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Immense Grace in Unfavorable Situations
Posted Wednesday, October 21, 2011 By sadhaka@yahoogroups.com
Ram Ram
21st October, 2011, Friday
Kartik Krishna Navami, Shukravar, Vikram Samvat 2068
Immense Grace in Unfavorable Situations
Man desires favorable situations, but he does not want unfavorable situations - this is his cowardliness. To desire favorable situations is main bondage. There is no other bondage besides this. To get rid of this desire, God most lovingly and with great fondness sends unfavorable situations. If unfavorable situations arise in this world, then he must understand that there is immense grace of God on him. An extra-ordinary grace has been bestowed on him. There is so much joy, peace, contentment, what to say? Attainments of unfavorable situations is as if attainment of visible and evidential Essence, the Supreme Spirit (Paramatma tattva). God has said - "Nityam cha samchittattva mishthaanishthopapattishu" (Gita 13/9). When unfavorable situations arise, remain happy and contented - this is the mother of equanimity. In Gita this "equanimity" has been highly praised.
When Lord Vishnu did not become offended in spite of being kicked in the chest by Bhruguji, he was regarded as the best of all "devatas" (demi—gods). He began to press (massage) Bhrugu's feet and said "Bhruguji! My chest is very hard, and you feet are very soft; your feet must be hurt by this!" I am a ray of consciousness (ansh) of that very God - "Mamaivaansho jeevaloke" (Gita 15/7). Even being an "ansh" of Him, we are not able to respect those who kick us in the chest, then how are we a devotee of God? On receiving unfavorable situations he should consider these to be a golden moment, and dance that it is immense grace of God that has showered upon him. I am hesitant to say that such a golden opportunity is not recognized by every man. If you tell someone that "you are not recognizing and aware, then he sees it as disrespect. If we get such an opportune moment, and we recognize that there is immense grace of God in this, then it is a very beneficial point.
It is said in the Gita, a man that is self-controlled (yogi), i.e. controlled and free from attraction and aversion, while using objects with the senses,attains placidity of mind. Such a person of tranquil mind, soon becomes, firmly established in God. (Gita 2/64-65) He who remains joyful and contented in the worst of unfavorable situations, his intellect becomes established in God very quickly. This is because, the joy and contentment that takes place in unfavorable situations is the mother (Janani) of equanimity. If you gain this joy and contentment, then understand that you have acquired the mother of equanimity and the grand-mother of the attainment of supreme spirit, whether you may call her a paternal or maternal grand-mother. (to be continued)
From "Sadhan, Sudha, Sindhu" in Hindi by Swami Ramsukhdasji
Immense Grace in Unfavorable Situations
Posted Wednesday, October 23, 2011 By sadhaka@yahoogroups.com
Shree Hari
Ram Ram
23rd October, 2011, Sunday
Kartik Krishna Ekadashi, Shanivar, Vikram Samvat 2068
Immense Grace in Unfavorable Situations
God's immense grace is present, in unfavorable situations. It is His utmost mercy! But this does not mean that you desire unfavorable situations. We are not to want either the favorable or the unfavorable, but whatever situations and circumstances God hurls at us, let us remain ever joyful in them. If God sends unfavorable, then understand that it is His immense grace. It has come in Valmiki Ramayan's Aranyakaand -
Sulabhaah purushaa raajan satatan priyavaadinah |
Apriyasya cha pathyasya vaktaa shotraa cha durlabh || (37/2)
You will find many in this world that will say pleasant words, but those who says unpleasant things, are doing so for our benefit. Such persons, both the ones who tell and the ones who listen are very few. There is a Marawadi saying -
"Sati deve, santoshi pave | Jaaki vaasanaa teen lok mein jaave ||"
If there is a good austere and pure lady to give alms (Bhikshaa), and if there is a contented person to receive the alms, then fragrance of this spreads in all the three worlds. Similarly if the giver is God and the one to receive is a devotee, i.e. God by His immense grace bestows unfavorable situation and the devotee accepts those unfavorable situations joyfully then this makes a positive impression on the entire world.
There is nothing that is as beneficent as unfavorable situations; however the problem is that no one is grateful to these unfavorable situations. We will remain ever indebted to unfavorable situations; because these are not eternal. They will not remain forever, rather they perish. One cannot make offerings to it. One cannot perform religious observances to it. We will ever remain indebted to it. Therefore when unfavorable situations come, one should consider it as God's immense grace, that a very good thing has happened. There are very few people in the history that will understand this essence. Mother Kunti had understood this, therefore she asks the Lord for a boon -
"Vipadah santu nahi shasvttra tattra jagadguro |
Bhavato darshanam yatsyaadpunarbhavdarshanam || (Srimad Bhagwat 1/8/25)
"O'The Master of the Universe ! At every step and stage in our lives, may difficulties keep arising, by which we can continue to behold Your very rare manifestation."
