Teachings of Lord Rama,Krishna & Sanatan Dharma
Teachings of Lord Rama
7
Life LesHe is
humble, dignified, a perfect personification of THE IDEAL HUMAN BEING.
Lord
Rama is the 7th incarnation of Lord Vishnu as a mortal being in this realm of
reality.
In a
high juxtaposed way to his other avatar (Lord Krishna), Rama has marked his
presence with an extremely mild attitude and very cool take on things. He
stands an epitome for Truth, Justice and the true Hindutva.
Listed
down are the best there is to learn from this exceptional mythical god which
will stay as
1)
Never Give Up
It may take a day, weeks or even years, when you fix onto a goal, never
back down.
Sita
was held captive by Ravan, king of Lanka and searching for his beloved took
Rama an enormous amount of time and he never backed down or even thought of
giving up. Such is the power of love and the dedication one has towards his/her
goals.
2)
Modesty is the Best Policy
He's the most skilled
archer there is. He has a thorough knowledge of the greatest Astras and Shastras to
employ upon. But all of that power and knowledge has NEVER put an ounce of
arrogance in his path of vision and his humility is unparalleled.
You
may be the best there is at what you do. But keeping that output in a check is
a must
3) Keep Calm
He has fought great wars,
mythical monsters and has had traumatic experiences but never did he lose his
cool or even filched a bit. An enormous level of control and impeccable control
over his feelings and emotions has been the signature attribute of Lord Rama
since the beginning of the mythos.
Whatever may be the situation, try and keep a cool head. You panicking won't
help solve the crisis.
4)
Obey and Respect Your Elders
He NEVER
questioned his parent's decisions even if it meant a horrendous and dangerous
life in the woods. He agreed to take on monsters like Thataki at
the mere asking of his father and went to a life of exile at the wish of his
stepmother. He is the very embodiment of Aadharsh Balak.
You
might not approve of your parent's actions but in the long run, they might have
made the best choice for your own greater good.
5)
Prejudice Is Never The Solution
When Ravan's brother Vibhishan came to Rama as he was banished
from his own kingdom, Rama never a moment, had any prejudice against him even
when his followers were not sure about it. When they all understood the value
of Vibhishan's knowledge and expertise and how it helped them, they began to
see the foresightedness of Rama.
Prejudice
is never the key. Something might seem off about what you might have
encountered but look past the common attributes and you will see the real
values of people and situations/opportunities.
6)
Importance of Friends
Laxman and Hanuman are
more than brother and a devotee of Lord Rama. They're the closest friends to
Rama and have proven that time and again. As a brother, he had trusted the
weight of the kingdom to his brother Bharat and the responsibility of the
family to his brother Shatrughna.
Friends
always have your back in however tight the spot your in. Your family and
siblings are the best of the friends you'll ever find in your life.
7)
Monogamy
ఒకటే బాణం.... ఒకటే భార్య ....
Lord Rama
has never in his life thought of any other woman in his life than Sita. He took
upon to battle the greatest villain of all times when his wife has been
abducted. His love for his wife was the main blurb and the entire Jist of
Ramayana.
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sons
Every Student From Lord Rama
Respect your Elders
1. Lord Ram showed us that the dharma of a child is to obey
the elders, by following the words of His parents and Guru always. We should
value and follow the advise of our elders and teachers.
2. He and Lakshman accompanied Sage Vishwamitra into the
forest to kill the demons, who were disrupting the lives of the sages living
there. We too should always give up the wrong for what is right and hold on to
it.
3. Even though He knew he was strong enough, He did not
show His strength at Sita’s swayamvar till asked by His guru, Sage Vishwamitra,
to go and lift the bow. Strength with humility is required to succeed.
4. Rama made sure that each and every creature contributed
towards building the bridge over the ocean. A difficult task otherwise, was
made easy by teamwork. Remember, every little contribution counts towards the
end result.
5. Once He made friends with anyone, He did everything He
could to help them…like Sugreeva and Vibhishana. He never forgot His friends.
Be a true friend!
6. If Rama took up a task, He always completed that
successfully. He never did anything half-heartedly, be it killing the demons in
the forest or helping Sugreeva kill Vali or completing the 14 year in exile.
Determination and commitment will never fail you.
7. Lord Rama savoured fruits offered to Him by Shabri, a
poor old women, after she had tasted each one of them. She had nothing much to
offer – but love. Love can come to us in any form and from anyone…be ready to
accept it.
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Ramayan
is a book of ideal behaviour. Even when there were painful twists in the story
of Rama's life, there was a lesson to learn. Here are the 5 ethical lessons
that we can take from Ramayana.
am, Sita, Laxman, and
Hanuman who make Ramayan a beautiful epic | Photo
Credit: Instagram
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
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Every character and every development in the story told in
Ramayana is a valuable lesson for us all
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Lord Rama's life was one of ethics and ideals, he preferred
hardships of the jungle to the luxuries of the palace just because there were
promises to keep
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Ultimately good won over evil, but gave us lessons in ethics,
integrity and righteous behaviour
Ramayan as an epic is an eternal source of guidance to mankind
about how to live life in a manner such that it benefits society and commits no
acts that one lives to regret later.
Lord Rama is not the only one whose actions leave an indelible mark
on our minds. Almost every person of the Ayodhya royals ie the family of
Maharaj Dashrath is steeped in principles.
Reading stories from the great epic written by sage Valmiki about
the principled prince (and later King) of Ayodhya to children at an impressionable
age will give them the perspective and direction in life.
If one were to observe closely, the Ramayan gives us a number of
lessons in ethics
1. Family is important
Prince Ram was all set to be anointed the King soon, being the eldest of the
four sons of the King of Ayodhya. Yet an otherwise loving step-mother Kaikeyi
was unnecessarily instigated into obstructing the path to Ram's ascendance. But
Lord Ram did not behave bitterly towards anyone, including the step-mother. He
kept his father's promise which he could have easily side-stepped. Father's
honour became a question of his own honour. This kind of bonding and positive
attachment between members of the family can finally make all things come full
circle.
2. Be careful of temptations
In exile, Ram, Sita, and Laxman were living a peaceful existence, in harmony
with nature. When Lankan king Ravana arrived with his uncle Marich whom he
asked to pose as a golden deer, that changed everything. Sita was completely
charmed by the golden deer and asked Lord Ram to catch it for her to befriend.
Lord Ram went after it and disaster struck soon after. The lesson here is to
not run after sudden allurements, to value what you have instead of leaping
into the unknown.
