Guest guest Posted January 7, 2008 Report Share Posted January 7, 2008 CIGARETTE PROPAGANDISTS: The Master's eagerness for spreading the Lord's Name was boundless. During the 1938 Kumbha Mela at Hardwar, a party of cigarette propagandists came to Rishikesh, striking up vulgar music. The Master saw them. He immediately called for tea, fruit and biscuits. He offered them to the cigarette vendors and then coaxed them into singing Kirtan. " Ohji, you have sold enough of cigarettes. You have sung enough of the glory of tobacco. Now, why not sing Hari's Names? Come, sing with me. " The whole place soon resounded with the Lord's Name. The Master then gave the party a present of five rupees and much spiritual literature. And he requested them, " Along with your cigarette songs, sing some Kirtans also. Along with the cigarette advertisement, distribute these spiritual tracts also. " -------------------- " A man of easily irritable nature cannot enjoy peace of mind. His brain, nerves and muscles are always under high tension. He is wasting every minute abundant muscular and nerve energy and brain- power. He is a very weak man though he is endowed with physical strength, because he loses his balance of mind very easily. If you really want to enjoy unruffled peace and abiding joy, you must try to possess a calm, controlled and balanced mind by eradicating worry, anxieties, fear, anger, and impulses. " - Swami Sivananda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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