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Satsang with Swami Chinmayananda-'About Man'

Chinmayananda, Spiritual FAQs
How does a man function?
The Consciousness works through the body, mind and the intellect. Through the body I perceive the world of objects. Through the mind I feel the world of emotions and through my intellect I understand the world of ideas. Through the bod,. mind and intellect the total world's perceived felt and understood by man.

Why do men differ from one another?

The conscious principle in all persons is the same. Men differ from one another because of the nature of the body, the texture of the mind and the ability of the intellect. Man as a member of the society reacts with the objects of the world. No two men in the world react exactly in the same manner with the same given objects or set of objects. This is due to the three personalities in a man and their reactions: (a) Our Physical reaction. (b) Our mental reaction or psychological reaction and (c) Our intellectual reactions

What are the three entities in man?
1. The physical personality.
2. The mental personality and
3. The intellectual personality.

How can man be happy?
If these three personalities are happy man can be completely happy. But generally man always experiences only one third of himself happy and struggles for complete happiness. Integration of body. mind and intellect alone can pave the way for better happiness. When all the three are equally satisfied that happiness alone is really satisfying.

What is happiness?
If our contact with the world is correct, the experiences gained is happiness. If our contact with the world is wrong, the experience gained is unhappiness.

What is the secret of happiness?
The right contact with the world is the secret of happiness. So develop the art of right contact with the world. Right contact means the art of right living.

What are humane qualities?
The humane qualities are of two types :

1. Head qualities 2. Heart qualities

The ability to differentiate between good and the bad is the head qualities. Kindness, sympath, devotion etc are called heart qualities.

Man has to gain and develop both these qualities.

What is the art of living?
It is to give up the false values and adopt the higher values in all our relationship in the world.

Story first published: Wednesday, April 25, 2012, 12:13 [IST]