Quote from the True Charm and Power of Vedanta
Thoughts on Vedanta
There of your who have studied the Gita will remember the memorable passengers.
He who looks upon the learned Brahman, upon the cow, the elephant the dog or
the outcast with the same eye, he indeed is the sage, and the wise man. Even in
this life he has conquered relative existence whose mind is firmly fixed on
this sameness for the Lord is one and
the same to all, and the Lord is pure therefore those who have this sameness
for all, and said to be living in God. This
is the gist of Vedantic morality –this sameness for all we have seen that it is
the subjective world that rules the objective
change the subject and the object is bound to change, purify yourself
and the world is bound to be purified,. This one thing requires to be taught now
more than ever before. We are becoming more and more busy about our neighbors
and less and less about ourselves ., the world will change if we change; if we
are pure the world will become pure. The question is why I should see evil in
others. I cannot see evil unless I be evil. I cannot be miserable unless I am
weak. Things that used to make me miserable when I was a child do not do so now.
The subject changed so the object was
bound to change so says the Vedanta . All
these things which we call causes of misery and evil we shall laugh at where we
arrive at what wonderful state of equality that sameness. this is what is
called in Vedanta attaining to freedom,. The sign of approaching that freedom
is more and more of this sameness and equality in misery and happiness the
same, in success and defeat the same –such a mind is nearing that state of
freedom.
Simple truth: Selfishness repels, love attracts
By MPK Kutty
The other day I happened to read about a teacher couple who had been going on a tour every year for over more than two decades. It might seem that there is nothing extraordinary about it. But this couple used to take along with them 100 others, including children from orphanages and old people. They would meet all the expenses besides providing good gifts to those accompanying them.
Naturally, such a couple will be widely known. They had some strange
experiences. Their old students started inviting them to see places. Thus they
began travelling to foreign lands as well free of charge.
Horace Mann, known for reforms in the US public education system, had this
to say: “Doing nothing for others is the undoing of one’s self. He must be
purposely generous and kind or we miss the best part of existence. The heart
that goes out of itself gets large and full of joy. This is the great secret of
the inner life. We do ourselves the most good, doing something for others.”
As mankind becomes more and more individualistic and as competition
increases, everyone becomes too preoccupied with the question: ‘What is in it
for me?’ Some people even call the modern generation as ‘Me First’ generation.
This is the secret of its unhappiness, because selfishness is the great enemy of
all happiness.
It may be because of insecurity or lack of confidence about the future. Or
the unwillingness to think of the needs of ‘the other’. All human
relationships, all efforts to promote the common good, flounder on this one
aspect of human nature.
Take any conflict in families or societies. The selfishness of some may be
found to stand in the way of a solution. Let someone take the initiative to
‘consider the other’ and the way will be opened for a breakthrough.
The simple truth is selfishness repels; love attracts. Every heart
responds to love. Psychiatrist Elisabeth Kubler-Ross states, “I have never met
a person whose greatest need was anything other than unconditional love. You
can find it in a simple act of kindness towards someone who needs help. There
is no mistaking love. You feel it in your heart. It is the common fibre of
life, the flame that heats our soul, energises our spirit and supplies passion
to our lives.” It is our connection to God and each other.
Most religions lay emphasis on loving God. Unless this is accompanied by
the love of fellow beings, loving God will remain a fruitless ritual.
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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