Guest guest Posted July 12, 2007 Report Share Posted July 12, 2007 PRIYA BHAGAVAT BANDUVULLARA! VOICE OF THE RISHIS: 51 COURTESY SHRI RAPARLA JANARADHANA RAO TYAGE NAIKE AMRUTATVA MAANASUHU -YAJURVEDA NARAYANAM " Man attains immortality only through sacrifice " . Several noble qualities have been enumerated worthy to be acquired by man to make his life successful. Honesty, industry, compassion, generosity, bravery are some of the essential qualities that make man great. But self-sacrifice or `Tyaga' is given the top list as an essential characteristic to make a man immortal. The term immortal (Amritha) or deathlessness carries a world of meaning as a synonym for a glorious life to be remembered for ages. The lives of great saints who led lives of devotion, shunning all comforts of material world are considered great. By their personal sacrifice seeking truth they became Amrita, deathless, unforgettable, or ever remembered. Similar were the lives of the valiant soldiers who gave up their lives in the battle for a noble cause, with utter disregard to their lives. They fought bravely for a lofty cause and thus became immortal. While a self serving, self centered man is ranked the lowest among the community, the self sacrificing attitude on the part of man makes him remembered with love and regard for his noble quality, which we call immortality. Innumerable names in mythology and history can be mentioned as examples, but suffice it to say that this adage says that man becomes immortal only when he transcends the longings of the self by a sacrificial life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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