Dr Surya Narayana Raju About Role Of Thoughts In Our Daily Life

Our nature is thought-free,actionless,non-dual Self consciousness "I am".It is the basic form of Self consciousness.It is adjunct free.This essential Self consciousness "I am" when mixed with adjuncts like body and mind,a compound consciousness results which is devoid of Self knowledge i.e this compound consciousness has only object knowing capacity without the knowledge of the nature of basic form of consciousness.

This compound consciousness is mind centered around the imaginary experience of ourselves as a body.To function in the phenomenal reality thought is required for this compond consciousness.But the problem arises when we use thought where it has no role to play.

For example the state of anger,fear etc are result of thought activity.So they
cannot be corrected by thought.But thought tries to manipulate anger or fear etc by suppressing it or justifying it.This type of effort is a struggle to transform the anger or fear into their opposite states.Here thought has no role to play.Just the
perception of anger or fear etc is enough.

In perception we don't do anything psychologically in form of thought activity.
It is simple looking into the state of anger or fear etc without the interference of thought and the burden of psychological past.Here what is required is stilling of thought which is brought about by perception.Stilling of thought is not an action of will.When anger happens,it happens.You cannot do anything about it.

By being aware of this inward insufficiency "be with the anger" with awareness.When we are aware we don't give energy to the anger but rather we will be aware of the factors which are resulting in a state of anger.In that very awareness of network of anger we go beyond anger.Any effort by thought to correct the anger is a distraction from being "aware" of the anger.So effort in the psychological arena is a struggle to transform the "what is" like anger and fear,violence etc to what should be.In this struggle definitely there is unhappiness and misery.When saints say thought brings misery and unhappiness all this is implied.

They do not mean to say thought has no role to play in the outside phenomenal reality,if we want to go back to our house from office thought is required,to draft a message like this thought is required.Thought and body are the tools in the hands of consciousness but thought and body are not our essential nature.

We continue to exist in our basic form of consciousness without them.Till you experience your basic form of consciousness for yourself you continue to doubt whether such a state exist at all.Self-inquiry is meant to make you experience your basic form of consciousness and to function from that center instead of functioning from the ego which is to function from the burden of psychological past which is essentially limited.

When we function from a limited entity our action is limited and never complete and such an action however sincere results in incomplete action which results in duality,conflict and perennial strife.So thought should be used where it has a role to play in physical dimension like technology,fulfilling the basic needs of the body but it should not be used as an instrument to solve the psychological problems born out of relating with others with a separative feelings.If one tries to manipulate there with thoughts misery is certain.

About the Author

Sri Suryanarayana Raju is interested in Self-Enquiry in the light of Sri Ramana Maharshi,Osho,JK.He wrote two books on "Self-Enquiry" and "Commented on Upadesa Saram and Akshara Mana Malai". available for download at http://www.esnips.com/ web/ramana-maharshi

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