Don’t Criticize and Judge Others
You have no right to judge a man unless you are capable of doing what he does better than himself – Mother Mirra
You have no right to judge a man unless you are capable of doing what he does better than himself – Mother Mirra
Many times in sleep we leave our body and go roaming in subtle worlds, but we are not conscious of this fact. So waking up suddenly can be harmful. We must let our consciousness return fully to the body.
True renunciation is not in living the life of a reclusive monk, but in bringing the mind under control and detaching it from passions and desires.
“Gurudev, married people do not practice Brahmacharya (celibacy). But Hindu scriptures say that Brahmacharya is essential for God-Realization and Moksha. So are married people doomed to remain trapped in endless cycles of birth and death?”
A lady asked this question to Swami Shivananda, the direct disciple of Sri Ramakrishna. Enclosed in this video is his answer.
हिंदू शास्त्रों का कहना है कि ब्रह्मचर्य का पालन किए बिना, कोई भी मनुष्य ईश्वर का साक्षात्कार नहीं कर सकता। तो क्या शादी-शुदा लोगों के लिए ईश्वर का साक्षात्कार करना नामुमकिन है? क्या समाधि और मोक्ष प्राप्त करने के लिए सन्यास धारण करना अनिवार्य है?
“India today is free but she has not achieved unity. The old communal division into Hindus and Muslims seems now to have hardened into a permanent political division of the country. It is to be hoped that this settled fact will not be accepted as settled. For if it lasts, India may be seriously weakened, even crippled: civil strife may remain always possible, possible even a new invasion and foreign conquest (by China).”
– Sri Aurobindo
Destiny of India is to be the land of Hindu-Muslim-Christian Unity – this is the Rishis plan before Satyug descends. Our Yugdharma (duty in this time) is to make it happen. We are in a Devasura sangram. There are subtle forces of disharmony, which want to break us up as a nation. And there are subtle forces of unity. We must side with the unifying forces, for these are the daivik (Divine) powers.
Sri Ramana Maharshi often communicated his thoughts in silence. No words were spoken by him, but still the listener understood everything.
Every now and then I get queries from people suffering from anxiety, worry, OCD, depression and suicidal thoughts. Life today is so structured that these things have become common. There is no need to feel ashamed.
As with any other problem of life, these too must be conquered. For this apart from taking medical help, one needs to boldly introspect and change ones own thought patterns. HOW TO DO THIS?
“If you give up your lustful ways and lead a good moral life for 6 months, I shall accept you as my disciple.” Lahiri Mahasaya said to a person who had come to him for initiation. Did the man listen to Lahiri Mahasaya and reform his habits? Was the man able to open up his consciousness to receive the sage’s Divine Grace? What steps should a sadhak take so that he can establish an inner contact with a God Realized sage who has left his body. An inner contact as we saw in our last video is a must before we can receive the help of a great guru, even one who has left his body.
“Wicked people may say bad things about you and blame you; but if you love God, you should endure with patience.” – Sri Ramakrishna’s advice to sadhaks
How should sadhaks treat those who dislike them and wish to cause them harm? Advice Sri Ramakrishna gave to Swami Vivekananda.
Sri Ramakrishna’s Advice to Sadhaks – Recognize Divinity in all, but do not mix with bad people. Maintain your distance and avoid their company.
The moment something bad happens to us, we unnecessarily start feeling sorrowful. But through this humorous incident, which occurs in the life of one of Sri Aurobindo’s dear disciples, we learn that some good usually comes out of the worst of situations.
However we cannot immediately see this good, because it takes time to emerge. Therefore in bad times, it is better to remain calm, unperturbed and patient.
श्री औरोबिंदो के जीवन से एक कहानी जो हमें सीख देती है कि कभी-कभी अप्रिय घटनाओं के पीछे भी, हमारे लिए कुछ अच्छा छुपा होता है। परंतु हम इस सत्य को एकदम से देख नहीं पाते और दुखी और परेशान हो उठते हैं।
इसलिए मुश्किल परिस्थितियों में हमें अपने मन को शांत रखना चाहिए। घबराने की बजाय धैर्य से काम लेना चाहिए। हो सकता है की इन परिस्थितियों से गुजरने के बाद ही हमारे लिए कुछ ऐसे सुखो के द्वार खुलें जो अन्यथा नहीं खुलते।
Merely ignoring problems won’t solve them, but neither will worrying – Practical advice from Paramahansa Yogananda to overcome habit of worrying.