Meaning: as stated in the Athervaved 8/1/6 - Those who believe in God's wish and the preaching's of the Gurujan (knowledgeable teachers) and continue to proceed in difficulties, they receive honor in the society. They are praised everywhere.
Message: The soul has been given this human body by God's wish. God has decided our main task, that is, while solving the difficulties in the path of life, one should always work for the progress of the self and the society.
We should never be disappointed, because God is ever ready to cooperate in our progress. We have to make tremendous effort. God never wishes our downfall. We ourselves get trapped in bad, wicked activities and prepare the road for downfall. God wants to make our life so full of life force and powerful that the whole world will bow down before its brightness. We should properly realize the real power of our soul and body.
Most men do not really recognize their 'atmashakti' (soul's strength or spiritual strength) and thinking that their body is everything; surrender themselves to its service. This produces many types bodily and mental perversities and their hearts are filled with the offensive smell of the mire of their perversities. They forget that this body is merely the vehicle for the atma (or the soul). One who allows the body to rule his sour, his spiritual-light does not spread outside, and it hinders his progress. One whose soul or atma firmly pulls up the rein to restrain the body, he progressively climbs the steps of spiritual progress and reaches the peak.
The life-force of such a man increases daily and becomes fully developed as he grows old. Man becomes helpful in making the society properly cultured by contributing from the vast treasure of his knowledge and experience and also develops his own capacity for struggling against difficulties. Difficulties will always come in life's passage. it is not that we will get everything in life as desired. Only the capability of successfully coming out of a difficult situation takes our character to a higher level. With that a person receives honor and praise everywhere. The soul's strength and the strength of prana (the life-force) is tested by struggle. Through God's desire these difficulties arise in our path and by arousing us from our slumber, they inspire us towards spiritual uplift. The Supreme Father is very benevolent and his grace is constantly showered upon his beloved sons. The difficulties in life are His blessings in disguise. They create an opportunity for repenting for sins that man has committed in his previous births. Like gold's refinancing in a furnace makes it pure and bright, similarly the soul is made to shine while it boldly faces the difficulties.
One who does not become disappointed and frustrated in difficult situations and encourages others, he only is a true Brahman.
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Improvement of the Society
Meaning: According to the Rigveda 10/191/04 - Our hearts, minds and resolve always be one so that our collective organization will never be spoiled.
Message: Collective organization, cooperation and the spirit of friendship are essential for a healthy society. There are several types of persons in the society. There may be the various persons like -foolish, learned, ill, healthy, theists-atheists, hedonists and ascetics i.e. men of opposing natures all-round. Every man's view point, thinking, experience, education, knowledge, self-interest, liking and qualities are different. Therefore all people do not think alike, and hence it becomes essential that everyman is sympathetic and tolerant towards others. It is not proper to think as foolish, ignorant, wicked and as our opponent, any person who thinks differently from us. Tolerance is the life-blood of an organization. On its basis of the hearts, minds and resolve of all in the society move in a single direction only, leading to progress in all fields.
Lack of tolerance gives birth to cheating, treachery, anger, revenge etc leading to anarchic atmosphere. On all sides the terror of bullying goodish, cunningness and conspiracy spreads and people's living becomes insecure and disturbed.
A very beautiful ideal of union and collective organization is seen in the life of the deity Shivshankar. He had the capability of keeping the blink, lame, lepers and diseased - all with him. He had kept under his control people who were having the bad tendency of harming others like snakes biting with their fangs. Symbolically he had live poisonous snakes round his neck as garlands. Thus he effectively put into effect his resolve to bring together various people of diverse tendencies into a cohesive group for usefulness to the society. He remained an ascetic without cloths, applied only ashes over his body - both as covering and as a sign of asceticism - kept his requirements minimum, drank poison to save the then society and established cooperation and tolerance in the society.
For an all-round progress of th society and the family it is essential that people give importance to others' opinions, accept whatever is good in them and also oppose whatever is wrong or immoral. A union's strength lies in tolerance and respect.
