==== ==== THE DASH DIET (CLICK ON BLUE LINE BELOW) http://dashdietandhypertension.healthandfitnessjournals.com/ ==== ==== The Dark Side of the Redemptive Self How to accept your dark side Do you have all the materials you desire in life, yet feel empty inside? Are you the one who have spent his or her life earning the materialistic pleasures of life and suppressing your dark side? Yes the dark side that we all human beings in the world have, the side that we always keep on repressing and the side that ultimately conquers our mind and heart leaving us angst and full of aversion. To attain enlightenment it is always advised to remain optimistic and look unto the bright side of life but what about the bad attributes or dark qualities that we all have. As no one is perfect in this world and everyone has some or the other dark qualities that we sometimes encounter in our life and simultaneously we get attracted to it. Primarily the dark side of life is probably that side of our inner self that is untouched by that divine power or god who controls everything in this world. Darkness overshadows your life if your are trapped into the web of prejudices, fear of truth, corrupt values and seven deadly sins from which its not easy to free oneself because a person easily gets attracted to these sins. The only way to get out of this darkness is through enlightenment or moksha as it is called in Hinduism. In Hinduism, the only way to achieve moksha is through realization of your inner self that can be discovered through meditation and yoga. The four major forms are yoga are- Karma yoga that explains that one should perform his or her duty selflessly without thinking about the rewards. The second form of yoga is Bhakti yoga that is considered the easiest form attain inner peace means to concentrate and love that almighty god so as to achieve the eternal bliss. Jnana yoga that primarily means knowledge and it explains that there are four main ways to self realization. That is discrimination, dispassion, the six virtues of tranquility and mumukshutva. The last one is Raja yoga that uses meditation to bring out the dark virtues that are prevalent in one. Dont think that darkness within us is permanent. In fact, darkness can never overshadow light and its just our fear of darkness and our negative traits that does not let the light enter into our life. Life has its ups, down, and may be sometimes you can lose your faith while fighting to survive in todays materialist world. When you lose faith and devotion to got, it is at that time darkness overpowers you. Anger, hatred, aversion, sloth, lust, ignorance to name a few is some of the forms of this darkness. Nevertheless, this darkness is not eternal and goes off when you discover your true inner self through enlightenment. As when you switch on light in a dark room, darkness fades away similarly with a positive and healthy attitude towards life you can easily wash away your negative traits. With an optimistic approach towards life you can not only make your life worth living but whilst you will also generate positive vibes in people around you. However, being positive does not means suppressing your negative thoughts. Lets take an example suppose a women has a positive approach towards life but still she has some grudges against her husband. That means by being positive she is in a way suppressing her anger and annoyance against her husband thus instead of embracing her dark side, she is avoiding or
neglecting it. Therefore, to lead a happy and contented life its very important that along with a positive attitude you accept your dark side and accept your negative traits so that you can change yourself and move towards enlightenment.
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