Saturday, June 2, 2012
WHERE AND WHAT IS HAPPINESS?
Can there be happiness in this world? Where and what is HAPPINESS?
Please remember! "Happiness is not outside, it is a state of calmness of the mind that one should constantly strive to preserve".
'Happiness' is not to be found in good food, if food contained happiness, then by taking more food one would feel happier, but this is far from being true.
"Happiness is not in the sense objects or a nice holiday"
'Happiness' is a state of mind that makes one see thing in a positive way. Please not; "the mind is restless when it goes outward, but, during the deep sleep state, it is calm and quiet. During deep sleep the mind is at rest."
The senses are not working and the breath is rhythmic, if one succeeds in keeping the senses under control and in breathing rhythmically one can attain a deep sleep-like state consciously.
"To reach this state one must, first of all attain a complete clean state of no thoughts and no mind." Its sound easy, but not!
Everyday, we experience wakeful, dream and deep sleep states. We have three planes of existence or bodies; one is the gross body, the second is the astral and the third body is the casual body. In the wakeful state, the body, mind and senses are all active. In the dream state the gross body is not active but the astral or subtle and casual bodies are active. Our subtle body is responsible for the dreams we experience. From the dream state we enter the deep sleep state.
What happen during sleep? "When you go to sleep your consciousness separates from your body, from your senses and your mind. At this point you are in a space where nothing exists any longer."
In deep sleep you are in a blissful state. This bliss lasts as long as you are in that state of deep sleep. When you wake you say; "I sleep so well, I was not aware of anything! As in deep sleep the world does not exist." In the wakeful state the mind plays in the world while in the dream state it plays with the world of experiences. In deep sleep the mind plays with ignorance.
So, dear readers!
'Happiness' is being in your natural state and free from all what is unnatural. Unhappiness and restlessness are unnatural. We should get rid of them in order to be constantly content and joyful.
From Empty Hands,
A. Rahman bin Mahadi
Labis, Johore
016-602 0321
03 JUNE 2012
Next Topic: 1. "Hati Yang Suci Bersih Tidak Mengharapkan Balasan dan Pergantungan"
2. "The Consequences Of Ego"
Saturday, May 5, 2012
MEMAHAMI 'TIGA DUNIA': YANG KASAR, YANG HALUS, SEBAB AKIBAT
Seluruh objek yang jumlahnya sangat banyak dan besar di dalam dunia ini, semuanya adalah kobinasi atau gabungan 'LIMA' anasir:
1. Eter (ether) 2. Tanah 3. Api 4. Angin 5. Air
Segala-galanya tanpa terkecuali, semuanya terbina daripada '5' anasir. Ingat! Hanya 'LIMA' anasir. Tidak ada yang keenam.
"DENGAN NAMA ALLAH YANG AMAT PENYAYANG LAGI PENGASIH"
Ada 'TIGA' jenis 'RUANG' yang juga boleh dianggap sebagai 'Dunia' atau 'universe'.
1. 'Dunia Kasar' yang bersifat 'fizikal'
2. 'Yang Kasar' adalah 'Dunia Akal Fikiran'
3. 'Yang Paling Halus' adalah 'Dunia Sebab Akibah', penuh penyerapan dan meliputi ketiga-tiganya.
"Segala Puji Bagi Allah... Tuhan Pentadbir Alam"
"Diri Yang Berdiri Sendiri Tidak Dikeranakan Dengan Sesuatu Kerana".
Bercakap mengenai 5 anasir tersebut: "KASAR dan HALUS'
Bagi yang bersungguh ingin mengetahui Prinsip Ketuhanantersebut, dan ingin 'mendalami kuasaNya' denganNya, perlu benar-benar memahami 'ketiga-tiga alam' yang dimaksudkan di atas. Yang Pertama adalah 'dunia fizikal' yang bersifat 'kasar' iaitu:
1. Eter 2. Tanah 3. Api 4. Angin 5. Air.
'ETER' itulah yang bergelar 'ruang' atau 'angkasa', juga boleh digelar 'udara' atasan sangat halus atau dari kayangan. Ia adalah yang pertama, anasir yang pertama di antara yang 'LIMA'... Ia menyersp dan meresap, "meliputi setiap sesuatu" dan sangat-sangatlah halus... Perlu diingat!
"Ia tidak punya sifat-sifat tertentu kecuali 'BUNYI'". Itulah yang bergelar 'ETER'.
Selepas itu baru datangnya... 'UDARA'.
'Udara' boleh 'dirasa' tetapi tidak boleh 'dilihat'.
Udara punya 'dua sifat':.. 'bunyi' dan 'sentuhan'.
Berikut ialah 'API'.
'API' boleh 'dilihat', ia lebih pekat daripada 'udara'.
'Api' punya 'tiga sifat':.. 'bunyi', 'sentuhan' dan 'rupa'.
Api boleh 'dilihat' dengan mata kasar, ia juga boleh 'dirasa' dengan 'menyentuh'.
Selepas 'Api' adalah 'AIR'
'Air' punya 'Empat sifat' iaitu:
'Bunyi', 'Sentuhan', 'Rupa' dan 'Rasa'.
'TANAH' adalah yang terakhir.
'Tanah' punya 'lima sifat' dan yang paling 'pekat' sekali di antara semua anasir.
Ia punya '5 sifat': 'Bunyi', 'Sentuhan', 'Rupa', 'Rasa', dan 'Bauan'.
Untuk pengetahuan saudara, kita dapat lihat 'tiga anasir' yang terakhir iaitu: 'Api, Air dan Tanah'... punya rupa. Pertama dan Kedua iaitu 'Eter' dan 'Angin' punya nilai tersendiri tetapi 'tidak berupa'.
Dan perlu diingat! Seluruh dan segala benda yang terdapat di dunia ini 'adalah TIDAK KEKAL', dan sentiasa saja 'tertakluk kepada PERUBAHAN', mengikut waktu, semua benda-benda tersebut akan melalui proses 'modifikasi' dari satu 'nama' kepada suatu 'rupa', ke suatu 'rupa yang lain', dan seterusnya.
Segala-galanya di dalam dunia ini 'mempunyai pergerakan' yang sentiasa berterusan... 'Terus menerus saja bergerak.'
Mari kita pergi lebih jauh sedikit ke dalam. Ke 'alam fizikal' atau 'alam bersifat kebendaan' yang mengandungi '5' anasir tersebut.
Jika kita memahami semua 'zarah'(atom) yang wujud pada setiap tempat dan di dalam setiap penentuan masa yang terkandung di dalam pelbagai objek, yang kelihatan di sana sini setiap saat. Sebaik saja atom-atom itu bergerak dan berubah atau beralih kedudukan, 'rupa-rupa yang terbentuk juga turut berubah'. Dalam ertikata lain... "Seluruh atom dalam semua objek juga menjalani perubahan yang pesat dan pantas di kedudukannya masing-masing." Dan ianya agak sukar untuk menentukan bilakah perubahan kedudukannya berlaku di dalam setiap objek tersebut, kerana ia merupakan suatu..."proses yang sentiasa berterusan". Proses itu pula adalah juga'proses perubahan rupa bentuk' yang berkembang mengikut waktu dan masa.
Perlu kita ketahui, atom-atom yang terbentuk dan membentuk tubuh-tubuh masing-masing, ia juga serupa yang terdapat pada lain-lain objek, 'berubah setiap saat dan waktu' ia juga penyebab kepada berlakunya 'modifikasi' terhadap seluruh kebendaan. Dan perubahan-perubahan tersebut adalah tidak ubah seperti 'ombak atau gelombang' yang terdapat di lautan. Di mana kita semua perlu tahu:
"Bahawa ombak atau gelombang di lautan yang kita lihat selama ini sebenarnya 'tidak punya awal dan akhir'. Ertinya: Awalnya tiada permulaan, dan akhirnya tiada kesudahan."
Kalau kita seorang pemerhati, dan suka mengamati, 'setiap titis dari air ombak atau gelombang tersebut akan kembali 'menyatu dan bersatu' di dalam setiap lipatan gelombang itu semula, begitulah seterusnya... "Pandanglah yang setitis pada yang banyak."
Di dunia ini, termasuklah di tubuh badan masing-masing adalah merupakan suatu "proses pembentukan, pengembangan, perubahan dan penyatuan dan pencantuman semula yang berterusan."
"Itulah yang perlu kita ketahui sifat alam dan tubuh badan itu". Baca dan fahamkan dengan penuh teliti agar kita faham di sepanjang penghidupan selaku penghuni di universe ini.
From Empty Hands,
A. Rahman bin Mahadi
Labis, Johore
016-602 0321
05 MAY 2012
Next Topic: "1. Where And What Is Happiness?"
"2. Hati Yang Suci Bersih Tidak Mengharapkan Balasan dan Pergantungan"
1. Eter (ether) 2. Tanah 3. Api 4. Angin 5. Air
Segala-galanya tanpa terkecuali, semuanya terbina daripada '5' anasir. Ingat! Hanya 'LIMA' anasir. Tidak ada yang keenam.
"DENGAN NAMA ALLAH YANG AMAT PENYAYANG LAGI PENGASIH"
Ada 'TIGA' jenis 'RUANG' yang juga boleh dianggap sebagai 'Dunia' atau 'universe'.
1. 'Dunia Kasar' yang bersifat 'fizikal'
2. 'Yang Kasar' adalah 'Dunia Akal Fikiran'
3. 'Yang Paling Halus' adalah 'Dunia Sebab Akibah', penuh penyerapan dan meliputi ketiga-tiganya.
"Segala Puji Bagi Allah... Tuhan Pentadbir Alam"
"Diri Yang Berdiri Sendiri Tidak Dikeranakan Dengan Sesuatu Kerana".
Bercakap mengenai 5 anasir tersebut: "KASAR dan HALUS'
Bagi yang bersungguh ingin mengetahui Prinsip Ketuhanantersebut, dan ingin 'mendalami kuasaNya' denganNya, perlu benar-benar memahami 'ketiga-tiga alam' yang dimaksudkan di atas. Yang Pertama adalah 'dunia fizikal' yang bersifat 'kasar' iaitu:
1. Eter 2. Tanah 3. Api 4. Angin 5. Air.
'ETER' itulah yang bergelar 'ruang' atau 'angkasa', juga boleh digelar 'udara' atasan sangat halus atau dari kayangan. Ia adalah yang pertama, anasir yang pertama di antara yang 'LIMA'... Ia menyersp dan meresap, "meliputi setiap sesuatu" dan sangat-sangatlah halus... Perlu diingat!
"Ia tidak punya sifat-sifat tertentu kecuali 'BUNYI'". Itulah yang bergelar 'ETER'.
Selepas itu baru datangnya... 'UDARA'.
'Udara' boleh 'dirasa' tetapi tidak boleh 'dilihat'.
Udara punya 'dua sifat':.. 'bunyi' dan 'sentuhan'.