We observe how the thieves, dacoits, and bad men keep their organization very strong, do not keep any distinctions and carry out the orders even at the risk of their lives, because they are afraid of their leader. If they oppose and do not cooperate, their chief kills them. We have completely forgotten our leader, our chief, the All Powerful God. HE can punish, and punishes also. Many bad tendencies and influences develop and multiply in this world, because people ignore this crucial fact.
This stage has come about because of a decline in Brahmanism in our learned and knowledgeable peoplt.
Message: Collective organization, cooperation and the spirit of friendship are essential for a healthy society. There are several types of persons in the society. There may be the various persons like -foolish, learned, ill, healthy, theists-atheists, hedonists and ascetics i.e. men of opposing natures all-round. Every man's view point, thinking, experience, education, knowledge, self-interest, liking and qualities are different. Therefore all people do not think alike, and hence it becomes essential that everyman is sympathetic and tolerant towards others. It is not proper to think as foolish, ignorant, wicked and as our opponent, any person who thinks differently from us. Tolerance is the life-blood of an organization. On its basis of the hearts, minds and resolve of all in the society move in a single direction only, leading to progress in all fields.
Lack of tolerance gives birth to cheating, treachery, anger, revenge etc leading to anarchic atmosphere. On all sides the terror of bullying goodish, cunningness and conspiracy spreads and people's living becomes insecure and disturbed.
A very beautiful ideal of union and collective organization is seen in the life of the deity Shivshankar. He had the capability of keeping the blink, lame, lepers and diseased - all with him. He had kept under his control people who were having the bad tendency of harming others like snakes biting with their fangs. Symbolically he had live poisonous snakes round his neck as garlands. Thus he effectively put into effect his resolve to bring together various people of diverse tendencies into a cohesive group for usefulness to the society. He remained an ascetic without cloths, applied only ashes over his body - both as covering and as a sign of asceticism - kept his requirements minimum, drank poison to save the then society and established cooperation and tolerance in the society.
For an all-round progress of th society and the family it is essential that people give importance to others' opinions, accept whatever is good in them and also oppose whatever is wrong or immoral. A union's strength lies in tolerance and respect.
We observe how the thieves, dacoits, and bad men keep their organization very strong, do not keep any distinctions and carry out the orders even at the risk of their lives, because they are afraid of their leader. If they oppose and do not cooperate, their chief kills them. We have completely forgotten our leader, our chief, the All Powerful God. HE can punish, and punishes also. Many bad tendencies and influences develop and multiply in this world, because people ignore this crucial fact.
This stage has come about because of a decline in Brahmanism in our learned and knowledgeable peoplt.
Healthy Society
Meaning: According to the Rigved 10/01/1 - the society in which more persons are like-minded, think alike and have the same resolve, that society is progressive. The people there are bright.
Message: Man is a social animal. He cannot remain alone and do anything. All his activities are influenced by each-others' actions. Many people have to cooperative for the successful administration of work.
Every man is independent by mind, speech, deeds and nature. He is capable of thinking and doing whatever he wishes to think about and do. But success is not achieved till people come together, think and act for the fulfillment of a resolve. Man is an indivisible part of the society. So long as he thinks of only his selfish interest, he will neither be able to achieve personal nor societal welfare. On the contrary, there will be an atmosphere of anarchy. But when he understands that his interest lies in the interest of the society, he will be start restraining his wishes, aspirations and desires, and then there will be an atmosphere of peace and happiness in society. Every man will march ahead on the path of progress, be bright, luminous and spiritually strong.
The most important point is that man and woman should be given the same status. A woman should not be considered as a doormat or an animal or a lower-caste person. She constitutes 50% of th society. With the neglect of 50% of the society, perversity creeps into the society and a kind of suffocation situation is seen in many families. If husband and wife with like mind and like-thinking resolve to fulfill their responsibility at an equal level, then peace and happiness will rain and reign everywhere. For the progress of the society and the country, the citizens should be worthy ones, and this is possible only when the father and mother diligently work at carrying out this responsibility. Only then the slogan "man and women are equal" will be meaningful. With this type of cooperative effort, progress can be made in the vast field of life. This thinking is necessary in all spheres, whether it be agriculture, industry or an office.
