HEART: HEAD: HANDS

HEART:  HEAD:  HANDS

Dr. Raghavendra S. Prasad, MD

4/15/2013

From the seed of oneness has come the variety of all creations.  Mind is common to humans and animals. The purpose of mind is survival. This survival mind that identifies with body is called ego.  Its purpose is to give a separate identity that gives instincts to protect self.  There is another faculty of the same mind that is exclusive to humans that makes them distinct and unique in creation. This is the capability of this mind to reflect Atman. This gives the unique capability of discrimination to the humans. Not only this, when this mind is pure and fully transparent it can reflect Atman in its full light and glory. This gives capacity for intuition, inner voice, and vision of unity. Thus we can connect to the totality of creation.

With the reactive and survival mind we are humans by form and animals by quality of mind. With reflective, discriminating mind (intellect) we are humans by form as well as by our quality of our mind. With the transparent, pure mind we become divatma swaroopas and angels in human form. We become one with divinity. Our thoughts attain the power of Divinity and it is called sankalpa siddhi. Our words become Divine words of wisdom and truth. Our actions become Divine actions. We transmit aura of Divine effulgence. Our presence ushers in peace between warring factions.  Our adversaries turn to be our admirers.

When the senses and mind rules our body and over rules the intellect, we function at the level of animals only.  In this state we spend all our life in sleeping, waking, eating, mating and reproducing. We are in a reactive mode and survival mode. All our actions become reactive actions controlled by others. We are like a kite without a string, fully controlled by the winds of others. We are tossed up and down mercilessly at the whims of others with no self respect. Ego is very thick in this state and does not let discrimination to come through.

Next level of functioning is the human level of functioning, where in the mind starts reflecting the Atman partially as discriminating intellect. We stop acting by reacting and start taking control of life. In all situations we stop reacting, but act after review of pros and cons of the situation. This faculty of discrimination makes us unique in animal kingdom. We start acquiring the human values of sathya, dharma, shanthi, prema, ahimsa and thyaga and start purging the egocentric animal characteristics of kama, krodha, lobha, moha, mada, matsaryas.  We try to separate good versus bad.

As this refining process continues our mind become fully transparent and becomes purer and purer with no distortions of ego lens. This is the Divine man with his or her full potential. This  is our home. We are restless till we reach this home. Though we are functioning in the world of duality we function with an attitude of unity. This is true viswaroopa darshan. In this our heart (Spiritual heart, Atman) rules over our mind, senses and body. There is unity of purpose and absolute harmony in this functioning.

Thus we should develop purity, transparency of mind through which we get full Atmic functioning. This is like connecting to cosmic intelligence, cosmic unending energy and cosmic sustenance. All we need to know comes from within. All energy we need comes from our own cosmic generator and all the wealth we need to sustain comes from cosmic wealth. Thus one becomes a conduit for cosmic intelligence, cosmic energy and cosmic sustenance. This was where the knowledge, sustenance and energies true education is humility. Ego and humility cannot co exist. When humility comes in ego  leaves. Ego and arishadvargas cannot survive in awareness of their presence. Thus bringing awareness to otherwise unconscious level of existence of ours is a sure way to conquer the formidable ego.of Gandhis and mother Theresas of the world derived  from. This is how  the little miniscule people accomplish insurmountable tasks.  This capability to generate inherent Atmic power is within each one of our capacity, when we cleans ourselves from the obstacles.

The major obstacles are arishad vargas, karmic baggage and finally ego. Ego is the final frontier one needs to conquer. That is why it is said that sign of education is humilty. humility and ego can not co-exist together. when humility comes ego leaves. Arishadvargas including the formidable ego can not survive in the presence of awareness of their presence. Thus bringing awareness to otherwise unconscious life is a sure way to conquer the final frontier ego. When arishadvargas including the ego leaves the heart gets purified and becomes transperant. we then reflect pure consciousness of Atman.

Thus the HEART should lead the HEAD and in turn lead the HANDS. Heart Head and Hands in that order.This is the right way to functioning that leads us to the full potential.