Berikut ialah 'API'.
'API' boleh 'dilihat', ia lebih pekat daripada 'udara'.
'Api' punya 'tiga sifat':.. 'bunyi', 'sentuhan' dan 'rupa'.
Api boleh 'dilihat' dengan mata kasar, ia juga boleh 'dirasa' dengan 'menyentuh'.
Selepas 'Api' adalah 'AIR'
'Air' punya 'Empat sifat' iaitu:
'Bunyi', 'Sentuhan', 'Rupa' dan 'Rasa'.
'TANAH' adalah yang terakhir.
'Tanah' punya 'lima sifat' dan yang paling 'pekat' sekali di antara semua anasir.
Ia punya '5 sifat': 'Bunyi', 'Sentuhan', 'Rupa', 'Rasa', dan 'Bauan'.
Untuk pengetahuan saudara, kita dapat lihat 'tiga anasir' yang terakhir iaitu: 'Api, Air dan Tanah'... punya rupa. Pertama dan Kedua iaitu 'Eter' dan 'Angin' punya nilai tersendiri tetapi 'tidak berupa'.
Dan perlu diingat! Seluruh dan segala benda yang terdapat di dunia ini 'adalah TIDAK KEKAL', dan sentiasa saja 'tertakluk kepada PERUBAHAN', mengikut waktu, semua benda-benda tersebut akan melalui proses 'modifikasi' dari satu 'nama' kepada suatu 'rupa', ke suatu 'rupa yang lain', dan seterusnya.
Segala-galanya di dalam dunia ini 'mempunyai pergerakan' yang sentiasa berterusan... 'Terus menerus saja bergerak.'
Mari kita pergi lebih jauh sedikit ke dalam. Ke 'alam fizikal' atau 'alam bersifat kebendaan' yang mengandungi '5' anasir tersebut.
Jika kita memahami semua 'zarah'(atom) yang wujud pada setiap tempat dan di dalam setiap penentuan masa yang terkandung di dalam pelbagai objek, yang kelihatan di sana sini setiap saat. Sebaik saja atom-atom itu bergerak dan berubah atau beralih kedudukan, 'rupa-rupa yang terbentuk juga turut berubah'. Dalam ertikata lain... "Seluruh atom dalam semua objek juga menjalani perubahan yang pesat dan pantas di kedudukannya masing-masing." Dan ianya agak sukar untuk menentukan bilakah perubahan kedudukannya berlaku di dalam setiap objek tersebut, kerana ia merupakan suatu..."proses yang sentiasa berterusan". Proses itu pula adalah juga'proses perubahan rupa bentuk' yang berkembang mengikut waktu dan masa.
Perlu kita ketahui, atom-atom yang terbentuk dan membentuk tubuh-tubuh masing-masing, ia juga serupa yang terdapat pada lain-lain objek, 'berubah setiap saat dan waktu' ia juga penyebab kepada berlakunya 'modifikasi' terhadap seluruh kebendaan. Dan perubahan-perubahan tersebut adalah tidak ubah seperti 'ombak atau gelombang' yang terdapat di lautan. Di mana kita semua perlu tahu:
"Bahawa ombak atau gelombang di lautan yang kita lihat selama ini sebenarnya 'tidak punya awal dan akhir'. Ertinya: Awalnya tiada permulaan, dan akhirnya tiada kesudahan."
Kalau kita seorang pemerhati, dan suka mengamati, 'setiap titis dari air ombak atau gelombang tersebut akan kembali 'menyatu dan bersatu' di dalam setiap lipatan gelombang itu semula, begitulah seterusnya... "Pandanglah yang setitis pada yang banyak."
Di dunia ini, termasuklah di tubuh badan masing-masing adalah merupakan suatu "proses pembentukan, pengembangan, perubahan dan penyatuan dan pencantuman semula yang berterusan."
"Itulah yang perlu kita ketahui sifat alam dan tubuh badan itu". Baca dan fahamkan dengan penuh teliti agar kita faham di sepanjang penghidupan selaku penghuni di universe ini.
From Empty Hands,
A. Rahman bin Mahadi
Labis, Johore
016-602 0321
05 MAY 2012
Next Topic: "1. Where And What Is Happiness?"
"2. Hati Yang Suci Bersih Tidak Mengharapkan Balasan dan Pergantungan"
Monday, April 2, 2012
DEATH IS NOT THE END OF LIFE
The history of man is nothing but "how he tried to run away from death". Human beings are the only being who can understand that one day they will have to face death. "That is why they worry unnecessarily about it." Worrying about death will not make it stop, so why not accept it calmly?
We must realize that is a natural occurrence and however much we love our aged parents we have to realize the biological fact that human cells have a certain life span.
A time must come when they stop renewing themselves. It is to be expected that in extreme old age, cells lose their ability to maintain the balance of the destruction and repair process and can no longer maintain the body in a healthy manner.
The problem that people face today is how to come to terms with the death of their loved ones, and this includes parents. "We must realize, mind needs a permanent life but life creates an impermanent physical body and we take this as life. After that unsatisfactoriness disturbs the mind."
For those who have lived a long and reasonably happy life and who have strong religious training impending death can even be welcome phenomenon. When the time comes the dying person becomes composed and leaves the world peacefully, confident that he or she had lived a harmless life and contributed to the progress of man. In societies with deeply entrenched religious beliefs and unadulterated cultural patterns, the concept that is inevitable and a natural part of the life cycle is accepted. When it does occur in such societies it is treated with philosophic acceptance of the inevitable and is always treated with dignity.
Remember! Human beings are the only beings who can understand that one day they will have to face death. On the other hand, there are those who do not bother at all about the end of their lives or about what happens after that. However, the majority not only worry about the next life. "All other living beings are free from that feeling."
We have to realize that whatever method we adopt to overcome our problems, it is impossible to gain complete satisfaction in our lives until we train our mind and reduce selfish desire. The teachings of every seers or saint give us a very clear exposition of how to understand the nature of human problems and how to overcome them and how to face death without fear.
To all beloved readers!
Remember the simple saying!
"Life is uncertain and death is certain... Death is not the end of a life. In fact death is the beginning of a life and birth is the beginning of death..." another words:
"The setting sun in this country is the rising sun in another country. Therefore, birth and death are interrelated."
And also note:
"The birth of a man is the birth of sorrow. The longer he lives the more stupid he becomes. What bitterness? He lives for what is always out of reach? His thirst for survival in the future makes him incapable of living in the present."
"Birth and death are two ends of the same string."
We cannot remove death and leave existence only. First, man struggles to avoid death. After that, he prepares for death. In reality, "actually we do not exist but struggle for existence which we call living".
From Empty Hands,
A. Rahman bin Mahadi
Labis, Johore
016-602 0321
03 APRIL 2012
Next Topic: 1. "Memahami Tiga Dunia: Yang Kasar, Yang Halus, Sebab Akibat"
2. "Where And What Is Happiness?"
We must realize that is a natural occurrence and however much we love our aged parents we have to realize the biological fact that human cells have a certain life span.
A time must come when they stop renewing themselves. It is to be expected that in extreme old age, cells lose their ability to maintain the balance of the destruction and repair process and can no longer maintain the body in a healthy manner.
The problem that people face today is how to come to terms with the death of their loved ones, and this includes parents. "We must realize, mind needs a permanent life but life creates an impermanent physical body and we take this as life. After that unsatisfactoriness disturbs the mind."
For those who have lived a long and reasonably happy life and who have strong religious training impending death can even be welcome phenomenon. When the time comes the dying person becomes composed and leaves the world peacefully, confident that he or she had lived a harmless life and contributed to the progress of man. In societies with deeply entrenched religious beliefs and unadulterated cultural patterns, the concept that is inevitable and a natural part of the life cycle is accepted. When it does occur in such societies it is treated with philosophic acceptance of the inevitable and is always treated with dignity.
Remember! Human beings are the only beings who can understand that one day they will have to face death. On the other hand, there are those who do not bother at all about the end of their lives or about what happens after that. However, the majority not only worry about the next life. "All other living beings are free from that feeling."
We have to realize that whatever method we adopt to overcome our problems, it is impossible to gain complete satisfaction in our lives until we train our mind and reduce selfish desire. The teachings of every seers or saint give us a very clear exposition of how to understand the nature of human problems and how to overcome them and how to face death without fear.
To all beloved readers!
Remember the simple saying!
"Life is uncertain and death is certain... Death is not the end of a life. In fact death is the beginning of a life and birth is the beginning of death..." another words:
"The setting sun in this country is the rising sun in another country. Therefore, birth and death are interrelated."
And also note:
"The birth of a man is the birth of sorrow. The longer he lives the more stupid he becomes. What bitterness? He lives for what is always out of reach? His thirst for survival in the future makes him incapable of living in the present."
"Birth and death are two ends of the same string."
We cannot remove death and leave existence only. First, man struggles to avoid death. After that, he prepares for death. In reality, "actually we do not exist but struggle for existence which we call living".
From Empty Hands,
A. Rahman bin Mahadi
Labis, Johore
016-602 0321
03 APRIL 2012
Next Topic: 1. "Memahami Tiga Dunia: Yang Kasar, Yang Halus, Sebab Akibat"
2. "Where And What Is Happiness?"
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
GUNA AKAL UNTUK TUJUAN PERKEMBANGAN KEROHANIAN
"Adakah 'AKAL' suatu 'anugerah' atau 'kekangan' atau 'halangan' kepada kemajuan atau perkembangan 'kerohanian'?"
Perlu diingat!
"Akal adalah anugerah khusus oleh Tuhan kepada manusia". Kerja kita cuma melatihnya agar ia dapat "menjadi 'alat' atau 'mekanisme' yang sangat berguna untuk perkembangan kerohanian seseorang."
"Akal boleh membuat seseorang menjadi terbelenggu atau ia boleh menjadi pintu kepada kemajuan dan perkembangan apa jua lapangan."
"Kedudukan 'akal' seseorang adalah antara tubuh dan rohnya."
Akal sifatnya memang suka bergembira, berseronok sepanjang masa. Tetapi ia tidak tahu bagaimana hendak mencapai ke arahnya. Akal fikiran inginkan 'kasih sayang', tetapi tidak tahu bagaimana hendak mencarinya.
Tahukah tujuan kewujudan akal kita masing-masing? Tujuannya adalah "untuk mengetahui akan 'hakikat' siapakah kita sebenarnya". Tetapi 'akal fikiran' kita itu sendiri yang penuh dengan nafsu keinginan-keinginan yang melampau itulah yang merupakan 'kekangan dan halangan' untuk seseorang memahami 'ROH' atau 'sifat dalamannya sendiri'.
Itu semua kerana manusia lebih suka menghias luaran dirinya sahaja, daripada menghias 'diri dalaman' (Roh)nya yang terbiar dan tidak dipedulikan langsung.