Knowledge, science, austerities, spiritual endeavor - howsoever high their levels, if the motive behind them is not for the progress of society, then it should be understood that they will not only be unsuccessful, but will also is harmful. Ravan did not care for the progress of the society and organized his mind, thought and resolve for achieving his selfish goal. As a result he himself his family, the power of his wealth, intelligence and army - all were destroyed. The same happened with Bhasmasur and Duryodhana.
It is the lofty duty of the Brahmans that they destroy the immoral thinking which has spread in the society and take the people's mind, thinking and resolve on the path of moral goodness. This is the aim of 'Vicharkranti Abhiyan' the campaign for a turnaround in thinking to moral thinking.
This is a real Brahmanism
Message: Man is a social animal. He cannot remain alone and do anything. All his activities are influenced by each-others' actions. Many people have to cooperative for the successful administration of work.
Every man is independent by mind, speech, deeds and nature. He is capable of thinking and doing whatever he wishes to think about and do. But success is not achieved till people come together, think and act for the fulfillment of a resolve. Man is an indivisible part of the society. So long as he thinks of only his selfish interest, he will neither be able to achieve personal nor societal welfare. On the contrary, there will be an atmosphere of anarchy. But when he understands that his interest lies in the interest of the society, he will be start restraining his wishes, aspirations and desires, and then there will be an atmosphere of peace and happiness in society. Every man will march ahead on the path of progress, be bright, luminous and spiritually strong.
The most important point is that man and woman should be given the same status. A woman should not be considered as a doormat or an animal or a lower-caste person. She constitutes 50% of th society. With the neglect of 50% of the society, perversity creeps into the society and a kind of suffocation situation is seen in many families. If husband and wife with like mind and like-thinking resolve to fulfill their responsibility at an equal level, then peace and happiness will rain and reign everywhere. For the progress of the society and the country, the citizens should be worthy ones, and this is possible only when the father and mother diligently work at carrying out this responsibility. Only then the slogan "man and women are equal" will be meaningful. With this type of cooperative effort, progress can be made in the vast field of life. This thinking is necessary in all spheres, whether it be agriculture, industry or an office.
Knowledge, science, austerities, spiritual endeavor - howsoever high their levels, if the motive behind them is not for the progress of society, then it should be understood that they will not only be unsuccessful, but will also is harmful. Ravan did not care for the progress of the society and organized his mind, thought and resolve for achieving his selfish goal. As a result he himself his family, the power of his wealth, intelligence and army - all were destroyed. The same happened with Bhasmasur and Duryodhana.
It is the lofty duty of the Brahmans that they destroy the immoral thinking which has spread in the society and take the people's mind, thinking and resolve on the path of moral goodness. This is the aim of 'Vicharkranti Abhiyan' the campaign for a turnaround in thinking to moral thinking.
This is a real Brahmanism
Free from Materials
Meaning: Vedas are the store of knowledge. In the four Vedas all the knowledge and Science of the universe are kept. Stanza of the Rigveda 1/25/21 states that -"Freeing ourselves from the desire for sons, money and reputation, we should move ahead, because with that (desire) our soul becomes tainted and suffers sorrow.
Message: All the creatures of this world always have a desire for happiness and always make efforts for constantly increasing their happiness. The basic belief in materialistic culture is that happiness lies in obtaining various means and facilities for comforts. Without thinking of morality or immorality or what is proper or improper, man wants to pounce and grab anyhow all the material things for himself. Man is making himself spiritually hollow by getting engrossed in indulgence of his senses and even loses the strength to enjoy the comforts because of that reason. There is a certain type of sorrow in too much 'happiness'. There is always pain in grabbing pleasures like this.
The Nepalese spiritual culture goes beyond even happiness and gives importance to satisfaction and bliss. There is a vast difference between happiness and satisfaction or contentment like the difference between day and night or between the earth and the sky. Happiness is material in nature whereas satisfaction or contentment is spiritual in nature. Happiness can be enjoyed through material comforts whereas satisfaction is a personal experience. Man always wishes for achieving self-satisfaction and joy or bliss. Man sometimes enjoys contentment through achievement of happiness and sometimes through giving up happiness. It is not possible to explain the pleasure of spiritual peace and satisfaction which one gets while nursing a sick person day and night and undergoing even hardships in that process. In fact, happiness does not depend on material means; it depends actually on the mental state. That is why we see that most people are unhappy despite having luxurious comforts, whereas the farmer is lacking in proper means or a man doing server labor as a worker is found happy, pleasant and always cheerful.
