Life 29 (Nov 17 - Aug 18)

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Postby winston » Mon Jan 01, 2018 11:51 am

What is one new year strategy that we must earnestly consider and prioritise?

Everyone is eager to be happy; everyone wants to work less and gain more, give little and get amply, but no one experiments the other route, that is, desire less and give more.

Every ‘want’ is a shackle that hinders ‘progress’.

A young college student can roam free on two legs; when they marry, they become four-footed! A child makes them six-footed; the range of their movements become restricted. More the feet, less the speed; a centipede can only crawl!

Accumulation of sofas and chairs, cots and tables clutter the hall and render movements slow and risky. Reduce wants, and live simply, that is the way to happiness.

Attachment brings sorrow in its wake! At last, when death demands that everything and everyone be left behind, you are overpowered with grief!

Be like the lotus on water – on it, not in it. Water is necessary for the lotus to grow, but it will not allow even a drop to wet it!

- Divine Discourse, May 15, 1969.

Control your desires. Don’t waste money, don’t waste time, don’t waste food, and don’t waste energy.

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Re: Life 29 (Nov 17 - Aug 18)

Postby winston » Tue Jan 02, 2018 8:00 am

While in the world, what is the direct method to attain spiritual success?

The most direct method of spiritual success is "desireless action" - action without any attention or attachment to the fruit therefrom, action as duty, action as dedication, and action as worship.

But, action and the fruit thereof are not two separate entities. The fruit is the action itself, it is basically, the action in its final stage; it is the climax, the conclusion.

The flower is the fruit and the fruit is the flower; one is the beginning, the other is the legitimate end. The flower becomes the fruit.

So too the action becomes the consequence. One's duty is to act. Act well and act in fear of the Divine. Act within the bounds of morality. Act in love, and continue acting.

The consequences will naturally follow as the fruit follows the flower. One need not worry or exult. Act enthusiastically and with faith - success will be yours.

- Divine Discourse, Mar 27, 1968.

Body is a house given to you on rent. Live there so long as He wills, thanking Him and paying Him the rent of faith and devotion.

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Re: Life 29 (Nov 17 - Aug 18)

Postby winston » Fri Jan 05, 2018 11:37 am

What is the best way to make the Divine happy?

See that your love for the Divine does not fluctuate according to whether your wishes are fulfilled or not. Remember that you reap the fruits of your own actions, depending on whether they are good or bad.

Love of the Divine alone can confer enduring bliss. Eschew bad qualities like hatred and envy.

If you wish to lead a sacred life and have sacred experiences, you must engage yourself in sacred actions. The good and evil in the world can be changed only by the change in people’s actions. Transformation of society must start with transformation of individuals.

Students, remember that you are in a ‘golden age’ in your lives. Do not waste it. Do your duty. Love and revere your parents. Serve society.

Adhere to good qualities always. Be happy and make others happy. Students should cultivate humility, reverence for elders and love towards all.

- Divine Discourse, Jan 1, 1998.

To travel without fear in the journey of life you must secure the ticket of a good conscience.

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Re: Life 29 (Nov 17 - Aug 18)

Postby winston » Sun Jan 07, 2018 8:42 am

Truth

It is by the stroke of supreme good fortune that you have come to the Divine. You must not let this opportunity slip. This is your chance to secure your physical, mental and spiritual well being.

You have got this blessing, thanks to merit earned in some previous lives. It is not the fruit of this birth. Remember, there is no Spiritual Teachings higher than Truth. Truth alone triumphs.

Amongst all the attributes of the Divine, Truth is foremost. The Divine is hailed as the Protector of Truth, the Propagator of Truth, and the Embodiment of Truth.

Youth is a crucial period in your lives. It is the stage in which your Divinity can blossomforth. It is the right time for you to strive to sublimate your speech and practice honoring your own words. Hence when you give your word once or take a pledge or make a promise, make every effort to fulfil it.

- Divine Discourse, Jan 19, 1989.

It is easy to speak the truth. It is very difficult to tell a lie and sustain it.

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Re: Life 29 (Nov 17 - Aug 18)

Postby winston » Mon Jan 08, 2018 7:44 pm

What is the root-cause of discontentment?

The root-cause of all discontentment is envy. You can be self-satisfied only when envy is eradicated from your heart. The contented individual enjoys peaceful living.

How does envy arise? Discontent over what one lacks, gives birth to envy. For example, when you compare yourself with those who are better off, or hold higher office, or score higher marks, or are more good looking, you suffer from a consciousness of your own inferiority.

It is a crime to entertain envy within. To get rid of this evil quality, look at those who are worse off than you. For instance, when you look at those who got lower marks, you can derive comfort from the fact that you have done better than them. Hence, get rid of envy by comparing yourself with those who are worse off.

In due course, you must develop a sense of equal-mindedness towards those who are better off and those who are worse. Such equal-mindedness is a Divine quality.

- Divine Discourse, Jan 19, 1989.