Akal kita sering saja mengingatkan kita bahawa 'kita adalah tubuh badan'. Sebenarnya tidak. "Tubuh badan adalah 'ALAT' bagi 'ROH', yang tidak tahu bahawa tubuh badan adalah 'alat bagi Roh'". Maka tubuh badan itu yang dijaganya dan berseronok ke sana ke mari di dalam dunia yang sementara ini sehingga menyukarkan baginya untuk memahami perjalanan Roh, sebagai hakikat di sebalik tubuh badan. Justeru, gunakanlah 'AKAL' untuk tujuan 'perkembangan kerohanian', kuatkanlah 'kuasa perbandingan' bahawa "tubuh badan adalah 'ALAT' bagi 'ROH'.
Maka setelah kuat kuasa perbanding kita, bahawa tubuh badan sifatnya hanya sebentar atau sementara, yang kekal adalah 'ROH'. Justeru, hiasilah 'ROH' masing-masing dengan rukun-rukunnya agar akhlak atau moral sentiasa mempunyai nilai-nilai yang terpuji.
'AKAL' adalah merupakan "tempat pengaliran pelbagai idea', rantaiannya tidak akan putus-putus mengalir, ada saja celotehnya dan akan terus berceloteh. Kalau tidak percaya cuba pejamkan mata itu sebentar, jika kita cuba mengira pengalirannya, nanti kita akan sedar, hanya baru seminit, 20 corak pemikiran dan pelbagai idea melintasi di akal kita itu seperti "pelbagai idea kesukaan, suka, tidak suka, hendak itu, hendak ini", macam-macam perancangan yang bertentangan dan kesemuanya itulah yang menguasai akal dan penghidupan seseorang.
Perlu diingat! Jika akal kita terlampau sangat bergantung kepada hal-hal dunia, itu ertinya kita sudah 'terbelenggu'. Akal kita itulah punca 'perhambaan dan kemerdekaan'... yang dikatakan suka dan duka. Ingat! akal kita boleh keluar dan taksub kepada sesuatu objek, dan ia juga boleh meninjau dan meneroka jauh ke dalam, ke 'sumber asalnya'.
Dalam ertikata lain, kita manusia mampu mengurus dan merubah kualiti pemikiran kita masing-masing. Dengan menukar corak pemikiran kita, ertinya kita juga mampu mencorak penghidupan kita masing-masing.
Caranya adalah dengan melatih akal kita, bukan ke arah kedukaan, putus asa, tetapi ke arah keriangan, kegembiraan dan kecemerlangan. Seperti kita melihat melalui akal kita sendiri, dengan akal yang baik, kita akan lihat 'Keagongan dan Kebesaran Tuhan". Justeru, melalui akal yang penuh 'keraguan', maka segala-galanya 'menjadi keraguan'. Oleh kerana di akal itulah juga pencipta segala pemasalahan, keperitan, kepedihan dan kesengsaraan.
Oleh itu 'hati-hatilah dengan akal'. Kawal dan ambil tahu akan sifat-sifat semulajadinya.
Di sini saya 'kategorikan 5 jenis akal' yang fungsinya berbeza-beza.
Sebelum itu perlu kita ketahui tentang :
"Akal Politik dan Akal Kerohanian".
Akal Politik;
"Akal orang seumpama ini, penglihatan dalamannya yang terpancar keluar adalah mencari kesilapan orang lain, suka menganalisis dan mengkritik orang, dan sikapnya suka merubah orang, kerana menyangka diri atau kelompoknya saja yang betul"...
Seperti apa yang sedang berlaku di tanahair kita dari sudut politik, sukar bersatu, masing-masing mengaku bijaksana, tahu segala-galanya, sehingga tiada tempat untuk dirujuk.
"Ingat! Kita semua ada akal begitu".
Akal Kerohanian;
"Akal Kerohanian, orang-orang ini suka meninjau ke dalam dirinya, jauh ke dalam, yang giat dan kuat berusaha untuk memperbetulkan dirinya sendiri".
Berbalik kita kepada "5 jenis akal dan fungsinya".
1. Kebingungan
2. Keresahan
3. Bercelaru
4. Fokus atau tumpuan
5. Benar-benar terkawal
Yang Pertama:
"Akalnya umpama orang suka mengantuk, tidak tahu hendak buat apa, tiada kuasa perbandingan yang kuat, mereka seumpama itulah orang-orang yang kebingungan".
Yang Kedua:
Kebanyakan akal orang seumpama ini "memang dinamik dalam keresahan". Keresahan di akalnya penuh dengan keinginan-keinginan, kerap berubah-ubah, inginkan sesuatu.
Yang Ketiga;
"Akal yang terserap dan diresapi apa jua keseronokan di sepanjang harinya" atau sudah agak lama, bercelaru, tidak mengira waktu, mengejar apa jua keseronokan, seperti terlebih makan, bermain-main dan sebagainya, tidak kisah atau tidak peduli apa-apa.
Yang Keempat;
"Suka fokus dan membuat penumpuan (A concentrated mind)". Objek penumpuannya sama ada hal-hal di luar atau dalaman. Tetapi pakar bedah hanya memberi tumpuan kepada hal-hal luaran. Tetapi akal orang-orang kerohanian, tumpuannya adalah hal-hal 'jauh ke dalam'. Orang-orang yang punya akal tumpuan (focused mind) sentiasa menyedari bahawa "Tuhan itulah yang Maha Berkuasa" dan akal orang-orang seumpama ini mampu sampai ke matlamat hidup dan tahu erti penghidupan.
Yang Kelima;
"Akal yang terkawal sepenuhnya.Ia hanya jika kita, seorang perenung, pemikir, hidupnya penuh seimbang". Untuk mencapai tahap istimewa yang penuh cemerlang ini, "sucikanlah 'AKAL' secara bersungguh-sungguh sehingga ia benar-benar suci, jelas, dan bersih, 'Cristal Clear'".
Nasihat saya; "Belajarlah memahami akan sifat-sifat semulajadi akal kita masing-masing, agar hidup kita sentiasa dalam kecemerlangan."
From Empty Hands,
A. Rahman bin Mahadi
Labis, Johore
016-602 0321
29 February 2012
Next Topic: 1. "Death Is Not The End Of Life"
2. "Memahami Tiga Dunia: Yang Kasar, Yang Halus, Sebab Akibat"
Perlu diingat!
"Akal adalah anugerah khusus oleh Tuhan kepada manusia". Kerja kita cuma melatihnya agar ia dapat "menjadi 'alat' atau 'mekanisme' yang sangat berguna untuk perkembangan kerohanian seseorang."
"Akal boleh membuat seseorang menjadi terbelenggu atau ia boleh menjadi pintu kepada kemajuan dan perkembangan apa jua lapangan."
"Kedudukan 'akal' seseorang adalah antara tubuh dan rohnya."
Akal sifatnya memang suka bergembira, berseronok sepanjang masa. Tetapi ia tidak tahu bagaimana hendak mencapai ke arahnya. Akal fikiran inginkan 'kasih sayang', tetapi tidak tahu bagaimana hendak mencarinya.
Tahukah tujuan kewujudan akal kita masing-masing? Tujuannya adalah "untuk mengetahui akan 'hakikat' siapakah kita sebenarnya". Tetapi 'akal fikiran' kita itu sendiri yang penuh dengan nafsu keinginan-keinginan yang melampau itulah yang merupakan 'kekangan dan halangan' untuk seseorang memahami 'ROH' atau 'sifat dalamannya sendiri'.
Itu semua kerana manusia lebih suka menghias luaran dirinya sahaja, daripada menghias 'diri dalaman' (Roh)nya yang terbiar dan tidak dipedulikan langsung.
Akal kita sering saja mengingatkan kita bahawa 'kita adalah tubuh badan'. Sebenarnya tidak. "Tubuh badan adalah 'ALAT' bagi 'ROH', yang tidak tahu bahawa tubuh badan adalah 'alat bagi Roh'". Maka tubuh badan itu yang dijaganya dan berseronok ke sana ke mari di dalam dunia yang sementara ini sehingga menyukarkan baginya untuk memahami perjalanan Roh, sebagai hakikat di sebalik tubuh badan. Justeru, gunakanlah 'AKAL' untuk tujuan 'perkembangan kerohanian', kuatkanlah 'kuasa perbandingan' bahawa "tubuh badan adalah 'ALAT' bagi 'ROH'.
Maka setelah kuat kuasa perbanding kita, bahawa tubuh badan sifatnya hanya sebentar atau sementara, yang kekal adalah 'ROH'. Justeru, hiasilah 'ROH' masing-masing dengan rukun-rukunnya agar akhlak atau moral sentiasa mempunyai nilai-nilai yang terpuji.
'AKAL' adalah merupakan "tempat pengaliran pelbagai idea', rantaiannya tidak akan putus-putus mengalir, ada saja celotehnya dan akan terus berceloteh. Kalau tidak percaya cuba pejamkan mata itu sebentar, jika kita cuba mengira pengalirannya, nanti kita akan sedar, hanya baru seminit, 20 corak pemikiran dan pelbagai idea melintasi di akal kita itu seperti "pelbagai idea kesukaan, suka, tidak suka, hendak itu, hendak ini", macam-macam perancangan yang bertentangan dan kesemuanya itulah yang menguasai akal dan penghidupan seseorang.
Perlu diingat! Jika akal kita terlampau sangat bergantung kepada hal-hal dunia, itu ertinya kita sudah 'terbelenggu'. Akal kita itulah punca 'perhambaan dan kemerdekaan'... yang dikatakan suka dan duka. Ingat! akal kita boleh keluar dan taksub kepada sesuatu objek, dan ia juga boleh meninjau dan meneroka jauh ke dalam, ke 'sumber asalnya'.
Dalam ertikata lain, kita manusia mampu mengurus dan merubah kualiti pemikiran kita masing-masing. Dengan menukar corak pemikiran kita, ertinya kita juga mampu mencorak penghidupan kita masing-masing.
Caranya adalah dengan melatih akal kita, bukan ke arah kedukaan, putus asa, tetapi ke arah keriangan, kegembiraan dan kecemerlangan. Seperti kita melihat melalui akal kita sendiri, dengan akal yang baik, kita akan lihat 'Keagongan dan Kebesaran Tuhan". Justeru, melalui akal yang penuh 'keraguan', maka segala-galanya 'menjadi keraguan'. Oleh kerana di akal itulah juga pencipta segala pemasalahan, keperitan, kepedihan dan kesengsaraan.
Oleh itu 'hati-hatilah dengan akal'. Kawal dan ambil tahu akan sifat-sifat semulajadinya.
Di sini saya 'kategorikan 5 jenis akal' yang fungsinya berbeza-beza.
Sebelum itu perlu kita ketahui tentang :
"Akal Politik dan Akal Kerohanian".
