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October 30, 2009 at 7:00 am · Filed under *IS GETTING RESPECT FROM OTHERS A NECESSITY FOR LIVING? ·Tagged clothing, dadashri, food, getting respect from others, shelter, sri sri paramhansa yogananda, temptations
The whole world is sunk in the ocean of accumulation
and hoarding of unnecessary materialistic things. God has no objection to your accumulation of things that are necessary for life. One should decide on his necessities in life. What are the basic necessities for this body? First and foremost is air, and this is available every second, free of cost. Then one needs water and food. The fire of hunger can be doused with simple food, but nowadays people want gourmet food. Clothing and shelter fall under secondary requirements. Is getting respect from others a necessity for living? People go around searching for respect and become completely veiled in the illusion of life.
—-DADASHRI : )
Overcoming Temptation
The old orthodox way is to deny temptation, to suppress it. But you must learn to control temptation. It is not a sin to be tempted. Even though you are boiling with temptation, you are not evil; but if you yield to that temptation you are caught temporarily by the power of evil. You must erect about yourself protecting parapets of wisdom. There is no stronger force that you can employ against temptation than wisdom. Complete understanding will bring you to the point where nothing can tempt you to actions that promise pleasure but in the end will only hurt you.
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October 29, 2009 at 7:18 am · Filed under **You are born in a family of fortunate ones : ) ·Tagged **You are born in a family of fortunate ones : ), dadashri, food, GOD, sri sri paramhansa yogananda, suffering, temptations, toilet
It is suffering when you do not get food to eat or when you do not get to use the toilet. The local authorities have made toilets available in every home. Otherwise in the old days you had to carry some water in a pot into the forest to relieve yourself. Now you have bathrooms with toilets in your own bedrooms! Even the landlords and the mighty rulers of the past did not enjoy such facilities. They too had to go to the forest. Even they had to run to the forest when they had diarrhea! People unnecessarily go around complaining about trivial things in
life. Why are they complaining unnecessarily?
Wrong understanding causes suffering. There is no such
thing as suffering if the right understanding is applied. If
there is a little infection in your foot, you have to look around to see if anyone else has the same kind of suffering. If you look in a hospital you will realize what suffering is, while here you suffer unnecessarily with a little infection. You have to investigate all this, do not you? What happens if you suffer without looking into all the facts? How can there be any suffering for people who have so much merit karmas like yourself? You are born in a family of punyasadis (fortunate ones), where you get your meal with very little effort.
—- DADASHRI : )
Overcoming Temptation
Remember that as a child of God you are endowed with greater strength than you will ever need to overcome all the trials that God may send you.
—Sri Sri Paramahansa Yogananda, “Man’s Eternal Quest”
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From: Vishal – a pure soul like You.
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October 7, 2009 at 6:30 am · Filed under *A person who has all the four necessities of life and yet creates conflict...... ·Tagged **who has all the four necessities of life and yet creates conflict......, A person, ART OF LIVING : ), balance, basic necessities, clothes, coffee, cold, cold winter days, complain, conflict, dadabhagwan, dadashri, drink, food, fool, four necessities, ghee, home, inner peace of mind, life, material, milk, oil, on time, person, prison, Self-realization, spirituality, sri sri paramhansa yogananda, tea, truth, winter
A person, who has all the four necessities of life and yet creates conflict, is nothing but a fool. Does he or does he not get food on time? It does not matter whether the food is cooked in oil or not, but at least he gets his food on time, does he not? Does he also not get his cup of tea on time; whether it is once or twice a day, does he not at least get tea or something to drink? Does he not have clothes to wear? Does he not have a roof over his head? He should be thankful for all this, especially on cold winters days! So when people complain, in spite of having these basic four necessities, they should be locked up in prison! : )
—- Dadashri : )
Balance
The material and the spiritual are but two parts of one universe and one truth. By overstressing one part or the other, man fails to achieve the balance necessary for harmonious development….Practice the art of living in this world without losing your inner peace of mind. Follow the path of balance to reach the inner wondrous garden of Self-realization.
—Sri Sri Paramahansa Yogananda, in a “Para-gram”
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From: Vishal – a pure soul like You.
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September 24, 2009 at 5:18 am · Filed under GOOD STORY: A king's false pride. ·Tagged false pride, food, frog, GOD, GOOD STORY: A king's false pride., holy man, insects, king, pride
There is a story of a very powerful king. This king prided himself on being generous and caring for all his subjects. He would often boast that no one in his kingdom was hungry or cold or impoverished. Once, a holy man came to see the king. The king told the holy man how he provided for everyone in the kingdom so well. The holy man asked the king to come for a walk. While they walked in the forest, the king picked up a large rock by the side of a stream. “Break the rock,” he ordered the king. The king looked surprised but immediately told his servant to smash the rock. As the rock broke open they saw a small frog, living peacefully in the nutrient-rich water which had gathered inside the rock. “Have you provided this as well?” the holy man asked the king. The king realized that he could not possibly provide something as perfect, as intricate as this food and shelter for the frog. He realized that it is really God who provides for all His subjects
We must realize that if God can provide for even the smallest insects, He certainly will provide for us.
Perfection
If others fool away their time, you be lost in God. You will go ahead. Let your example change others’ lives. Reform yourself and you will reform thousands.
—Sri Sri Paramahansa Yogananda, in “Rajarsi Janakananda: Great Western Yogi”
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September 14, 2009 at 6:48 am · Filed under How can we know what is the proper balance in our lives? ·Tagged balance, food, How can we know what is the proper balance in our lives?, life, meditate, money, stress, work
How can we know what is the proper balance in our lives?
The more you meditate, the more balance you’ll have in life. A person who doesn’t meditate can’t understand that, but people who have done meditation understand that the more you meditate the more balance you get. You have worldly obligations, and you blend spirituality with them. You say, “I have to work this much for my living and this much action performed in the world will give me enough food and clothing, enough time for my spiritual practice.” I think that it is on the basis of the spiritual experience that you can balance yourself. It naturally happens. When you throw a log into the water it does not swim – it does not have the power to swim. It floats with the water. So in meditation you throw yourself into that stream of life, it picks you up and you can go with that.
—– Shri Hans Ji Maharaj : )
Right Activity
Before embarking on important undertakings, sit quietly, calm your senses and thoughts and meditate deeply. You will then be guided by the great creative power of Spirit.
—Sri Sri Paramahansa Yogananda, “The Law of Success”
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