3. Follow instructions, don't alter plans
arbitrarily
When Rama went after Maricha the Golden deer, he clearly instructed Laxman to
watch over the wellbeing of Sita. He warned him to not leave Sita alone even
for a moment, come what may. But soon Marich and Ravana played another card.
The Golden deer was actually the demon Marich - uncle of Ravana - who as per
the plan, screamed in Rama's voice "Save me Laxmana". Sita and Laxman
heard that but Laxman was not ready to move. Sita cried and asked him to go
save her husband. Laxman left but drew a Laxman Rekha - an electrification kind
of line beyond which no one can go to her. Sita was told to not overstep
that line for whatever the cause. Laxman left to know Rama's fate. Here Ravana,
dressed as an old sage arrived and beckoned Sita to step across and give him
charity. Sita felt compassion for the old man seeking alms. She stepped across
the line and was abducted by the able Ravana.
4. Ram Setu showed even the smallest animal matters
Shri Ram's bridge across the sea was built by monkeys and very little human
effort. In fact, a squirrel is said to scurry to the construction with whatever
amount of dust she could muster on her back. She added her two ounces of effort
to the mammoth bridge. Ram is said to have been impressed and caressed her back
- giving her the stripes.
5. Respect your enemy
With Ravana's death at his hands imminent, Ram had no animosity left for him.
The war was for the rescue of Sita - the wife of Rama - whom Ravana had
abducted. Despite diplomatic approaches, Ravana had not relented and hence the
war. In death, Ram honoured his enemy as another human. He was given a proper
funeral. Ram had even asked Lamana to learn statecraft and spirituality
from Ravana.
(Courtsy Kirti Pandey from internet)
9 lessons
from Ramayana that will help one find right path of Dharma and Karma
Ramanaya is
considered to be one of the old, valued scriptures that reflects the Indian
culture. It also reflects the ideal way of lifestyle, Lord Rama and Goddess
Sita being the epitome of perfection. Having heard many stories and incidents
from Ramayana, now is the time to incorporate those life lessons to be more
peaceful and happy. Here are 9 important lessons from Ramayana that will help
one find the right path of Dharma and Karma.
Truth
triumphs
The basic
teaching fo Ramayana is that no matter how powerful evil is, it will always be
defeated by Good. Truth always wins, no matter how vicious or poisonous lie is
because even a bitter truth oozes with positivity and the sweetest lie has the
darkest agenda behind it. The win of good over evil is a universal fate. A
person should always have a noble heart and good values. That is how Lord Rama
defeated the most knowledgeable person in history Ravana.
Unity can
overcome any difficulty in life
Dashratha
has three wives and four sons, all of them loved each other immensely and when
life put them through tough times, their hearts were united even when they were
apart physically. You should always stand by your family because when together
a family can win over any difficulty. The fruits of togetherness give the power
to sail the ship when the tide seems higher than the sky.
Be deeply
committed to your duty
Besides
being Sita’s husband, Ram was also the King of Ayodhya. And the duty of the
king is to keep his subjects happy. And hence, he had to abandon his wife for
the sake of the masses after they questioned her chastity. As a husband, he was
duty bound towards his wife. But as a King, he had to think of his subjects’
wishes ahead of his personal ones.
Choose
the path of righteousness
Vibhishana,
younger brother of Ravana chose to not support his sibling in the war against
Ram. He knew his brother had committed a sin by abducted someone, a married
lady.
Remain
humble no matter how powerful you become
Hanuman
could have easily rescued Sita from Ravana’s Ashoka Vatika. He had the power to
single-handedly fight against Ravana’s army. But he chose to surrender to Lord
Ram’s divinity and let him do the needful.
Treat
everyone equally
Lord Rama
treated everyone equally and that’s how he earned the love and respect among
everyone. No matter if a person was younger or elder, poor or rich, he was the
same person for everyone. Even when Sabri (the sage’s daughter) offered him the
already tasted berry fruits he ate them without giving a second thought. He was
always kind and humble to people. We should toe inhere this quality. We should
always treat everyone with equality and should not discriminate on the basis of
status, sex, age, or cast. We should treat animals equally as the true human
being is the one who knows that everyone deserves an equal treatment.
Always
keep good company
It is said
that your company shapes you into a person you are. We have been told to keep
good company since childhood and Ramayana too emphasize the relevance of good
company. Queen Kaikeyi, the third wife of Dashratha loved Rama more than her
own son but her handmaiden, Manthara poisoned her thoughts with negative feed,
in result Kaikeyi asked for Rama’s fourteen years of exile. A negative person
can brainwash all the good inside you, that is why we should always keep a
healthy circle so that we become better with time.
All that
glitters is not gold
Sita got
attracted to a spotted deer that looked incredibly beautiful. She wanted Ram to
get the deer for her from the jungle. Actually, it wasn’t a deer, but Mareech,
Ravana’s accomplice in disguise of the animal.
Forgiveness
is greater than revenge
When Ravana
learned that Laxman has insulted his sister Supnakha, he went to seek vengeance
and abducted Sita. Now he was lured into his own trap of anger and ultimately
he signed his death warrant. He was well-versed and knowledgeable but the
feeling of revenge cost him his life, therefore, we should always keep a
forgiving nature because vengeance and revenge do not bring any good. They
bring a downfall in our life. Keeping an attitude of forgiveness brings peace
and harmony.
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https://www.newsbharati.com/Encyc/2020/4/2/Ramanaya-lessons.html
25 Life Lessons from Ramayana
Below lessons are extracted from a talk given
by HH Radhanath Swami
Power of Bad Association: It was a known fact in Ayodhya that Kaikeyi loved Lord
Rama more than his own son Bharath, then how could she become so evil. It is by
her bad association with Mantara.
1.
Attachment to service & not to
the position: Lord Ram was willing to become the king
as a service to Maharaj Dasarath and He was also willing to go to the forest as
a service to His father.
2.
Mission of Life should be to
vanquish the demoniac tendencies in our heart: Lord Ram’s purpose to kill the demons was fulfilled by His banishment
to the forest.
3.
Even extreme reversals if taken in
the proper spirit will help us fulfill our mission in life: For example, Law of gravity is only in effect in the Earth’s sphere
and not beyond. So also Laws of material nature act only in material
consciousness not in spiritual consciousness.
4.
Ram or Aaram, A test for every
seeker: Citizens of Ayodhya wanted to go with Lord
Ram to forest and leave behind all the comforts (Aaram) of the City Ayodhya.
5.
Alertness in Spiritual Life: Lord Ram leaves Ayodhyavasis when they were asleep. If one is inattentive
or lazy, one will loose taste in Bhakti.
6.
