![]() Those afflicted with these qualifies may consume the most healthy food but it will not bring them health. The Sastras (scriptures) say that envy, greed, lust and anger are all vyadhi karanam. This is sin this gives you a feeling of innocence and exultation for a while but cannot confer anything other than worry, grief and pain…. Unaware of the faults and failings in oneself, man imputes faults and foists failings on others and starts blaming and hurting them. Why, even the ills of your bodies and of your homes are but the consequence of these evils. Examine the anarchy and the lawlessness, the chaos and killings that have arisen in the world today. What do the wars of mankind teach, except this: that lust, anger, hate and envy are evil forces that haunt man. ![]() You cannot only acquire these, you can become these. Control and conquer these then only can you acquire true ananda and shanti. They are attained through lust, anger, hate and envy, and so they are false and fickle. ![]() They satisfy for a moment only a foolish craze. But the ananda and the shanti that men seek from the objects of the world, driven by their senses, flicker fast, then fade and die. ![]() Ananda and shanti also never fade and never flicker. The lamp of jnana once lit never dies, never fades, never flickers. Where there is a lamp, darkness cannot exist. When that is attained, there is no more grief. So too, when the clouds of egoism are wafted away, the mind of man will shine pure and full with its own native light. When the clouds that hide the face of the moon are wafted by the winds, the moon shines clear and cool. That will make you rich in prema, rich in shanti. Awake to the danger before it is too late reinforce yourself with the support of the Universal Guardian, the Lord and keep the gem intact. However, four wily thieves – namely kama, krodha, lobha and asuya, or lust, anger, greed and envy – are lying in wait to rob it. Inside the room called Body, in the strongbox called the Heart, the precious gem of jnana exists. That alone can confer on you permanent joy. Contemplate on this truth and approach Sri Hari and glorify Him. Everything is untrue, everything is impermanent, no more than castles in the air or constructions in dreams. What then shall we say of those who feel that these other things are “mine?” Theirs is but the delusion of an insane mind. The ignorant do not realize this they beat their drums and proclaim proudly how rich they are or how happy they are, surrounded by their sons and grandsons.Īlas, the very physical frame which is so carefully nourished since birth falls aside and rots. It is an open cage! At any moment, the bird may fly into the outer regions. Seek refuge at the Feet of the Lord even before the life-breath flies out of the cage of the body. Knowing this, if man devotes this limited term of life to the service of the Lord, then he is indeed blessed. Riches and wealth are short-lived office and authority are temporary the life-breath is a flickering flame in the wind youth is a three-day fair and pleasures and fortunes are bundles of sorrow. The term of living beings diminishes with each passing day, yet while being carried forward in the flood of time, man remains surprisingly unaware of his fate and rarely spends a thought on his fast declining life-term. In the beginningless and endless stream of time, night and day, summer and winter roll endlessly on, carried ceaselessly through the Universe by the flood. In this month of November when we celebrate the Birthday of our beloved Bhagawan, let’s recapitulate His Birthday message given exactly four decades ago on the 23rd of November 1966.
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