Easy And Natural Is The Way: By Dr. Harsh K. Luthar
Dear Friends,
Sahaj in Sanskrit means easy and natural.
There is saying in Hindi, “Sahaj pake so meetha hoy.”
It means that easy and natural cooking of food leads it to taste sweet.
It is something like the English saying that soup that simmers slowly or the cake that is baked slowly tastes best in the end.
These are metaphors for life. When we do something with care and love, the results are better. Sometimes we even say that, “this is a labor of love.” When we love what we do, it does not feel like work.
Everything has its nature. When we are true to our own nature, an easy authenticity takes over. Then we are not concerned about impressing others nor worried about how others are judging us.
Nature is showing us the way. Seasons are coming and going. Flowers bloom and then wither. We are breathing in and breathing out.
Easy and natural is the way. Anything else makes it appear that somewhere other than where you already are, is more attractive.
All of these teachings of self-improvement, yoga, meditation methods, breathing techniques might have some meaning to someone at some point in time. Truly these are concepts only for the mind to struggle with. The whole premise of these teachings is that you are not OK just the way you are. Ultimately, it is the most splendid nonsense.
To be easy and natural is the way.
How does one become easy and natural? How does one follow the natural path?
To be easy and natural is, well, it is to be easy and natural; and it is best because it is easy and natural.
It is so simple is it not?
What is not easy and natural will produce inner and outer conflicts. We already have enough of those. Of course, for some people making more conflicts may be easy and natural. In that case, go for it (and you can’t help it anyway).
Being easy and natural in awareness allows for the recognition of the Self, which by its very nature is easy being, natural, and wholeness of awareness aware of itself as its own bliss. There is no good way to express it.
My teacher Chitrabhanu-ji (who was a monk for 29 years) once told me that as a young monk he was very very strict with himself. “Sometimes, too much judgment and discipline can be a form of violence with oneself”, he told me.
Another time when we were talking about gurus, I mentioned many names to him and asked his views of them.
Chitrabhanu-ji knew most of the gurus personally. These included J. Krishnamurti, Swami Muktananda, Sri Chinmoy, Rajneesh (Osho), Swami Chidananda, Swami Rama, Swami Satchitananda, etc.
Those gurus whom he liked, Chitrabhanu-ji would only say, “He is a good man.”
One day Chitrabhanu-ji said to me, “You should never follow a guru.” I looked at him puzzled (because he was my guru, you see).
He smiled and said in his thick Bombay accent, “What if the guru goes crazy and tells you to do strange and crazy and weird things…” I had a good hearty laugh! He added, “that does happen you know….”. I laughed even harder.
Well, it does happen you know.
As Sri Ramana never tired of saying,… the only true guru is your Heart, your own Self.
So wise sages tell the advanced aspirants to be perfectly natural. Make the effort, if natural. Follow a teaching if it is easy and makes sense.
If something makes no sense, there is no point in following it. So what if it is considered the supreme teaching and so on by someone well known. For all you know, what the supreme and well known people say could all be manure.
Think about it. What do they really know? How can they really know? What can anyone really and truly know?
So rest, if it feels natural to rest. Watch the spiritual parade pass by and not be moved by any teaching. Or join the parade and sing your song.
Your nature will make you act in a certain way. That is why you can be at perfect ease.
Self-remembrance, Awareness aware of itself, Self-abidance, all of these mean the same.
Easy and natural is simply being aware of one’s innate wakefulness through the winds of emotions, colors of life, and changes in scenery.
To the extent one can grasp it, simply remain aware and if you become conscious of some intangible cloud of unknowing which you cannot go through, become comfortable with it, stay with it, and breathe it in and out.
If you meditate on this and become aware, it will dawn on you with clarity. You will see.
Reblogged this on mira prabhu and commented:
“As Sri Ramana never tired of saying,… the only true guru is your Heart, your own Self.” Thanks for a great post, Harsh!
Namaskar ! I like your article on Sahajtha.
I think and understand unless the root ignorance of Oneness with Self which is called Anava Mala is not removed it is very difficult or impossible for one to accept One’s own Self is Shiva or the Almighty. Once Anava Mal is removed ones intellect has to be refined so sharp that One considers completely oneself to be the same as Supreme Self. For all these to happen a SadGuru a True Guru is required.
A Guru who is established in his oneness with with whole world.
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“As Sri Ramana never tired of saying,… the only true guru is your Heart, your own Self.” Thanks for a great post, Harsh!
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Dear Luthar ji
Namaskar ! I like your article on Sahajtha.
I think and understand unless the root ignorance of Oneness with Self which is called Anava Mala is not removed it is very difficult or impossible for one to accept One’s own Self is Shiva or the Almighty. Once Anava Mal is removed ones intellect has to be refined so sharp that One considers completely oneself to be the same as Supreme Self. For all these to happen a SadGuru a True Guru is required.
A Guru who is established in his oneness with with whole world.
Thank you
Harish Kondapalli
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