Live Vedanta: Parenting Culture

Virtues: Diligence and Commitment

Episode Summary

Welcome to Parenting Culture, a space to learn and reflect on 20 virtues that are prerequisites to be an extraordinary caregiver. ​During Week 11, we pursued 2 Virtues: Virtue #7: Shaucha (Diligence) and Virtue #8: Sthairya (Commitment) to be better caregivers, we need to stay organized in all that we do and stay objective about our responsibilities.

Episode Notes

Recap:

• Discipline or cleanliness in our external world (clean body), naturally leads to discipline in our inner world (clean mind).
• Shaucha can also be described as being Organized. This leads us towards inner purity from outer cleanliness and helps us be more objective about our responsibilities.
• In our culture, from the age 0-23, we should train ourselves and nurture Vrata Samyama (Commitment). From the age 24-47, we should nurture Kriya (Responsibility). From the age 48 onwards, we should train ourselves in Seva (Service)

How to practice Shaucha (Diligence) and Sthairya (Commitment)?

1. Simplify lifestyle. The less we have to manage, the easier it is to be organized.
2. Understanding. When we understand our responsibilities, we will be unaffected by likes and dislikes. 
3. Learn/Debrief to learn. Learning from every experience, helps us be committed and keeps one interested in learning from that expereince.