Thursday, February 15, 2007
Spiritual LOVE
There are three kinds of love: that which comes out of charm, that which comes out of familiarity, and Spiritual Love. Love that comes out of charm does not last long. Out of unfamiliarity you are attracted, then once you become familiar, you quickly lose the attraction and boredom sets in, like in most marriages. This type of love diminishes and brings fear, uncertainty, insecurity, and sadness.
Love that comes of familiarity grows. You feel more comfortable, for example, with an old familiar friend rather than with a new person. But this love has no thrill, no enthusiasm, no fire to it.
Spiritual Love supersedes both these. Spiritual Love is ever new. The closer you come, the more charm and depth is there. Spiritual Love has comfort, enthusiasm, and familiarity. There is never boredom, and everyone keeps on their toes.
Worldly love can be like an ocean, yet an ocean has a bottom. Spiritual love is like the sky-limitless, infinite. From the bottom of ocean, soar into the vast sky.
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
The Little Monster In My Head: EGO
There is the problem of this ego. It is the little monster who lives in my head, crouched behind my good sense, waiting for the opportunity to cause trouble. It always wants to be right. It doesn’t matter if it is right or not; it will rationalize, it will justify, it will risk friends, family, and peace of mind-just to win, to be “better”.
Now, knowing this, I have the advantage. When this ego tries to convince me it is okay to manipulate others, or behave like a spoiled child, or be angry at someone for doing the same thing I do, I can look at the situation and say,” Hmmm, here is this little ego playing its games again.” But only if I choose to do so.
The key is that I do have a choice. This ego would like me to think otherwise-that life is a competition to be won or lost. It would like me to react to its endless tricks instead of laughing at its antics. It would like me to perpetuate its games. But when I use the knowledge, I observe and absolve rather than react and retaliate; then I sail through the situation I encounter, unaffected and unafraid.
Sunday, February 11, 2007
NON-VIOLENCE
The works of compassion have an obligatory form that is they are such that they aught to be done. In them, some beneficial work is to be performed for living beings, so that compassion is generated in the heart whereas not being violent to mute creatures is a kind of negative work. By stopping performance of acts of cruelty in the social life, it gets decreased. The measuring – rod of both the opposing elements of compassion and cruelty goes on changing according to actions performed in the society. In the present times, the extent of violence being performed has become so much widespread, that in comparison to it, the works of compassion are seen being done on a very small scale. Hence, protection of all harmless creatures from violence and inhumanity is indeed the present moral and spiritual necessity.
When Rev. Prabhushree (Shri Sat-Chit-Atman, incarnation of God after Shri Ramakrishna) became aware of the immeasurable violence being performed in the entire, world, then His heart was greatly stirred with pity. Day and night, immersed in this worry, full of bewilderment He went on doing the literary work along with ‘Tapasya’ (penance). He used to say that “for human beings, the disaster may probably come, but for innocent, mute creatures, a ‘Daily-Disaster’ is in fact going on. This massacre of innocent mute creatures every day on a constant basis is indeed a ‘Daily-Disaster’. And who is there on their side to protect them? And that is why; the compassion of Rev. Prabhushri for these creatures inspired Him to perform more and more ‘Tapasya’ (penance). His body had become greatly emaciated due to fasting and the manifested form of compassion could be seen at the time of Arti at times through the constant flow of tears from His eyes.
He observed that all over the world violence to all harmless creatures is being performed for various purposes as given below
1. For food :
In the world, the violence to creatures is being mainly done for food of human beings. A great part of population of the earth is making the use of animals, birds and fish in their food.
2. For beauty-joy and enjoyment :
Men in order to manufacture cosmetic substances for their use and for getting enjoyment indulge in violence to mute creatures. For example, for the sake of fondness for garments made out of furs, the animals are hunted. Similarly, for getting enjoyment, flying birds are hunted and lion-shows are arranged.
3. For research work in medicine for prevention of diseases :
In the research work of medicines for various diseases, experiments are first performed on mute creatures and in this way innumerable animals are killed in the most inhuman way after subjecting them to a great torture. For example, after infesting and developing cancer in monkeys, experiments are performed on them. In this way, many medicines are manufactured by resorting to violence upon mute creatures.
4. Religious rites : In the name of religion, in the rites of sacrifice performed for gods and goddesses and through the custom of Kurbani innumerable creatures are killed. In fact, the Supreme Soul is compassionate by nature and He never demands any kind of Bhog (food offered to an idol). Hence, it is not proper to perform any such violent acts in the name of religion.
