Living 100 years - Digest Number 652

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Dear Sri.Balaji,

You have raised a valid question as why we wish to live

longer(even in MAdhyAnikam or during ThiruvAradhanam we invoke Sriman NArayana

to bless humanity with longevity) and bless others to live a 100 years. Even

Azhvaars have sung Vaidhika life is minimum 100 years(VEdam...PrAyam Nooru).

 

The wishing for such longevity is for us to live a full life, by

memorize-understand-follow-preach-realize VEdas. There is no fear of PApa or

PunyA if we aspire to lead such a life, as the sheer joy of Bhagavad Anubhavam

will tear our PApas and lead us to SAtvikam. This is not only for the VEdas,

this includes the DrAvida VEda Sagaram of Prabandham too, every word of our

Azhvaar carry deep rooted meanings covered in the PramAnam. AdiyEn have even

heard, that this joy of enjoying BhagavAn in SamsAra has even more rasam, than

enjoying it with the unclouded intellect in the Nitya Viboothi.

 

So let us wish ourselves and others 100 years of complete life(atleast AdiyEn

wish to live a 100 years and would try to make it complete) in our stature as a

SEshan to the Sarva SEshee Sriman NArAyana. AdiyEn am sure the compassionate

lord will free us from afflictions(TApam- Adhi Daivikam, Adhi Boudhikam).

 

AdiyEn Sri RAmAnuja DAsan,

 

Sudarsana Dasosmi

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Sri rAmAnujasya caraNau SaraNam prapdyE|

 

/namastE Shri Sudarsana Parthasarathy.

 

Yes, we should all pray and ask for a life of 100/120 years. Sri rAmAnujA lived

120 years and did marvllous things for the suffering humanity. MahatmA Gandhi

used to boast that he would live 125 years! And he did wonderful things.

 

There are two reasons for wanting to live a full 100 years in my humble opinion.

 

God created us; he Blessed us with our unique package: manO, vAk, kAya. The

package must be used to serve the purpose it was intended for. That purpose is

to sing His Glory and carry out the tasks He has ordained for us.

 

Secondly, plainly, it will not speak highly of the Creator if He created us, but

did not make us function well for the intended purpose. So one ought to accept

that He intended us to live well here on Earth, live long and set examples for

others in our small environment to emulate. That is, our life should reflect

that we are God's servants /dAsan in a small way, perhaps, but affirmatively.

 

Also we should have /nidhanA: Peaceful death. That is, we should accept death

cheerfully when it comes. When we say cheerful acceptance, it also includes

acceptance by those whom we love and those who love us. A cruel death is not

cheerful. Death at age 40 is not encouraging. If somebody is 90 and dies, we do

not regret the death, if the person reached the Lotus Feet of the Lord without

suffering. We are in fact proud of the manner of death. We say he or she lived a

full life and had a peaceful ending.

 

How can we succeed in living a hundred years? Only by the Blessings of those

who want us to do so. Thus an elderly person should not hesitate to Bless for

/dIrg/Ayus and /sarva/maGgalam or sakala sau/bhAgyam. Good thoughts and words do

generate positive energy and vibrations.

 

It is apt to seek Blessings for not only a full life but also for a peaceful

death, when we pray. Of course, a person cannot bless us to have peaceful death.

But we must ask the Lord for it, especially when we reach old age.

 

I have heard a lot of elders say, "I am waiting for the Lord to call." It is

always touching to hear those words. And it sets a good example to young people.

 

/vantanam.

 

/naH svI/kurvaka asmAt krupAm: Wherefore, cause us to have Your Grace.

 

/anpuTan visvanAthan