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Dear Ravi Shankar Garu

 

Love and Love alone .... and also Pranams

 

I am happy that you raised this question. I do not know whether I can satisfy

you with my answer, but still, let me try.

 

The basic purpose of human existence is to realise one's Self or God. But, the

weakness in almost all the human beings is that they invariably look out for

that elusive ONE than in, thereby get entangled with the names an forms, which

leads one to become a pawn in the vicious circle of the birth and death. All of

our sacred scriptures preach and teach with one voice that the human being

should look within to root out what is called " vasanas " or in other words remove

the covering of " ajnana " over " jnana " , so as to allow the God to descend or " the

jnana " to come out of the cage of " ajnana " . Here in this particular instance, I

really do not recollect now, at this point of time, what for the capital letters

(or as you said, emphasis) were used at that time, but, what I feel now is, the

word " Tajaswis " is used only in this para, and also, all the four sentences in

this para are not only inter-connected, but also there is no negative word used

to express the positiveness. The

basis for all the four sentences is " knowledge " . It is like a four-step ladder

of " knowledge " . It starts from protection and concludes with making us

" Tejaswis " . So the emphasis, I think now, is to make one understand that, " it is

we, who should be keen to absorb this knowledge from within, as it is readily

available, but we are looking out, without searching what is within US. Unless

WE look within US, we will not gain anything outside, as outside is only

reflection of what we have within.

 

Let alao quote the words of Pujya Swami Ranganadhananda, to make the above point

clearer.

 

'It is better to flame for one instant, than to smoke away for ages!'

 

A short intense life, burnt out in a great struggle and achievement

of the humanistic impulse, is preferable to a humdrum life of long

duration. That is the message to us from our own past. In this modern

period, we had a Vivekananda. During his brief 39 years, he made a

tremendous impact on both East and West; even in that short span of

life, his actual public work was only during the last nine years.

 

Live such a life that when you die, you will leave a permanent

wholesome impact, small or big, on the world.

 

Am I convincing?! I hope so. Please judge.

 

Thank you very much for giving me this opportunity.

 

Love and Love alone ..... Pranams

 

P. Gopi Krishna

 

RAVI SHANKAR <shankarbehar57 wrote:

 

Dear Sir,

Pranaam.

I am anxious to know why in the last paragraphs you have emphasized as " US "

while narating about the last words to be chanted when UPANISHADS have been

read.What do u want impress Sir.

 

Hope to hear from u soon.

With best regards.

=Ravi Shankar=

 

K V R Rao (Raghav) <

 

Saturday, June 23, 2007 7:02:55 PM

www.telugubhakti.com 13. SATSANGAM by Sri P Gopi Krishna

 

13. SATSANGAM

(Read, Understand, Appreciate, Internalise and Assimilate to reach

the Ultimate)

 

Story - - Hearing God

 

The young man had lost his job and didn't know which way to turn. So

he went to see the old preacher.

 

Pacing about the preacher's study, the young man ranted about his

problem. Finally he clenched his fist and shouted, " I've begged God

to say something to help me. Tell me, Preacher, why doesn't God

answer? "

 

The old preacher, who sat across the room, spoke something in reply -

- something so hushed it was indistinguishable.

 

The young man stepped across the room. " What did you say? " he asked.

 

The preacher repeated himself, but again in a tone as soft as a

whisper. So the young man moved closer until he was leaning on the

preacher's chair.

 

" Sorry, " he said. " I still didn't hear you. "

 

With their heads bent together, the old preacher spoke once

more. " God sometimes whispers, " he said, " so we will move closer to

hear Him. "

 

This time the young man heard and he understood. We all want God's

voice to thunder through the air with the answer to our problem. But

God's is the still, small voice...... the gentle whisper.

 

Perhaps there's a reason. Until my head is bent together with His.

And then, as I listen, I will find my answer. Better still, I find

myself closer to God.

 

FAITH (Take a deep breath before reading this!)

 

There was an atheist couple who had a child. The couple never told

their daughter anything about the Lord.One night when the little

girl was 5 years old, the parents fought with each other and the dad

shot the mom, right in front of the child.. Then, the dad shot

himself. The little girl watched it all.She then was sent to a

foster home. The foster mother was a Christian and took the child to

church. On the first day of Sunday School, the foster mother told

the teacher that the girl had never heard of Jesus, and to have

patience with her. The teacher held up a picture of Jesus and

said, " Does anyone know who this is? " The little girl said, " I do,

that's the man who was holding me the night my parents died. "

 

If you believe this little girl is telling the truth that even

though she had never heard of Jesus, he still held her the night her

parents died, then you will forward this to as many people as you

can. Or you can delete it as if it never touched your heart. Funny,

isn't it? Funny how simple it is for people to trash God and then

wonder why the world's going to hell.

 

Funny how we believe what the newspapers say, but question what the

Bible says. Funny how everyone wants to go to heaven provided they

do not have to believe, think, say, or do anything the Bible says.

(Or is it scary?) Funny how someone can say " I believe in God " but

still follow Satan (who, by the way, also " believes " in God). Funny

how you can send a thousand 'jokes' through e-mail and they spread

like wildfire, but when you start sending messages regarding the

Lord, people think twice about sharing. Funny how the lewd, crude,

vulgar and obscene pass freely through cyberspace, but the public

discussion of Jesus is suppressed in the school and workplace. Funny

how someone can be so fired up for Christ on Sunday, but be an

invisible Christian the rest of the week. (Are you laughing?) Funny

how when you go to forward this message, you will not send it to

many on your address list because you're not sure what they believe,

or what they will think of you for sending it to them. Funny how I

can be more worried about what other people think of me than what

God thinks of me. (Are you thinking?)