Akal Politik;
"Akal orang seumpama ini, penglihatan dalamannya yang terpancar keluar adalah mencari kesilapan orang lain, suka menganalisis dan mengkritik orang, dan sikapnya suka merubah orang, kerana menyangka diri atau kelompoknya saja yang betul"...
Seperti apa yang sedang berlaku di tanahair kita dari sudut politik, sukar bersatu, masing-masing mengaku bijaksana, tahu segala-galanya, sehingga tiada tempat untuk dirujuk.
"Ingat! Kita semua ada akal begitu".
Akal Kerohanian;
"Akal Kerohanian, orang-orang ini suka meninjau ke dalam dirinya, jauh ke dalam, yang giat dan kuat berusaha untuk memperbetulkan dirinya sendiri".
Berbalik kita kepada "5 jenis akal dan fungsinya".
1. Kebingungan
2. Keresahan
3. Bercelaru
4. Fokus atau tumpuan
5. Benar-benar terkawal
Yang Pertama:
"Akalnya umpama orang suka mengantuk, tidak tahu hendak buat apa, tiada kuasa perbandingan yang kuat, mereka seumpama itulah orang-orang yang kebingungan".
Yang Kedua:
Kebanyakan akal orang seumpama ini "memang dinamik dalam keresahan". Keresahan di akalnya penuh dengan keinginan-keinginan, kerap berubah-ubah, inginkan sesuatu.
Yang Ketiga;
"Akal yang terserap dan diresapi apa jua keseronokan di sepanjang harinya" atau sudah agak lama, bercelaru, tidak mengira waktu, mengejar apa jua keseronokan, seperti terlebih makan, bermain-main dan sebagainya, tidak kisah atau tidak peduli apa-apa.
Yang Keempat;
"Suka fokus dan membuat penumpuan (A concentrated mind)". Objek penumpuannya sama ada hal-hal di luar atau dalaman. Tetapi pakar bedah hanya memberi tumpuan kepada hal-hal luaran. Tetapi akal orang-orang kerohanian, tumpuannya adalah hal-hal 'jauh ke dalam'. Orang-orang yang punya akal tumpuan (focused mind) sentiasa menyedari bahawa "Tuhan itulah yang Maha Berkuasa" dan akal orang-orang seumpama ini mampu sampai ke matlamat hidup dan tahu erti penghidupan.
Yang Kelima;
"Akal yang terkawal sepenuhnya.Ia hanya jika kita, seorang perenung, pemikir, hidupnya penuh seimbang". Untuk mencapai tahap istimewa yang penuh cemerlang ini, "sucikanlah 'AKAL' secara bersungguh-sungguh sehingga ia benar-benar suci, jelas, dan bersih, 'Cristal Clear'".
Nasihat saya; "Belajarlah memahami akan sifat-sifat semulajadi akal kita masing-masing, agar hidup kita sentiasa dalam kecemerlangan."
From Empty Hands,
A. Rahman bin Mahadi
Labis, Johore
016-602 0321
29 February 2012
Next Topic: 1. "Death Is Not The End Of Life"
2. "Memahami Tiga Dunia: Yang Kasar, Yang Halus, Sebab Akibat"
Monday, February 13, 2012
ONE IN A MILLION DO NOT KNOW THE TRUE SIGNIFICANCE OF LIFE
One in a million may be concerned about knowing the purpose of life. Most people in the world do not know "the true significance of life... Many do not even seem to care about it."
This concern is the first step in the journey towards the ultimate goal. Most of the people get contentment... in eating, sleeping, dressing and rearing a big family as the main aim of living.
My beloved friends! All these are undoubtedly necessary to some extent. But they alone cannot contribute to peace of mind or fullness in life. Please note; The phenomenon of the external world is what the eyes see, the ears hear, and the mind cognizes. And please remember; "All these are sensory phenomena."
Beyond the senses is the 'MIND' and greater than the 'mind' is the 'INTELLECT'. The 'intellect' is governed by the 'GOD'. It is man's destiny to realize the 'GOD'.
Among the sense organs, the most powerful is the mouth (which has the power of speech and of consuming food). When the mouth is under the control of the mind, all other senses can be controlled. Speech should be restrained as much as possible. Then, the attention of the mind should be directed towards..."the intellect (which has the power of discrimination)".
When the intellect is turned towards the GOD, it begins to recognize the
all persuading Spirit.
"BLISS OF SPIRIT"
The inextricble connection between the phenomenal world outside and the world of consciousness "inside eludes the understanding of ordinary people." Immersed in the desire for enjoying worldly pleasures, "they do not attempt to discover the boundless joy to be derived from the inner Spirit"
This is because all the sense organs are open only to experiences from outside. It is not surprising that the "common man is a subject to the outward vision."
"Only a few develop the inner vision and enjoy spiritual bliss."
Is it the Body that derives joy from looking at a thing of beauty? Or is the Spirit?
What is it that relishes the food that is consumed?
The Body or the Spirit?
What is that which enjoys fragrance or is moved by companionship?
Enquiring in this manner, it will be found that the Spirit is the enjoyer and not the physical body.
And please remember!
"The body by itself is gross and is incapable of experiencing joy. It must be realized the Spirit transcends the mind and the intellect and persuades the entire cosmos."
The Spirit is the basis for the cognition of the external world and experiencing the inner world.
And also please understand:
"Music and literature, physics and chemistry, botany and zoology... All these different branches of knowledge are "related to the phenomenal."
"They belong to the category of the lower knowledge. People devote their lives mainly of these studies."
And please remember!
"Only Knowledge of the Spirit is the Supreme Knowledge."
Worldly Knowledge is pursued mainly for earning a living. But even worldly knowledge exists to point the way to spiritual awareness.
"Without Spiritual Knowledge, all other knowledge is valueless."
Every man has to question whether each moment of his life is diverted to a purpose and goal of life.... and please note:
"Eating, drinking, sleeping and passing away cannot be called the meaning of human life."
All these are common to birds and beasts. What is the uniqueness of man?
He is endowed with faculties which can enable him to rise above the animal to the human and to the Spirit level.
The universe is permeated by the Spirit. Even if you are unable to see it. The Spirit is present in everything.
All our senses function because of the Consciousness that operates in every being. Without the consciousness, man would be an insentient creatures.
The universe contains innumerable objects. In all of them, the one unchanging 'eternal principle is the God'. It is the power of this eternal principle which sustains the evanescent and ever-changing objects in the universe.
"Existing, shinning and pleasing are three indices of the Divine."
The body is impermanent. But is the abode of the indewelling Soul (Spirit). Hence the body should be cared for in the same way in which 'an iron' safe which is of little value in itself, is safeguarded for the sake of the valuables kept in it.
What is that binds man to the illusory world? It is not family or property. "These can be given up when one wishes to do so."
But what are most difficult to renounce 'are attachment and hatred'. As long as these are dominant in man, he cannot realize his true self. And as long as man remains unaware of his true self he is in bondage.
"For man in bondage, there is no freedom from suffering or worry."
From Empty Hands,
A. Rahman bin Mahadi
Labis, Johore.
016-602 0321
13 February 2012
Next Topics: 1."Guna Akal Untuk Tujuan Perkembangan Kerohanian"
2. "Death Is Not The End Of Life"
This concern is the first step in the journey towards the ultimate goal. Most of the people get contentment... in eating, sleeping, dressing and rearing a big family as the main aim of living.
My beloved friends! All these are undoubtedly necessary to some extent. But they alone cannot contribute to peace of mind or fullness in life. Please note; The phenomenon of the external world is what the eyes see, the ears hear, and the mind cognizes. And please remember; "All these are sensory phenomena."
Beyond the senses is the 'MIND' and greater than the 'mind' is the 'INTELLECT'. The 'intellect' is governed by the 'GOD'. It is man's destiny to realize the 'GOD'.
Among the sense organs, the most powerful is the mouth (which has the power of speech and of consuming food). When the mouth is under the control of the mind, all other senses can be controlled. Speech should be restrained as much as possible. Then, the attention of the mind should be directed towards..."the intellect (which has the power of discrimination)".
When the intellect is turned towards the GOD, it begins to recognize the
all persuading Spirit.
"BLISS OF SPIRIT"
The inextricble connection between the phenomenal world outside and the world of consciousness "inside eludes the understanding of ordinary people." Immersed in the desire for enjoying worldly pleasures, "they do not attempt to discover the boundless joy to be derived from the inner Spirit"
This is because all the sense organs are open only to experiences from outside. It is not surprising that the "common man is a subject to the outward vision."
"Only a few develop the inner vision and enjoy spiritual bliss."
Is it the Body that derives joy from looking at a thing of beauty? Or is the Spirit?
What is it that relishes the food that is consumed?
The Body or the Spirit?
What is that which enjoys fragrance or is moved by companionship?
Enquiring in this manner, it will be found that the Spirit is the enjoyer and not the physical body.
And please remember!
"The body by itself is gross and is incapable of experiencing joy. It must be realized the Spirit transcends the mind and the intellect and persuades the entire cosmos."
The Spirit is the basis for the cognition of the external world and experiencing the inner world.
And also please understand:
"Music and literature, physics and chemistry, botany and zoology... All these different branches of knowledge are "related to the phenomenal."
"They belong to the category of the lower knowledge. People devote their lives mainly of these studies."
And please remember!
"Only Knowledge of the Spirit is the Supreme Knowledge."
Worldly Knowledge is pursued mainly for earning a living. But even worldly knowledge exists to point the way to spiritual awareness.
"Without Spiritual Knowledge, all other knowledge is valueless."
Every man has to question whether each moment of his life is diverted to a purpose and goal of life.... and please note:
"Eating, drinking, sleeping and passing away cannot be called the meaning of human life."
All these are common to birds and beasts. What is the uniqueness of man?
He is endowed with faculties which can enable him to rise above the animal to the human and to the Spirit level.
The universe is permeated by the Spirit. Even if you are unable to see it. The Spirit is present in everything.
All our senses function because of the Consciousness that operates in every being. Without the consciousness, man would be an insentient creatures.
The universe contains innumerable objects. In all of them, the one unchanging 'eternal principle is the God'. It is the power of this eternal principle which sustains the evanescent and ever-changing objects in the universe.
"Existing, shinning and pleasing are three indices of the Divine."
The body is impermanent. But is the abode of the indewelling Soul (Spirit). Hence the body should be cared for in the same way in which 'an iron' safe which is of little value in itself, is safeguarded for the sake of the valuables kept in it.
What is that binds man to the illusory world? It is not family or property. "These can be given up when one wishes to do so."
But what are most difficult to renounce 'are attachment and hatred'. As long as these are dominant in man, he cannot realize his true self. And as long as man remains unaware of his true self he is in bondage.
"For man in bondage, there is no freedom from suffering or worry."
From Empty Hands,
A. Rahman bin Mahadi
Labis, Johore.
