Amma's Janmashtami message

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Sri Krishna The Charioteer of Blisful Life

 

Amma's message on Janmashtamai, Sri Krishan's birthday

19 August 2003

 

We are once more celebrating the Birthday of Sri

Krishna. The fact that the Birthday of Sri Krishna,

who lived thousands of years ago, is remembered and

celebrated with so much enthusiasm is a clear

testimony of the greatness of Sri Krishna. But Sri

Krishna is not one who should be remembered once in a

while. To worship Sri Krishna is to become Sri

Krishna. We need to lead our life according to Sri

Krishna’s vision and teachings.

 

Sri Krishna’s form is beautiful. This beauty is not

only of the body, but of the never-diminishing beauty

of the heart. All positive aspects of human life,

expressed to the fullest and blended with divine

beauty, become Sri Krishna’s form.

 

Sri Krishna’s life teaches us how to really lead our

life in the world. He was the Great Master who turned

failures into celebration. Death is the inevitable for

everybody—it will come one day or the other, whether

one laughs or cries. Then why not keep smiling? This

is what Sri Krishna conveyed through His life. He is

the charioteer who leads the chariot of our human life

to the realm of divine bliss.

 

Sri Krishna’s life was an explosion of laughter. Many

laugh pointing out the mistakes and drawbacks of

others. But the laughter of Sri Krishna came from his

revelling in the inner bliss of the Self. It is good

to laugh forgetting oneself fully. We should also be

able to laugh understanding our own weaknesses and

mistakes.

 

Sri Krishna’s life is a perfect example for people

from all walks of life. He lived and performed actions

among kings and also among common people. Even though

born into a royal family, he became a cowherd, washed

others’ feet, cleaned up after others, and also

readily went as a messenger of peace to the adharmic

Kauravas. Through His life, he taught the world what

practical socialism is. Many have become indolent as

they don’t have the jobs they wish they had. Sri

Krishna taught us to find happiness and contentment in

whatever job we do.

 

Sri Krishna was one of the first to lead the

revolution against blind superstition. He taught the

people who prayed to Indra, Lord of the heavens, for

rain, to worship the Govardhana mountain instead. Thus

He taught us the first lessons in nature preservation.

 

Everybody is searching for ways to overcome sorrow in

life. Bhagavan has clearly advised us in the ways to

experience true happiness. Why then are we hesitant in

putting His teachings