Monday, 18 November 2019
Quote from the True Charm and Power of Vedanta
Secret of Right Activity
There is an Indian parable of a rich man who employed two
servants one, a talker, clever and convincing; the other, not so skilled in
words but industrious , always busy in the orchard. One day the rich man came
to visit the garden. The clever, shrewd servant began to praise his master’s
person, flattering him, telling him how beautiful were his hands and face and
everything pertaining to his personality. The other servant said nothing; he
went and gathered all the fruits and flowers that he had produced through his
silent labour and placed them before his master. With which do you suppose the
master was pleased?
It is not the talker, the noisy , aggressive type of human
being who produces the most or who brings the greatest amount of blessing . it
is the quiet, concentrated worker. Although he asks nothing he receives everything.
Whether we care for the fruit or not, it will come to us when we deserve it.
let us carry this in our mind, in our consciousness. It will ennoble us; it
will heal our wounds when we are disappointed. We are placed here by a divine
hand. To disconnect ourselves from that , to feel and think that we are
isolated and unprotected, existing merely for our own self-gratification, is
the greatest tragedy that can befall us. To restore ourselves to that one is to
rid the soul of selfish desires.
Let us have a great ideal, an ideal that will settle us
with the greatness. That is the only kind of an ideal to hold before our mind’s
eye and to work for. Little by little our imperfections and difficulties will
vanish and instead of regarding life as drudgery, instead of shrinking form it,
we shall bless this life which offers so many opportunities. we shall find joy
even in the little daily tasks and wherever we are placed we shall know
happiness.
Your Attitude Is Important
The Speaking Tree |
India | ET
By MAHESH BHARDWAJ
Why are people angry, anxious and worried? To understand
and analyse this situation, we need to divide things in two categories, one
that are within the control of person and others that are considered beyond the
control of people. Concentrate, therefore, on that which can be changed,
through constant karmas, which is the dharma of Purusharth.
Do not worry about things that are not in your control.
Move on in life. For example, to travel by air, one should try to buy a ticket
of best security audited airline because that is in our hands. The worries
concerning pilot, its engine condition and other intricacies related to the
aircraft, which are not in our domain, should be left to the airline.
Following this approach, one should sit relaxed in the
aircraft and enjoy the journey. In whatever we do, at best, we can exercise all
possible cautionary measures to stay safe. The suggestion is not to worry too
much about such things.
However, our efforts should be to continue to minimise
the quantum of those things that are considered beyond our control.
In fact, success depends on how much of those things we
can bring in our control that were hitherto not in our control. Having bigger
bouquet of things within our control is definitely an ideal situation in life,
while having a bigger bouquet of things beyond control delivers uncertain
results in life. But if someone is unable to change this scenario, then it’s
always better to stop worrying and go with the flow.
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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