016-602 0321
13 February 2012
Next Topics: 1."Guna Akal Untuk Tujuan Perkembangan Kerohanian"
2. "Death Is Not The End Of Life"
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
BAGAIMANA MENGHADAPI KEMATIAN
Tajuk di atas adalah lagi satu masalah yang akan dihadapi oleh semuaa manusia; Bagaimana hendak berhadapan dengan 'KEMATIAN', terhadap yang kita sayangi, yang kita kasihi, termasuklah diri kita, ibu bapa kita masing-masing.
Saudaraku pembaca yang dikasihi!
Kita semua perlu sedar bahawa 'KEMATIAN' adalah lazim berlaku di sana sini di dunia ini. Betapa kasih sekalipun kita terhadap orang tua kita yang kita cintai, atau sesiapa saja, "perlu kita ketahui bahawa setiap orang, tua keadaan fizikalnya dari segi fakta biologinya".
Bahawa sel-sel manusia juga punya jangka hayatnya. Waktunya adalah 'PASTI' sampai bila ia mula berhenti memperbaharui sel-selnya. Dalam ertikata lain, memang sudah dijangkakan. Sel-sel juga akan lemah dan hilang keupayaannya untuk mengekalkan keseimbangannya, lalu lemah dan sudah tidak berdaya atau sudah tidak punya proses pemulihan dan tidak akan mampu untuk membuat tubuh badan itu terus sihat.
Saudaraku pembaca!
"Tanya semua manusia di muka bumi ini, sejarah apakah yang paling menarik dan disukainya, atau ditakutinya? Dan apakah sejarah yang paling tidak disukainya dan cuba lari darinya?"
"Sejarah yang paling tidak disukai oleh semua manusia dan cuba lari darinya adalah.... 'KEMATIAN'....
Untuk pengetahuan, lain agama, lain budayanya dan ada caranya yang tersendiri untuk lari atau mengelak dari mati.
Ambil ingatan ini!
"Semua manusia, di akalnya INGIN HIDUP KEKAL, tetapi penghidupan itu sendiri yang berada di tubuh badan itu membuatkan tubuh badan itu tidak kekal. Sebab itulah ketidakpuasan itu mengganggu akal fikiran semua manusia."
Sebab itu ramai di antara kita manusia tidak ada yang paling ditakutinya adalah 'MATI', ya! memang kita tidak mahu mati, itu cuma permaianan akal. Realitinya 'HIDUP' itulah juga yang membuat 'akal' itu berfungsi. Bila hidup itu tidak lagi dikandung jasad, maka seluruh organisme akan 'mati'.
Bagi yang sudah hidup lama dan faham akan erti'hidup' itu apa dan menyedari bahawa 'hidup' bukan lawannya 'mati'. "Sifat 'hayat' atau 'hidup' itu tidak mempunyai sifat 'takluk' dan boleh ditakluki."
Kalau kita benar-benar orang yang tahu dan menyedari 'hakikat penghidupan' itu apa dan siapa? Pasti sepanjang kita berada di dunia ini dan kuat pegangan agamanya, tahu membezakan yang 'hak' dan 'batal'. Dan tahu serta pasti bahawa 'mati' adalah 'pasti'. Maka 'kematian' itu pasti akan kita sambut sebagai tetamu, kerana:
"Mati dan hidup tidak boleh dipisahkan dan ia merupakan 'kawan yang paling akrab' yang telah lama tidak bertemu."
Ada pepatah mengatakan:
"Apabila bertemu 'Roh' dengan 'jasad', salah satu pasti binasa (mati)."
Bila sampai waktunya tubuh yang sudah 'mati' itu akan lebih tenang dan elemennya akan balik kepada anasir asal usulnya dan meninggalkan dunia ini dengan penuh tenang dan sejahtera.
Sepeninggalan kita dari dunia ini bukanlah orang yang mementingkan diri sewaktu hidupnya. Tetapi dia seorang yang berkeyakinan bahawa dia telah meninggalkan sesuatu untuk manfaat seluruh kewujudan yang ditinggalkannya adalah:
- Ilmu yang memberi manfaat
- Sedekah jariahnya dan anak-anak yang soleh
- Untuk agama, masyarakat, dan seluruh kewujudan di alam ini.
Hanya manusialah satu-satunya 'ciptaan Tuhan' yang boleh faham dan tahu pada suatu hari nanti ia akan berhadapan dengan 'kematian'.... "Sebab itulah ia bimbang, risau dan takut tidak tentu pasal. Ingat!.. 'Takut Akan Mati' tidak akan membuat 'MATI' itu berhenti dari berfungsi."
Saudaraku yang dikasihi! Justeru, kenapa tidak kita terima saja 'kehadirannya' dengan tenang?
Sebaliknya, apa yang saya lihat seperti kawan-kawan yang terdekat, saudara mara, ipar duai, adik beradik, mereka langsung tidak mengendahkan soal perjalanan hidupnya yang akan berakhir pada bila-bila masa. Dan langsung tidak mengambil tahu apa yang akan terjadi selepas mati, apakah hidup yang sedang dilaluinya sekarang ini?
Tetapi yang menghairankan sewaktu hidup ini, ia hidup penuh dengan kerisauan, penuh masalah, dan dalam masa yang sama juga, risau tentang 'kematian' dan 'penghidupan selepas mati'!!...
"Tahukah kita selain manusia, mereka semua bebas dari perasaan begitu".
Ambil nasihat saya ini!...
Kita selaku manusia, perlu sedar bahawa apa jua metod yang kita cuba kita tampil atau ketengahkan untuk mengatasi apa jua masalah, ianya adalah mustahil untuk kita mendapatkan kepuasan sepenuhnya, sehingga kita benar-benar pandai melatih dan menjinakkan akal kita masing-masing dan mengurangkan sifat mementingkan diri.
Kalau kita seorang yang benar-benar mendalami hal-hal keagamaan, bukannya ikut-ikut dan peniru. Apa yang didedah oleh Nabi-Nabi dan Rasul-RasulNya tersirat sesuatu misteri yang boleh membuatkan seseorang itu faham akan sifat 'Istighnak' atau 'Iftiqal' Tuhan. Maka pastinya tidak timbul masalah dan memudahkan kita untuk mengatasi dan berhadapan dengan 'kematian' tanpa cemas dan takut.
Ambil kata-kata mudah daripada seorang yang sangat tua, sebagai rangsangan...
"Hidup ini semuanya tidak pasti...Tetapi 'MATI' mesti pasti".
"Kematian bukanlah bererti berakhirnya hidup ini, sebaliknya kematian itu membuatkan hidup itu baru bermula dan kelahiran seseorang itulah langkah ke arah 'KEMATIAN'".
Maksud kiasan tersebut, kalau dikaitkan dengan alam:
"Terbenamnya matahari (MATI) di sini, dan terbitnya (KELAHIRAN) di negara lain, membawa erti bahawa... 'Kelahiran dan Kematian' memang tidak boleh dipisahkan".
Seperkara lagi yang hendak saya ingatkan kepada sidang pembaca bahawa:
"Setiap 'Kelahiran' manusia ke muka bumi ini, 'kelahiran' itu adalah 'ratapan kesedihan', kedukacitaan dan kehampaan. Lagi lama seseorang itu berada di dunia, bertambah bodohlah ia dan bertambah bertambah jahillah ia".
"Hidup yang dilalui oleh semua manusia di dunia ini, apakah rasanya? Rasanya adalah sangat 'pahit'. Kenapa pahit, pedih dan mengecewakan? Kerana di dunia ini apa yang diinginkan dan dicapai tidak pernah tercapai dan terlaksana. Ertinya, cuba perhatikan tangan Si mati, apakah yang ada di genggamannya?... Kosong!...."
"Kehausan dan kedahagaannya untuk terus hidup di masa hadapan tidak membuatkan ia benar-benar hidup pada hari-hari ini."
Bukankah kita telah diingatkan oleh Al-Quran, Hadis dan orang-orang yang arif Ketuhanan telah mengingatkan kita:
"Bahawa apa jua yang wujud di dunia ini semuanya tidak kekal dan abadi". Ertinya:
"Dengan 'kelahiran', diikuti dengan 'kematian'."
"Yang terbit akan terbenam."
"Yang timbul akan tenggelam."
"Yang bersama akan berpisah."
"Yang bermula akan berakhir."
Justeru, "mana mungkin, bila ada 'KELAHIRAN' tanpa 'KEMATIAN'?"
"Mana mungkin, bila kita bersama, akhirnya kita tidak berpisah?"
Cuba pegang sehelai atau selembar benang - ia diumpamakan bahawa 'Kelahiran dan Kematian', mempunyai 'hujung dan pangkal' yang sama; ertinya "Bila ada Awal, pasti ada Akhir."
Kita tidak boleh mengenepikan 'MATI' dan meninggalkan 'kewujudan 'begitu saja, tetapi sudah lumrah bahawa:
PERTAMA: "Manusia terpaksa bergelut untuk mengelak 'MATI'. Tahukah kita bahawa kita tidak pernah 'WUJUD', tetapi kita bergelut untuk 'WUJUD', yang kita gelar 'PENGHIDUPAN'."
Saudara pembaca yang dikasihi!
Halusi segala penulisan saya ini, bawa merenung sedalam-dalamnya, pasti akan hilang segala kemusykilan, rasa cemas dan takut, dan juga sila dalami di penulisan saya yang bertajuk, "Death With Dignity" pada tarikh 19/02/2011.
SELAMAT MEMBACA!!!...
From Empty Hands,
A. Rahman bin Mahadi
Labis, Johore
016-6020321
04 JANUARY 2012
Next Topic: 1. "One In A Million Do Not Know The True Significance Of Life"
2. "Guna Akal Untuk Tujuan Perkembangan Kerohanian"
Saudaraku pembaca yang dikasihi!
Kita semua perlu sedar bahawa 'KEMATIAN' adalah lazim berlaku di sana sini di dunia ini. Betapa kasih sekalipun kita terhadap orang tua kita yang kita cintai, atau sesiapa saja, "perlu kita ketahui bahawa setiap orang, tua keadaan fizikalnya dari segi fakta biologinya".
Bahawa sel-sel manusia juga punya jangka hayatnya. Waktunya adalah 'PASTI' sampai bila ia mula berhenti memperbaharui sel-selnya. Dalam ertikata lain, memang sudah dijangkakan. Sel-sel juga akan lemah dan hilang keupayaannya untuk mengekalkan keseimbangannya, lalu lemah dan sudah tidak berdaya atau sudah tidak punya proses pemulihan dan tidak akan mampu untuk membuat tubuh badan itu terus sihat.
Saudaraku pembaca!
"Tanya semua manusia di muka bumi ini, sejarah apakah yang paling menarik dan disukainya, atau ditakutinya? Dan apakah sejarah yang paling tidak disukainya dan cuba lari darinya?"
"Sejarah yang paling tidak disukai oleh semua manusia dan cuba lari darinya adalah.... 'KEMATIAN'....