(Sometimes) Saintly persons might
cause pain to others not to hurt them but benefit them: Bharat disowns Kaikeyi, or Prahlad disregards Hiranyakashipu, a Doctor may
cause pain (operation) to patient to cure him.
7.
Goal is to please the Lord: For Bharat, he wanted to stay in the forest which was easier than to return
and rule the Kingdom but he did it to please Lord Ram.
8.
Lord is the Proprietor: Bhoktaram Yajna tapasam (Bhagavad Gita 5.29). Bharat was ruling the kingdom
on Lord Ram’s behalf by keeping the Paduka’s on the Throne. We are only
caretakers, He is the real proprietor, He can give and take away. The Caretaker
acts according to the will of the owner.
9.
Anybody can make a show of
greatness: The reversals test us who we are. When
Lakshmana cuts Surpanaka’s nose, gone was the charming form, gone was the
facade and then the real ugly form manifested. One’s greatness is tested by
one’s ability to tolerate provoking situations.
10.
Bhakti (Sita) cannot be achieved by
Deception: Ravana wanted to kidnap Sitadevi by
deception, but he gets Maya-Sita at the end. Greed and lust are never satiated,
they lead to arrogance and envy.
11.
Attachments can creates traps
and make us suffer: Marichi takes
up a golden dear form to which Sitadevi developed deep attachment to have
it and thus trapped Sitadevi. We should see the substance through the
eyes of the scripture. Marichi was all about false promises. For example,
spider web is most attractive to the fly but actually it’s a trap.
12.
Maya knows our weaknesses: She can make our strength into weaknesses and take us away from the circle
of instructions of great souls. Ravana uses Sitadevi’s attitude to serve great
souls to disobey Lakshmana.
13.
Always stand by the Right: Jatayu’s integrity. Real success is to please the Lord. Jatayu lost his
life fighting for Lord Ram but achieved the purpose of Life to please the Lord.
It is better to lose & win than to win & lose.
14.
Patience, Determination &
Enthusiasm: Example of Shabari. Long time ago, Guru had
asked her to wait for Lord Ram while all other disciples and Guru himself went
back to Godhead. She showed her enthusiasm by working hard everyday to clean
the place, plucking flowers & fruits for the Lord. She had complete
faith in the words of Guru and patiently waited with determination. The Lord
reveals only when He wants.
15.
Honesty, We can’t put a facade
before the Lord: Hanumanji disguises when he went to
meet Lord Ram. Lord knows within who we are, we have to be honest to receive
the mercy of the Lord. Lord Ram didn't speak to Hanuman for four months.
16.
Obstacles on the path of
Bhakti: The demons who came to stop Hanuman during
his jumping across the ocean. Mainaka (Gold Mountain) - temptation to seek
comfort before achieving our real purpose. Simhika (Shadow catching
demoness) - While striving for Bhakti, people will chastise, criticize and
misunderstand us, we should have the willingness to tolerate.
Surasa (Serpent): Being envious of people in higher position and try to
stop their progress. This is jealousy of the mind. By devotional service, we
have to devour Simhika who represents Envy.
17.
Arrogance cannot understand
wellwishers: The world is a mirror of our own
consciousness. Ravana was thinking Mandodari was envious of Sita, but actually
he was envious of Lord Ram. Ravana was thinking Vibhisana was disloyal and
taking the side of Lord Ram, but he was disloyal to Kubera, his cousin brother.
When we think we know, we are not willing to listen to good counsel. Spiritual
progress means simplicity and humility. If they are lacking, we won’t listen
thinking that we know better, that was Ravana.
18.
Big or Small, we can swim the ocean
of Samsara by chanting Lord Ram’s holy name: Big or
Small, all the stones floated by writing Lord Ram’s name.
19.
Pride or Attachment leads to loss
of intelligence: dhyayato visayan pumsah (Bhagavad
Gita 2.62). Every stage of this sloka was exhibited by Ravana. Loss of
intelligence - Even when all his stalwart warriors including Kumbakarna,
Indrajit died but he still didn’t give up.
20.
Hearing about the Lord - Revival of
dormant love: Lord Ram being Paramatma in the heart
of everyone including Ravana could have killed him just by turning off Ravana’s
heart. But the Lord and His pleasure potency Sitadevi went through this whole
ordeal so that we can hear about the Lord and revive our dormant love.
21.
Righteousness: Vibhishana comes to take shelter of Lord Ram, all the monkeys were
against, except Hanumanji. Vibhishana was willing to be misunderstood or even
chastised to surrender to the Lord.
22.
Counsel and Advise in battle
against Illusion: In battle against Illusion, at every
stage association of devotees to put us straight without which we will fall.
Lord Ram doesn’t need but takes the counsel of Vibhishana.
23.
Grace of a Sadhu needed to
kill demons within: Agastya muni had given a divine arrow
to Lord Ram. That arrow was used by Lord Ram to kill Ravan by piercing his
heart.
24.
Welcoming the Lord in hearts with
lamps: That is Dipavali festival. Lord Ram is
welcomed back into Ayodhya with lamps. Dipavali is not just physical fire but
lighting the hearts with light of Lord’s grace and process of devotional
service. When heart is fully illuminated, then we can experience Lord Ram
within ourself. When our love awakens, in that love, compassion for all living
beings awakens. Then Ramrajya is awakened within the heart and then without
(i.e. out in the world).
25.
(Courtsy internet)
Teachings of Lord Krishna
Sri Krishna's Life
Story
In 3228 BCE in Mathura, India, a child was born who was destined to reshape
the spiritual and temporal destiny of mankind—Sri Krishna. In his 125 years of
life, Sri Krishna made an indelible impression upon mankind’s collective
consciousness—re-educating the world about devotion and dharma as well as the
ultimate reality. His life was a model for people in days past, the modern
world and surely for those in ages to come. Seeing Krishna as a perfect
personification of divinity, to this day hundreds of millions of people pray to
him, chant his names, meditate on his form and try to put his teachings into
practice. His life has inspired a treasure house of poetry, music, painting,
sculpture and other fine arts. As Amma says, “His glory is unsurpassable. His
story is a source of joy and inspiration for people from all walks of life.”
A child, a brother, a charioteer, a warrior, a disciple, a guru, a cowherd,
a messenger, the beloved of the gopis… Throughout his life, Krishna enacted so
many roles—the whole time never forgetting that they were just that, roles and
that his true nature was eternal, ever blissful consciousness. In this way, he
was able to remain detached and thus perform flawlessly, never allowing the
smile to fall from his face. This, Amma says, is perhaps his greatest teaching.