Mother Kunti used to regard the adversities in life as her most dear friend, because in that she would behold the Lord. Therefore adversities are the mother of beholding God, isn't it? When unfavorable situations come, it is a very joyful state for man. To be happy and joyful in unfavorable times is a very superior form of spiritual discipline. There is no spiritual practice like it.
If an aspirant wants to realize the supreme spirit, then he must rise above favorable and unfavorable situations. - "sukhdukhe same krttvaa" (Gita 2/38). You desire favorable situations, but you do not get that, and you do not desire unfavorable situations, but you get them. Therefore you do not get unfavorable circumstances by desiring them, you get these only by His grace. In favorable situations we are agreeable, but in unfavorable we are not. We are attracted, to that which is agreeable, but that thing becomes impure. We do not have an interest in that thing which is not agreeable, even though that thing is attained by God's pure grace. He who has an aversion towards us, who gives us sorrow, we cannot return their kindness. They will not accept our favor. They become pleased by making us suffer. What a joyful thing it is, if someone becomes pleased without any effort on our part. Thus gentlemen ! hence forth make a firm resolve in your mind that we must remain ever joyful in all states. Whether favorable situations come, or unfavorable, we must remain joyful; because it is a gift bestowed by God out of His grace.
Narayana ! Narayana !! Narayana !!!
From "Sadhan, Sudha, Sindhu" in Hindi by Swami Ramsukhdasji
Monday, October 17, 2011
Gita on Character Building (Cont...)
Posted Wednesday, October 17, 2011 By sadhaka@yahoogroups.com
Ram Ram
17th October, 2011, Monday
Kartik Krishna Panchami, Somvar, Vikram Samvat 2068
A man that has fallen in character, is lower than even animals and those dwelling in hell; because animal and hellish ones are suffering the consequences of their past actions, and are moving towards human birth, but by incurring sins, a characterless man, is moving towards animal life and hell! Association of such men will lead to downfall. Therefore it is said -
Baru bhal baas narak kar taataa |
Dusht sang jani deyi bidhaataa ||
(Manas 5/46/4)
Therefore for improving your character, become inclined towards God, that is – I am God's and God is mine. I am not this world's, the world is not mine.
The mistake that man makes is that which is not his, those things that belong to the world, he considers them as his own, and that which is actually his, i.e. God, he does not accept as his own. As such, if it is seen, the things of the world are his only for proper use. But for himself, God is his very own. Because the things belong to the world, therefore they have to be offered to the world for serving and man himself is God's, therefore he must surrender himself to God. Neither he has to take anything from the world, nor does he have anything to take from God. If something is to be taken, then let that be God Himself.
By desiring things of the world, one establishes a relationship with the world. Desire arises from attachment, i.e. desire arises by considering the body, wife, son, wealth, etc. as mine. Now if we think and accept the body, wife, son, wealth etc. as our own, can we say we have an independent right over them? Can we keep them as long as we like? Can we stay with them forever? If the answer is No! Than what is the difficulty in getting rid of the sense of mine-ness? By leaving the erroneously accepted sense of mine, desires will not arise. When desires do not arise, automatically there will be a feeling of mine-ness with God; because God is eternally ours from time immemorial and God is ever-attained. On having sense of mine-ness with God, feelings and conduct will be purified.
Body, wife, son, wealth, house, various possessions, are they real or unreal – this doubt may arise, but our relationship with them is unreal, of this there is no possibility of doubt at all. On knowing the unreal as unreal, the unreal relation is renounced very easily and on becoming inclined towards God, the eternal relationship with God is automatically awakened. Thereafter good character and conduct comes on its own and man becomes a role-model of good character, in other words, his character becomes one that is worthy of respect.
Yadyadaacharati shreshthasttdevetaro janah |
Sa yatpramaanam kurute lokastdanuvartate ||
(Gita 3/21)
Whatever an ideal person does, he is followed by others, as well. Whatever standard he sets, the world follows the same."
A person of good character is never dependent. An ideal person is entirely independent, capable, eligible and entitled.
Narayana ! Narayana !! Narayana !!!
From book in Hindi "Kalyaan Path" by Swami Ramsukhdasji
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Gita on Character Building (Cont...)
