Divine Nature

 

Quote from true charm and Power of Vedanta,

 

Divine Nature

There is no distinction of sex in the soul, the India that is to be the future India, must be much greater then ancient India.

From the day Sri Ramakrishna was born dates the growth of Modern India and of the Golden age.

Every action that helps a bring manifest its divine nature more and more is good; every action that retards it is evil.

The only way of getting our divine nature manifested is by helping others do the same.

The poor, the down-trodden the ignorant let these be your God.

All expansion is life, all contraction is death. All love is expansion all selfishness is contraction. Love is therefore the only law of life.

What the whole Hindu race has thought in ages, Sri Ramakrishna lived in one life; His lie is the living commentary to the Vedas of all nations.

 

Great enterprise, boundless courage, tremendous energy and above all, perfect obedience-these are the only traits that lead to individual and national regeneration.,

Infinite power will come unto you- never fear be pure have faith be obedient.

I do not depend on men or things. The Lord alone I depend upon –and He works THROUH ME.

Guru bahkti will conquer the world-this is the one evidence of history.

The kingdom of heaven is already in existence if we will have it; perfection is already in man if he will see it.

Know partiality to be the chief cause of all evil.

Bear with everyone’s shortcomings. Forgive offences by the million.

In all countries it is the middle classes that do all great works.

It is criticizing each other that is at the root of all mischief. That is the chief factor in breaking down organsiations.  

 

How to bask in the light of the Divine-Self
Speaking Tree

By Radhanath Swami

 

The Bhagwad Gita, verse 8:15, states that the world is indeed an evanescent place of hardships. Social distress stems from the individual level with the mind at its source. The Gita further adds that the mind can be your best friend and also your worst enemy.

 

When intelligence gets ousted by the rusty mind, the power of reasoning, logic and judgment enter into a stay-put mode. The Gita states that by nature, the mind is restless, obstinate and overbearing. Just as we have a hard time dealing with toddlers, the same is the case when it comes to mind. It keeps vacillating between extremes, is quick to judge, snubs good advice, scoffs at discipline and is averse to wisdom. When the mind substitutes intelligence as the centre of command, it becomes a lot easier for one to succumb to every temptation hands down.

 

 

Ravan’s mind

 

Ravan, the formidable demon in the Ramayan, also happened to be a yogi. The definition of a yogi is one who is greater than an ascetic, greater than the wise and greater than a materialist. But Ravan was licentious. Though he had tremendous resourcefulness, reflecting in his conquest over the upper and lower planetary systems, yet he would succumb to the lower propensities of the mind, like lust, anger and greed. What a travesty! The prowess of Ravan was eclipsed by his submission to the mind. As a result, he acted out subversively, deceitfully and insidiously. Though powerful, yet he tripped over temptations at the drop of a hat, alluding to his weakness of the heart. The Gita calls this weakness ‘hridaya daurbalyam’, the conditioning, samskaras, the things stuffed in the subconscious state.

 

According to Patanjali’s Yog Sutra, samskaras are also termed as ‘chitta vritti’, the preconditioning, the shadow-self. The Gita talks about the three prominent vices that subsume the conditioned state. They are lust, anger and greed. Added to these are three more vices: pride, envy and illusion. All six can shroud the intelligence. When this happens, it should come as no surprise that people suffer both at the individual and collective levels. The formidable six vices become excited whenever they find the mind as the centre of command, thus, harnessing all available resources to satiate their demands.

 

Illuminating texts

 

Wisdom texts like the Gita act as a source of great illumination to come out of the shadow-self. It is said that for those endeavouring on the breakthrough path of self-discovery from the shadow-self, the Divine kindles from within, the lamp of transcendental wisdom.

 

Just as a nation’s capital is fortified by strong governance, similarly, when divine wisdom dawns upon consciousness, intelligence gets fortified, setting us free from the shadow of samskaras and the compulsiveness of the mind. It illumines our true nature as part of the Divine-Self. We beam with love, selflessness and purity, and cooperate with others harmoniously. It elevates us to the threshold of divine love.

 

The writer is the spiritual guru at ISKCON

 

 

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 7 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 7 minutes a day. But, if He exists? I am afraid you are wasting your entire lifetime. I prefer to waste 7 minutes rather than a lifetime. Why should you grudge me the 7minutes joy that I derive 4m.-

 

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