Monday,
01 July 2019
Quote
from true charm and power of Vedanta
Secret of
right Activity
Unless we take all mankind into consideration, our growth
cannot be far reaching; we cannot become great. That is the reason why the
first principle of all religious teachers has been to hate no man, to conquer everything
though love; because love is constructive. Even when we wish to create
something great for ourselves, if we try to obtain it through hatred, we shall
find that it crumbles very soon, because there is a destructive element in it. Those
who seek to harm their fellowmen inevitably meet with punishment sooner or
later. The law of this world makes them
unhappy and they will be unhappy hereafter, for the here after is nothing but
the resultant of what we do here. It is not enough to pray or work for our own
happiness and peace there cannot eb any true happiness or peace unless it
encircles others. All are related to us in spirit; and if we hate any one we
are hating something which is part of ourselves. This realization of universal
oneness in spirit destroys what we call evil.
The
cosmic romance
The
Speaking Tree | Edit Page, India | ET
BY M N
KUNDU
Tagore’s
divine romance is grounded in the reality of life but never in any sense in the
negation of life. “No, I will never shut the doors of my senses. The delights
of sight, hearing and touch will bear Thy delight,” he wrote. He felt the
embrace of freedom in innumerable bonds of delight, and so, he did not want
deliverance through renunciation of joyful engagement with life.
Tagore’s
cosmic romance found a profound elevation in the firm assertion, “Thou hast
taken me as Thy partner is all this wealth. In my heart is the endless play of
Thy delight. In my life Thy will is ever taking shape.” Is this not the height
of mysticism, a mingling of poetry and spirituality?
DISCLAIMER
: Views expressed above are the author's own.
Cricket
brings us together
The
Speaking Tree | Sports | ET
By Sumit
Paul
“It’s not
cricket” is a popular phrase in the English language that means ‘something is
unfair’.
Since May
30, the cricketing world has been rejoicing in the exploits of cricketers of 10
countries. Cricket is associated with fair practices and gentlemanship.
Tha’’s
why, we call cricket, ‘a gentleman’s game’.
All
sports have the power to bind people together — colour, country, class, caste
or any concocted and imposed discrimination cannot diminish the spirit of the
game.
In
England, I have been interacting with spectators and players from Pakistan,
Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and England, among others. There’s an indescribable
spirit of togetherness that’s so palpable.
No
politics, no rancour and no bitterness. We all seem to have just one
unadulterated objective for the next one-anda-half months till July 14 when the
season will conclude: to enjoy cricket without any ill-will for anyone. What a
lovely and universal feeling of bonhomie, so different from the pettiness that
we indulge in most of the time.
Sports
remind us that we share the same spirit and soul and that all the ostensible
differences are man-made and completely useless. ‘Sports dissolve
discrimination,’ aptly observed the legendary US sprinter Carl Lewis. We need
to have this lofty vision and we all must nurture this sentiment even after the
World Cup gets over because the spirit of closeness, initiated by sports, must
continue unabated. Let’s enjoy the World Cup and root for all teams.
DISCLAIMER
: Views expressed above are the author's own.
But, if
He exists?
I
drive joy There was a doctor in Benaras who spent 7 minutes in the morning and
evening for mediation on God. Knowing this, his colleagues and friends laughed
at him. One day they argued that he was wasting ten precious minutes on
something, which he had been misled into believing. The doctor replied, “Well,
if God does not exist, I agree that I am wasting ten minutes a day. But, if He
exists? I am afraid you are wasting your entire lifetime. I prefer to waste ten
minutes rather than a lifetime. Why should you grudge me the 10 minutes joy
that I derive 4m.
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