Posted Wednesday, October 16, 2011 By sadhaka@yahoogroups.com
Ram Ram
16th October, 2011, Sunday
Kartik Krishna Chaturthi, Ravivar, Vikram Samvat 2068
In the fifteenth chapter God reveals His extra-ordinary glories and radiance and says that I am the Supreme Personality (Supreme Soul) over both the "Insentient" (Perishable) and "Sentient" (Imperishable Embodied Soul). (Gita 15/16-18). He who knows Me as the Supreme Personality, the Highest Person, is "sarvavid" the knower of all, and he worships Me, with all his being. (Gita 15/19). Divine traits naturally manifest in him who is devoted to Me and worships Me. Therefore in Sixteenth Chapter, God gives the description of "Divine Traits". But, he who has become distant from God, who only wants to nourish his own body, to engage in sense enjoyments and in hoarding, demoniac tendencies manifest in him. God elaborates at great length those demoniac traits in the Sixteenth Chapter. He says, Divine traits leads to liberation, whereas Demoniac traits lead to bondage. (Gita 16/5), and such a person attains birth through 8.4 million different wombs (Gita 16/19) and goes to hell. (Gita 16/20).
In the Seventeenth Chapter, the Lord describes the three modes - of goodness (sattvic), passion (rajasic) and ignorance (tamasic). Even on seeing this, the goodness and divine sentiments are among those that have a disinclination for the world and inclination towards God. They rise above the sentiments of passion and ignorance. Thus those who perform the acts of sacrifice, penance and various acts of charity for God, then such acts are of the mode of goodness and they are liberating. (Gita 17/25). However if they are done for the world, i.e. with aim of honor, fame, pleasure, rest and relaxation etc. and sacrifices, austerities, charity etc. done with negligence and ignorance, then they become of the mode of passion and ignorance.
In the Eighteenth chapter, God elaborates in great detail, Sanyaas (Sankhyayoga) and "tyaag" (Karmayog). In the end God concludes that leave dependency of all dharmas, and only take refuge in Me.
"Sarvadharmaan parityajya maamekum sharanam vraja |
Aham tvaa sarvapaapebhyo Mokshayishyami maa suchah || (Gita 18/66)
All the work in the world, all accomplishments, all progress, all is encompassed in that one – "sharanagati" (taking refuge in the Lord". God says that all the sins that are there, evil qualities and conduct, I will free you from these. You do not worry. By My grace, the divine traits will come naturally, on their own.
Just as a child that stays in his mother's lap, gets provided for, is nourished, taken care of and he grows, similarly, on taking the refuge in the Lord, all the good traits and conduct will come unknowingly. Building of character will take place on its own.
In this manner, in the entire Gita if one sees then there is only one point - walking the path towards God, i.e. becoming inclined towards God. The aim of going towards the Lord is itself an aid in preventing the fall of one's character. All evil qualities and conduct come from desire for sense pleasures and hoarding. Of this, the importance of money and dependence on it, leads to the worst downfall. By this, man's character goes down. When character takes a fall, people talk ill of him and he is dishonored. (to be continued)
From book in Hindi "Kalyaan Path" by Swami Ramsukhdasji
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Gita on Character Building (Cont...)
Posted Wednesday, October 15, 2011 By sadhaka@yahoogroups.com
Ram Ram
14th October, 2011, Friday
Kartik Krishna Dvitiya, Shukravar, Vikram Samvat 2068
In the tenth chapter on Arjuna's pleading, God described His super human powers and His Universal form. The essence is - "I am all pervasive in the World. Wherever you see something extra-ordinary (glorious, brilliant, powerful), know it to be a manifestation of a spark of My splendor" (Gita 10/41). That specialty is due to Me alone. The point is that wherever, whatever you find brilliant, abundant, remarkable, there too, the sight should turn towards God. There after he says "what is the reason for you to gain detailed knowledge? I stand supporting the entire Universe, with a single fragment of Myself." (Gita 10/42) On hearing this, Arjuna, desired to see that Universal Form of the Lord, in Whose single fragment is the entire Universe. The Lord bestowed Arjuna with "divya chakshu" (special divine vision) to behold this sight. * On seeing the divine vision, Arjuna became perplexed, became filled with fear, became charmed. Then God said that this is your foolishness. I am the same One, then why are you fearful?
In the twelfth Chapter, Arjuna asked "he who worships the Imperishable and the Unmanifest and he who worships God with attributes (bhaktimarg), which of the two are better versed in yoga? (Gita 12/1). The path of the Imperishable, Unmanifest (jnana marg), are using their own effort, but in the path of "bhakti" (God with attributes) the dependence is on only God. In the path of the Imperishable, divine qualities, discrimination and detachment etc. have to be acquired, but in the path of devotion, on taking refuge in the Lord, divine qualities, good attributes and conduct are automatically and naturally acquired (Gita 12/7). Therefore God says that "you give your mind and intellect to Me alone, there upon you will live in Me alone." (Gita 12/8). God says - the devotee who is living in Me alone, is most dear to Me. As such, all the beings are dear to God, but he who takes refuge in God, he is most dear to God. Simply by being devoted and engrossed in God, good qualities and conduct come on its own, without any effort.
