Divine vs. Demoniac

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From Chapter 16, Bhagavad Gita - As It Is:

 

 

Fearlessness, purification of

one's existence, cultivation of spiritual knowledge, charity,

self-control, austerity and simplicity; nonviolence, truthfulness,

freedom from anger; renunciation, tranquility, aversion to faultfinding,

compassion and freedom from covetousness; gentleness, modesty and steady

determination; vigor, forgiveness, fortitude, cleanliness, freedom from

envy and the passion for honor--these transcendental qualities belong to

godly men endowed with divine nature.

 

Arrogance, pride,

anger, conceit, harshness and ignorance--these qualities belong to those

of demoniac nature. They say that this world is unreal,

that there is no foundation and that there is no God in control. It is

produced of sex desire, and has no cause other than lust.

 

Following such

conclusions, the demoniac, who are lost to themselves and who have no

intelligence, engage in unbeneficial, horrible works meant to destroy

the world.

The demoniac,

taking shelter of insatiable lust, pride and false prestige, and being

thus illusioned, are always sworn to unclean work, attracted by the

impermanent.

They believe that

to gratify the senses unto the end of life is the prime necessity of

human civilization. Thus there is no end to their anxiety. Being bound

by hundreds and thousands of desires, by lust and anger, they secure

money by illegal means for sense gratification.

The demoniac

person thinks: "So much wealth do I have today, and I will gain more

according to my schemes. So much is mine now, and it will increase in

the future, more and more. He is my enemy, and I have killed him; and my

other enemy will also be killed. I am the lord of everything. I am the

enjoyer. I am perfect, powerful and happy. I am the richest man,

surrounded by aristocratic relatives. There is none so powerful and

happy as I am. I shall perform sacrifices, I shall give some charity,

and thus I shall rejoice." In this way, such persons are deluded by

ignorance.

Thus perplexed by

various anxieties and bound by a network of illusions, one becomes too

strongly attached to sense enjoyment and falls down into hell.

Self-complacent

and always impudent, deluded by wealth and false prestige, they

sometimes perform sacrifices in name only without following any rules or

regulations.

Bewildered by

false ego, strength, pride, lust and anger, the demon becomes envious of

the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is situated in his own body and

in the bodies of others, and blasphemes against the real religion.

Those who are

envious and mischievous, who are the lowest among men, are cast by Me

into the ocean of material existence, into various demoniac species of

life.

Attaining

repeated birth amongst the species of demoniac life, such persons can

never approach Me. Gradually they sink down to the most abominable type

of existence.

--Lord Krsna

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Dear Devotees

 

Any one in this holy group advise me the fasting procedures to be followed

on the day of "Ekadasi". The info which i required is such as taking food, chating god name

and other mandatory rules if any.

 

Thanks...

 

Ajeet K Mall <ajeetmallspiritual-group Cc: radhe_krishna ; jayshreekrishna ; krishna ; krishna_lovers ; Govindadwipa ; interfaith <interfaith-forum >; vaishnavparivar Sent: Thursday, 21 June, 2007 12:46:44 PM Divine vs. Demoniac

 

 

From Chapter 16, Bhagavad Gita - As It Is:

 

 

Fearlessness, purification of one's existence, cultivation of spiritual knowledge, charity, self-control, austerity and simplicity; nonviolence, truthfulness, freedom from anger; renunciation, tranquility, aversion to faultfinding, compassion and freedom from covetousness; gentleness, modesty and steady determination; vigor, forgiveness, fortitude, cleanliness, freedom from envy and the passion for honor--these transcendental qualities belong to godly men endowed with divine nature.

 

Arrogance, pride, anger, conceit, harshness and ignorance--these qualities belong to those of demoniac nature. They say that this world is unreal, that there is no foundation and that there is no God in control. It is produced of sex desire, and has no cause other than lust.

Following such conclusions, the demoniac, who are lost to themselves and who have no intelligence, engage in unbeneficial, horrible works meant to destroy the world.

The demoniac, taking shelter of insatiable lust, pride and false prestige, and being thus illusioned, are always sworn to unclean work, attracted by the impermanent.

They believe that to gratify the senses unto the end of life is the prime necessity of human civilization. Thus there is no end to their anxiety. Being bound by hundreds and thousands of desires, by lust and anger, they secure money by illegal means for sense gratification.

The demoniac person thinks: "So much wealth do I have today, and I will gain more according to my schemes. So much is mine now, and it will increase in the future, more and more. He is my enemy, and I have killed him; and my other enemy will also be killed. I am the lord of everything. I am the enjoyer. I am perfect, powerful and happy. I am the richest man, surrounded by aristocratic relatives. There is none so powerful and happy as I am. I shall perform sacrifices, I shall give some charity, and thus I shall rejoice." In this way, such persons are deluded by ignorance.

Thus perplexed by various anxieties and bound by a network of illusions, one becomes too strongly attached to sense enjoyment and falls down into hell.

Self-complacent and always impudent, deluded by wealth and false prestige, they sometimes perform sacrifices in name only without following any rules or regulations.

Bewildered by false ego, strength, pride, lust and anger, the demon becomes envious of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is situated in his own body and in the bodies of others, and blasphemes against the real religion.

Those who are envious and mischievous, who are the lowest among men, are cast by Me into the ocean of material existence, into various demoniac species of life.

Attaining repeated birth amongst the species of demoniac life, such persons can never approach Me. Gradually they sink down to the most abominable type of existence.

--Lord Krsna

 

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