|| Shri Hari ||
Divine Lessons from Gita
Divine Lessons from Gita
(Gitaki Alaukik Shisksha)
continued....
Let me seize happiness, let me gain respect and honor, let my ideas and points hold ground, let me get rest and relaxation, let others serve me - such sentiments are the cause of great ruin. Arjuna asked the Lord, why is it that
man even though not wanting, commits sins? To this, the Lord said that the desire to "get something" itself makes one commit sins. (Gita 3/36 - 37). The moment there is desire for personal happiness, then all sins, vexation, sorrow, nonsense etc. come into the scene. Therefore, we are to give happiness to everyone, as per our abilities. We are to serve all, but in return we are not to desire anything. Those things that we so call as our strength, intellect, abilities etc., these we must engage in the service of others without a selfish interest.
Why should others experience a lack of something and suffer, when these things are lying with us? If our sentiments and feeling are such that - While we have food, water, clothes, etc., why should others stay hungry, thirsty and without any clothes, then all will become happy. To fulfill each other's insufficiency was naturally found in our country - Bharat. When the farmer used to grow grains, then he used to barter the grains for other goods for his sustenance. Whatever he wanted whether it was vegetables, oil, clarified
butter, utensils, clothes, whatever it was that he wanted, he could get that in exchange for the grains. The vegetable farmers used to barter the vegetables for other goods. In this manner, if a man produced any one thing, then through
it, he would fulfill the needs of all other essential things. There was no need for money at all. But now with money our habits have been spoilt. We have grossly degenerated, due to the greed for money. We have become so passionate
about hoarding money that even the things that are essential for living have become difficult to get! The reason being that selling those things has generated money, and then we have hoarded that money. We are not at all attentive to the fact that what use will all the money be simply stashed away
somewhere ! The money itself will be of no use at all, rather it is spending that money which is of use to us and to others. However, due to the significance and predominance of money in the inner senses, these points are not easily understood. This greed and hunger for money is not natural state for India, rather, it has come due to bad company and associations.
There is one very important point that - others rights are our duty. Just as doing that which is for other's good, is our duty, and it is the rights of others. To serve mother and father, to give them happiness is the duty of a son and the rights of mother and father. In the same way, to provide and care
for the son and to make him good person and well-qualified is the duty of the parents and the rights of the son. To serve the Guru, to obey his instructions is the duty of a disciple and the rights of the Guru. Like that, to remove the ignorance of the disciple, to make him realize God is the duty of the Guru, and the rights of a disciple. Therefore through fulfilling our duty, we are to protect other's rights. A man who looks towards other's duty and towards his own rights, strays away from his own duty. Therefore, he must renounce his own
rights, and for the protection of others fair and just rights, he must fulfill his duty to the best of his ability. To see towards other's duty and to establish your own rights, will lead to downfall in this life and the life beyond. At present times the lack of peace that is experienced, the bickering, the conflicts that are seen, the main reason for all these is that people demand their rights, but do not fulfill their duties. Therefore Gita says -
कर्मण्येवाध[1]\ 367;कारस्ते मा फलेषु कदाचन ।
(२/४७)
Karmamyevaadhikaaraste maa phaleshu kadaachan | (Gita 2/47)
Your right is to work only, but never to its fruit (Gita 2/47).
(to be continued)
From book in Hindi "Kalyaan Path" by Swami Ramsukhdasji.
FOR MESSAGE IN HINDI PLEASE VISIT -
http://www.satcharcha.blogspot.com/
Date : 16th April, 2013
(Gitaki Alaukik Shisksha)
IF YOU HAVE BENEFITED FROM THESE MESSAGES, KINDLY FORWARD TO OTHERS.
ENGLISH: http://www.swamiramsukhdasji.net
HINDI : http://www.swamiramsukhdasji.org
Let me seize happiness, let me gain respect and honor, let my ideas and points hold ground, let me get rest and relaxation, let others serve me - such sentiments are the cause of great ruin. Arjuna asked the Lord, why is it that
man even though not wanting, commits sins? To this, the Lord said that the desire to "get something" itself makes one commit sins. (Gita 3/36 - 37). The moment there is desire for personal happiness, then all sins, vexation, sorrow, nonsense etc. come into the scene. Therefore, we are to give happiness to everyone, as per our abilities. We are to serve all, but in return we are not to desire anything. Those things that we so call as our strength, intellect, abilities etc., these we must engage in the service of others without a selfish interest.
Why should others experience a lack of something and suffer, when these things are lying with us? If our sentiments and feeling are such that - While we have food, water, clothes, etc., why should others stay hungry, thirsty and without any clothes, then all will become happy. To fulfill each other's insufficiency was naturally found in our country - Bharat. When the farmer used to grow grains, then he used to barter the grains for other goods for his sustenance. Whatever he wanted whether it was vegetables, oil, clarified
butter, utensils, clothes, whatever it was that he wanted, he could get that in exchange for the grains. The vegetable farmers used to barter the vegetables for other goods. In this manner, if a man produced any one thing, then through
it, he would fulfill the needs of all other essential things. There was no need for money at all. But now with money our habits have been spoilt. We have grossly degenerated, due to the greed for money. We have become so passionate
about hoarding money that even the things that are essential for living have become difficult to get! The reason being that selling those things has generated money, and then we have hoarded that money. We are not at all attentive to the fact that what use will all the money be simply stashed away
somewhere ! The money itself will be of no use at all, rather it is spending that money which is of use to us and to others. However, due to the significance and predominance of money in the inner senses, these points are not easily understood. This greed and hunger for money is not natural state for India, rather, it has come due to bad company and associations.
There is one very important point that - others rights are our duty. Just as doing that which is for other's good, is our duty, and it is the rights of others. To serve mother and father, to give them happiness is the duty of a son and the rights of mother and father. In the same way, to provide and care
for the son and to make him good person and well-qualified is the duty of the parents and the rights of the son. To serve the Guru, to obey his instructions is the duty of a disciple and the rights of the Guru. Like that, to remove the ignorance of the disciple, to make him realize God is the duty of the Guru, and the rights of a disciple. Therefore through fulfilling our duty, we are to protect other's rights. A man who looks towards other's duty and towards his own rights, strays away from his own duty. Therefore, he must renounce his own
rights, and for the protection of others fair and just rights, he must fulfill his duty to the best of his ability. To see towards other's duty and to establish your own rights, will lead to downfall in this life and the life beyond. At present times the lack of peace that is experienced, the bickering, the conflicts that are seen, the main reason for all these is that people demand their rights, but do not fulfill their duties. Therefore Gita says -
कर्मण्येवाध[1]\ 367;कारस्ते मा फलेषु कदाचन ।
(२/४७)
Karmamyevaadhikaaraste maa phaleshu kadaachan | (Gita 2/47)
Your right is to work only, but never to its fruit (Gita 2/47).
(to be continued)
From book in Hindi "Kalyaan Path" by Swami Ramsukhdasji.
FOR MESSAGE IN HINDI PLEASE VISIT -
http://www.satcharcha.blogspot.com/
Date : 16th April, 2013
(Gitaki Alaukik Shisksha)
IF YOU HAVE BENEFITED FROM THESE MESSAGES, KINDLY FORWARD TO OTHERS.
ENGLISH: http://www.swamiramsukhdasji.net
HINDI : http://www.swamiramsukhdasji.org