“There have been very few who have been able to rejoice both in victory and
in defeat,” Amma says. “Sri Krishna is one who celebrated both life and death.
That is why he was always able to give a big smile. He took birth with a smile
on his face, lived with a smile, and left his body with a smile. The message
that he conveyed through his life is that we should make life full of
laughter.”
Krishna’s life was so full, it would be impossible to recount it all here.
It is told primarily through Srimad Bhagavatam, Garga Samhita, Visnu Purana,
Brahmavaivarta Purana, Mahabharata, Harivamsa and several other puranas.
However, here are some of the broad strokes.
Krishna, in fact, took birth in a prison cell. A sage had told his egoistic
uncle, King Kamsa, that he would be killed by his sister Devaki’s child. So
Kamsa imprisoned Devaki and had each child she bore murdered. However, Devaki,
and her husband, Vasudeva, finally were able to sneak one child off to safety.
This was Sri Krishna. They sent Krishna off to Vraja, where he was raised by a
foster mother, Yasoda. It was in Vrindavan, one of the villages of Vraja, that
Krishna won the hearts of the gopis, the cowherds of the village. “By spending
all his time with the gopis of Vrindavan—playing with them, joking with them,
stealing their butter and milk, etc—what he actually was doing was stealing
their hearts,” Amma says. It is from this that Krishna was given the name
“Chitta Chora” [one who steals the mind].
Kamsa sent many assassins to kill Krishna, but none of them were able to do
so. And in the end, Krishna returned to Mathura and killed Kamsa, restoring
dharma to the land.
In fact, Krishna never returned to Vrindavan. The pain of separation was
unbearable for the gopis. It drove their minds into a fever pitch, wherein
their every thought was of Krishna. Through this, their minds were purified and
they slowly became able to see their Beloved in all things: in the trees, in
the rivers, in the mountains, in the sky, in all people, and animals—even in
their own selves. This was the realization that Krishna had intended to bring
about within them from the very beginning.
The devotional fervour Krishna created in the gopis is perhaps best
exemplified by the rasa-leela dance, wherein each of hundreds of gopis
perceived the eight-year-old Krishna to be dancing with them alone. Amma says,
“The rasa-leela did not take place on the ordinary plane of the senses, the way
people today interpret it. During the rasa-leela the gopis experienced the
beatitude of the jivatma merging in the Paramatma. Because of their divine
love, the Lord appeared to each of the gopis. With his power, he blessed each
gopi with a vision of the Self.”
Radha is said to have been the most devoted of the gopis. Theirs was the
highest love—a love to inspire mankind forward on the path to God. Amma has
even said: “Krishna’s lifting of the Govardhana Mountain as a child was not the
real miracle; the real miracle was the gopis’ love for Krishna.”
The next major role in Krishna’s life was as a friend to the Pandavas, five
devoted and dharmic brothers whose kingdom was usurped by their 100
half-brothers, the egoistic and adharmic Kauravas. In the eventual war between
the two, Krishna served as the charioteer of the Pandava Arjuna. And it was
also to Arjuna that he advised the 701 verses of The Bhagavad-Gita (the
centrepiece of The Mahabharata). It is the Gita that stands as Krishna’s most
important gift to the world. In fact, some people believe that the whole
purpose of Krishna’s birth was to deliver this “Song of the Divine.” It
comprises Krishna’s advice to Arjuna on the cusp of the Mahabharata War. The
Gita delivers the essence of spirituality in a way that the common man can
understand. As the great Swami Chinmayananda often said, “With the Gita, Sri
Krishna took the knowledge of the Upanishads down from the Himalayas and into
the marketplace.” Here was a true handbook for life delivered by the Lord
himself. Amma herself says, “One studies the Gita to become Krishna.”
“Lord Krishna’s teachings are suitable for everyone,” Amma says. “He didn’t
come just for the sake of a particular section of society. He showed
everyone—even prostitutes, robbers and murderers—the path toward spiritual
progress. He urges us to live according to our true dharma, to remain steadfast
in it, and thus advance in life toward the ultimate goal.”
Krishna’s instructions were not just for monks. He advised everyone to his
capacity. His instruction to Arjuna, in fact, was to remain in the world,
performing his dharma. “His life was a perfect example of how to remain
unscorched in the midst of the worldly fire,” Amma says. “It is like keeping a
piece of chocolate on your tongue without salivating. … He shows how to succeed
in life while remaining in the midst of obstacles. The Lord doesn’t advise us
to turn away from our relationships in order to attain Self-realization. He
explains that we should be free from all attachments while still maintaining
loving relationships and upholding our family responsibilities.”
Lord Krishna left his physical form at 125 at the hands of a hunter. But he
died as he was born and as he lived—with a beatific smile upon his face. In
fact it is said that his final act was to bless the hunter who had accidentally
shot him. Such was his love.
Amma says, “Throughout his life, Lord Krishna had to face different crises
that arose like waves, one after the other. Even then, not once was his
countenance clouded by sorrow. He faced every difficulty under the sun, but
there was no place for sorrow in Sri Krishna’s presence. He was the embodiment
of bliss. In his company everyone rejoiced, forgetting all else. In his
presence they tasted the bliss of the Self. Even now, after all this time,
doesn’t the mere thought of him fill us with bliss?”
—Vedarat
Timeline of Sri Krishna’s life
|
Age |
Incidents |
|
Birth |
Appearance at midnite of Sravana, Rohini star, Ashtami
of Krishna paksha (July 19/20), year 3228 BCE to Devaki |
|
till age 3 |
lived in Gokula |
|
from 3-6 |
moved to Vrindavana |
|
from 7-10 |
Brahma steals and returns cowherd boys |
|
from 10-28 |
lived in Mathura |
|
from 29-83 |
establishes a kingdom in Dwaraka |
|
from 84-125 |
delivers Bhagavad-Gita at Kurukshetra Battle (3138 BCE) |
|
at 125 |
Swargarohana – leaving the body on February 18th 3102
BC (Courtesy amm.Com) |
|
|
|
8 Life Changing Lessons to Learn from Lord
Krishna
Anybody
who has read an ancient Indian epic Mahabharata knows about
pivotal figure Lord Krishna. He is the eighth avatar of Vishnu and is one of
the most widely admired deities in Hinduism. Krishna, more than a Hindu God, is
a true spiritual guru that this universe has ever witnessed. He reformed the
spiritual and sequential destiny of mankind. He educated the world about
devotion and dharma as well as the eventual reality. Krishna has been role
model for the people in every sense in the past, in today modern world and
certainly will remain in ages to come.
