this diamond necklace,” Which is impacting you more? It is this internal reality, which is creating inner chaos. External And Internal Realities Therefore, although the external reality has unit of impact. The internal reality has deeper unit of impact. External And Internal Realities Therefore saints Kabir says, “ Man ke har har hai Man ki Jit Jit.” If mind says “Har gaya”, you have lost. If it says “Jit,” you have won. This is referring to internal reality. External And Internal Realities