Category: Sat guru

Swami Ajay Gayatri Mantra

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English
Om Ajay Devaya Vidmahe; Dayaparaya Dhimahe;
 Tanno Ajay Guru Prachodayat.
Hindi
ॐ अजय देवाय विदमहे,
दयापर्या धीमहि, तन्नो अजयगुरू प्रचोदयात ।
Sanskrit
ॐ अजय देवायः विदमहे:,
दयापर्या: धीमहि, तन्नो अजयगुरू: प्रचोदयात ।।

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“VAASTAV MEIN INSAAN APNE KARMA AUR GUNO SE JAANA JAATA HAI …APNE ‘ROOP’ SE NAHI.” …” A PERSON’S TRUE WORTH IS KNOWN BY HIS ‘GOOD KARMA, VALUES, AND TRAITS’ AND NOT BY HIS ‘LOOKS’ AND ‘PHYSICAL APPEARANCE’…”

thetreasuredivine34 Comments

Swamiji says …

“How do most of us react when we see a tall, handsome man or a fair, beautiful woman ? Aren’t we charmed beyond words? We gush about their looks and long to be like them.”

“Now let us visualise our reaction on seeing a short, ugly, deformed man or a plump, crippled, scarred, dark- complexioned woman! We do not bother to look at them twice , as we do not find them attractive and thus fail to see the anguish in their eyes on being always treated as a sight … grotesque, unwanted and undesirable. At times the sight of a handicapped person could fill us with such revulsion that we curse the moment we had set eyes on him. So strong and powerful is the impact of one’s physical appearance on us…on our senses ! Don’t we, if not always, assess a person’s worth by his personality and physical appearance.”

“It is here that we need to be humane and sensible…and not limit and restrict our perception of others, purely on the basis of their ‘physical being’. Do we pause and think about the nature, temperament, character, qualities possessed…good or bad…that could be diametrically opposite, when compared, between the ‘beautiful’ people and the ‘not so fortunate’ people. It simply doesn’t strike us … as we are blinded by the physicality of their appearance.”

“If looks were all that mattered, then shouldn’t there have been a great difference in our belief and faith within us for our Gods … Ganeshji and Hanumanji ! Have we ever differentiated them from the other Gods in any way while worshipping them? No. Why? Because of their wisdom and unconditional ‘bhakti’. Are they less worshipped or revered by us in any way? Don’t we always begin our prayers by first taking the name of Lord Ganesha.”

“We must remember that a person with a deformity could be blessed with sound values and the best traits possible. The most twisted and crooked sugarcane shoots give us the sweetest juice. Has its convoluted form ever affected its inherent quality?”

“Appearances don’t matter … It is what a person is …that matters.”

AN INDIVIDUAL WITH ‘SPECIAL ABILITIES’ CAN ACHIEVE WONDERS

thetreasuredivine21 Comments

Swamiji reminds us of the importance of urgently changing the deep-rooted, pathetic fallacy that most of us bear towards the handicapped and physically challenged. The false, wrong opinion that has been formed about them that they are weak, helpless and dependent on others in every possible way does not hold much merit.

Swamiji laments that people mostly look at handicapped people with disdain and disrespect as they take it for granted that they are incapable of working in a skilful and able manner. The air of superiority and superficial sympathy that they exude for them wrenches their soul, despite it, they carry on with their lives with quiet dignity, grace and determination.

A physically challenged individual too has the ability to attain self-realisation when he lives a disciplined life, remains steadfast to the principles of righteousness and honesty, is unmindful of the barbs that are hurled at him and remains undettered by the obtacles that this cruel world lays down in his path. His inner strength to stand firm against all odds makes up for the physical strength that he lacks.

Do not under-estimate the indomitable will and firm resolve that God has blessed them with, which enables them to be better than the best.