Ramzan Fasting Rejuvenates Body, Mind & Spirit
Why is a person born with everything in life, while another struggles to fulfil even his basic needs? A silver spoon for some, and not even a small piece of bread for another? This is hard to digest and understand. Who decides it anyway? Do we just follow a course as per algorithms set by a fate-maker? Adi Shankar Acharya pondered "Who am I?" and Buddha was intrigued seeing a child, an old man, and a corpse; the answers eventually led him to salvation. Karma is a mystical word in Indic texts; it has also been adapted in the English language, and refers to our actions and their outcomes, which are akin to the cause and effect principle. Bhishma, at the battlefield (Mahabharata), lying on a bed of arrows that niercedevery inch of his body, wondered in agony as to what actions of his past had led him to this excruciating pain and humiliation. He asked Krishna, "Ihavescanned my 72 previous lives, but could not find a single action which could have resulted in me lying here, on this bed of arrows." Then Krishna explained to him that in his 73rdlife Bhishma, as a child, had playfully pierced a sharp thorn into an insect. That action resulted in his current suffering. Paramhansa Yogananda said, "Before you act, you have freedom, but after you act, the effect of that action will follow you whether you want it to or not. That is the law of karma. You are a free agent, but when you perform certain act, you will reap the results of that act As a shot arrow cannot be recalled, so too your action which automatically results in karma; good or bad, however, it may be. Butthereare many ways and means to mitigate, lessen, or eradicate our karmas from fruition. Start thinking positively, which will help in reducing the effects of past actions, rather than accepting failure with an excuse that, "It must be my karma... I can't seem to succeed in anything," and so on, and make a greater effort. Wisdom helps us to make the right choices in life so that we are not influenced by our samskaras. It also inspires us to resist our bad habits. Wisdom and discrimination help us to understand the nature of people with whom we associate and this, in turn, helps us choose who we associate with. Wisdom enables us to know which desires we should try to fulfil and which we should dron Most people do not analyse themselves, and so never realise how be they are by influences of past ACTi Begin to analyse yourselves more understand why you are as you are You may have noticed that some children are born with certain monad habits. They brought these tendencies from the past; for in thalive they have not yet had time to touch patterns of behaviour. Our lives are getting increasincomplex day by day. Unless we exercise good judgment in our everyday lives, we are likely to get trouble. The best way to avoid diffties is to develop the wisdom to kowhai benefits us and the will pow follow what wisdom says.
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Courtesy: Swami Lalitananda Giri and Speaking Tree,Times of India
Ramzan Fasting Rejuvenates Body, Mind & Spirit
Why is a person born with everything in life, while another struggles to fulfil even his basic needs? A silver spoon for some, and not even a small piece of bread for another? This is hard to digest and understand. Who decides it anyway? Do we just follow a course as per algorithms set by a fate-maker? Adi Shankar Acharya pondered "Who am I?" and Buddha was intrigued seeing a child, an old man, and a corpse; the answers eventually led him to salvation. Karma is a mystical word in Indic texts; it has also been adapted in the English language, and refers to our actions and their outcomes, which are akin to the cause and effect principle. Bhishma, at the battlefield (Mahabharata), lying on a bed of arrows that niercedevery inch of his body, wondered in agony as to what actions of his past had led him to this excruciating pain and humiliation. He asked Krishna, "Ihavescanned my 72 previous lives, but could not find a single action which could have resulted in me lying here, on this bed of arrows." Then Krishna explained to him that in his 73rdlife Bhishma, as a child, had playfully pierced a sharp thorn into an insect. That action resulted in his current suffering. Paramhansa Yogananda said, "Before you act, you have freedom, but after you act, the effect of that action will follow you whether you want it to or not. That is the law of karma. You are a free agent, but when you perform certain act, you will reap the results of that act As a shot arrow cannot be recalled, so too your action which automatically results in karma; good or bad, however, it may be. Butthereare many ways and means to mitigate, lessen, or eradicate our karmas from fruition. Start thinking positively, which will help in reducing the effects of past actions, rather than accepting failure with an excuse that, "It must be my karma... I can't seem to succeed in anything," and so on, and make a greater effort. Wisdom helps us to make the right choices in life so that we are not influenced by our samskaras. It also inspires us to resist our bad habits. Wisdom and discrimination help us to understand the nature of people with whom we associate and this, in turn, helps us choose who we associate with. Wisdom enables us to know which desires we should try to fulfil and which we should dron Most people do not analyse themselves, and so never realise how be they are by influences of past ACTi Begin to analyse yourselves more understand why you are as you are You may have noticed that some children are born with certain monad habits. They brought these tendencies from the past; for in thalive they have not yet had time to touch patterns of behaviour. Our lives are getting increasincomplex day by day. Unless we exercise good judgment in our everyday lives, we are likely to get trouble. The best way to avoid diffties is to develop the wisdom to kowhai benefits us and the will pow follow what wisdom says.
DISCLAIMER:
The views expressed in the Article above are Swami Lalitananda Giri views and kashmiribhatta.in is not in any way responsible for the opinions expressed in the above article. The article belongs to its respective owner or owners and this site does not claim any right over it.
Courtesy: Swami Lalitananda Giri and Speaking Tree,Times of India