By Victor M Fontane
Being and becoming are two modalities. Being is unchanging, whereas becoming is a process in time and space. Man, in his Being, is the Self, in his becoming, he is the soul - the reflection of the Self. Mind, spirit and body are the temples of the Lord which man inhabits. Spirit is Shiv-shakti, which is energy. Mind is Brahma, which is thought-formation. Body is Prakriti, which is material substance and can also be thought of as material activity. All can be nouns or movement and processes as well.
The destiny of the Self is to be free. In its freedom or Being is called Atman. Within the limitations of time and space, in its becoming, is the soul or Jiva.
The self is not energy (Shiv-shakti, spirit); the self is not thought-formation (Brahma or mind); the self is not material activity (Prakriti, the body). The destiny of the Self is to enter and leave these temples of the Lord at will.
Detachment is the process whereby man ceases to identify with the body (material aspect), with the mind (thought aspect) and with spirit (energy and power aspect). Thus, he comes to know and be his real Self.
Any action you perform should be done according to these three principles: honesty of mind, sincerity of spirit and detachment. Any action performed with dishonesty of mind, an insincere spirit and attachment is destructive.
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