Untuk pengetahuan, lain agama, lain budayanya dan ada caranya yang tersendiri untuk lari atau mengelak dari mati.
Ambil ingatan ini!
"Semua manusia, di akalnya INGIN HIDUP KEKAL, tetapi penghidupan itu sendiri yang berada di tubuh badan itu membuatkan tubuh badan itu tidak kekal. Sebab itulah ketidakpuasan itu mengganggu akal fikiran semua manusia."
Sebab itu ramai di antara kita manusia tidak ada yang paling ditakutinya adalah 'MATI', ya! memang kita tidak mahu mati, itu cuma permaianan akal. Realitinya 'HIDUP' itulah juga yang membuat 'akal' itu berfungsi. Bila hidup itu tidak lagi dikandung jasad, maka seluruh organisme akan 'mati'.
Bagi yang sudah hidup lama dan faham akan erti'hidup' itu apa dan menyedari bahawa 'hidup' bukan lawannya 'mati'. "Sifat 'hayat' atau 'hidup' itu tidak mempunyai sifat 'takluk' dan boleh ditakluki."
Kalau kita benar-benar orang yang tahu dan menyedari 'hakikat penghidupan' itu apa dan siapa? Pasti sepanjang kita berada di dunia ini dan kuat pegangan agamanya, tahu membezakan yang 'hak' dan 'batal'. Dan tahu serta pasti bahawa 'mati' adalah 'pasti'. Maka 'kematian' itu pasti akan kita sambut sebagai tetamu, kerana:
"Mati dan hidup tidak boleh dipisahkan dan ia merupakan 'kawan yang paling akrab' yang telah lama tidak bertemu."
Ada pepatah mengatakan:
"Apabila bertemu 'Roh' dengan 'jasad', salah satu pasti binasa (mati)."
Bila sampai waktunya tubuh yang sudah 'mati' itu akan lebih tenang dan elemennya akan balik kepada anasir asal usulnya dan meninggalkan dunia ini dengan penuh tenang dan sejahtera.
Sepeninggalan kita dari dunia ini bukanlah orang yang mementingkan diri sewaktu hidupnya. Tetapi dia seorang yang berkeyakinan bahawa dia telah meninggalkan sesuatu untuk manfaat seluruh kewujudan yang ditinggalkannya adalah:
- Ilmu yang memberi manfaat
- Sedekah jariahnya dan anak-anak yang soleh
- Untuk agama, masyarakat, dan seluruh kewujudan di alam ini.
Hanya manusialah satu-satunya 'ciptaan Tuhan' yang boleh faham dan tahu pada suatu hari nanti ia akan berhadapan dengan 'kematian'.... "Sebab itulah ia bimbang, risau dan takut tidak tentu pasal. Ingat!.. 'Takut Akan Mati' tidak akan membuat 'MATI' itu berhenti dari berfungsi."
Saudaraku yang dikasihi! Justeru, kenapa tidak kita terima saja 'kehadirannya' dengan tenang?
Sebaliknya, apa yang saya lihat seperti kawan-kawan yang terdekat, saudara mara, ipar duai, adik beradik, mereka langsung tidak mengendahkan soal perjalanan hidupnya yang akan berakhir pada bila-bila masa. Dan langsung tidak mengambil tahu apa yang akan terjadi selepas mati, apakah hidup yang sedang dilaluinya sekarang ini?
Tetapi yang menghairankan sewaktu hidup ini, ia hidup penuh dengan kerisauan, penuh masalah, dan dalam masa yang sama juga, risau tentang 'kematian' dan 'penghidupan selepas mati'!!...
"Tahukah kita selain manusia, mereka semua bebas dari perasaan begitu".
Ambil nasihat saya ini!...
Kita selaku manusia, perlu sedar bahawa apa jua metod yang kita cuba kita tampil atau ketengahkan untuk mengatasi apa jua masalah, ianya adalah mustahil untuk kita mendapatkan kepuasan sepenuhnya, sehingga kita benar-benar pandai melatih dan menjinakkan akal kita masing-masing dan mengurangkan sifat mementingkan diri.
Kalau kita seorang yang benar-benar mendalami hal-hal keagamaan, bukannya ikut-ikut dan peniru. Apa yang didedah oleh Nabi-Nabi dan Rasul-RasulNya tersirat sesuatu misteri yang boleh membuatkan seseorang itu faham akan sifat 'Istighnak' atau 'Iftiqal' Tuhan. Maka pastinya tidak timbul masalah dan memudahkan kita untuk mengatasi dan berhadapan dengan 'kematian' tanpa cemas dan takut.
Ambil kata-kata mudah daripada seorang yang sangat tua, sebagai rangsangan...
"Hidup ini semuanya tidak pasti...Tetapi 'MATI' mesti pasti".
"Kematian bukanlah bererti berakhirnya hidup ini, sebaliknya kematian itu membuatkan hidup itu baru bermula dan kelahiran seseorang itulah langkah ke arah 'KEMATIAN'".
Maksud kiasan tersebut, kalau dikaitkan dengan alam:
"Terbenamnya matahari (MATI) di sini, dan terbitnya (KELAHIRAN) di negara lain, membawa erti bahawa... 'Kelahiran dan Kematian' memang tidak boleh dipisahkan".
Seperkara lagi yang hendak saya ingatkan kepada sidang pembaca bahawa:
"Setiap 'Kelahiran' manusia ke muka bumi ini, 'kelahiran' itu adalah 'ratapan kesedihan', kedukacitaan dan kehampaan. Lagi lama seseorang itu berada di dunia, bertambah bodohlah ia dan bertambah bertambah jahillah ia".
"Hidup yang dilalui oleh semua manusia di dunia ini, apakah rasanya? Rasanya adalah sangat 'pahit'. Kenapa pahit, pedih dan mengecewakan? Kerana di dunia ini apa yang diinginkan dan dicapai tidak pernah tercapai dan terlaksana. Ertinya, cuba perhatikan tangan Si mati, apakah yang ada di genggamannya?... Kosong!...."
"Kehausan dan kedahagaannya untuk terus hidup di masa hadapan tidak membuatkan ia benar-benar hidup pada hari-hari ini."
Bukankah kita telah diingatkan oleh Al-Quran, Hadis dan orang-orang yang arif Ketuhanan telah mengingatkan kita:
"Bahawa apa jua yang wujud di dunia ini semuanya tidak kekal dan abadi". Ertinya:
"Dengan 'kelahiran', diikuti dengan 'kematian'."
"Yang terbit akan terbenam."
"Yang timbul akan tenggelam."
"Yang bersama akan berpisah."
"Yang bermula akan berakhir."
Justeru, "mana mungkin, bila ada 'KELAHIRAN' tanpa 'KEMATIAN'?"
"Mana mungkin, bila kita bersama, akhirnya kita tidak berpisah?"
Cuba pegang sehelai atau selembar benang - ia diumpamakan bahawa 'Kelahiran dan Kematian', mempunyai 'hujung dan pangkal' yang sama; ertinya "Bila ada Awal, pasti ada Akhir."
Kita tidak boleh mengenepikan 'MATI' dan meninggalkan 'kewujudan 'begitu saja, tetapi sudah lumrah bahawa:
PERTAMA: "Manusia terpaksa bergelut untuk mengelak 'MATI'. Tahukah kita bahawa kita tidak pernah 'WUJUD', tetapi kita bergelut untuk 'WUJUD', yang kita gelar 'PENGHIDUPAN'."
Saudara pembaca yang dikasihi!
Halusi segala penulisan saya ini, bawa merenung sedalam-dalamnya, pasti akan hilang segala kemusykilan, rasa cemas dan takut, dan juga sila dalami di penulisan saya yang bertajuk, "Death With Dignity" pada tarikh 19/02/2011.
SELAMAT MEMBACA!!!...
From Empty Hands,
A. Rahman bin Mahadi
Labis, Johore
016-6020321
04 JANUARY 2012
Next Topic: 1. "One In A Million Do Not Know The True Significance Of Life"
2. "Guna Akal Untuk Tujuan Perkembangan Kerohanian"
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
MIND IS A GREAT FORCE ON THIS EARTH. THE MIND OF MAN FUNCTIONS ON THREE PLANES
The mind of man functions on the three levels viz;
1. Instinctive mind, or automatic mind.
2. Intellect.
3. Higher mind.
In the scale of evolution the mind functions in various phases, depending upon the body in which it operates. "Thus it goes from the subconscious to simple consciousness, gradually evolving to self-consciousness, until it reaches universal consciousness."
"In the lower kingdom such as plants and animals, the mind is manifested in a state where consciousness is automatic. This portion of the mind is predominant in plants and animals."
Human beings also possess it and it is a great help in their present stage of development. "This mind is known as the subconscious or instinctive mind."
"The mind of man functions on more than one plane and there are SIX MENTAL STATES";
6. INTUITIVE
5. ILLUMINATED
4. HIGHER MIND
3. SUPER CONSCIOUS
2. CONSCIOUS MIND
1. SUBCONSCIOUS MIND.
SUBCONSCIOUS PLANE OF THE MIND
At first sight it would seem that the conscious part of man's mind does most of the work, but a little reflection will show that conscious reasoning of the mind is only a part of its function. In a broad sense, the mind of man functions on the three planes viz;
1. Subconscious
2. Conscious
3. Superconscious;
Please note!
Each plane gradually shading into the planes on either side of it, the one next higher and one next lower, "like the colours in a rainbow".
And please remember!
Man shares 'the subconscious' plane of mind in common with lower animals. "It is the first stage of mental development in the scale of evolution".
The first dawn of the 'instinctive mind' can be traced even in the material kingdom. Then, in the plant kingdom, it grows more distinct and higher in the scale. Again, in the animal world, there is an increasing manifestation of the 'automatic mind' from the almost plant-like intelligence of the lowest forms until we reach a degree almost equal the lowest of human beings. Then, among men, we see it shading gradually into the intellect "the middle principle of mind"
But even the "very highly evolved men of today use the subsconscious mind and in varying degrees".
In fact, "we cannot exist without it, we must learn to use and guide it intelligently".
INTELLECT:
"Intellect is the second phase of mind, which civilized man uses at present, has unfolded only to a small degree. For many the intellectual unfolded only to a small degree. For many the intellectual unfolding, is only the beginning".
"If we analyse, we can see that men are little better than animals: their minds function almost on the instinctive plane though it is shaded by the incoming rays of the intellect".
A majority of people are led by political leaders and leaders of various communities and tribes. "This is nothing but the animal instinct or herd instinct. Where herd follows the leader. Again, we see that average people think very little; thinking becomes merely automatic in their daily lives".
The lowest phases of the work of the instinctive mind are akin to the same work manifesting in the plant kingdom; Such as, birth, growth, decay and death are automatic processes. This is common to plant, animal and man. "These processes are functions of the instinctive mind".
