Page 6 - SKC Newsletter 2020

PERSPECTIVES BY SKC
Acceptance is neither resignation nor is it a call for a challenge. It is a state of complete awareness and consciousness. In order to attain Acceptance, we need to develop a ‘Sthir Buddhi,’ or Stable Intellect for the lack of a better word.
A ‘Sthir Buddhi’ cannot be developed by forced practices of focus. We need to become both the ‘Object’ and the ‘Subject’ ourselves. We need to
develop the ability as well as the courage
to observe the ‘object’ that is ‘self ’ by becoming the ‘subject’ which is also ‘self.’
When we ‘Accept’ something or someone entirely, it is the state of absolute love. For instance, a loving and devoted parent who accepts a child will not get angry if the child smothers himself/herself in dirt or mud. The parent will be able to resonate with the joy which the child is experiencing. Consequently, they will keep everything aside and clean up the child with the utmost love and care. Along with that, they will educate the child for the future, share ideas, and facts about how playing in the mud can be transformed into a game and enjoyed by both the parent and the child.
‘Self Acceptance’ is also a state of absolute love. We do not need to exercise or eat well because we hate being fat, instead, we must do it because we love ourselves. And, when we love someone, we do things that are progressive and caring. However, how tough is to ‘love’ something which is ‘fat’?
That brings us back to the need of developing a ‘Sthir buddhi.’ The moment we see something lacking, the only sentiment we produce is ‘dislike.’ When dislike creeps in, ‘Sthir Buddhi,’ jumps out of the window.
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