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According to the sages – the Sanat Kumaras, the six ferocious sharks of the mind are Lust, Anger, Greed, Pride, Delusion and Jealousy.
How to get rid of these sharks of the mind and senses?
1. Lust – (Desire, Craving, Yearning). Get rid of the first shark of mind by Giving. Learnt a story of Prosperous king and how he was obsessed with luxury and presents. How did he overcome with it? By giving and sharing, the King got rid of his lust.
2. Anger – Whenever we do not get what we want or someone does not behave the way we want, we get angry. When we get angry we say and do things that we do not mean, but that hurt others (friends & family). So, when we are ang-ry we are the greatest losers and we cannot fix the friendship or take back hurt words. We played a game in the class to demonstrate this quality. Please ask the kids to talk to you about the game.
3. Greed – (Gluttony, Stingy, and Tightfistedness): Learnt about a story of a Merchant and a boon that he asked the saint. How miserable his life was by being greedy. And story about Tightfisted Monkey. By the result of Greed, in life if we have a tight-fist like Monkey and hold on to the things, friends and relations, we become miserable. We need to learn to have a relaxed attitude in life to save ourselves from the beatings of the world.
4. Pride – When we think we are better than others or smarter than others, we become very proud like the rabbit in the story of ‘Tortoise and the Rabbit’. In the end, we are the one who will lose like the rabbit and get hurt.
5. Delusion – (Not seeing the things that the way they are) For example, if we are scared at night then, even a rope appears to be a snake. Seeing a rope as a snake is a delusion.
6. Jealousy – When we want something that other person has or when we want to be like others, and in spite of trying, we don’t get it, we feel upset. This is uneasiness within and we dislike the people who has it all; this feeling within is called jealousy.
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