Further more on Destiny

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Dear Members,

 

Man is the Architect of His Destiny

 

Complaining of infirmities, adversities, fate all

along, and living an enslaved, maligned, haphazard

life, facing its abrupt end with agonizing regret…. Is

this all man is destined for? Is there no way out from

the entangled illusions, perversion, straying, and

blind race? The visionary sages, refer the delusions

and ignorant attachments of life as warning against

getting entrapped in this invisible web. But what to

say about the self-imposed compulsions of human mind

that do not let one change or rectify the mistaken

approach and see the light of prudence? This is indeed

the biggest tragedy of human life. We might find

arguments in our defense and justify putting the

blames on others and the circumstances, for our misery

and flaws. This may only give us momentary

satisfaction, but would not solve the problem or

improve the situation any further. The reality in

essence is that –– we alone are responsible for the

state of our life. Whatever be our favorable or

troubling circumstances today, these are the outcomes

of our own good or bad karmas. Indeed one’s destiny is

shaped by his own conduct, his own actions in the

present or the past lives in the karmayoni.

 

This absolute fact of destiny is explained in the

Upanishads as – “Human mind alone is the principle

cause and means of all thralldom and sufferings and

also of blissful salvation in human life. No enemy is

more dangerous than the maligned and astray mind. It

is also true that there is no friend, no mentor better

than the enlightened mind”. Indology also emphasizes

that one has to endeavor the evolution of his life, of

his “self” on his own. Lord Buddha preaches it as “you

become the light for yourself”. A spider weaves a web

through the liquid secreted from her mouth; she gets

trapped into it and entangles more in her desperate

struggle to come out; she succeeds only when she

herself gulps it back. A man too creates the web of

attachments, untoward actions and effects and

sufferings that captures his own life. He alone will

have to rewind it for emancipation. Circumstances and

people in one’s life have negligible role in

supporting or distracting this attempt of his

determined mind.

 

As far as divine grace is concerned, it is

subliminally present for every one. However, it is

bestowed only upon those who help themselves, who

initiate the endeavors of refining and improving their

life on their own. It is said that chance favors only

the prepared mind. It is more true of the divine help

and guidance. As per the laws of Nature, the idle

chaps, inactive prattlers and lethargic people are

left to degeneration on their own destiny.

 

If a man determines through heart and soul, there is

nothing that he can’t achieve. He is made up of such a

special stuff that nothing could stand before his

willpower and enterprising courage. He inadvertently

or often being driven by the hidden forces of decline

digs a huge trench for his own fall. If he awakens and

resolves, he can construct a stout ladder by the same

hands, in the same circumstances, for elevation. His

inner light and enlightened spirit can illuminate even

the darkest domains of his life. He is therefore the

architect of shaping the course and fate of his own

life.

 

Regards

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