Eternal Values Of Hinduism For Self Improvement.

The purpose of religion is certainly to make us a

better human being. It helps us manifest the god or goodness within us for the benefit of oneself and
the world.
The Three Disciplines
The basic tenets of Hinduism highlight three qualities to groom the physical, mental and intellectual
facets of your personality. The most fundamental of the eternal values can be classified into these
three disciplines:
Self control (Brahmacharya) Regulates the physical personality
Non-injury (Ahimsa) Regulates the mental personality
Truthfulness (Satyam) Regulates the intellectual personality
Lessons from the Gita
The Bhagavad Gita has clearly defined the ascetic simplicities that every individual should aim at
the austerity of body, speech and mind:
Worship of the Gods, the twice born, the teachers and the wise; purity, straightforwardness,
celibacy, and non-injury; these are called the austerity of the body. (The Gita, Chapter XVII, 14)
Speech which causes no excitement, and is truthful, pleasant and beneficial, and the practice of the
study of the Vedas, these constitute the austerity of speech. (The Gita, Chapter XVII, 15)
Serenity of mind, good heartedness, silence, self-control, purity of nature these are called the
mental austerity. (The Gita, Chapter XVII, 16)
Assimilating the Eternal Values
The above verses show us the ways in which we can inculcate and assimilate these fundamental
eternal values. Herere eight things we can do diligently to emerge as better persons:
Worship the God of your heart
Maintain external cleanliness Physical and Environmental
Practice straightforwardness in dealing with others
Live a life of self-control with respect to all your sense enjoyments
Avoid acts of injuring others from your emotional and intellectual realms
Speak only to express agreeable ideas of permanent value. When the truth is disagreeable to others,
maintain a discreet silence.
Maintain pure and serene motives
Maintain a relationship of understanding, tolerance and love with the world at large.
People who follow this steadily and with no desire of quick results will attain eternal goodness. This
is what the Gita says about goodness: This threefold austerity practiced by steadfast men with
utmost faith desiring no fruit, is called austerity of goodness. (The Gita, Chapter XVII, 17) And the
good are those who refuse to worry about the future because they know that the future is the
resultant of the total path modified by the present.
~ by Dr. Sunil Jaiman
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