Quote from
the True Charm and Power of Vedanta
Spiritual
initiation
Five Codes
of Conduct
Our conduct should be in tune with our state of being initiated. I recommend . I recommend following five codes of conduct in the time of initiation . There is nothing secret about it. Everybody should know it. Hence I speak for everyone . No one can move towards God, unless he is pure to conduct . to precede towards God the conduct must be pure.
We often
here about the necessity of taking pure food. Does it mean that our diet should
include sufficient clarified butter? Not that . Pure food . this is the scriptural
injection. The food that is beneficial both for the body and the mind and for
building them up is to be consumed as much as the body needs it, i.e. one must
not eat to satisfy one’s greed. We must partake of the food with the idea that
if will nourish our body and mind, and we shall use the nourished body and mind
for contemplation of God
Purification of one’s conduct is even more important than purification of food. We shall state here the five types of good conduct.
1. We should pray for the welfare
of all.
2. We must hold on to truth always
in such a way that under no circumstance should we deviate from it.
3. Let us not cheat anybody or deceive
anybody by cheating somebody; Let us be satisfied with what is due. This is
honesty in our dealing with others it is of great help in the spiritual path.
4. We have to bring all our sense
organs under our control. Let us not be guided by them. Control ever one or two
sense organs will not do. All the sense are to be brought under control . it is
a must for spiritual life.
Life is meant for thinking of God and for raising Him . lead a simple straightforward and natural life. We should not seek luxury. I do not mean that all should wear clothes like beggars or live miserably. I mean we should strive to maintain ourselves with minimum requirements . we should be absolutely free form greed. The man who earns thousand rupees a month wants to earn five thousand instead. Another one earning five thousand wants to earn ten thousand instead. In a similar fashion others are after a target of one lakh from ten thousand and even one crore from one lakh and so on., this is how our desires are continuously increasing . such ever incensing craving keep the mind constantly restless.
Meditate
for progress’ sake
The
Speaking Tree, , ET
In the
face of life’s challenges, it is difficult to focus on spiritual growth. When
we sit down to meditate, these difficulties keep us from stilling the body and
mind, which is critical to focus our attention within and make inner spiritual
progress.
Saints
and spiritual masters teach us how to deal with life’s ups and downs, so that
they do not impact us spiritually. To do so, we first need to realise that we
are not the body or mind but soul. We need to understand the importance of
cleansing ourselves and of leading the right kind of life that takes us
Godward.
We are
like a pipe; the cleaner the pipe, the more easily God’s Light and love can
flow through us. We have a choice to either allow our pipe to get clogged or to
cleanse it so that the divine waters flow smoothly through it. It all depends
on how we live our life. As we do so, we awaken from leading an unconscious
life where we believe we are simply the body, mind and intellect to a life of
consciousness where we embrace our true nature as soul, a part of God. We
awaken to the beauty of God’s love that permeates the inner worlds, and we are
imbued in God’s Light and love.
With
this Light, all darkness is dispelled. We develop right understanding about our
human existence. When we entertain negative thoughts, words and deeds, we clog
our pipe. In contrast, when we lead an ethical life and regularly focus our
attention within through meditation, we pierce the walls of body and mind and
connect with the divine Light of God. Meditation serves as a mechanism to
pierce through the barriers that impede our spiritual progress.
IF HE
EXIST
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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