Monday, 07 September 2020
Quote from the True charm and power of Vedanta
Karma Yoga
There are some persons who are moved more by the sense of duty than by the necessity of any supplication or prayer to God. They do not wish to see this world in terms of what is to follow after death. To them the present world is real enough and demands one’s attention and energy to such an extent chat there is no time to indulge in dreams or even in philosophical speculations. They feel they have a duty to themselves duty to their neighbour duty to the nation, and if their heart is expansive enough, duty to the world and humanity. Being of an active temperament-the volitional type –they are always busy with something or other. Hardly have they put one plan into effect. When a hundred others rush into their brains. If they succeed in life , they become great patriot political leaders social reformers philanthropists pisits scientist writers and so on. Their overflowing energy is turned into one or more different channels accoutring to their individual tendencies.
It would be foolish to say that these active workers are
outside the domain of God because they do not formerly worship Him. Many of
them are inspired by high idealism and are honest sincere and self sacrificing.
They sometimes possess virtues which any religions man would admire, nay, even
long for. From every point of the earth we are equally near to god, and only a narrow
minded fanatic will be able to assert that there is no hope for a person who is
outside the fold of an orthodox religion. Every one of our activities is an
attempt –often unconscious –to reach Truth or to grasp
Reality. If a man of religion sincerely believes that even the footfall of an ant
is heard by God. He will not decry those for whom selfless work is the only religion.
They may not consciously seek God, but
who knows that God might not be seeking them!
Goodness and Joyfulness
The Speaking Tree |
Lifestyle | ET
By T K MISHRA
A teacher who values every situation and people
around him well is a joyous figure. When he walks into the classroom, he can
sense all of the patterns playing out around him and all the interactions.
And he’s good at sensing little things to make
the situation better, like tone of voice, gesture or quoting from a poem.
Students too feel joyful by being around him because he’s so alive, attentive
and respectful, and is valuing people.
Such a teacher is joyful because he is
momentous, feels emotionally aligned with students, develops understanding with
them, has a purpose, and a sense of achievement for mentoring his students
effectively. When the teacher is joyful, students express their mistakes,
weaknesses and failures freely. The best thing is: ‘you’ and ‘us’ come closer
when the teacher brings values and understanding together.
The future path: the perception about teachers
is that they are too preoccupied with cultivating professional excellence to
bother about connectedness. The competency-based disciplines emphasise
employable skills but sideline appropriate values. Goodness, joyfulness, ethics
and values have been largely neglected matters. This has significantly
contributed to the devaluation of teachers’ status in society.
Widespread use of e-learning in Covid-19 times
has shown that technology is a formidable competitor.
Given this, the only distinct advantage that
teachers can reap over technology is application of values, which will need to
be addressed from within.
The author is associate professor, Ramanujam
College, Delhi University
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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