Its always
difficult to walk on a path, which is full of turbulence and obstacles.. but if
we are riding on some convenience, then the difficulties can be reduced by
substantial amount..
So, krsna’s instruction to Arjuna, in bhagavad gita 2.14, is a reality check for all of us, whereby he states,
The spiritual seeker always has this ambiguity in his mind..
Is aproaching the way of devotion will entail me a safe path in the journey of
life. Well, that is not true always.. The nature of this material world is that
at every step there is danger, as pages of srimad bhagavatam confirms, and as
our experience affirms.
Factually, the four real problem of
life, as stated are, birth, old age, disease and death.. Alongside we are
constantly being tormented by three fold miseries of life, namely adidaivika
klesa( miseries due to natural disaster) , adibhautika klesa(miseries due to
other living entity), and adhyatmika klesa( miseries due to ones own mind and
body).
Although we get suffering due to our past
karma, but these endurance also serve as a reminder, that this material world
is not a place to stay on, but a platform for cross over, from material world
to spiritual world. it works as a bridge of connection.. A bridge is by nature
frivolous, fragile,. That does not make the bridge incompetent, but reminds us
to be competent enough to cross it quickly..
The materialist mistakes the bridge to
be permanent and lasting, and try to always make all necessary arrangements for
permanent residence, only to be swept away by the inevitable progress of time.
But a spiritualist takes the bridge as a mode of cross over, although while on bridge
he undergo the same suffering as the materialist, but he is in full knowledge,
about the destination, which lies at the end of the bridge, which he has to
reach.. so, he doesn’t waste time in making a home in the bridge, rather he
uses the bridge, as a tool, for getting to the real home..
So, krsna’s instruction to Arjuna, in bhagavad gita 2.14, is a reality check for all of us, whereby he states,
‘THE NONPERMANENT APPEARANCE OF HAPPINESS AND DISTRESS, AND
THEIR DISAPPEARANCE IN DUE COURSE, ARE LIKE THE APPEARANCE AND DISAPPEARANCE OF WINTER AND SUMMER SEASONS. THEY ARISE FROM SENSE PERCEPTION,O SON OF
BHARATA, AND ONE MUST LEARN TO TOLERATE THEM WITHOUT BEING DISTURBED’.
THEIR DISAPPEARANCE IN DUE COURSE, ARE LIKE THE APPEARANCE AND DISAPPEARANCE OF WINTER AND SUMMER SEASONS. THEY ARISE FROM SENSE PERCEPTION,O SON OF
BHARATA, AND ONE MUST LEARN TO TOLERATE THEM WITHOUT BEING DISTURBED’.
So, a devotee or
spiritualist shouldn’t get unnecessarily disturbed by such a troubled path, for
one should know,them to be temporary. And always try to fix his mind, in the
ultimate goal of life, to go back to Godhead, the region of deathlessness.
The path may be full of hurdles, but if one is on a helicopter, above the same path. He will sail over the same path amidst no difficulties. Similarly, when we take shelter of the lotus feet of the supremely lovable, krsna, then we can cross the so called hurdled path, swiftly and smoothly. And the only method prescribed for the age of kali, to take absolute shelter of Krishna, is the congregational chanting of the holy name.
HARE KRSNA HARE KRSNA KRSNA KRSNA HARE HARE
HARE RAMA HARE RAMA RAMA RAMA HARE HARE.. thank you..
The path may be full of hurdles, but if one is on a helicopter, above the same path. He will sail over the same path amidst no difficulties. Similarly, when we take shelter of the lotus feet of the supremely lovable, krsna, then we can cross the so called hurdled path, swiftly and smoothly. And the only method prescribed for the age of kali, to take absolute shelter of Krishna, is the congregational chanting of the holy name.
HARE KRSNA HARE KRSNA KRSNA KRSNA HARE HARE
HARE RAMA HARE RAMA RAMA RAMA HARE HARE.. thank you..
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