During the existence of the body, whether the body of plant, animal or man, the constant work of repair, change, digestion, assimilation, elimination, circulation, etc., is being done by this portion of the mind, all in, the sub-conscious plane, "without our conscious knowledge".
All the involuntary organs and their functions are under the superintendence of this mind. These involuntary functions are only a small portion of the work of the instinctive mind. In the scale of evolution of the animal, certain things became necessary for its existence,.... "as reasoning power was not developed to meet existences", the wonderful intelligence, subconsciously lying unfolded as instinctive mind. Took the plane of intellect. This function of the mind (fighting instinct) like all the politicians of the world they have 'fighting instinct'.
All the sufferings and problems in life arise from undeveloped mind (fighting instinct). Undeveloped mind follows the lower nature instead.
"Man of this nature is a burden on the earth".
The fundamental human values all emanate or based on Truth.
This 'fighting instinct' or undeveloped mind will leads to disaster. Man has de-humanised himself systematically by neglect of the basic Unity.
"From slings to arrows, from cannon balls to bombs, from fusion to fission, man has progressed in the art of killing and entered the Darkest Age of history. The greed for wealth and power has overwhelmed the creed of compassion. The law of self-aggrandizement reigns; the law of self-abnegation has receded. When the son is acclaimed as a good fellow, the father congratulates himself; when he is ostracised as a bad fellow, the father condemns others for leading him astray"!
That is the functions of 'Instinctive mind' and it is essential for the animal existence not for human beings.
Instinctive functions such as making a nest, migrating before the approaching winter, hibernation, nursing the young, "are all functions of the subconscious mind" which are essential for the animal existence.
Until the development of the intellect without reasoning.
"Another function of the subconscious mind is to do automatically things that we have learnt through the intellect".
When we learn things by heart, we have really mastered them on the intellectual plane and "then passed them to the sub-conscious plane by mentation".
This process is a higher manifestation of the subconscious mind and is due to the contact and blending with the developing intellect.
Much of our daily work is done automatically such as "walking, painting, talking, sewing, driving, etc." If not, the intellect would tire if it had these everyday tasks to perform consciously or intellectually.
"THE SUBCONSCIOUS MIND":
Is also a habit mind or rather, an obedient servant. As it cannot reason, it often has to be guided by the intellect of the individual or that of some other person.
Any idea from the intellect, consciously or unconsciously, comes to it and is carried out faithfully to the very letter. Old notions and tensions lying subconsciously can be corrected and removed through better - instructions by the intellect of the individual or of someone else.
"It is amazing to note how helpful the subconscious mind is; for example, when we have to catch a train early in the morning, all we have to do is to suggest to the subconscious mind to make us at a certain time, and it does so".
"The subconscious mind does not carry out only good instructions from the intellect, but also wrong instructions";
So unnecessary fear, anxieties, and worries, created during our daily activities are taken on by the subconscious mind and later on projected to the conscious mind. "A shock or fear in childhood will torment a person" even he is old, unless he is helped by counter suggestion.
"IN THE SUBCONSCIOUS MIND"
In the subconscious mind lie all the knowledge and impressions received from various sources. It is something like a store house having everything, known and unknown. Which it has received through hereditary and various other sources that it has unfolded within itself. It also contains the knowledge gained by the intellect as well as the knowledge gained from the association with others.
It is a common experience that a forgotten passage that are learnt in youth, "suddenly projects itself from the subconscious mind" though we have not thought of it for many years. Some persons get the memory of the past life from this mind, though it is very rare.
"Nature keeps away the mysteries of the past life from consciousness; otherwise it would increase our mental tension by reviving past good and bad memories".
In concluding our discussion on the lower phase of the mind such as; 'instinctive mind' or 'subconscious mind' which known as the seat of the "lower emotions, instincts, passion, desires, appetites, greed, and lust".
We should also remember that there are higher emotions, aspirations, and desires for knowledge in advanced man that is "from the unfolding spiritual mind and not of the lower mind".
The lower mental principle is the grossest and the lowest of the three mental principles and is the one which is ready to bind us closely to the earth and earthly things.
The subconscious or instinctive mind consists of submerged experiences and memories throw into the background but recoverable:
"As the body grow old, the first symptom is that it is difficult to remember person and places. It is not hard to find the reason".
"The mind, as we know, generally remembers through associations. In old age, one can still remember passages that have been read in school and college. But at the same time, one is hard put to remember a passage read the night before. This is because the subconscious mind has lost its power of grasping and storing ideas, as the cells of the brain have degenerated".
By the degeneration of the brain cells through... "overwork, worries, and anxieties. Memory power is soon lost and very little impression is left on the subconscious mind".
The reasoning processes are limited to the field of consciousness alone, messages, when ready, come out like a flash from subconscious mind.
"Only small percentage of mental activities come into the field of consciousness".
When we drive a car through a crowded street, even though we are talking to friends in the car or solving some problem, the driving, turning, stopping are done almost subconsciously. When we sit and try too hard to solve a problem we may fail.
But during sleep, at times, this kind of problem is solved subconsciously and is projected to consciously and is projected to conscious mind during wakening: During that period the subconscious mind is working like man at the wheel while driving.
Even in sleep, this mind works without any rest and "solves problem, arranges, classifies, compares, sorts all facts, and works out a proper, satisfactory solution".
With the help of the subconscious mind we can remove tension from external and internal organs and give them proper relaxation.
All the involuntary vegetative functions of the body that are below the conscious plane are under the able management of the subconscious mind. "Subconscious intelligence as instinct rarely fails".
"An animal almost instinctively knows a poisonous herbs from an edible one". But the work of instinct is limited. It works like a machine.
Then comes "a higher state of knowledge" (intellect), which is fallible and makes mistakes often; Its scope is larger, "we call it reason". It is much larger than instinct but instinct is surer than reason.
Animals know instinctively what to eat and what not to eat, when they are sick, nature prompts them to fast. When the dog or cat is sick, we see that he does not like to take food. "The internal mechanism is controlled by the subconscious intelligence" which prompts the dog or cat to take nature's remedy of removing poison through fasting.
"This portion of the subconscious mind is still with us, helping us in various ways. But owing to the development of reasoning power, man has lost most of his instinct, though it still plays a great role in our daily life".... and please note:
"Even such animals as dogs and cats lose much of their instinct owing to association with man and, subsequently suffer like man."
Instead of guiding and giving proper suggestions with the developed intellect, man interferes with the natural work of the subconscious mind through wrong suggestions and thus adds miseries to his life.
With the help of the subconscious, we can change vicious nature by cultivating healthy, virtuous qualities that are opposed to undesirable ones. "If we want to overcome fear, we must mentally deny fear and concentrate on the opposite quality, courage. The positive always overcome the negative".... Remember that.
Even distasteful tasks and duties can be changed by cultivating a desire and taste for them. All actions, pleasures, and experiences leave subtle impressions induces memory.
'Great sages' dive deep inside this mind to obtain the knowledge. Such occult phenomena of the mental world as... 'telepathy', 'thought-reading', 'hypnotism', 'mesmerism', 'distant healing', 'phychic healing', etc.
Clearly prove the existence of the extraordinary functions of the mind. From the automatic writing and other experiences of hypnotized person, "we can clearly infer the existence of the subconscious mind".
"ALL GENIUSES HAVE CONTROL OVER THE SUBCONSCIOUS MIND"
If an idea is planted in the mind, it grows at night through the operation of the subconscious. Those who know how to manipulate the subconscious mind can turn out tremendous mental work through the automatic process.
When the subconscious is at work, the conscious reasoning part of the mind is completely at rest or working only partially, supervising the subconscious mind. Therefore, one feels more relaxed even after hard work.
"All great individuals have control over the subconscious mind and know how to make it work for them. This ability of the subconscious to operate automatically results from association with the unfolding intellect".
"MIND IS A GREAT FORCE ON THIS EARTH"
He who has controlled his mind, is full of power. He can bring all minds under his influence; one is struck with awe and wonder at the marvels and mysterious power of the mind of a man. The subconscious mind manifests varying degrees of consciousness, it varies from almost wholly 'subconscious' to 'the simple consciousness' of the highest of animals and the lowest form of man who lives almost on an instinctive plane with only a touch of the developing intellect.
"Self consciousness comes to man with the unfolding of the intellect". Cosmic or 'universal consciousness' comes with the unfolding of the 'intuitional mind' or 'higher mind'".
As we have seen, the lower mind is the seat of "appetites, passions, desires, instincts, and emotions of the lower animals".
"These lower instincts is still with us". So learn to curb and control these lower instincts and subordinate them to the developing intellect and higher mind.
"As we grow spiritually, we can see the lower instincts in us predominant, yet we need not be discouraged by it. And please remember. "Even to know that they are in us, is a sign of spiritual progress".
When the lower instincts was working, we could not recognize what it was, where as now it is seen and recognized. As we progress on the spiritual path, the higher mind will obtain mastery over the lower mind, "patience, perseverance, purity of mind, and faith" required for the task.
Dear readers;
Please read repeatedly, understand and experience it, until it is ingrained. And please follow the second and third about 'Intellect' (The Conscious Mind) and 'Intuitional Mind' or 'Higher Mind'.
It is a great thing to develop intuition. Very few have developed the faculty of intuition, while many are unaware of its existence. If you happen to be the seekers please forward to all friends all over the world. From the higher mind comes all the knowledge of the unknown and this is the source from which the seers the sages obtain their vision and foresight.
From Empty Hands,
A. Rahman bin Mahadi
Labis, Johore
016-602 0321
30 November 2011
Next Topic: 1. "Bagaimana Menghadapi Kematian"
2. "One In A Million Do Not Know The True Significance Of Life"
1. Instinctive mind, or automatic mind.
2. Intellect.
3. Higher mind.
In the scale of evolution the mind functions in various phases, depending upon the body in which it operates. "Thus it goes from the subconscious to simple consciousness, gradually evolving to self-consciousness, until it reaches universal consciousness."
"In the lower kingdom such as plants and animals, the mind is manifested in a state where consciousness is automatic. This portion of the mind is predominant in plants and animals."
Human beings also possess it and it is a great help in their present stage of development. "This mind is known as the subconscious or instinctive mind."
"The mind of man functions on more than one plane and there are SIX MENTAL STATES";
6. INTUITIVE
5. ILLUMINATED
4. HIGHER MIND
3. SUPER CONSCIOUS
2. CONSCIOUS MIND
1. SUBCONSCIOUS MIND.
SUBCONSCIOUS PLANE OF THE MIND
At first sight it would seem that the conscious part of man's mind does most of the work, but a little reflection will show that conscious reasoning of the mind is only a part of its function. In a broad sense, the mind of man functions on the three planes viz;
1. Subconscious
2. Conscious
3. Superconscious;
Please note!
Each plane gradually shading into the planes on either side of it, the one next higher and one next lower, "like the colours in a rainbow".
And please remember!
Man shares 'the subconscious' plane of mind in common with lower animals. "It is the first stage of mental development in the scale of evolution".