The most popular book in India – The Bhagavad-Gita often
referred to as simply the Gita, is a 700 verse Hindu scripture in Sanskrit. It
is a part of the Hindu epic Mahabharata, where during the righteous war between
Pandavas and Kauravas in the battle of Kurukshetra, Lord Krishna enlightens
Arjuna with his wisdom. It teaches many lessons that can be easily applied to
our daily lives.
On
the auspicious occasion of Krishna Janmashtami (Birthday of Krishna), let’s have a look at the 8 life changing lessons or
teachings from the God himself.
Krishna
Lesson #1: Importance of Karma (duty)
Krishna
describes the Karma in Chapter 2, Verse 47 of Bhagavad-Gita as under
कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते मा फलेषु कदाचन |
मा कर्मफलहेतुर्भूर्मा ते सङ्गोऽस्त्वकर्मणि || 47 ||
karmaṇy-evādhikāras te mā phaleṣhu kadāchana
mā karma-phala-hetur bhūr mā te saṅgo ’stvakarmaṇi
Meaning
: Do your duty and be detached from its outcome, do not be driven by the
end product, enjoy the process of getting there. (Krishna Quotes)
In the battle of Kurukshetra, Arjun’s conscience was haunted by
the thoughts of killing his own kith and kin, ancestors and gurus. He refused
to fight, and then Krishna delivered the philosophical epic called Bhagavad
Gita. He said, “I am the sole creator of this universe. If, I wish, I can kill
the enemies in a moment with ‘Sudarshan Chakra’. But I want to teach the
importance of Karma (performing own duty) to coming generation.” He further
added,” Do your duty and be detached from its outcome, do not get driven by the
result, enjoy the journey of reaching there.” In the end, he convinced Arujna
to fight and destroy the enemies.
If
you will not work or perform your duty, you will not get the things or result
out of the blues. This is one of the best learning from the teachings of Lord
Krishna. You must perform your duty without anticipating the outcome or end
result. While I say this it does not mean, having hopes or being optimistic is wrong, but without actions, your path
will be dreadful. The trick is not to concentrate too much on the final result
and just enjoy the process of reaching there.
Krishna
Lesson #2: There is always a cause or reason
In
Bhagavad-Gita Lord Krishna said that everything happens for a cause or good
reason. Whatever happens in life happen for good and there is always a cause or
reason behind that. He also mentioned that we all are children of God, the one
creator. God is supreme power and this world is governed by him. And
since, we all are god’s children, nothing evil can
happen to us. Hence, it is best to not cry over things that have happened or
over things that we do not have control of. We need to let go and accept
things.
Krishna
Lesson #3: Mindfulness
Krishna
teaches us to live in present moment. He was conscious
about the future, but he chose to live in the present moment without worrying.
Even though he knew what would happen in coming future, still he stayed in
present moment. Mindfulness is all about
staying in present and being aware about present moment. Mindfulness is life
changing and makes a difference in quality of life. Living in present and
paying more attention to the present moment can improve your mental well-being.
It’s possible more often to get hindered by challenging
circumstances, but staying mindful and living in present moment can make things
much easier. We need to learn, how to focus on the present, and not on the
future or the past.
Krishna
Teaching #4: Control your anger
Lord
Krishna describes the anger in Chapter 2, Verse 63 of Bhagavad-Gita as under
क्रोधाद्भवति सम्मोह: सम्मोहात्स्मृतिविभ्रम: |
स्मृतिभ्रंशाद् बुद्धिनाशो बुद्धिनाशात्प्रणश्यति ||63||
krodhād bhavati sammohaḥ sammohāt smṛiti-vibhramaḥ
smṛiti-bhranśhād buddhi-nāśho buddhi-nāśhāt praṇaśhyati
Meaning:
Anger leads to clouding of judgment, which results in bewilderment of the
memory. When the memory is bewildered, the intellect gets destroyed; and when
the intellect is destroyed, one is ruined. (Krishna Quotes)
Therefore, anger is the fundamental cause
of all kind of failures in a person’s life. It is one of the three main gates of
hell, other two being greed and lust. One must try to control and side-track anger while keeping
the mind at peace.
Krishna
Teachings #5: Sacrifice
Krishna asked Bheem to call upon Ghatotkach (Bheem’s son) in the
battle of Krukshetra. It was not to annihilate the Kaurav army but to force
Karna to use the Indrastra (a deadly divine weapon) that one cannot escape
alive from. He did this to ensure that Arjuna, who was the key to winning the
war, would stay alive. Hence, by sacrificing one brilliant warrior, he ensured
the victory of Pandavas.
Likewise,
in life we have to sacrifice many things to achieve success. There cannot be any
significant progress or achievement without sacrifice. If you are not willing
to sacrifice your comfort zone, pride, ego, time,
money or security, you will never be able to achieve your highest level
of success.
Krishna
Lesson #6: Humbleness or modesty
Even though Krishna was the king of splendid Dwarka and the god
of all creation, he was still humble and always showed tremendous respect to
his elders – whether they were his parents or teachers. He was always eager to
give pleasure to them. Because of this, people were always willing to help him
where ever he went.
During the Kurukshetra war, Krishna donned the role of lowly
charioteer. Shri Kirshna was the embodiment of simplicity and his role as a
charioteer is a testament of that.
Being
humble or modest is one of the most important characteristic of personality.
Like Krishna you too must be humble in life. It helps you to cultivate
genuine relationship with honest
people. Be modest enough to give people more reasons to be happy in their life.
Krishna
Lesson #7: No job is big or small
Lord
Krishna could have won the battle of Kurukshetra all by himself. But he chose
to guide Arjuna and drove his chariot for him. He says job is a job; there is
no big or small job. No labour is without dignity. You must love your job and give
your best while at your job, does not matter how big or small it is. Your job fills
a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to respect
all kind of jobs and accept them.
Krishna
Lesson # 8: Best or true friends
Sudhama
was Krishna’s childhood friend. Unlike Krishna he was a deprived man and his
financial conditions were not good. His family could hardly arrange food for
twice in a day. He once visited to meet Shree Krishna hoping to ask for some
support or assistance. But once he met Krishna, he could not have courage or had heart to
share his problems to his friend Krishna. When Sudama returned back to his
home, he was surprised by the lavish house, beautiful clothes and expensive
jewelry. Being a true and genuine friend Krishna understood Sudhama’s problems,
even without uttering a word by Sudama regarding his problems. That is the true
meaning of friendship.
Now a
days, it is well-established fact that having real, genuine and trustworthy
friends is good for you . This life is about the people you share it with; make
the most of it. Surround yourself with good
friends and
always be a good friend in return.
