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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 29, 2009 at 5:50 am · Filed under *Kings don’t want anyone else to take their throne.... ·Tagged autobiography of a yogi, bad thoughts, boon, burden on earth, discourse, divine love, escape into spirit, excerpt, free from misery, gateway to liberation, GOD, good thoughts, human beings, human body, infinite essence, influential person, Kings don’t want anyone else to take their throne..... kings, labours, man, mankind, meditate, misery, nirvana, office workers, opportunities, perfection, politicians, poor people, prisoner of the body, problem, resourses, rich, rich person, saint tulsidas, saints, school, share with others, shri hans ji maharaj, society, spiritual endeavours, spiritual people, spirituality, sri sri lahiri mahasaya, strong, throne, weak
Kings don’t want anyone else to take their throne. Politicians don’t want anyone to take their place. A rich person doesn’t want poor people to become as rich and influential as he is.
Once, when I was traveling in India by foot to a program, I noticed a huge sugar mill. The local people told me that the owner of the mill had been approached to open a high school for that area, and he had replied, “If I do that and my employees’ children get educated, then where will I find labour for my mills? They’ll all want to be office workers”.
So people don’t want others to have the same opportunities as they have. They want to suppress others. Society is like that. The strong oppresses the weak. A poor man’s voice is not heard. You see this and will continue to see it. But this doesn’t apply to spirituality and spiritual people.
The uniqueness of spirituality is that God is the shelter of the weak. Contrary to the materialistic outlook of most people, spiritual people say that human beings are the temple of the divine energy. After all whatever we have achieved in this world has been due to our human energy.
Man in himself is not a problem. Realized souls say that the power to solve the world’s problems lies with man himself. Saints have never considered mankind to be a burden on earth. Saint Tulsidas described the human life form as being ‘just right for spiritual endeavours and the gateway to liberation’. God has granted us the boon of the human body so that we can achieve the state of Nirvana.
If we wish, we can use it for our own good. We can experience divine love in ourselves and share it with others. We have been given all the resources. For example, we have here a microphone and loudspeakers. It is up to us whether good or bad thoughts are transmitted through them.
( —- An excerpt from the discourse of Shri Hans Ji Maharaj : )
Perfection
Meditate unceasingly, that you quickly behold yourself as the Infinite Essence, free from every form of misery. Cease being a prisoner of the body; using the secret key of Kriya, learn to escape into Spirit.
—Sri Sri Lahiri Mahasaya, in “Autobiography of a Yogi”
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From: Vishal – a pure soul like You.
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September 22, 2009 at 5:48 am · Filed under GOOD STORY : " Four Wives ", Uncategorized ·Tagged body, death, family, four wives, FRIENDS : ), good story, GOOD STORY : " Four Wives ", material possessions, money, soul, spirituality
He too, loved his 2nd wife. She is a very considerate person, always patient and in fact is the merchant’s confidante. Whenever the merchant faced some problems, he always turned to his 2nd wife and she would always help him out and tide him through difficult times.
Now, the merchant’s 1st wife is a very loyal partner and has made great contributions in maintaining his wealth and business as well as taking care of the household. However, the merchant did not love the first wife and although she loved him deeply, he hardly took notice of her…
One day, the merchant fell ill. Before long, he knew that he was going to die soon. He thought of his luxurious life and told himself, “Now I have 4 wives with me. But when I die, I’ll be alone. How lonely I’ll be!”
Thus, he asked the 4th wife, “I loved you most, endowed you with the finest clothing and showered great care over you. Now that I’m dying, will you follow me and keep me company?” “No way!” replied the 4th wife and she walked away without another word.
The answer cut like a sharp knife right into the merchant’s heart. The sad merchant then asked the 3rd wife, “I have loved you so much for all my life. Now that I’m dying, will you follow me and keep me company?” “No!” replied the 3rd wife. “Life is so good over here! I’m going to remarry when you die!” The merchant’s heart sank and turned cold.
He then asked the 2nd wife, “I always turned to you for help and you’ve always helped me out. Now I need your help again. When I die, will you follow me and keep me company?” “I’m sorry, I can’t help you out this time!” replied the 2nd wife. “At the very most, I can only send you to your grave.” The answer came like a bolt of thunder and the merchant was devastated.
Then a voice called out : “I’ll leave with you. I’ll follow you no matter where you go.” The merchant looked up and there was his first wife. She was so skinny, almost like she suffered from malnutrition. Greatly grieved, the merchant said, “I should have taken much better care of you while I could have !”
Moral :
Actually, we all have 4 wives in our lives
a. The 4th wife is our body. No matter how much time and effort we lavish in making it look good, it’ll leave us when we die.
b. Our 3rd wife ? Our possessions, status and wealth. When we die, they all go to others.
c. The 2nd wife is our family and friends. No matter how close they had been there for us when we’re alive, the furthest they can stay by us is up to the grave.
d. The 1st wife is in fact our soul, often neglected in our pursuit of material, wealth and sensual pleasure.
Guess what? It is actually the only thing that follows us wherever we go. Perhaps it’s a good idea to cultivate and strengthen it now rather than to wait until we’re on our deathbed to lament.
Perfection
You are punishing the soul by keeping it buried, slumbering in matter life after life, frightened by nightmares of suffering and death. Realize that you are the soul. Remember that the Feeling behind your feeling, the Will behind your will, the Power behind your power, the Wisdom behind your wisdom is the Infinite Lord. Unite the heart’s feeling and the mind’s reason in a perfect balance. In the castle of calmness, again and again cast off identification with earthly titles, and plunge into deep meditation to realize your divine kingship.
—Sri Sri Paramahansa Yogananda, “Man’s Eternal Quest”
From: Vishal - a pure soul like You.
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