The first dawn of the 'instinctive mind' can be traced even in the material kingdom. Then, in the plant kingdom, it grows more distinct and higher in the scale. Again, in the animal world, there is an increasing manifestation of the 'automatic mind' from the almost plant-like intelligence of the lowest forms until we reach a degree almost equal the lowest of human beings. Then, among men, we see it shading gradually into the intellect "the middle principle of mind"
But even the "very highly evolved men of today use the subsconscious mind and in varying degrees".
In fact, "we cannot exist without it, we must learn to use and guide it intelligently".
INTELLECT:
"Intellect is the second phase of mind, which civilized man uses at present, has unfolded only to a small degree. For many the intellectual unfolded only to a small degree. For many the intellectual unfolding, is only the beginning".
"If we analyse, we can see that men are little better than animals: their minds function almost on the instinctive plane though it is shaded by the incoming rays of the intellect".
A majority of people are led by political leaders and leaders of various communities and tribes. "This is nothing but the animal instinct or herd instinct. Where herd follows the leader. Again, we see that average people think very little; thinking becomes merely automatic in their daily lives".
The lowest phases of the work of the instinctive mind are akin to the same work manifesting in the plant kingdom; Such as, birth, growth, decay and death are automatic processes. This is common to plant, animal and man. "These processes are functions of the instinctive mind".
During the existence of the body, whether the body of plant, animal or man, the constant work of repair, change, digestion, assimilation, elimination, circulation, etc., is being done by this portion of the mind, all in, the sub-conscious plane, "without our conscious knowledge".
All the involuntary organs and their functions are under the superintendence of this mind. These involuntary functions are only a small portion of the work of the instinctive mind. In the scale of evolution of the animal, certain things became necessary for its existence,.... "as reasoning power was not developed to meet existences", the wonderful intelligence, subconsciously lying unfolded as instinctive mind. Took the plane of intellect. This function of the mind (fighting instinct) like all the politicians of the world they have 'fighting instinct'.
All the sufferings and problems in life arise from undeveloped mind (fighting instinct). Undeveloped mind follows the lower nature instead.
"Man of this nature is a burden on the earth".
The fundamental human values all emanate or based on Truth.
This 'fighting instinct' or undeveloped mind will leads to disaster. Man has de-humanised himself systematically by neglect of the basic Unity.
"From slings to arrows, from cannon balls to bombs, from fusion to fission, man has progressed in the art of killing and entered the Darkest Age of history. The greed for wealth and power has overwhelmed the creed of compassion. The law of self-aggrandizement reigns; the law of self-abnegation has receded. When the son is acclaimed as a good fellow, the father congratulates himself; when he is ostracised as a bad fellow, the father condemns others for leading him astray"!
That is the functions of 'Instinctive mind' and it is essential for the animal existence not for human beings.
Instinctive functions such as making a nest, migrating before the approaching winter, hibernation, nursing the young, "are all functions of the subconscious mind" which are essential for the animal existence.
Until the development of the intellect without reasoning.
"Another function of the subconscious mind is to do automatically things that we have learnt through the intellect".
When we learn things by heart, we have really mastered them on the intellectual plane and "then passed them to the sub-conscious plane by mentation".
This process is a higher manifestation of the subconscious mind and is due to the contact and blending with the developing intellect.
Much of our daily work is done automatically such as "walking, painting, talking, sewing, driving, etc." If not, the intellect would tire if it had these everyday tasks to perform consciously or intellectually.
"THE SUBCONSCIOUS MIND":
Is also a habit mind or rather, an obedient servant. As it cannot reason, it often has to be guided by the intellect of the individual or that of some other person.
Any idea from the intellect, consciously or unconsciously, comes to it and is carried out faithfully to the very letter. Old notions and tensions lying subconsciously can be corrected and removed through better - instructions by the intellect of the individual or of someone else.
"It is amazing to note how helpful the subconscious mind is; for example, when we have to catch a train early in the morning, all we have to do is to suggest to the subconscious mind to make us at a certain time, and it does so".
"The subconscious mind does not carry out only good instructions from the intellect, but also wrong instructions";
So unnecessary fear, anxieties, and worries, created during our daily activities are taken on by the subconscious mind and later on projected to the conscious mind. "A shock or fear in childhood will torment a person" even he is old, unless he is helped by counter suggestion.
"IN THE SUBCONSCIOUS MIND"
In the subconscious mind lie all the knowledge and impressions received from various sources. It is something like a store house having everything, known and unknown. Which it has received through hereditary and various other sources that it has unfolded within itself. It also contains the knowledge gained by the intellect as well as the knowledge gained from the association with others.
It is a common experience that a forgotten passage that are learnt in youth, "suddenly projects itself from the subconscious mind" though we have not thought of it for many years. Some persons get the memory of the past life from this mind, though it is very rare.
"Nature keeps away the mysteries of the past life from consciousness; otherwise it would increase our mental tension by reviving past good and bad memories".
In concluding our discussion on the lower phase of the mind such as; 'instinctive mind' or 'subconscious mind' which known as the seat of the "lower emotions, instincts, passion, desires, appetites, greed, and lust".
We should also remember that there are higher emotions, aspirations, and desires for knowledge in advanced man that is "from the unfolding spiritual mind and not of the lower mind".
The lower mental principle is the grossest and the lowest of the three mental principles and is the one which is ready to bind us closely to the earth and earthly things.
The subconscious or instinctive mind consists of submerged experiences and memories throw into the background but recoverable:
"As the body grow old, the first symptom is that it is difficult to remember person and places. It is not hard to find the reason".
"The mind, as we know, generally remembers through associations. In old age, one can still remember passages that have been read in school and college. But at the same time, one is hard put to remember a passage read the night before. This is because the subconscious mind has lost its power of grasping and storing ideas, as the cells of the brain have degenerated".
By the degeneration of the brain cells through... "overwork, worries, and anxieties. Memory power is soon lost and very little impression is left on the subconscious mind".
The reasoning processes are limited to the field of consciousness alone, messages, when ready, come out like a flash from subconscious mind.
"Only small percentage of mental activities come into the field of consciousness".
When we drive a car through a crowded street, even though we are talking to friends in the car or solving some problem, the driving, turning, stopping are done almost subconsciously. When we sit and try too hard to solve a problem we may fail.
But during sleep, at times, this kind of problem is solved subconsciously and is projected to consciously and is projected to conscious mind during wakening: During that period the subconscious mind is working like man at the wheel while driving.
Even in sleep, this mind works without any rest and "solves problem, arranges, classifies, compares, sorts all facts, and works out a proper, satisfactory solution".
With the help of the subconscious mind we can remove tension from external and internal organs and give them proper relaxation.
All the involuntary vegetative functions of the body that are below the conscious plane are under the able management of the subconscious mind. "Subconscious intelligence as instinct rarely fails".
"An animal almost instinctively knows a poisonous herbs from an edible one". But the work of instinct is limited. It works like a machine.
Then comes "a higher state of knowledge" (intellect), which is fallible and makes mistakes often; Its scope is larger, "we call it reason". It is much larger than instinct but instinct is surer than reason.
Animals know instinctively what to eat and what not to eat, when they are sick, nature prompts them to fast. When the dog or cat is sick, we see that he does not like to take food. "The internal mechanism is controlled by the subconscious intelligence" which prompts the dog or cat to take nature's remedy of removing poison through fasting.
"This portion of the subconscious mind is still with us, helping us in various ways. But owing to the development of reasoning power, man has lost most of his instinct, though it still plays a great role in our daily life".... and please note:
"Even such animals as dogs and cats lose much of their instinct owing to association with man and, subsequently suffer like man."
Instead of guiding and giving proper suggestions with the developed intellect, man interferes with the natural work of the subconscious mind through wrong suggestions and thus adds miseries to his life.
With the help of the subconscious, we can change vicious nature by cultivating healthy, virtuous qualities that are opposed to undesirable ones. "If we want to overcome fear, we must mentally deny fear and concentrate on the opposite quality, courage. The positive always overcome the negative".... Remember that.
Even distasteful tasks and duties can be changed by cultivating a desire and taste for them. All actions, pleasures, and experiences leave subtle impressions induces memory.
'Great sages' dive deep inside this mind to obtain the knowledge. Such occult phenomena of the mental world as... 'telepathy', 'thought-reading', 'hypnotism', 'mesmerism', 'distant healing', 'phychic healing', etc.
Clearly prove the existence of the extraordinary functions of the mind. From the automatic writing and other experiences of hypnotized person, "we can clearly infer the existence of the subconscious mind".
"ALL GENIUSES HAVE CONTROL OVER THE SUBCONSCIOUS MIND"
If an idea is planted in the mind, it grows at night through the operation of the subconscious. Those who know how to manipulate the subconscious mind can turn out tremendous mental work through the automatic process.
When the subconscious is at work, the conscious reasoning part of the mind is completely at rest or working only partially, supervising the subconscious mind. Therefore, one feels more relaxed even after hard work.
"All great individuals have control over the subconscious mind and know how to make it work for them. This ability of the subconscious to operate automatically results from association with the unfolding intellect".
"MIND IS A GREAT FORCE ON THIS EARTH"
He who has controlled his mind, is full of power. He can bring all minds under his influence; one is struck with awe and wonder at the marvels and mysterious power of the mind of a man. The subconscious mind manifests varying degrees of consciousness, it varies from almost wholly 'subconscious' to 'the simple consciousness' of the highest of animals and the lowest form of man who lives almost on an instinctive plane with only a touch of the developing intellect.
"Self consciousness comes to man with the unfolding of the intellect". Cosmic or 'universal consciousness' comes with the unfolding of the 'intuitional mind' or 'higher mind'".
As we have seen, the lower mind is the seat of "appetites, passions, desires, instincts, and emotions of the lower animals".
"These lower instincts is still with us". So learn to curb and control these lower instincts and subordinate them to the developing intellect and higher mind.
"As we grow spiritually, we can see the lower instincts in us predominant, yet we need not be discouraged by it. And please remember. "Even to know that they are in us, is a sign of spiritual progress".
When the lower instincts was working, we could not recognize what it was, where as now it is seen and recognized. As we progress on the spiritual path, the higher mind will obtain mastery over the lower mind, "patience, perseverance, purity of mind, and faith" required for the task.
Dear readers;
Please read repeatedly, understand and experience it, until it is ingrained. And please follow the second and third about 'Intellect' (The Conscious Mind) and 'Intuitional Mind' or 'Higher Mind'.
It is a great thing to develop intuition. Very few have developed the faculty of intuition, while many are unaware of its existence. If you happen to be the seekers please forward to all friends all over the world. From the higher mind comes all the knowledge of the unknown and this is the source from which the seers the sages obtain their vision and foresight.
From Empty Hands,
A. Rahman bin Mahadi
Labis, Johore
016-602 0321
30 November 2011
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