SWAMIJI’S SANDESH …

YOUR EDUCATION SHOULD TEACH YOU TO BE REFINED, CULTURED & CIVILISED WITH ONE & ALL …

Swamiji says …

At times we come across people who are highly educated… hold degrees from the most prestigious institutions in the world, but, sadly, their behaviour with the ‘less’ educated and those who they consider ‘inferior’ to them … is anything but refined … and speaks volumes about their misplaced ethics and values.

Modesty, humility and grace are replaced by arrogance, impatience and intolerance. At times, they conduct themselves in a manner most disgraceful and deplorable.
Their inexcusable misbehaviour with others, at times, exhibits their ignorance of the right knowledge and lack of ‘true’ education. They have the gall to use foul language and behave in an inhuman manner with the less fortunate person…who on the other hand stands firmly on the foundation of his values and principles, speaks patiently to this ‘superior being’ with his hands folded in a manner more polite and refined than his.

Such educated individuals seem to forget that they are being watched by ‘Him’ all the time and it is impossible for them to escape ‘the’ moment when they will face ‘Him’ and wait for the final verdict to be delivered to them in the Almighty’s Court … Complete and absolute justice… from which there is no running away. None of his influential and illustrious contacts can come to his aid at that moment.

In what state do you see yourself on that particular day? How many people do you hurt with your razor – sharp tongue and your rude behaviour day after day? Is there any point in calling yourself educated if you behave in such a callous manner? Are you educated in the true sense of the world?

You still have time to change yourself if you have the will to do so …

Swamiji says …

Once you acquire everything that you had aspired for … name , fame , wealth and position … when you have more than you need …at times in abundance … you must remember your duties and like a Good Samaritan … return and give back to the society from which you have evolved. Doesn’t your body expel the unused, extra food matter from it? Srishti ka niyam hai yeh …

At times, the sheaths of pride and arrogance that layer your eyes intoxicate you … and blinds your vision, and your complacency stalls you from performing selfless , good ‘karma’ aimed at benefiting the society.

You conveniently place the entire onus of being navigated through the ups and downs … the highs and lows of your lifetime … on your Guru … as you completely forget that the only worthy thing that you can take along with you when you leave this world … is your ‘karma’. Everything else that you consider to be yours will be left behind.

Is your present ‘karma’ for others good enough ? Does it benefit others ? Be magnanimous , large-hearted and grateful to the society of which you are an integral part and repay in abundance in any which way.

Swamiji says –

This world in which we live during every lifetime of ours is our ‘karmabhoomi’. Everything that we see around us is nothing but ‘mithya’ … perishable and an illusion … but we mortals have complete and absolute faith in this false, illusionary world and act at times wilfully according to the different situations that life presents us with.

We must remember that we have to face the consequences and repercussions of every action made by us … good and bad … in this and our previous births. Hence , we have to be very careful and cautious … pause, think and reflect before we act.

It is when a devotee truly repents for his mistakes and seeks forgiveness for his misdeeds that a self – realized guru can come to his rescue and relieve him of his suffering during these agonizingly painful moments, by taking upon himself his devotee’s suffering and take him towards divine light as his good ‘karma’ warrants it.

We have to adhere to the simple principle that every good act of ours will enable us to walk the Right spiritual path and gain proximity to God.