We must become the change we want to see in the world ~ Mahatma Gandhi
Any problem with this? Not exactly...except that it has a tendency to become...
We become the problem we came to solve.
A negative thought indeed but nevertheless very real. Otherwise, why would there be a new ideology or religion or government or sport star or friend or lover or spouse etc.coming every now and then. Take for instance Mamata Banerjee, the Indian politician from Kolkata. From her intensity, I believe that she is a great politician. One of the ways by which she became popular among the masses and later into a cabinet rank minister is by stalling all industrialization in Kolkata, fighting for the cause of the poor farmers whose lands may be forcefully grabbed. Now, the latest news is that she got a dose of her own medicine when a project that she gave a green signal had to be stopped for the same land-grabbing issue.
The Pathanjali Yoga gives a suggestion to get over this catch-22 situation.
4.28 The removal of those interfering thought patterns is by the same means by which the original colorings were removed.
The logic behind this is that these tendencies lose their power with each dosage and eventually get burnt out completely. It's somewhat like how immunization is done by giving injections twice or thrice after time intervals. Only this time, it will be more self-directed. And it is not necessary to worry much because the momentum generated from the past success gives both the confidence to carry on as well as the cushion to not get unduly hurt.
Any problem with this? Not exactly...except that it has a tendency to become...
We become the problem we came to solve.
A negative thought indeed but nevertheless very real. Otherwise, why would there be a new ideology or religion or government or sport star or friend or lover or spouse etc.coming every now and then. Take for instance Mamata Banerjee, the Indian politician from Kolkata. From her intensity, I believe that she is a great politician. One of the ways by which she became popular among the masses and later into a cabinet rank minister is by stalling all industrialization in Kolkata, fighting for the cause of the poor farmers whose lands may be forcefully grabbed. Now, the latest news is that she got a dose of her own medicine when a project that she gave a green signal had to be stopped for the same land-grabbing issue.
The Pathanjali Yoga gives a suggestion to get over this catch-22 situation.
4.28 The removal of those interfering thought patterns is by the same means by which the original colorings were removed.
The logic behind this is that these tendencies lose their power with each dosage and eventually get burnt out completely. It's somewhat like how immunization is done by giving injections twice or thrice after time intervals. Only this time, it will be more self-directed. And it is not necessary to worry much because the momentum generated from the past success gives both the confidence to carry on as well as the cushion to not get unduly hurt.
