Guest guest Posted September 29, 2002 Report Share Posted September 29, 2002 Jaya Guru Datta, Here is today's saying: “Let us first see if there is a possibility of Jeevatma not being tormented by sorrow (or suffering). If suffering were to be natural to Jeevatma, no amount of argument and counter argument can remove it. If it were to be acquired, it means that one day the sorrow may vanish. It is therefore worthwhile to know whether the suffering of a Jeevi is natural or acquired. What is meant by natural? Heat is natural to fire. If there is no heat, it can not be called as fire. Sweetness is natural to sugar. If there is no sweetness, it can not be sugar. Fluidity is the nature of water. If there is no fluidity, it can not be called as water at all. That attribute, which is inborn and inseparable from an object is ‘natural’ to that particular object. Heat in hot water is acquired. Even though water gets heated up on account of intense sun shine or fire, it (the heat) does not stay for ever. Similarly air acquires smell when the scent of a flower is present in it. It does not remain in the air forever. Those qualities which remain for a while and then disappear are ‘acquired’." Sri Swamiji Lessons in Vedanta - 31 part II Bhakti Mala, May, 1998 Sri Guru Datta, Swamiji Says __________ Tired of all the SPAM in your inbox? Switch to LYCOS MAIL PLUS http://www.mail.lycos.com/brandPage.shtml?pageId=plus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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