To-day most men everywhere are involved in such wrong notion and are walking on the wrong path for achieving happiness. When man starts worrying only for personal happiness, then he does not care at all for others. Such a man becomes extremely selfish and makes other unhappy also. The quantity of available means for enjoyment is limited, but the desires are endless. Very few people get the benefit in pursuit of selfish-interests but it leads to the exploitation of most people in the society. People indulging in such conduct are immoral, opportunists and known despicably as exploiters. They rob the world to fulfill their desire for sons, money and reputation.
Outwardly such people appear very happy, but despite having all the means internally, in their heart, they do not experience happiness. Not only their sons but every member of their family starts treading the wrong path and ultimately they are discredited from all sides. The ideal society is one in which every man has the freedom to develop his full talents and capabilities for increasing his happiness and means. But along with that every person should not obstruct another's freedom, but cooperate with him, if, by understanding this aspect, man liberates himself from greed, attachment and selfishness, then there will be no limit to his progress.
Only the power of the soul can inspire man for that. The more a man is replete with the power of the soul or the strength of the soul, the more he will be capable of breaking the bond's of worldly attachment.
Message: All the creatures of this world always have a desire for happiness and always make efforts for constantly increasing their happiness. The basic belief in materialistic culture is that happiness lies in obtaining various means and facilities for comforts. Without thinking of morality or immorality or what is proper or improper, man wants to pounce and grab anyhow all the material things for himself. Man is making himself spiritually hollow by getting engrossed in indulgence of his senses and even loses the strength to enjoy the comforts because of that reason. There is a certain type of sorrow in too much 'happiness'. There is always pain in grabbing pleasures like this.
The Nepalese spiritual culture goes beyond even happiness and gives importance to satisfaction and bliss. There is a vast difference between happiness and satisfaction or contentment like the difference between day and night or between the earth and the sky. Happiness is material in nature whereas satisfaction or contentment is spiritual in nature. Happiness can be enjoyed through material comforts whereas satisfaction is a personal experience. Man always wishes for achieving self-satisfaction and joy or bliss. Man sometimes enjoys contentment through achievement of happiness and sometimes through giving up happiness. It is not possible to explain the pleasure of spiritual peace and satisfaction which one gets while nursing a sick person day and night and undergoing even hardships in that process. In fact, happiness does not depend on material means; it depends actually on the mental state. That is why we see that most people are unhappy despite having luxurious comforts, whereas the farmer is lacking in proper means or a man doing server labor as a worker is found happy, pleasant and always cheerful.
To-day most men everywhere are involved in such wrong notion and are walking on the wrong path for achieving happiness. When man starts worrying only for personal happiness, then he does not care at all for others. Such a man becomes extremely selfish and makes other unhappy also. The quantity of available means for enjoyment is limited, but the desires are endless. Very few people get the benefit in pursuit of selfish-interests but it leads to the exploitation of most people in the society. People indulging in such conduct are immoral, opportunists and known despicably as exploiters. They rob the world to fulfill their desire for sons, money and reputation.
Outwardly such people appear very happy, but despite having all the means internally, in their heart, they do not experience happiness. Not only their sons but every member of their family starts treading the wrong path and ultimately they are discredited from all sides. The ideal society is one in which every man has the freedom to develop his full talents and capabilities for increasing his happiness and means. But along with that every person should not obstruct another's freedom, but cooperate with him, if, by understanding this aspect, man liberates himself from greed, attachment and selfishness, then there will be no limit to his progress.
Only the power of the soul can inspire man for that. The more a man is replete with the power of the soul or the strength of the soul, the more he will be capable of breaking the bond's of worldly attachment.
