Good Fortune through Proper Use
(Sadupyog se Kalyaan)
Shree Hari
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A hunter killed a deer in the forest, and carrying it he was walking on. On the way, he sat under the shade of a tree being exhausted, hungry and very thirsty. On that tree was a tamed parrot, who had escaped from his cage and landed here. A snake came out of the tree and bit the hunter. The parrot called out "Ram Ram". The hunter heard the name of the Lord, so he too uttered - "Ram Ram" and immediately died. The messenger of the God of Death arrived to take him away to God's abode (Vaikunth). Even Lord Parashadon said - it is because he was repeating the name of the Lord at the last breath that he will attain salvation. They both began to argue. To reach a conclusive ruling, all the sins were weighed on one side of the scale and the Divine Name was weighed on the other side, the end outcome was that the Divine Name weighed heavily, and the hunter attained the immortal state (from Karunasaagar 67-70)
God's Name is Infinite. There is immense power in God's Name. One cannot measure the sins in comparison to the Divine Name. Just as, a single match stick is needed to burn a bushel of cotton, then do you need 40 match sticks to burn one ton of cotton? Here there is no such equivalence. It is not that the more cotton there is, the more fire will be needed to burn it. Similarly, there is no such thing that the more the sins, the more the Divine Name repetition . A building may have been in complete darkness, but on lighting a single candle, the darkness disappears. The world and this life is momentary, perishable, going away, getting destroyed, but God, God's name, God's glories, God's radiance and influence will remain constantly and eternally. The one who is flowing has no power what so ever, in front of the one who remains.
The body, senses, etc are perishable, changing and the Self (Jivaatma, embodied soul) is imperishable, unchanging, therefore let us have a proper understanding and knowledge of these two. It is a great mistake to take the support of the perishable and to regard it as one's own. On having money, my work will be completed; on having family I will be alright, I will be able to do so and so with this body; I have many remarkable capabilities; I am very educated, I have a very high post (position; I have much authority etc. These are all going to change and come to an end. If you leave the support of all these, and only take the support of God, then you will be greatly benefited. (to be continued)
Ram Ram
From book in Hindi - "Bhagwaan mein Apnaapan" by Swami Ramsukhdasji
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If in doubt regarding the translation, please read the original Hindi message by Swamiji.
FOR MESSAGE IN HINDI PLEASE VISIT Date : 16th Jun, 2012 " Sadupyog se Kalyaan "
http://www.satcharcha.blogspot.in
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A hunter killed a deer in the forest, and carrying it he was walking on. On the way, he sat under the shade of a tree being exhausted, hungry and very thirsty. On that tree was a tamed parrot, who had escaped from his cage and landed here. A snake came out of the tree and bit the hunter. The parrot called out "Ram Ram". The hunter heard the name of the Lord, so he too uttered - "Ram Ram" and immediately died. The messenger of the God of Death arrived to take him away to God's abode (Vaikunth). Even Lord Parashadon said - it is because he was repeating the name of the Lord at the last breath that he will attain salvation. They both began to argue. To reach a conclusive ruling, all the sins were weighed on one side of the scale and the Divine Name was weighed on the other side, the end outcome was that the Divine Name weighed heavily, and the hunter attained the immortal state (from Karunasaagar 67-70)
God's Name is Infinite. There is immense power in God's Name. One cannot measure the sins in comparison to the Divine Name. Just as, a single match stick is needed to burn a bushel of cotton, then do you need 40 match sticks to burn one ton of cotton? Here there is no such equivalence. It is not that the more cotton there is, the more fire will be needed to burn it. Similarly, there is no such thing that the more the sins, the more the Divine Name repetition . A building may have been in complete darkness, but on lighting a single candle, the darkness disappears. The world and this life is momentary, perishable, going away, getting destroyed, but God, God's name, God's glories, God's radiance and influence will remain constantly and eternally. The one who is flowing has no power what so ever, in front of the one who remains.
The body, senses, etc are perishable, changing and the Self (Jivaatma, embodied soul) is imperishable, unchanging, therefore let us have a proper understanding and knowledge of these two. It is a great mistake to take the support of the perishable and to regard it as one's own. On having money, my work will be completed; on having family I will be alright, I will be able to do so and so with this body; I have many remarkable capabilities; I am very educated, I have a very high post (position; I have much authority etc. These are all going to change and come to an end. If you leave the support of all these, and only take the support of God, then you will be greatly benefited. (to be continued)
Ram Ram
From book in Hindi - "Bhagwaan mein Apnaapan" by Swami Ramsukhdasji
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If in doubt regarding the translation, please read the original Hindi message by Swamiji.
FOR MESSAGE IN HINDI PLEASE VISIT Date : 16th Jun, 2012 " Sadupyog se Kalyaan "
http://www.satcharcha.blogspot.in
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