Acharya Tulsi
The basic element of a healthy life is an 'appropriate view'. There is a vast difference between living life and living with an appropriate view. Everyone lives when it comes to that, but living with a right view, right goal and right pace amounts to living with achievements. How would a right goal be decided without a right viewpoint? Without determining the goal, chance of setting out in the right direction would become dim. The goal may be clear, but if the direction is reverse, then how would one reach the goal? The direction may be right, but if there is no forward movement, then one would be only going round the same central point like a bull harnessed to an oil-press.
Man is a very sensible being. He does harness the bull to the oil mill, but blindfolds the eyes of the animal. Why? He does it so that the bull does not feel that it is going round and round in the same place the whole time. According to the opinion of veterinarians, if the bull realises the above-mentioned reality about itself, it would faint and fall. The same applies to man as well. In spite being incessantly on the move, he would not be able to reduce his distance from the goal even by an inch unless he has an appropriate view. That is why it is essential to have an appropriate view in life. It is only with this that mokasha can be protected. What is the meaning of a comprehensive view? How can an appropriate view about life be developed? What is the goal of life? What are the ways of attaining the determined goal? Why do these obstacles crop up even after beginning to move in the direction of attaining the goal? Is it possible to get over those obstacles? There are a number of such questions constantly arising in the minds of the people, who are desirous to learn.
Every thinking person wishes to set before him an ideal in order to progress in life. An appropriate concept of an ideal, a guide to show the path and the path mean the right view. In other words, a positive attitude itself means an appropriate view. To develop an appropriate view of life, deciding a style of life and training are essential. Usually, every individual wishes to live a healthy and prosperous life. For the fulfilment of this desire, an appropriate view of life is absolutely necessary. Five basic ideas have been decided to identify the appropriate view of life:
- Subsidence of impulses like anger, pride, deception, greed, etc.
- Inclination to continuously move towards the goal.
- Renouncing the mental tendencies that make life accursed.
- Sensibility in the mind and compassion in practical life.
- Faith in everyone's existence.
If these basic things that measure the inner personality of man are the test of an appropriate view of life, they are also important factors that change the style of living. With the help of introspection, self-examination, and self-control, the obstacles in the movement towards the goal can be removed.
Man sees the material objects with his physical eyes. His eyes can sometimes play tricks with him. Even an eye-witness account of a situation can often prove to be false. But the appropriate view of life is something which clears the haziness of the inner view. If the mirror is clear, it gives a clear reflection. Similarly, if there is an appropriate view of life, then the system of life also becomes appropriate and orderly.