Diligent People Have No desire Of Money
Meaning: According to the Rigved 6/19/5 - "The ocean has no desires, even then innumerable rivers merge into it. Similarly wealth is always in th eservice of industrious men, i.e. those who work and are diligent, never feel the want of money".
Message: "Seva paramo dharmaha" - To serve others is the most pious and pure act in this world. One principal part of religion is a feeling of togetherness. Because of man's nature of working together and helping one another in innumerable fields such as education, health, culture, science, trade and architecture etc man has reached the zenith of progress. It is our duty to use our talents in the uplift of society, to help the wretched, sorrowful, ill and helpless person, and to donate to social institutions engaged in good activities and working for good purposes.
It is a misconception in people's minds that by giving in donation, they suffer financially. The actual truth is that the money used for other's welfare is returned to us many more times. The religious books enjoin us to "earn with a hundred hands and distribute with a thousand hands". Those helping others do not remain wretched and unhappy. It is an act of sowing seeds in God's farm. Each grain produces thousands of grains. Man should never be lethargic in work and diligence. Earn to the maximum extent with hard work and honesty and after fulfilling your meager needs as befits a Brahman, use the remaining in helping others.
The ocean has immensurable quantity of water, but does not utilize it for own use. With sun's cooperation he gives away water as vapor which in turn comes down as rain to quench the thirst of the world. The ocean has no self-interest, no wish, nor any desire. Still does its water ever decrease? No, innumerable rivers always go on filling it with their waters. For a man connected with diligence and helping others in this way, there is never any dearth of money. When the desire for helping others is aroused in one's mind, then one's life is uplifted, wretchedness gets destroyed; new capacity is stirred up in the body, the capability to bear hardships increases and in every way, the path to progress manifests before the self. When one's talent and capacity is utilized for welfare-work, then God's help and blessings are automatically received. Not only that, cooperation from others too is easily available. The difficulties in the path of self-progress automatically start disappearing and achievement of life's goal becomes easy.
The learned ones and the Brahmans must try to tread this royal road to success.
Message: "Seva paramo dharmaha" - To serve others is the most pious and pure act in this world. One principal part of religion is a feeling of togetherness. Because of man's nature of working together and helping one another in innumerable fields such as education, health, culture, science, trade and architecture etc man has reached the zenith of progress. It is our duty to use our talents in the uplift of society, to help the wretched, sorrowful, ill and helpless person, and to donate to social institutions engaged in good activities and working for good purposes.
It is a misconception in people's minds that by giving in donation, they suffer financially. The actual truth is that the money used for other's welfare is returned to us many more times. The religious books enjoin us to "earn with a hundred hands and distribute with a thousand hands". Those helping others do not remain wretched and unhappy. It is an act of sowing seeds in God's farm. Each grain produces thousands of grains. Man should never be lethargic in work and diligence. Earn to the maximum extent with hard work and honesty and after fulfilling your meager needs as befits a Brahman, use the remaining in helping others.
The ocean has immensurable quantity of water, but does not utilize it for own use. With sun's cooperation he gives away water as vapor which in turn comes down as rain to quench the thirst of the world. The ocean has no self-interest, no wish, nor any desire. Still does its water ever decrease? No, innumerable rivers always go on filling it with their waters. For a man connected with diligence and helping others in this way, there is never any dearth of money. When the desire for helping others is aroused in one's mind, then one's life is uplifted, wretchedness gets destroyed; new capacity is stirred up in the body, the capability to bear hardships increases and in every way, the path to progress manifests before the self. When one's talent and capacity is utilized for welfare-work, then God's help and blessings are automatically received. Not only that, cooperation from others too is easily available. The difficulties in the path of self-progress automatically start disappearing and achievement of life's goal becomes easy.
The learned ones and the Brahmans must try to tread this royal road to success.
Diligent and Knowledgeable
Meaning: "As explained in the Yajuraved 3/47 that - Give up laziness and be diligent. Give up foolishness and obtain the knowledge of the Vedas. Speak sweetly and help each other. This way the happiness of this world and the other world will be achieved."
