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point, the Soul (the actor) leaves the body (costume) and takes
rebirth (takes a new body, to play a new role).
* Purpose - Self-expression in relationship with others (without the
body one could not express and relate to others).
* Original qualities - Purity, Peace, Love. Joy, Truth, Humility.
The aim of meditation is to experience each of these original (innate)
qualities, which are responsible for our pure feelings, emotions,
sentiments
* Faculties - Three subtle sense organs:
MIND, INTELLECT, and PERSONALITY-TRAITS (Sanskaars).
Effects of Over Identifying Ourselves with the physical form the body :
Experiences of the senses - we think that the 5 senses are our only
sources of experiences, and we begin to depend on external things
for our Happiness and Peace. In the physical world everything
changes and comes to an end. When those physical pleasures
(experience through the sense organs) end, we become unhappy and
peaceless. We desire more, and become more and more dependent
on external stimulus. Our moods go up and down, conditioned by
how satisfied our physical senses are.
Anger results when we do not get what we want Greed increases
when we get what we want, and we want more Ego develops when
we show off what we have. Feeling OK one minute and not OK the
next makes us feel powerless and unhappy. Meditation can help recharge our inner strength and re-discover our original power of inner
peace and freedom, in a life full of ups and downs.
Traps of Limited Identities -
First effect is, when we think we are the body, we give it labels. Each
label is a different identity - nationality, family, religion, profession,
race, gender, etc. Each identity brings with it certain values, which
determine certain ways of thinking and acting.
Second side effect is to put labels on others. We put them in boxes
and that also ends in conflict. Christian against Muslim, black against
white, labor against management, and so on. Once again the result
is anger, jealousy, conflict. contrary to our true nature and our