Quote from
the True Charm and Power of Vedanta
Great
Saying
If there is a small hole at the bottom of a jar of water, the whole water will leak out. Similarly, if thee is the smallest tinge of worldliness in the aspirant , all his exertions will come to naught.
The soiled mirror never reflects the rays of the
sun; similarly those who are impure and unclean at heart and are deluded by
Maya never perceive the glory of the Lord. But the pure in heart see the Lord
as the clear mirror reflects the sun.
Money can fetch you bread alone. Do not consider
it as your sole end and aim.
He is truly a man to whom money is only a
servant; but, on the other hand , those who do not know how to make a proper
use of it, hardly deserve to be called men.
The sun can give heat and light to the whole world, but he cannot do so when the clouds shut out his rays. Similarly, as long as egotism veils the heart, God cannot shine upon it.
The young bamboo can be easily bent, but eh full
grown bamboo breaks when it is bent with force. It is easy to bend the young
heart towards God, but the untrained heart of the old escapes the hold whenever
it is so drawn.
Men are of two classes –men in name only
(Manush) and the awakened men(Man-hush) . Those who thirst after God alone
belong to the latter class those who are mad after ‘women and gold’ are all ordinary
men-men in name only.
Gita as a
stress buster
SURENDRA PAL
I was a habitual worrier, always worrying about
something or the other. It was only when I started reading the Bhagwad Gita
that I realised the truth in what Gandhiji had said, ‘The Gita is the universal
mother.… Her door is wide open to anyone who knocks.’ The Gita contains not
only deep philosophical concepts but also the principles and techniques that,
if put into practice with full sincerity, are extremely effective in
unimaginable physical, mental and spiritual ways. The verse that appealed the
most to me helps me get rid of the worry habit, ‘Abandoning all duties, take
refuge in Me alone. I shall liberate you from all sins, do not grieve’ — 18:66.
In his commentary on the Gita, Swami Chinmayananda writes of this verse, ‘This
is the noblest of all stanzas in the Divine Song and it is also the most
controversial.…’ He proceeds to explain the term ‘dharma’ and concludes that
the context of this verse, ‘renouncing all dharmas’ means ending the ego
completely.
SRadhakrishnan says that we should completely surrender
to His will and take shelter in His love, ‘Surrender is the easiest way to
self-transcendence.’ He quotes Ruysbroeck, ‘He only is fit to contemplate the
Divine light who is the slave to nothing, not even to his virtues.’
The verse conveys that in order to get rid of
all negative tendencies, unhealthy thoughts, anxiety and worries, one should
totally surrender to the Higher Power, which implies opening one’s mind without
any reservations and doubts, to the inflow of divine consciousness. The needed
guidance will come spontaneously.
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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