Message: There is a never ending treasure of knowledge and wisdom in the Vedas. Our welfare is achieved by 'Vedgyan'. From Vedas we get the knowledge of the very secret philosophies or elements of this world and are also able to see the path of putting to good use that knowledge. It is man's duty to be freed from ignorance and bad tendencies, to uplift those who have strayed from the straight path and spread the knowledge of goodness and morality. Generally it so happens, that man is engaged in the foolish pursuit of fulfilling his selfish interest and desires. He does not pay attention to what is proper and improper and stops to the lowest levels.
We should always wish to follow the path on which moral people with good qualities proceeded, as embodied in the advice, "Aum devanamapi panthamaganma". We should all deal with each other helpfulness and love. This is divine-like conduct. We should conduct in this way among ourselves. All should achieve this path of uplift through Vedgyan (the knowledge of philosophy of the Vedas). By speaking pleasantly among ourselves, conflict decreases and love increases. One who has understood the importance of speech which is sweet as honey and beneficial as ghee (butter-oil), always succeeds. We should never advise anyone to go on the wrong path, and should work keeping in view the interest of all.
Life is perishable, but that does not mean that we while away time in laziness and worthless talk. Man should take inspiration from the constantly flowing time itself, that he should utilize it properly, consider it invaluable and not to waste it at all. In giving the wealth of time, God has not shown any partiality. He has given this wealth equally to all - poor, wealthy, foolish, and knowledgeable, women, men, children and the aged. Available time can neither be decrease nor increased. But it is a fact that in laziness and foolishness we waste this time and also true that by making good use of the same time, we are able to do so much work in a single lifetime, which may not be possible by hundreds of men.
Inactivity is a characteristic of dullness, a characteristic of death; therefore lazy, foolish and wretched people are inactive and like the living -dead. Knowledgeable people are quiet and balanced and put to good use, every moment of life.
A lazy and cowardly person cannot get joy anywhere. Only a knowledgeable and diligent man gets credit. He gets spiritual bliss, and gets every type of happiness and satisfaction in life.
Message: There is a never ending treasure of knowledge and wisdom in the Vedas. Our welfare is achieved by 'Vedgyan'. From Vedas we get the knowledge of the very secret philosophies or elements of this world and are also able to see the path of putting to good use that knowledge. It is man's duty to be freed from ignorance and bad tendencies, to uplift those who have strayed from the straight path and spread the knowledge of goodness and morality. Generally it so happens, that man is engaged in the foolish pursuit of fulfilling his selfish interest and desires. He does not pay attention to what is proper and improper and stops to the lowest levels.
We should always wish to follow the path on which moral people with good qualities proceeded, as embodied in the advice, "Aum devanamapi panthamaganma". We should all deal with each other helpfulness and love. This is divine-like conduct. We should conduct in this way among ourselves. All should achieve this path of uplift through Vedgyan (the knowledge of philosophy of the Vedas). By speaking pleasantly among ourselves, conflict decreases and love increases. One who has understood the importance of speech which is sweet as honey and beneficial as ghee (butter-oil), always succeeds. We should never advise anyone to go on the wrong path, and should work keeping in view the interest of all.
Life is perishable, but that does not mean that we while away time in laziness and worthless talk. Man should take inspiration from the constantly flowing time itself, that he should utilize it properly, consider it invaluable and not to waste it at all. In giving the wealth of time, God has not shown any partiality. He has given this wealth equally to all - poor, wealthy, foolish, and knowledgeable, women, men, children and the aged. Available time can neither be decrease nor increased. But it is a fact that in laziness and foolishness we waste this time and also true that by making good use of the same time, we are able to do so much work in a single lifetime, which may not be possible by hundreds of men.
Inactivity is a characteristic of dullness, a characteristic of death; therefore lazy, foolish and wretched people are inactive and like the living -dead. Knowledgeable people are quiet and balanced and put to good use, every moment of life.
A lazy and cowardly person cannot get joy anywhere. Only a knowledgeable and diligent man gets credit. He gets spiritual bliss, and gets every type of happiness and satisfaction in life.
Destroy of Wicked People
Yajurved 20/25 has given us the instruction that - While it is necessary to keep alive good deeds, it is also essential to destroy wicked people. Only by a combination of knowledge and action, a wholesome spiritual life is possible. That society where the knowledge of the Brahmans and the brightness of the Kshatriya (the warrior-caste) will be together, that society will always thrive.
