The hobby of reading was a boon when only the truly wise and compassionate used to write. Now a days the hobby of reading seduces us to waste time in reading completely useless stuff. Yes, we can use our discrimination, but do we really?
Monday, July 13, 2020
Time is Money?
We spend time in earning money and then we want to spend time in spending the money. In all this, where is the time for reflection on the goal of life?
Immunity and Hygiene - common sense?
One develops immunity by regular exercise and regular proper diet. Despite having good immunity we avoid disease causing agents like unclean places and food from unreliable sources. This avoidance is not out of cowardice, but out of caution. It is just to save time and energy on fighting diseases caused due to carelessness. We have better options for our time and energy. Just common sense.
Similarly regular spiritual practices, regular active devotional service, regular chanting of the Holy Names, regularly associating with devotees of the Lord, regularly trying to understand and imbibe the teachings of the scriptures, all help develop spiritual strength and revive our deep natural faith. This strength and faith protects one from lower tendencies characterised by attachment and interest in the non-permanent, bloated self importance, and disregard for the teachings of the sacred scriptures.
Despite this strength, it's just common sense to avoid faith disturbing agents like atheists, those too attached to money and the opposite sex, and discourses from sources not rooted in the authorized scriptures.
Caution is not cowardice, just like recklessness is not courage. Just common sense.
Whats good for you?
Most people don't know what's good for them. Otherwise the whole world would have been a peaceful and beautiful place. Only those who completely control the urges of their mind and senses, and engage them precisely as they wish, are fit to instruct others about what's good for them. Fortunate are those who humbly recognize this truth, come across such a teacher, and sincerely follow his or her instructions.
Will you come for the Class?
Everyone wants to show us how to enjoy life and be independent. But what about sacrifice and being a subordinate?
The former is very easy to comprehend, and so is easy to promote; every tom-dick-and-harry talks about it and they think it is the cool thing to do - oh, there is just one life, live it large. The latter is almost impossible to comprehend at first sight, and so is easy to deride; every tom-dick-and-harry derides it in a self-righteous way - why take so much trouble, do whatever pleases you and let others do whatever pleases them.
If one can't even appreciate acts of sacrifice and subordination to a superior, where is the question of understanding God and our relationship with Him? It's like trying to understand calculus without have any appreciation for addition. And yet, every tom-dick-and-harry has his own opinion about God.
Only one who has a decent training in Maths can understand the stupidity of those who try to speak about calculus without being able to clear their elementary exam. If everyone is a mathematical illiterate, then everyone can share their opinion about calculus fearlessly, no matter how stupid it is.
The society needs systematic training in understanding the fundamental principles of God and His relationship with the world and with each one of us. But will you come for the Class?
Wednesday, September 20, 2017
The Heroes in an Anti-God World
The Heroes in an Anti-God World
There are quite a few charismatic "Guru"s who "educate" people that there is no Supreme Person God. This is ridiculous. It's obvious that God is not a matter of direct perception for almost all in this world. So what additional "education" is there in the "information" that there is no God?
Real positive information is about the Supreme Person God and real education is about the process for perceiving Him - indirectly at first, and directly and eternally eventually.
It needs a certain amount, not just some amount, of humility and lack of self-centeredness to appreciate that there is a Supreme Person God. As soon as one accepts God, the whole focus shifts squarely on Him - His likes and dislikes, His orders, His pastimes, His beauty, His words, and so on. This is impossible for egoists to take; they suffocate if they themselves - their desires, their philosophy, their likes and dislikes, and so on - are not the focus of their consciousness. They are full of themselves; even their kind acts are expressions of their self-righteousness, not a duty towards God.
Such godless people love to hear other godless people speak about sophisticated philosophical ideological social economic and so on ways of godlessness in attractive language. Such Gurus are popular precisely because they don't talk of God or they talk against God.
But what is the use of it all? Discourses are not needed to convince us that there is no God; this conviction is more or less the de facto in this world. Such discourses only act to kill whatever little interest remains in our heart for God. Is that a sign of positive education and progress in knowledge?
The world will never be rid of atheists. And yet there are those few who embrace the deep philosophical, practical, uplifting, enlightening, and liberating wisdom about God. They lead their lives according to scientific logical spiritual practices. We must congratulate and salute those who dedicate their lives to God despite living in a hostile anti-God world.
There are quite a few charismatic "Guru"s who "educate" people that there is no Supreme Person God. This is ridiculous. It's obvious that God is not a matter of direct perception for almost all in this world. So what additional "education" is there in the "information" that there is no God?
Real positive information is about the Supreme Person God and real education is about the process for perceiving Him - indirectly at first, and directly and eternally eventually.
It needs a certain amount, not just some amount, of humility and lack of self-centeredness to appreciate that there is a Supreme Person God. As soon as one accepts God, the whole focus shifts squarely on Him - His likes and dislikes, His orders, His pastimes, His beauty, His words, and so on. This is impossible for egoists to take; they suffocate if they themselves - their desires, their philosophy, their likes and dislikes, and so on - are not the focus of their consciousness. They are full of themselves; even their kind acts are expressions of their self-righteousness, not a duty towards God.
Such godless people love to hear other godless people speak about sophisticated philosophical ideological social economic and so on ways of godlessness in attractive language. Such Gurus are popular precisely because they don't talk of God or they talk against God.
But what is the use of it all? Discourses are not needed to convince us that there is no God; this conviction is more or less the de facto in this world. Such discourses only act to kill whatever little interest remains in our heart for God. Is that a sign of positive education and progress in knowledge?
The world will never be rid of atheists. And yet there are those few who embrace the deep philosophical, practical, uplifting, enlightening, and liberating wisdom about God. They lead their lives according to scientific logical spiritual practices. We must congratulate and salute those who dedicate their lives to God despite living in a hostile anti-God world.
Authentic Sprituality vs. Scholarly Presentation: The Truth can be Unpopular
Authentic spirituality, and especially pure devotional service to God, is not about gathering information from scriptures (authentic or dubious), interpreting it in different ways independently, and presenting the various interpretations in an entertaining or scholarly way. This is what many popular personalities in society do. They speak publicly, write books, and so on. Ignorant fools, no matter how academically educated they are, get impressed by such people.
On the contrary, authentic spirituality is about applying unchanging timeless specific principles that are clearly presented in authentic time tested scriptures; principles that are demonstrated time and again by the pure devotees of God in different circumstances of life. These same specific principles are taught carefully and with precision by pure devotees of God as a service to God and compassion for all. They don't feel the need to present something different in order to be popular amongst ignorant fools. Instead they forcefully present the Truth, sometimes going against populist notions, to enlighten ignorant people about their true benefit.
On the contrary, authentic spirituality is about applying unchanging timeless specific principles that are clearly presented in authentic time tested scriptures; principles that are demonstrated time and again by the pure devotees of God in different circumstances of life. These same specific principles are taught carefully and with precision by pure devotees of God as a service to God and compassion for all. They don't feel the need to present something different in order to be popular amongst ignorant fools. Instead they forcefully present the Truth, sometimes going against populist notions, to enlighten ignorant people about their true benefit.
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