Day: February 6, 2021

Swamiji says…

“ The underlying message of the proverbial saying – ‘Time and tide wait for none !’ was instilled and reinforced in us from a very young age ; the memory of which , I am sure, is still vivid in our minds. As children and adolescents we wrote numerous essays on this subject too.Yet, its lessons seem to not have seeped through and been absorbed by us in a manner as adequate as they should have been !”

” Quite a many amongst us fail to give ‘time’ its due ! Not for a second should we forget to value time; to respect it ! A building razed to the ground can be rebuilt and refurbished again ; wealth lost, too, can be regained. But time lost once can never be retrieved or reclaimed! And it is herein that precedence should be given to living a life with an aim to achieve a time bound target ; a goal to pursue; a mission to accomplish. A person who does not give a specific direction to his life, by either following an educational dream , or , by working for the upliftment of society, will never understand the ‘worth’ and precious nature of time. He will find nothing unusual in wasting time by indulging in unproductive and fruitless activities.”

“How many times do we find ourselves scrolling through Instagram, Facebook and numerous other apps on our phone, ignoring the work at hand ? And then we complain about ‘not’ having enough time to complete our assignments or projects ; not having enough time to ‘relax’; oblivious to the fact, that we while away so much time ‘whatsapping’ others, ‘liking’ photos and ‘scrolling’ through gossip websites ; all of which eats into time, which we could otherwise have used constructively; by refuelling ourselves mentally ; by giving adequate time to our physical wellbeing or just by interacting with our near and dear ones…’Vyarth ki baaton mein hum sara din gawan dete hain !’

“Paradoxically, while we all crave ‘more’ time, we do not ‘value’ it.Time lost is nothing but a wasted opportunity. And every second that is lost in excessive sleep, gossip, entertainment etc. is an opportunity lost, missed – that prevents us from learning more, growing manifold and succeeding in our personal and professional lives. It thus becomes important to monitor how we use our time. Armies practice in ‘peacetime’ to bleed less in ‘time of war’. Similarly, we must use the time we have to prepare, to become stronger – mentally and physcially, to gain more knowledge ; so that in the time of crisis ,or , in the time of opportunity, we are not found wanting.”

” Much like a sadhu, who lives in a state of detachment, with no relationships and obligations to the physical word ; but, makes optimal use of the cycle of time from sunrise to sunset, and uses his time on earth, to take the name of God; so that when the time comes for him to leave this physical realm, he does so with God’s name in his last breath ; we too must utilize every moment to do good ‘karma’ ; something concrete, meaningful and of consequence ! ‘Har ek kshann ki kimat ka mahtav samjho aur uska sadupyog karo !”