Message: In the holy Gita, God has himself said that from time to time he manifests on this earth as an incarnation, for what reason? "paritranaya sadhu nam, vinashayacha dushkrutam", is his goal, i.e. to protect the saints and those who work for the good of the society and to destroy the wicked, the corrupt and the sinful ones. If the matter cannot be solved by persuasion, peaceful approach, or money or punishment or by causing a rift among them, then their destruction becomes a religious duty. 'Nishicharaheen karahun mahi' i.e. let me free this earth from wicked and demoniac persons. That is the basic mantra or axiom to make the world happy. Only such action was able to establish Ramrajya.
It is not necessary that God should manifest on this earth as a person playing the flute (Lord Krishna) or with bows and arrows always, at every place. HE exists in every pore, every cell of our representatives, the princes whom He loves and we continuously receive His grace and innumerable blessings. We ourselves only should utilize our talents and capacity for good deeds and for destroying evils. This is the real 'manavdharma' (duty as a human being). The usefulness of human body lies in the endeavor of acquiring knowledge and putting it into action, otherwise there is no difference between uss and animals.
The difference between man and animal is only that the animal is not bound by any restraint but man is bound by thousands of restraints, rules and responsibilities. It is his duty to fulfill the responsibilities and the tasks allotted to him. Our duty towards our mind is to make it sadguni (i.e. filled with moral qualities). Our duty towards our country, our religion, society and culture is that we pay utmost attention for their uplift. It is our duty to uplift our soul (for deliverance ) by freeing ourselves from greed, attachment etc and it is our duty to fulfill the task for which God has given us birth in the human species. It is our pious duty to go on increasing our knowledge and talents and be at our best conduct according to such knowledge and talents. This is real endeavor of 'gyanayog and karmayog'. This is the true devotion to God. it confers glory of humanity on the man.
We are forgetting today the injunction that all the four castes should work together for the uplift of the society. With the rule of this knowledge the society becomes bright, powerful and achieves progress and flourishes.
Message: In the holy Gita, God has himself said that from time to time he manifests on this earth as an incarnation, for what reason? "paritranaya sadhu nam, vinashayacha dushkrutam", is his goal, i.e. to protect the saints and those who work for the good of the society and to destroy the wicked, the corrupt and the sinful ones. If the matter cannot be solved by persuasion, peaceful approach, or money or punishment or by causing a rift among them, then their destruction becomes a religious duty. 'Nishicharaheen karahun mahi' i.e. let me free this earth from wicked and demoniac persons. That is the basic mantra or axiom to make the world happy. Only such action was able to establish Ramrajya.
It is not necessary that God should manifest on this earth as a person playing the flute (Lord Krishna) or with bows and arrows always, at every place. HE exists in every pore, every cell of our representatives, the princes whom He loves and we continuously receive His grace and innumerable blessings. We ourselves only should utilize our talents and capacity for good deeds and for destroying evils. This is the real 'manavdharma' (duty as a human being). The usefulness of human body lies in the endeavor of acquiring knowledge and putting it into action, otherwise there is no difference between uss and animals.
The difference between man and animal is only that the animal is not bound by any restraint but man is bound by thousands of restraints, rules and responsibilities. It is his duty to fulfill the responsibilities and the tasks allotted to him. Our duty towards our mind is to make it sadguni (i.e. filled with moral qualities). Our duty towards our country, our religion, society and culture is that we pay utmost attention for their uplift. It is our duty to uplift our soul (for deliverance ) by freeing ourselves from greed, attachment etc and it is our duty to fulfill the task for which God has given us birth in the human species. It is our pious duty to go on increasing our knowledge and talents and be at our best conduct according to such knowledge and talents. This is real endeavor of 'gyanayog and karmayog'. This is the true devotion to God. it confers glory of humanity on the man.
We are forgetting today the injunction that all the four castes should work together for the uplift of the society. With the rule of this knowledge the society becomes bright, powerful and achieves progress and flourishes.
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