Guiding Principles – Part III, Cause & Effect

Last two sessions we have seen the guiding principles at global level. Now let’s bring them to personal level.
Any action or physical appearance is the outermost form for our belief system or assumption. This means guiding principle are the CAUSE and our actions or thoughts are EFFECTs. Similarly our belief/assumptions are the CAUSE and our actions are EFFECTS.

Basic assumption – guiding principles or belief system is the last cause of any Effect. Eg -Tree is the effect and seed is the cause. Seed can be called as last cause of the EFFECT. If stone is thrown in air, it will fall down. Gravitational force is CAUSE and falling down action is EFFECT.
Let’s see how from global principle we can come to personal level.

Write down all the belief systems or assumption. For example write down, I believe in ……………………..
· Believe in God
· In the quote that “everything is fair in love and war”.
· Life is Game
· Believe in Love marriage
· Not believe in non violence
· Etc etc
We can write down ‘n’ number of such assumptions and belief systems. And eventually you will find that our decisions are governed by these belief systems.

Now second step is to analyze how we behave relatively or take decisions relatively in different situation. The above are one level below our conscious and impact our day to day life decisions and opinions. These systems work perfectly ok with normal situation, but in critical or but if the belief systems are based on the illusion then in difficult situations they fumble down.

These beliefs and assumptions actually operate and govern our life. If we analyze our decisions taken in the critical situation, then we can understand that our decisions or behavior was based on this of assumptions and beliefs.

Please think on the belief systems and start thinking of CAUSE and EFFECT. Once we have learned and understood this mechanism then we can find answers for the questions related to performance, why it happens only with me, & will also help to get directions from our life.

Guiding Principles – Part – II ( Example Tree)

To clarify further the importance of internal parameters let’s take an example of Tree. Any Tree can be classified as below

·Trunk- the main stem of a tree
·Branches- any woody extension growing from the trunk of a tree

·Leaves - any of the flat, think expanded organs, usually green, growing laterally from the stem or twig of a plant
Represents strength /foundation of internal parameters
·Root-the part of the plant below the ground; it holds the plant in position; it draws nourishment and water from the soil and stores food

Trunk, Branches & leaves deals with external factors and Roots deals with the internal parameters. A root develops strength and gives direction to trunk, branches & leaves to deal with external factors. E.g. the trunk is getting bend due to heavy wind, then its better to strengthen it from inside rather giving protection from outside.

For better understanding we can divide ourselves in two parts
· Parts which deals with external factors - 5 sense organs, qualification, understanding of situation
· Second is, parts which deals with internal parameters – mind, mechanism which produces thoughts, intuition, belief system etc.

We have to work on the parameter which holds us in right position and draws nourishment like “Roots”. The internal wisdom helps us to march in right direction with right attitude.

If we become aware of this fact and start working on it consciously then it will lead to,
· Better results in our day to day activities
· Should take us closer to our inner voice, our Intuition
· We will be operating very close to our CG point; hence the mental fluctuations will be very less.
· Right attitude towards work life balance.


To be Contd………….