Krishna
Quotes
Here are some of the most insightful lord Krishna Quotes apart
from above lessons which will give you needed motivation in difficult times
- “There are three gates to self-destruction and
hell: Lust, Anger & Greed.” ~ Lord Krishna
- “A man is made by his beliefs. As he believes. So
he becomes.” ~ Lord Krishna
- “No one that does good work will ever come to a
terrible ending.” ~ Lord Krishna
- “It is much better to execute one’s own duties
imperfectly than to learn the responsibilities of another.” ~ Lord Krishna
- “Do everything you have to do, but not with ego,
not with lust, not with envy but with love, compassion, humility, and devotion.” ~ Lord Krishna
- “The only way you can conquer me is via love, and
there I am happily conquered.” ~ Lord Krishna
- “Change is the law of the
world.
In a moment, you become the owner of millions. In another, you become
penniless.” ~ Lord Krishna
- “The Key to happiness is the reduction of
desires.” ~ Lord Krishna
- “The pleasure from the senses seems like nectar
at first, but it is sour as the toxin in the end.” ~ Lord Krishna
- “Happiness is a state of mind, that has
nothing to do with the external world.” ~ Lord Krishna
Over to you now, these were my version of the life changing
lessons / teachings that we can learn from Shree Krishna. I would like to know
the lessons you have learnt from the life of Krishna. Please feel free to share
them in the comment section below. (Courtsy invy.com)
Lord
Krishna’s Teachings for Better Decision-Making
Being in doubt is a common phenomenon, more
often than not, it’s an everyday experience. We constantly question ourselves
even in small simple acts…
We
play out these mini wars in our mind, and think of worst-case scenarios — What
if I don’t attend her party, she may get offended and not talk to me again…
What if I speak up, and say the truth in an office meeting, will it go against
me in my appraisals… What if I try to tell my child what to do, he/she may just
rebel and do something even worse.
Several
hundreds of years ago, in a sacred text called Mahabharata, the
Pandava warrior Arjuna was in a similar dilemma. But his issues were much
graver… He was at war with his cousins and uncles, the Kauravas, on the
battlefield in Kurukshetra.
And,
just before the war began, Arjuna was paralysed into inaction. Arjuna
questioned the futility of killing his relatives… He wondered what good was
victory if half his people would be dead at the end of it.
That’s
when Lord Krishna, his friend and philosopher, intervened and gave him wisdom
that steered him to action. Lord Krishna’s teachings to Arjuna highlighted,
that all wars first exist in the mind. Thus, winning in the mind is the first
step to winning on the battlefield, and in real life.
The
700+ verses that Krishna taught Arjuna on the battlefield were later compiled
into the Bhagavad Gita, a
text that continues to be looked upon as the “manual of life”. The Bhagavad Gita is
today used by many organisations for better management and even included in the
syllabus of some business schools.
Here
are some excerpts from the Bhagavad Gita, and
how you can use them to resolve your own uncertainties, doubts, fears and
confusions.
Think with a calm mind
Lord
Krishna said:
Undoubtedly, O Arjuna, the mind is
restless and difficult to restrain, but it is subdued by any constant vigorous
spiritual practice — such as meditation — with perseverance, and by detachment,
O Arjuna. (6.35)
The
first step to gaining clarity on any situation is developing a clear, calm and
collected mind. This takes a lot of effort. One way is meditation, another is
by distancing yourself from the situation — not physically but mentally — where
you look at it as an outsider and have a bird’s eye view of it.
For
example, in the movie Vantage
Point, the protagonist replays the same series of events of
the crime in his mind, till he finally decodes the mystery. By distancing
himself from the scene, he was no longer worried about his own life, and could
think objectively.
Give up on results
These
are the most oft-repeated words of the Bhagavad Gita, often
referred to as nishkam
karma — doing action without expecting
reward:
You have control over doing your
respective duty only, but no control or claim over the results. The fruits of
work should not be your motive, and you should never be inactive. (2.47)
Most
of our decisions get affected because we worry about their outcomes and
consequences. But when you realize that you have little control over the final
outcome, and don’t focus on the gains, your efforts will be filled with more
meaning. What’s more, you will look at every gain as a bonus, and appreciate
the rewards even more.
Treat everyone equally
A person is considered superior who is
impartial towards companions, friends, enemies, neutrals, arbiters, haters,
relatives, saints, and sinners. (6.09)
People
make up our lives, and it’s difficult not to get influenced by them, or by our
equations with them. But that’s exactly what Lord Krishna says — Treat everyone
with the same lens of impartiality…
For
instance, a son shouldn’t take on his father’s business by virtue of being his
son, but, because he is an able and competent worker. Likewise, just because
someone has picked a fight with you, don’t write them off for good — the event
isn’t the person.
Don’t give in to stress
In a
world full of busyness and activity, with people snapping at each other, with
road rage and intolerance, these words by Lord Krishna ring truer than ever:
The one by whom others are not agitated
and who is not agitated by others, who is free from joy, envy, fear, and
anxiety, is also dear to Me. (12.15)
Rid
yourself of excessive worry, don’t take on more than you can cope with, and add
enough me-time to your day to de-stress... Take a walk by the sea, or wander
through the woods… Spending time with nature is a good way to rid away the
tensions of your day.
Be ready for change
Arjuna, when inertia is predominant;
ignorance, inactivity, carelessness, and delusion arise. (14.13)
Adding
change and excitement to your activities gives them a boost… So, when you feel
yourself slipping into lethargy, or a state of inertia, stir yourself up,
change direction, and give yourself a new challenge.
I
remember when I taught in a school, we’d often rearrange the way the children
sat in class… We’d make them get up, move the tables around, and sit in a new
place. This kept them alert, and also helped them make more friends.
Similarly,
if you get stuck in one way of thinking, you’re unlikely to come up with good
solutions; be open to new views of learning and doing things.
Act with conviction
Whatever is done without faith — whether
it is sacrifice, charity, austerity, or any other act — is useless. It has no
value here or hereafter, O Arjuna. (17.28)
There’s
a common story about villagers who had come out of their homes to pray for the
much-awaited rain. Amid all these people, there was one small boy who had
carried an umbrella. This little boy had true “faith”…
Setting
out to do anything is an action, but being ready for it is faith. Before you
undertake any action, think about how strongly you believe in it. If you don’t
need to justify it in anyway, or draw on any extra reserves for it, then it’s
an act of conviction, and the right decision for you.
Set high standards
Because whatever noble persons do, others
follow. Whatever standard they set up, the world follows. (3.21) .
