One of the most significant areas of importance in any human's life is that
of *relationships*. Someone with very good, close, harmonious and loveful
relationships with loved ones, friends, colleagues, etc. is normally
considered very fortunate or lucky. *But of all relationships, the first
and most basic one is the one I have with myself.* So, how good, close or
deep is my relationship with myself? How well do I know myself? Am I my own
friend? If I think over the last week or fortnight, how many of my
reactions were unexpected or uncontrolled or basically not the right ones?
How many reactions left me confused, sad, unenthusiastic, peaceless,
depressed, negative in any other way or in short uncomfortable? If there
have been several such situations, it is an indication that there are still
things deep within me that I do not know.
Normally a friend is someone whose company I enjoy, for whom there is love
and from whom there is some benefit. *As in any worldly relationship,
without knowing a particular person to the core I can never have a deep
relationship with that person.* As the phrase 'spiritual knowledge'
implies, it is the knowledge of the spirit or the self. Only by knowing
myself completely and having a good relationship with the self, can I
channelize my inner potential that I have within myself - just as water
from a river, when properly channelized, provides water for various
purposes. In any worldly relationship, if enough time and attention is not
given to it and it is not nourished, it gets affected negatively. In the
same way, though it's obvious that I have to spend a large chunk of each
day involved in situations arising from my duties, routine activities,
responsibilities and worldly relationships; my relationship with myself
should also be given enough time and attention, so that it does not suffer.
If I am not careful about that, my worldly life may use up my energy
completely and discharge my inner battery. *I need to find times in the day
when I give time to my relationship with the self and recharge myself. The
peace and happiness I long for internally will be obtained by having a
good, positive relationship with the self.*
of *relationships*. Someone with very good, close, harmonious and loveful
relationships with loved ones, friends, colleagues, etc. is normally
considered very fortunate or lucky. *But of all relationships, the first
and most basic one is the one I have with myself.* So, how good, close or
deep is my relationship with myself? How well do I know myself? Am I my own
friend? If I think over the last week or fortnight, how many of my
reactions were unexpected or uncontrolled or basically not the right ones?
How many reactions left me confused, sad, unenthusiastic, peaceless,
depressed, negative in any other way or in short uncomfortable? If there
have been several such situations, it is an indication that there are still
things deep within me that I do not know.
Normally a friend is someone whose company I enjoy, for whom there is love
and from whom there is some benefit. *As in any worldly relationship,
without knowing a particular person to the core I can never have a deep
relationship with that person.* As the phrase 'spiritual knowledge'
implies, it is the knowledge of the spirit or the self. Only by knowing
myself completely and having a good relationship with the self, can I
channelize my inner potential that I have within myself - just as water
from a river, when properly channelized, provides water for various
purposes. In any worldly relationship, if enough time and attention is not
given to it and it is not nourished, it gets affected negatively. In the
same way, though it's obvious that I have to spend a large chunk of each
day involved in situations arising from my duties, routine activities,
responsibilities and worldly relationships; my relationship with myself
should also be given enough time and attention, so that it does not suffer.
If I am not careful about that, my worldly life may use up my energy
completely and discharge my inner battery. *I need to find times in the day
when I give time to my relationship with the self and recharge myself. The
peace and happiness I long for internally will be obtained by having a
good, positive relationship with the self.*
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