When Rev. Prabhushree (Shri Sat-Chit-Atman, incarnation of God after Shri Ramakrishna) became aware of the immeasurable violence being performed in the entire, world, then His heart was greatly stirred with pity. Day and night, immersed in this worry, full of bewilderment He went on doing the literary work along with ‘Tapasya’ (penance). He used to say that “for human beings, the disaster may probably come, but for innocent, mute creatures, a ‘Daily-Disaster’ is in fact going on. This massacre of innocent mute creatures every day on a constant basis is indeed a ‘Daily-Disaster’. And who is there on their side to protect them? And that is why; the compassion of Rev. Prabhushri for these creatures inspired Him to perform more and more ‘Tapasya’ (penance). His body had become greatly emaciated due to fasting and the manifested form of compassion could be seen at the time of Arti at times through the constant flow of tears from His eyes.
He observed that all over the world violence to all harmless creatures is being performed for various purposes as given below
1. For food :
In the world, the violence to creatures is being mainly done for food of human beings. A great part of population of the earth is making the use of animals, birds and fish in their food.
2. For beauty-joy and enjoyment :
Men in order to manufacture cosmetic substances for their use and for getting enjoyment indulge in violence to mute creatures. For example, for the sake of fondness for garments made out of furs, the animals are hunted. Similarly, for getting enjoyment, flying birds are hunted and lion-shows are arranged.
3. For research work in medicine for prevention of diseases :
In the research work of medicines for various diseases, experiments are first performed on mute creatures and in this way innumerable animals are killed in the most inhuman way after subjecting them to a great torture. For example, after infesting and developing cancer in monkeys, experiments are performed on them. In this way, many medicines are manufactured by resorting to violence upon mute creatures.
4. Religious rites : In the name of religion, in the rites of sacrifice performed for gods and goddesses and through the custom of Kurbani innumerable creatures are killed. In fact, the Supreme Soul is compassionate by nature and He never demands any kind of Bhog (food offered to an idol). Hence, it is not proper to perform any such violent acts in the name of religion.
Meaning Of Brahm Mantra
Aum = (a) Symbol of transcendent non-qualified formless form of ‘Brahm’.
(b) Word with oral expression of the qualified and non-qualified ‘Divine’ forms of ‘Brahm’.
Hrim = Capable of granting divine prosperity and capable of enthusing pure spiritual knowledge power of spiritual truth.
Rama = The most holy word ‘Rama’ having become synonymous with ‘Brahm’ being the divine name, the true incarnation of ‘Brahm’ the Supreme Lord Shri Rama being uttered thrice in this mantra whose meanings are in sequence as mentioned below:
(1) True incarnation of ‘Brahm’ –Shri Ramchandra with divine highest of the high personality or with truly-divine ‘Vibhuti’
(2) Attribute of non-qualified ‘Brahm’-‘Satya (truth)’
(3) Innate character of ‘Brahm’ –‘Adhyatma (spiritual)’
(b) Word with oral expression of the qualified and non-qualified ‘Divine’ forms of ‘Brahm’.
Hrim = Capable of granting divine prosperity and capable of enthusing pure spiritual knowledge power of spiritual truth.
Rama = The most holy word ‘Rama’ having become synonymous with ‘Brahm’ being the divine name, the true incarnation of ‘Brahm’ the Supreme Lord Shri Rama being uttered thrice in this mantra whose meanings are in sequence as mentioned below:
(1) True incarnation of ‘Brahm’ –Shri Ramchandra with divine highest of the high personality or with truly-divine ‘Vibhuti’
(2) Attribute of non-qualified ‘Brahm’-‘Satya (truth)’
(3) Innate character of ‘Brahm’ –‘Adhyatma (spiritual)’
What is Brahm Mantra?
What is Brahm Mantra? Brahm Mantra is the universal mantra. The beauty of this mantra is that it includes all the holy mantras. By this mantra one can realize his favoured God (He may be Jesus Christ, Rahim, Shri Rama, Shri Krishna, Shri Swami Narayan, Lord Shiva, Mataji, or any true incarnation of God, see meaning of Brahm Mantra). Constant, unbroken, round-the-clock recitation of this mantra works as a spiritual dynamo. This mantra is like a continuous prayer to God to save the earth from disaster, to establish the Age Of Truth, to stop the violence on innocent creatures. To understand in detail, please read the matter.
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