Once
you’ve decided on your course of action, set your own standards of excellence,
benchmark your own success, and then create newer highs.
The
greatest achievers keep pushing themselves to gain greater levels of mastery.
They compete with only themselves, and continue learning in all areas of their
lives. They meet with success and failure but continue to grow… Their journeys
too, continue to inspire us, and give light to our lives.
Thus the knowledge that is more secret
than the secret has been explained to you by Me.
After fully reflecting on this, do as you wish. (18.63)…
Could
Lord Krishna have put it any better?
(courtsy https://ritikabajaj.medium.com)
Sanatan Dharma
What Is Hinduism and Secret of Vedas.:-
Hinduism, the world's oldest known Dharma, it's is not like an organized
religion like Christianity or Islam. It has no founder no Pope no hierarchy and
even no Name. Hinduism is not a religion & it's actually called as Sanatan
Dharma, Sanatan means Ancient, you will understand what is Dharma later here in
this article. The word 'Religion' is not synonym for word Dharma, Religion is
synonym for word 'Mazhab' which is an urdu language word, So Quran & Bible
can be said Religious books or Mazhabi Kitab (books) but they cannot be said as
Adhyatmik or Dharmik Books/Granth, The word Hindu is not mentioned
anywhere in any Spiritual books of Sanatan Dharma, It was Persians who used to
call Hindus to the people living across the the river Sindhu (Indus River),
initially they called them Sindhu's & later it became Hindu's due to
pronunciation issue with Persians, So according to this either it's people of
India, Pakistan, Afghanistan or Bangladesh are all Hindu's irrespective of
whatsoever religion they belong to, or they belongs either it's Christianity or
Islam doesn’t matter.
Other Sections like Jainism, Sikhism & Budhism are all branches of one
Sanatan Dharma.
Now to understand Hinduism it is first
& foremost important to understand few terms used in Hinduism like:-
Dharma (Duty), Bagwan (Physical manifestation of God), Jeevatma (Soul), Atma
(Soul), Parmatma (Formless God), Devta (Male Deity), Devi (Female Deity),
Adhyatma (Spirituality) and Ahenkaar (Ego). All these terms are all Sanskrit
words which actually has no translating words in any of the other languages in
the world, so here i will still try to use best suited words which could make
you to grasp the actual meaning of these words as much as possible. Adhyatma:
is a branch which deals with the study of Atma & Parmatma, many
people use word Spirituality as a Synonym for Adhyatma which is not right
actually, but this is not completely wrong also, we have few words like Dharma,
Adhyatma, Ahenkaar, Manushya etc etc for which we sometimes have to use some
English words who have meanings quit or almost near to these Sanskrit words to
make people understand their meanings to some extent.
Atma & Parmatma: both are same
things according to Vedanta but still at many places in vedas or upanishads
Atma is also called Soul, Parmatma is the supreme being i.e God, to clearly
understand the relation between atma & parmatma assume a bucket filled with
water in which you are able to view the shadow of night moon, now that bucket
is a body & shadow of moon visible inside is an Atma of that body and the
Real moon which is visible outside in the sky is like Paramatma i.e God.
Parmatma according to vedas is actually Param Tatva i.e Super Element or
Ultimate Element, here Tatva is again Sanskrit words which means an Element.
you will later understand what it is in this article. Jeevatma : you can assume
it like a small body (of size near 2-4cm) inside physical body or you can
say it's a bundle of 5 Senses, Intelligence, Sanskars, Karma's, Atma,
7 chakras (7 Shocker Points - see youtube on this), Prarabdah (something
like fortune or which makes or decides future events for every being, it gets
created by Karma i.e deeds which person does) and 5 kosha's (you can assume
kosha's like three sections or layers inside earth like Core, Crust &
Mental, similarly there are 5 kosha's in every living being, 1st is Annamaya
Kosh, 2nd Pranamaya Kosh, 3rd Manonaya Kosh , 4th Vigyanmaya Kosh, 5th
Aanandmaya Kosh).
Ahankaar: It's the belief inside every
human mind that "I am a human being or a structural body or a mind or
intelligence" or in short "I am anything else but not Atma or
Soul", due to Ahankaar person believes all the Karma's i.e deeds which is
done either by his mind, intelligence or body is actually done by him. It is
this Ahankaar which is the barrier between every human being and his Salivation
or Nirvana. Root or reason of Ahankaar is agyan (Non-cognizance or Ignorance or
Paucity of knowledge or lack of knowledge), So the person who has Ahankar is
also called Agyani i.e One who is not learned, and person who has learned is
called Gyani. Dharma: As we know Hinduism has no name & followers of
this Dharma calls it Sanatan Dharma, word "Sanatan" means Ancient or
oldest and the word "Dharma" means the duties i.e for example duty of
a person being a human being, being father, mother, brother, soldier, doctor,
minister or a duty being a citizen of a nation, Social duties or duty which
lord Krishna taught to Arjuna when he refused to fight in Mahabharta.
Which means any person who is fulfilling his duties in this world belongs to
Sanatan Dharma irrespective of his beliefs i.e either he believes in hindu God
or some other religion or God.
There can be many duties of a person for Eg:- duty of self-protection, humanity
(manav dharma), duty being a son or daughter or brother or sister, duty being a
citizen, duty towards society, duty towards person's own family etc etc.
Here we must also understand that word "duty" is not enough or
fully capable to explain vast and indepth meaning of word Dharma. Dharma is
personal for every individual & that individual is free to decide for
himself & choose among his duties at any point of time. The only thing
which is mandatory is whatever dharma you chose you must chose on the basis of
Manav Dharma i.e Humanity & Ahinsa Parmodharma (Non Voilence, which is
considered as biggest Dharma in Hinduism which everyone must follow).
Remember religions are invented but dharma is not invented, Dharma is the
fundamental principle working behind this universe, even all atomic and
subatomic particles are preset to follow their dharma's (at the time of
creation) which makeup's their behavior, if any single particle in this entire
universe even deviates just 0.1% of it's Dharma just for a 1 millioneath of
second it's behavior will be replicated to all the other particles in
entire universe and everything will get fragmented or destroyed or finished
within that second. Dharma is eternal it begins with creation and ends with the
creation. Dharma is a fundamental principle that works behind every existence
from bottom (extreme below quantum level) to top (celestial or universal)
levels of this entire creation. Now, as i can hope that you many have
understood the basic terms used in Sanatan Dharma, I think i can now safely
proceed towards explaining the core beliefs of Sanatan Dharma. As Hinduism is
not a religion it's Dharma, there is no process or way available or mentioned
anywhere in any Spiritual books to get converted to Sanatan Dharma. All human
beings on this earth naturally belongs to Sanatan Dharma by birth & remains
under the laws of Sanatan Dharm even after death till they get Salivation or
become Self-Realized, whether any person believes in Hinduism, Paramatma,
Bagwan's, Deities or not, whether any person go to the Hindu temple or not,
whether any person gets cremated after death or is buried, whether person
believes in some other religion doesn't matter in any way. It's not
possible to convert Dharma, like it's not possible to convert duties of mother
to duties of father, it can be possible that mother can also give love &
affection to her child on behalf of child's father, but doing that also, she is
fulfilling the Dharma of a Mother.
