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Liberation, ultimate goal

 

 

CHENNAI, NOV. 13. Scriptures say that God is seated in our hearts,

watching and guiding our activities. However, we often fail to

realise the fact that the Supreme Power gives us numerous

opportunities to do good and to take steps to avoid rebirths. Men

chase worldly pleasures and get caught in the web of life, turning a

deaf ear as it were to the advisability of leading a life of virtue.

Ignoring all the covenants, the tendency is to judge one's self worth

in terms of power and pelf, in comparison with others. Such are the

false trails which makes a person lose sight of the ultimate goal in

life and act as stumbling blocks to attaining liberation. With God's

grace and observance through prayer and submission all hurdles can be

overcome, said Sri. M.R. Nagasubramaniam in his discourse.

 

Our duty is to surrender to His feet, and depend upon His abundant

mercy. Ignorance of this basic lesson and the lure of desire make a

man go about wasting his precious life. If the Lord leaves a person's

heart, such a man becomes nothing. Anjaneya possessed extraordinary

faith by retaining the vision of Lord Rama in his heart, and chanting

His name enabled him to cross an ocean. He was on a mission entrusted

by God and was therefore, unconcerned about obstacles, his objective

being completion of set tasks. Many were the hindrances that came in

his way. The first one was satvic in nature wherein the protruding

mountain of isle intended to honour him by offering rest and repast;

but Anjaneya could not receive the same at that juncture since his

mission was of greater importance.The second impediment was at the

behest of the celestials, thrown open by them deliberately to not

only test how well Anjaneya would carry out his task, but also to

delay the speeding missionary by one `muhurtam' so that he would land

in Sri Lanka at an auspicious hour in order to take on the city's

guardian angel. This was of `rajasic' type of hindrance, and he

cleverly overcame the same.The third challenge, tamasic in nature,

was indeed a tough one. In this case his strength was sought to be

diminished by pulling at his shadow as he was flying high. Forest

wardens have known of instances (specially in the Gir forest) where

on full moon nights tigers avail of this ruse. When chased by these

tigers, monkeys rush up certain trees, but they willingly topple when

tigers attack their shadows on the ground.The epic teaches us many

things, specially how to develop characteristic integrity and moral

courage; and the values enshrined therein have eternal validity.

 

 

 

 

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