Life is a war.
Doctors fight against disease.
Lawyers fight against injustice.
Teachers fight against ignorance.
Depression happes when you lose the will to fight. Arjuna was depressed; he did not want to fight. His bow fell from his hands and his fingers trembled. Krishna urged him to wake up and fight! The decision to fight can take away your depression as it did for Arjuna.Bharat: Fight until you give up.
Prashant: Not give up...give in ! (laughter)Even your body is a battlefield.
SUTRA "You are total. You are full. You have all that you need. Do not underestimate yourself.” SRI SRI...
Monday, June 8, 2009
Two Anecdotes
Once somebody made a mistake and Sri Sri asked him, "What punishment can I give you?"
The person replied, "Don't punish me, Guruji, I won't make the mistake again."
After some time, Sri Sri asked another person who had made a mistake, "And what punishment can I give you?"
With a bright smiled Nityanand replied, "Any punishment, Guruji."
At this Sri Sri turned to the rest of us with a smile and said, "See, he is so cofident of my love for him that he is not afraid of any punishment."Where there is love, there is no fear.Do not be afraid of being punished by God.
Trust in the love that He has for you.
SUTRA "There is something in you that is beyond death. And that is before birth, also..” SRI SRI...
The person replied, "Don't punish me, Guruji, I won't make the mistake again."
After some time, Sri Sri asked another person who had made a mistake, "And what punishment can I give you?"
With a bright smiled Nityanand replied, "Any punishment, Guruji."
At this Sri Sri turned to the rest of us with a smile and said, "See, he is so cofident of my love for him that he is not afraid of any punishment."Where there is love, there is no fear.Do not be afraid of being punished by God.
Trust in the love that He has for you.
SUTRA "There is something in you that is beyond death. And that is before birth, also..” SRI SRI...
Compassion and Karma
There are two types of compassion. One is the compassion of the wise, one is that of the ignorant.
An ignorant person's compassion is toward the fruit of an action - the sickness or suffering that he witnesses. But a wise person's compassion is toward the lack of knowledge - the underlying reason for sickness or suffering.
Compassion for suddering shows ignorance. Suffering comes because of karma, and if you believe in karma, where is compassion? One reaps the fruit of one's actions.
If a judge has compassion for all the offenders, then the jails will be empty. At the same time, are the judges cruel to the offenders? No. The judges' compassion is for the lack of knowledge, not for the suffering of the criminals. It is the criminals' karma.
Often people think compassion is an act, and action. Know that compassion is your very nature. Then you will see that karma and compassion are not contradictory but complement each other.
Suppose two people come to a hospital. One is suffering from starvation, the other is ill from overeating. What type of compassion should the doctor have toward each of them? This is a riddle for you to solve!
SUTRA
"You are the source of enthusiasm - undying enthusiasm, ever new enthusiasm, ever new spirit.” SRI SRI...
An ignorant person's compassion is toward the fruit of an action - the sickness or suffering that he witnesses. But a wise person's compassion is toward the lack of knowledge - the underlying reason for sickness or suffering.
Compassion for suddering shows ignorance. Suffering comes because of karma, and if you believe in karma, where is compassion? One reaps the fruit of one's actions.
If a judge has compassion for all the offenders, then the jails will be empty. At the same time, are the judges cruel to the offenders? No. The judges' compassion is for the lack of knowledge, not for the suffering of the criminals. It is the criminals' karma.
Often people think compassion is an act, and action. Know that compassion is your very nature. Then you will see that karma and compassion are not contradictory but complement each other.
Suppose two people come to a hospital. One is suffering from starvation, the other is ill from overeating. What type of compassion should the doctor have toward each of them? This is a riddle for you to solve!
SUTRA
"You are the source of enthusiasm - undying enthusiasm, ever new enthusiasm, ever new spirit.” SRI SRI...
Monday, June 1, 2009
AnuVrat
The mind lives on "more". Misery starts with "more and more". Misery makes you dense and gross.
Self is subtle. To go from gross to subtle you go through the finest relative - the atom. To overcome aversion, hatred, jealousy, attraction or entanglements, you have to go to the atom. Going to the atom means accepting a teeny tiny bit of all this.
It may be difficult to accept something that you do not like but you can definitely accept a teeny tiny bit of it - an atom. The moment you accept that one atom, you will see change happen. This has to be done in a meditative state.
Suppose you love someone. You want more and more of them, yet there is no fulfillment. In Anu vrat - the vow of an atom - you take just one atom of that person and that is enough to bring fulfillment to you.
Though the river is vast, a little sip quenches your thirst. Though Earth has so much food, just a little bite satisfies your hunger. All that you need are tiny bits. Accept a tiny bit of everything in life - that will bring you fulfillment.
Stephano: What about trouble?
There is so much trouble in the world, you can accept just a tiny part of it.
Tonight go to bed feeling that you are satisfied, taking a tiny part of divinity with you. Satisfaction comes from the subtle and not from "more and more."
Question: What about giving?
You take a tiny part, and the rest you give away.
|| SUTRA ||
"Make your body God's abode and there will be Peace and Joy” SRI SRI...
Self is subtle. To go from gross to subtle you go through the finest relative - the atom. To overcome aversion, hatred, jealousy, attraction or entanglements, you have to go to the atom. Going to the atom means accepting a teeny tiny bit of all this.
It may be difficult to accept something that you do not like but you can definitely accept a teeny tiny bit of it - an atom. The moment you accept that one atom, you will see change happen. This has to be done in a meditative state.
Suppose you love someone. You want more and more of them, yet there is no fulfillment. In Anu vrat - the vow of an atom - you take just one atom of that person and that is enough to bring fulfillment to you.
Though the river is vast, a little sip quenches your thirst. Though Earth has so much food, just a little bite satisfies your hunger. All that you need are tiny bits. Accept a tiny bit of everything in life - that will bring you fulfillment.
Stephano: What about trouble?
There is so much trouble in the world, you can accept just a tiny part of it.
Tonight go to bed feeling that you are satisfied, taking a tiny part of divinity with you. Satisfaction comes from the subtle and not from "more and more."
Question: What about giving?
You take a tiny part, and the rest you give away.
|| SUTRA ||
"Make your body God's abode and there will be Peace and Joy” SRI SRI...
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