Guest guest Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 79. Good company leads to Divine Path Iron turns into rust if it seeks the company of soil. It glows, softens and takes on useful shapes, if it enjoys the company of fire. Dust can fly if it chooses the wind as its friend. It has to end as slime in a pit, if it prefers water. It has neither wing nor foot, yet it can fly or walk, rise or fall, according to the friend it selects. Knowing this truth, a great saint Kabir once said. " Here are my prostrations to the good. Here are my prostrations to the bad. " When asked why he offered prostrations to the bad, he said, " My prostrations to the bad, so that they may leave me alone. I do the same before good, so that they might remain near me always. " You are shaped by the company you keep. The Lord incarnates as human being to help humans comprehend that which apparently cannot be understood and to enable them to attain that which is seemingly unattainable. By this action, the Lord, who is infinite, immutable and immanent, does not suffer any diminution. Neither is He, though embodied in a human frame, influenced by the taints and blemishes that normally affect a human being. To grasp the significance of the Divine Incarnation, it is imperative that one should rise above the rajasic (passionate) and thamasic (dull) gunas (attributes). Pious (sathwic) habits alone can lead him through the path of true devotion to the Lotus Feet of the Divine. For this, a favorable environment and company of good people are essential. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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