Guest guest Posted March 10, 2002 Report Share Posted March 10, 2002 Many thanks Guruji, Jai srimannarayana: I want to know yhe nearest vikasatharangini so I can start right away. NAMASTHE. Hema. --- wrote: > Jai SrimanNarayana > ------ > > There is 1 message in this issue. > > Topics in this digest: > > 1. Sri Swamiji's message on Gi:tha:jyo:thi > vishnu > > > ______________________ > ______________________ > > Message: 1 > Sat, 09 Mar 2002 02:51:14 +0000 > vishnu > Sri Swamiji's message on Gi:tha:jyo:thi > > Sri Swamiji's message on Gi:tha:jyo:thi > > > > > > Pri:ya Bhagavad Bandhu:s, > > > > Jyo:thi (light) expels darkness. That darkness may > be an > outer or an inner one. There are so many means > through > which outer darkness can be eliminated. The > expulsion of > inner darkness is possible only through Jna:na > (knowledge). By the elimination of these two, we can > > make our life happy. > > > > Once the darkness is removed, items > present > around us become visible to us. Then, they can be > used > accordingly and we can derive happiness out of them. > We > are discovering numerous ways to get rid of > darkness. > Lot of enjoyment can be gained in life by putting > little > effort in this direction. > > > > We are able to carry out difficult > tasks in > lesser amount of time. Due to this, the speed in > life > has increased. This is a sign of external progress > only. > Along with this, dissatisfaction, impatience, > pressure, > anxiety ... are also increasing. > > > > This type of development while causing > > good, is also amplifying the percentage of bad by > ten > times that of the good. To provide the right way, we > > need inner-light. That should come from the inner > strength. Strength is directly proportional to the > amount of confidence. Unlike the protection provided > by > ordinary people, unlike the temporary safety, unlike > the > momentary security which alters within a second, > based > on the changes occurring in the people, this type of > > strength is eternal, it exists always and is > purposeful > only if it is presented by the Lord Himself. > > > > This type of security lights up the > lamp of > knowledge, enhances our mind-restraining capability, > > makes us understand the nature of objects on which > it is > dependent, tells us the value of life and improves > our > patience. It also softens our heart. It develops a > person and makes him/her as capable as anyone else. > It > fills the life with love through constant > understanding. > It results in development of the soul and enhances > tolerance. > > > > > > As per Sa:sthra:s, several are the > teachings > imparted by the Lord to improve our mental strength > via > Jna:na. But these are not available as a whole at > any > single place. Also, they are so far off that they do > not > even as much as touch the fringes of life. Amongst > Lord’s incarnations, Krishna:vatha:ra is the > complete > one, in entirety. Sri Krishna’s teachings are in > complete form, in totality. The name given to these > teachings is ‘Bhagavad Gi:tha’. An easy means to > achieve > the way of life which ought to be followed by people > > belonging to any faith, any religion can be acquired > > from Bhagavad Gi:tha, this is how people of all > countries adore and worship it. In offering simple > means > to accomplish any goal, starting from the ambition > of > people of any rank to a highly prosperous goal, the > position occupied by Bhagavad Gi:tha is an > unparalleled > one. Keeping Bhagavad Gi:tha by his side, Gandhiji > earned freedom for the nation, from the clutches of > the > gigantic British empire which extended from one end > of > the Earth to the other, and thus became Maha:thma. > > > > The victorious song which mends and > transforms those who have faith in it, and makes > world > leaders out of them, is Bhagavad Gi:tha. From the > days > of Arjuna to Mahatma Gandhi of recent time, > throughout > the ages, the proven reality is Bhagavad Gi:tha. > > > > A coin has two sides, on one side is the > > face whereas the other has the cost! The face may > vary > but the price never changes! With the cost remaining > the > same, modification of the face, any number of times, > > results only in the beautification of the coin. The > value is lost if the cost is changed. For human > life, > the materialistic progress is similar to the face of > a > coin which is subject to change. Its value has to be > > well-guarded. The One which enhances the value of > human > life, the great teachings of Lord imparting the > eternal > knowledge for appropriate use, is Bhagavad Gi:tha. > Only > when two sides of the coin come together, its cost > can > be assessed. Similarly, materialistic progress > mingled > with the knowledge of Gi:tha is desirous, and is > ideal. > The religion, faith, caste, status, ranks may > differ, > but we all are children of the Lord. We all ought to > > live together. Progress has to be achieved in > unison. > > > > For the sake of show-off, getting into > clashes constantly, harassing others, loosing > patience – > all these are quite undesirable. To get rid of all > these > and with the expectation of moving on the superior > path > of development, Vika:satarangini is presenting this > === message truncated === Try FREE Mail - the world's greatest free email! / Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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