About Transactions and self

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From our experience we say Doing transaction of any kind Whether social, commercial, religious We need another But if we don’t know about another Then transaction can be risky It can cause pain, hurt, loss or suffering Therefore don’t transact with unknown. (a frequently used proverb)

But, how do we know someone without transacting? After transaction only we know Transaction with unknown person maybe good or bad. But the same applies to your known If you know someone and then transact In that case also transaction maybe good or bad.

One need to ask oneself, what is cause of his suffering Transaction with known people Or transaction with unknown people? We all know the answer Only known can cause suffering highest suffering. Unknown doesn’t has much power to cause suffering.

Then we need to ask ourselves How do I know that I know that person? Because that person is my friend since last 30 years? Because she is my wife or husband living around me since last 20 years? Because a person is my son or daughter? Because that person is my colleague since last 10 years? Is this knowing enough for safe transaction?

Thinking that a person is around me since last many therefore I know him or her is the biggest illusion. What is knowing? Do you know yourself fully? If yes then you should be able to control yourself fully and you shouldn’t suffer. But we suffer, because we don’t know ourself and the behavior of other can upset us.

We don’t know what we are eating is nutritious for me not We don’t whether studying something will help me fulfilling my life or not. Getting married to someone can please my mind or not Having some car or house or job or children Will please and settle me or not Recovering from a disease will make me happy or not. Winning a lottery will make me happy or not.

For the time being we feel happiness and then we start suffering again If the nature our mind is such then We don’t know ourselves And in that situation saying Transaction with unknown will cause pain and suffering Is not wise idea. If you don’t know yourself then transacting with even known will cause you suffering, if not today then wait for some more time.

Sansar Vyavhar - transaction are cause of pain, pleasure, joy and suffering for those who don’t know their mind But those who can live in Sakshi Bhava Even with all kind of transactions All kind socially perceived suffering and joy There is no suffering There is no joy. It is blissfully doing what is needed at that time because Desh Kaal Paristhithi - Time space and situation. And blissfully living in the awareness

O Chaitanya, do you know your mind? This is more important than knowing the people and objects around Because your cause of suffering is not knowing or not knowing the people around But your not knowing the self Not knowing the mind of self!

Yours Truly Hari Hari Om Tat Sat