In the thirteenth Chapter, God describes the path of knowledge (of the Imperishable), and while he describes good qualities such as "absence of pride" (amaanitva) etc., he brings up "Unswerving Devotion to Me with sole dependence on Me alone" – "Mayi chaananyayogen bhaktiravyabhichaarini" (Gita 13/10). In the Fourteenth Chapter also there is talks about devotion "bhakti" - "He who worships Me with unadulterated devotion, rises above the three modes and becomes eligible, for attaining Brahma". (Gita 14/26). It is only due to affinity with attributes (gunas) that demonaic traits are born, due to which births in higher and lower forms take place. On walking the path of Divinity (God), one rises above the three modes. (continued)
From book in Hindi "Kalyaan Path" by Swami Ramsukhdasji
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Gita on Character Building (Cont...)
Posted Wednesday, October 14, 2011 By sadhaka@yahoogroups.com
|| Shree Hari ||
Ram Ram
14th October, 2011, Friday
Kartik Krishna Dvitiya, Shukravar, Vikram Samvat 2068
In walking the path towards God, remembrance is the key point. In the beginning of the Eight Chapter, on questioning by Arjuna, the Lord said that he who leaves this body while remembering Me, he attains Me - of this there is no doubt. (Gita 8/5).
Because whatever the sentiments and feelings that are recollected at the time of leaving the body, that alone he attains. (Gita 8/6) Therefore God says, that keep in mind and remember Me at all times - "Sarveshu kaaleshu Maamanusmara" (Gita 8/7). Then God said something extra-ordinary that he who remembers Me at all times, for him I am easily attainable.
Anayacheta satatam yo maam smarati nityasah |
Tasyaham sulabh paarth nitya yuktasya yoginah || (Gita 8/14)
To remember God is a divine trait. It is innateness the root of good character. The meaning of being in remembrance of God is - that remembering and recollecting the innate relation that we have with God, that very relationship, which is the one only real relationship. I do not have a relationship with the world. I have only assumed a relationship with the world, therefore this relationship does not last. It is clearly seen that the relationships we have in this birth, they were not there in the previous birth, and they will not be there in the next birth. In the same way this world is constantly changing, but God is the same, as Is, and I myself am also the same. Therefore my relationship with Paramatma is eternal. Remembering this itself is recollection and remembrance (smruti). Thinking can also be of the world, but "smruti" can only be of God. On having such recollection and remembrance, good character is axiomatic.
He who walks the path of God, becomes the best of all. There is greater gains among those who walk the path of God with aim of God, than the gains that come from Vedas (holy texts), sacrifice, austerities, charity, visiting holy places, fasting etc. (Gita 8/28).
Therefore walking the path of God is considered to to be the sovereign of sciences (king of all knowledge), most mysterious, supremely holy, most excellent, directly realizable, endowed with virtues, very easy to practice and imperishable (Gita 9/2). God finds Himself to be so easy to attain, that "he who with devotion offers a leaf, a flower, a fruit, water etc. I partake in that thing., (Gita 9/26). Therefore, whatever you do, whatever you eat, whatever you offer in sacrifice (yajna), whateer you bestow as a gift, whatever you do by way of penance, dedicate it all to Me, then you will be freed from bondage of actions having good and bad results; and freed from them you yourself having completely surrendered shall attain Me (Gita 9/27 – 28).
Whether a man is evil or good – he must not worry. The main point is that that he is engaged in God. On becoming engaged in God, his bad conduct cannot last. He can very quickly become righteous and he attains eternal peace (Gita 9/30-31) . Women folks, Vaisyas, Sudras, and even those that are born of sinful wombs taking refuge in Me, attain the Supreme God. (Gita 9/32-33). However many different jaatis that are present, of these externally there is the separation due to nature, but from within all are a part of God. Therefore in worldly relations, the importance is of conducting one's self according to one's "Varna," but in the path of spirituality, there is no importance of "varna" etc. because in the form of divinity (being a part of God), every one's true nature is pure and all are equally entitled to God. God say, that "Fix your mind on Me, be devoted to Me, adore Me, prostrate to Me, thus making yourself steadfast in Me, and entirely surrendering to Me, you will reach Me." (Gita 9/34). The point of all this is that only be engaged in Me. - (to be continued)
From book in Hindi "Kalyaan Path" by Swami Ramsukhdasji
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