Fill your heart with the light of love so that the evil qualities of envy, hate, greed and conceit find no place therein.

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Re: Life 29 (Nov 17 - Aug 18)

Postby winston » Thu Jan 11, 2018 4:38 pm

What is the place we must accord to the spirit of sports and games in our daily living?

As sports become business with no room for human values, peace becomes a casualty.

Sports and athletics must be practiced with a sense of spiritual oneness, transcending differences of nationality, language and religion to experience good health, peace and bliss.

Since time immemorial, sports and athletics were intended mainly to promote health and experience joy. Today these objectives are being forgotten and replaced with commercial motives and self-interests.

People cherish body attachment, resulting in one's outlook being very narrow and limited. Consequently, peace and happiness are lost.

In every action in your daily living, you should be sportive and cooperative with unity and harmony.

You must recognise that the indwelling Spirit (Atma) is one and the same in all beings and develop the spirit of oneness and equality. Then the Divinity present within you will be manifested and your human nature will become divine.

- Divine Discourse, Jan 14, 1990.

What lends beauty to sports and games is the spirit of unity with which the participants play in them eschewing feelings of envy and hatred.

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Re: Life 29 (Nov 17 - Aug 18)

Postby winston » Thu Jan 11, 2018 6:45 pm

Often we are running around with urgency trying to secure one thing or other or to complete a task or reach a milestone. But what should we pursue with real urgency?

When the Divine’s name is pronounced by your tongue, and the image is adored by the mind, these should not degenerate into mechanical routine; the meaning of the Name and the content of the form must at the same time inspire and illumine the consciousness.

Escape the routine; involve yourselves in the attitude of worship deeply and sincerely. That is the way to earn peace and content, for which all human activity ought to be dedicated and directed.

Planting the sapling of the cotton-tree, how can you hope for the mango? Do it now! That is the urgency of this problem of all problems, of winning peace and contentment.

If you feel hungry now, you cannot have your meals tomorrow; nor do you eat your meals now fearing that you will be hungry tomorrow. Eat when you are hungry - not before or after. Aspire now, adore now, achieve now.

- Divine Discourse, Mar 5, 1968.

Practice detachment from now on; practice it little by little, for a day will come sooner or later when you will have to give up all that you hold dear.

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Re: Life 29 (Nov 17 - Aug 18)

Postby winston » Fri Jan 12, 2018 12:44 pm

What should we do to sanctify our lives?

The foremost activity everyone should engage in is to serve fellow human beings. Instead, people are wasting precious time worrying about either the past or the future.

This body is not meant to be engaged in mere eating and drinking, and thus wasting away our valuable time. We must realise the truth that the Divine has given us this body for serving others.

All great men have sanctified their lives only by serving humanity. Every limb in the human body has been granted by the Divine for worshipping Him through service. It's the only means by which the human life can be sanctified.

We are undertaking various spiritual efforts. But, all these can give us only temporary satisfaction, not eternal joy.

Our ancient sages have been able to achieve eternal joy through conscious effort. Therefore you must develop firm faith in the truth that nothing provides eternal joy, except service to humanity.

- Divine Discourse, Jan 1, 2004.

We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.

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Re: Life 29 (Nov 17 - Aug 18)

Postby winston » Sat Jan 13, 2018 7:38 pm

If we must avoid our lives from falling to ruin, what actions must we take?

Today people talk harsh words which hurt the feelings of others. If you see inappropriate sights, listen to bad talk, and indulge in unholy activities, you are investing time in activities which ultimately ruin you.

When you misuse your senses, how can you expect to be happy and healthy? In order to enjoy perfect health, you must make sacred use of your senses.

You may be a pauper or a millionaire, but the Divine has given each one of you five senses and a heart. Make proper use of them and sanctify your lives. That heart which is filled with compassion is then a heart.

As you think, so you become. In order to sanctify your senses, you should utilise them in the service of others.

If you cannot undertake any service activity, at least speak softly and sweetly. You cannot always oblige, but you can speak always obligingly.

- Divine Discourse, Jan 19, 2002.

Practice spiritual efforts relentlessly to discipline your mind and to develop your moral and mental strength.

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Re: Life 29 (Nov 17 - Aug 18)

Postby winston » Tue Jan 16, 2018 4:22 pm

What is the best way to lead a happy and peaceful life?

Develop the quality of love. Do not hate anybody.

Develop the faith that whatever happens is for your own good. Whenever you encounter any difficulty or suffering, you alone are responsible for it.

Respect others. That alone will protect you. On the other hand, if you insult somebody that act will punish you.

Pleasure and pain are the products of your own making. The merit or sin committed by you will follow you like a shadow.

People today love to give sermons to others. But they are not following their own precepts.

What value will such teachings have? All this is mere deception. Whatever teachings you may read or listen to, can never help you if you do not put them into practice.

Help your fellow human beings at least in a small measure. That alone will help you.

Do not blame others for the difficulties you face. Do not ever abuse others. Love all.

- Divine Discourse, Jan 01, 2004.

We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.

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