 

Pass this on only if you mean it! Yes, I do Love God. He is my

source of existence and Savior. He keeps me functioning each and

everyday. Without Him, I will be nothing. Without him, I am nothing

but with Him I can do all things through Christ that strengthens me.

(Phillipians 4:13).

 

Upanishads and Strength

 

Swami Vivekananda has dealt extensively with the concept

of 'Strength' in the Upanishads. All of them explicitly deal with

positive characteristics of strength. It is suggested that the

original Sanskrit words be referred to, for a better understanding

of the verses.

 

First, a most inspiring quote from Swami: 'The Upanishads are the

great mine of strength. Therein lies strength enough to invigorate

the whole world; the whole world can be vivified, made strong,

energized through them. They will call with trumpet voice upon the

weak, the miserable and the downtrodden of all races, all creeds and

all sects, to stand on their feet and be free; freedom, physical

freedom, mental freedom and spiritual freedom are the watchwords of

the Upanishads. ' (III.238)

 

These excerpts are taken from the invocation prayers at the start of

the Upanishads. The invocations present the 'gist' of the

Upanishads. The Upanishadic students are asked to keep the spirit of

the invocation in mind, while they learn the Upanishads. Hence the

invocations have great importance.

 

1. Om. May my limbs and my strength become fully developed, so also

my senses including sight and hearing. Everything in the world is

the Upanishadic Brahman. May I become strong. May I not deny the

Brahman. May I never deny myself. Let the truths of the Upanishads

become manifested in me, who am ever devoted to the Atman. May the

truths become manifested in me. Let there be peace everywhere.

 

2. Om. May WE be protected by this knowledge. May the knowledge

uplift US. May this knowledge give US strength. May this knowledge

make US Tejaswis*. May we not cavil at each other. Let there be

peace everywhere.

 

3. Om. May our ears hear only the beneficial (bhadra). May we see

only the beneficial (bhadra). May we worship him with steady limbs

and body, as long as we live. May all Gods give us Strength. May

there be peace everywhere.

 

* It is difficult to give accurate translations to these words in

English.

 

Sri P Gopi Krishna

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Dear Mohan Rao Garu,

 

Love and Love alone.....

 

I really appreciate your personal views and comments, Sir, but I felt sorry

that you missed the basic purpose of the story. It is ONLY A STORY, and not a

caricature of anybody nor a reflection on ANY ONE. The purpose of the story is

the convey the essence, BUT NOT TO TELL what atheists will do in comparison to

theists. Being an acclaimed poet, as you claimed yourself once earlier, I

thought, " kodigudduku eekalu peeke badulu " you would appreciate the essence of

the story, but unfortunately you ended up doing the reverse. Anyhow, many thanks

for your comments.

 

I believe, what is important in life is religion based on ethics and theology

based on civics. Religion works like a pointer towards the right path and

theology makes one a human being.

 

All the best and May God Bless You.

 

Love and Love alone....

 

P. Gopi Krishna

 

" J. K. Mohana Rao " <jkmrao wrote:

 

--- " K V R Rao (Raghav) " wrote:

 

> FAITH (Take a deep breath before reading this!)

>

> There was an atheist couple who had a child. The couple never told

> their daughter anything about the Lord.One night when the little

> girl was 5 years old, the parents fought with each other and the dad

> shot the mom, right in front of the child.. Then, the dad shot

> himself.

>

 

If the gist is that athiests shoot one another, then China and

Russia have no population at all! There are people who shoot

one another among the theists and the atheists. Coming closer

to home, a proclaimed atheist like gOrA SAstri was appreciated

by the best of the theists Gandhiji. Let us not make

carricatures of people. What is important in life is ethics,

not religion. What is important in life is civics, not

theolgy.

 

These comments are in no way meant as an offence to the original

writer or the person who posted it. These are my personal views

and I belive TBP will kindly post other views too.

 

With kind regards, J K Mohana Rao

 

 

 

 

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Dear Mohana Rao Garu,

 

Love and Love alone....

 

If your understanding or realisation is wrong, one cannot help. Saying so, I

leave it here.

 

Coming to the other point, if there is a mistake, I withdraw the statement

unconditionally. There is definitely a place for every one in TBP. It is not

one's property. However, the criticism should be polite and constructive. I am

sure, you acknowledge this point. Being a lover of poetry, you are well aware

that sensitivity is the cornerstone of any poetry.

 

And, Sir, your new series is well appreciated and enjoyed by every one,

including me. Many thanks for that. However, had it been available in Telugu

script, we would have enjoyed it much more.

 

Love and Love alone....

 

P. Gopi Krishna

 

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" J. K. Mohana Rao " <jkmrao wrote:

 

--- Gopi Krishna

wrote:

 

>

> I really appreciate your personal views and comments, Sir, but I felt sorry

> that you missed the basic purpose of the story. It is ONLY A STORY, and not a

> caricature of anybody nor a reflection on ANY ONE. The purpose of the story

> is the convey the essence, BUT NOT TO TELL what atheists will do in

> comparison to theists.

>

I realise that it is a story. But the choice of characters in a

story also tells something. Why not in the same story above,

the couple be theists and kill each other? The latter part of

the story can still go on. A decision was consciously made

by the author of the story to depict atheists as the killers.

 

> Being an acclaimed poet, as you claimed yourself once

> earlier,

>

There is a mistake here. I never claimed I am a poet. I only made

the statement that my interest in religion is through poetry. This

statement is still true. I still hope that there is place for

people like me too in this forum and it is with this hope I started

the new series.

 

Regards! - mOhana

 

 

 

 

 

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