subject: Stress And Sthitaprajna [print this page] The saints have often exemplified their capacity to remain undeterred in a variety of disturbing situations; the STRESS. This state of a STHITAPRAJNA; or unconditioned happiness and equanimity amidst STRESS is held in high esteem in Bhagavad Gita.
In the past; I failed to appreciate and admire and aspire for such a state of mind as it appeared akin to endogenous depression, total surrender to situation and/or indifference; and hence despicable to me.
I was wrong. It is the state where one has risen above the deceptive/disturbing influences of ones perceptions resulting from general and special senses, endocrine and neuroendocrine systems, autonomic nervous system, and limbic system. This is called VIDEHI AVASTHAA (trans-physical, trans-physiological and trans-psychological) state of consciousness.
This state is a state when the individual appears to be unaffected and hence unresponsive in every possible way. The smile on his/her face never fades!
But even as it is true that he/she does not get affected; he/she being beyond all subjectivity; interacts with a situation in a trans-physical, trans-physiological and trans-psychological way. But because the vehicle or the medium through which it gets manifested is human body, this interaction can be in the form of articulation e.g. Gita or physical (DHARMA-YUDDHA).
In any case and in any form it is the cosmic wisdom that manifests through him or her!
In many instances the actions are not at all apparent in any form and hence called mystical.
No wonder; that a vast majority of even otherwise kind hearted and/or brilliant people; can not experience or appreciate this state of existence and hence ridicule even a reference made to it.
The point I learned and wish to share, here; is unconditioned bliss of cosmic consciousness, its personification (realizable through NAMASMARAN); and their manifestations are infinite and subtle; and many times beyond our capacity; (during different developmental stages); to appreciate, admire or aspire for! Unconditioned happiness is not a sign of obliviousness or ignorance!