Also in Sanatan Dharma there is neither any condition like if you didn't
accepted to become Hindu you will be burned in hellfire or will get punished,
In Sanatan Dharma, Paramatma i.e God does not put any kind of any restrictions
or put force on individual to believe Him or worship Him, a Hindu i.e a
follower of Sanatan Dharma can live his entire life without worshiping
Paramatma and can still go to heaven & also can become eligible for getting
equal love, respect & benefits in heaven or any other Galaxies wherever
person will be taken after death. But yes there is an eligibility for heaven
(also called Swargloka in Sanskrit), the eligibility is the person must have
honestly given his best to fulfill his/her duties(Dharma), How much person
succeeded or failed in fulfilling his duties does not matter, what matters is
how much person remained honest & served to society, nation, humanity, his
family, friends, needy. It's only the deeds & intensions behind those deeds
what matters not individuals beliefs. Any person in this world even a person
like Osama-bin-laden if has done any single thing good for humanity can go to
heaven.
there is another side of this i.e the person who goes to heaven or hell does
not stay there as permanent, the time depends on the quantity of good deeds
person has done on earth (also called Karma Bhumi i.e land of deeds). Time
function in those Galaxies can be understood with this example that near 10
years on earth is equal to 1 day on heaven, for some galaxies it's 100 earth
years = 1 day, and person who goes to heaven stays there for many years
even for few good deeds done on earth, same is also true in case of Hell. After
finishing their time in those Galaxies those souls are again sent on earth for
rebirth, Same process continues again and again and again...endlessly till the
person gets Self Realized or Moksha, you will understand this later here in
this article.
Relation between Religion and Dharma: Word "Dharma" is a
Sanskrit word which has no similar word in any other languages present in any
language in this world, So it's meaning must not be misunderstood as Religion.
Religion is man-made invention & can get created after any human
being who claims to be a messenger or prophet of God, Religion can give
commands & put conditions for religious conversion for going to heaven. For
example Quran gives commands like "Do Jihaad" and if you are a true
follower you have to execute that command, Quran commands drinkers and gamblers
should be whipped, If married women found sleeping with other men must be
stoned to death etc etc , these are commands that are compulsory for a follower
to execute. on the contrary this Dharma only suggests not force, and allows
person to use you’re his/her own intelligence own thought process to decide in
what circumstances how a person should do his duties. it doesn't scare you any
Hell fire. Dharma leaves on you to decide what is best for you and the entire
humanity and leaves you independent to choose your Dharma at any particular
time or circumstances. What is Adhyatma i.e Sprituality? Adhyatma gives
you the answer of all the fundamental questions of universe. Adhyatma helps you
to understand What & Who are you! , It helps you to know & understand
that you are not mind or body or made up of any blood, bones & muscles i.e
in short you are not creation or even a part of creation. It's Adhyatma which
helps you to understand this world is nothing more than a dream and you are the
only viewer present here who is viewing this dream and is also present
everywhere in different forms,
Parmatma according Vedas,
In Yajurveda it has mentioned in [Yajurveda 32:3] "ekam sat vipraa
bahudhaa vadanti agnim yamam matariswanam" It's actually HE who
manifested here in different forms (present in this universe), i.e everything
either it's human beings, animals, birds, non living things anything either
visible or invisible is a physical manifestation of that one Param Tatva
i.e Parmatma (God).
Whatever materialistic world you are experiencing is actually made up of
virtual particles thus is virtual & does not exists at all,
To explain you scientifically, you know that there are so many particles and
antiparticles which together makeup this universe , none of them are solid
(Generally we use this term when we consider elements) , initially physicists
used to believe that all particles or atoms are solid but later this was
revealed that neither atoms nor any sub-atomic particles are solid i.e they
appear to be solid but were not, So that mean EVERYTHING which we thought was
real suddenly became VIRTUAL because everything was made of those virtual
particles, that means all matter, compound, elements all are virtual and thus
actually in reality does not exist at all, That also means our human bodies
which are also made up of those virtual particles are also virtual and thus
does not exist in reality. Vedas & Upanishads in Hinduism mentions this
virtual reality as MAYA (MA => Something which appears as solid, dense &
real, YA=> but is not) , this secret revelation by Vedas were which
was initially rejected & not believed in 18th century by western physicists
was later accepted with great shock & since then they started carrying deep
analysis & researches on these Vedic literature's in Sanatan Dharma.
How many Gods are in Sanatan Dharma? There is only one Parmatma (God) who is
formless and has no structure present which can appear like Him due to His
Infityness which makes Him Shapeless (without any edges and dimensions), and
it's the Parmatma who has appeared in all the forms here in this universe,
Everything we see or experience in this materialistic world is nothing but the
physical manifestations of that one Param Tatva (Super Element i.e God), When
Vedas say Parmatma you must understand who is Parmatma according to Vedas,
According to Chandogya Upanishad it's Parmatma from whom all the vibrating
sub-atomic (Anu-Parmanu) particles are getting self created, It's He who is
present in the base or root of all virtual particles present either at quantum
level or even below quantum level in universe, Vedas call it TATVA (the
Element) or Param-Tatva (the Super Element) or Parmatma (God), So It's actually
this Tatva (Element) which is present here in all the forms we see or feel in
this universe. Except this Tatva everything which we feel or experience in this
materialistic universe whether it's humans, animals, birds, woods, water, air,
light, gravity, space or this entire universe is Virtual thus does not exist in
reality, this is the concept of Maya in Vedanta (Upanishads),Word Maya means
"Something which appears to be solid & real But Is Not!!". Vedas
also call this Element as OM because according to Vedas OM is the sound
vibrations of this Tatva (i.e Paramatma) & OM is the sound of this universe
i.e creation, This entire universe is the result of sound vibrations of OMM..
, You can deeply understand it by studying the science of Cymatics.
Vedas also call Him, Braman which is like a characteristic name of this Element
because it's collectively infinitely big, due to this property He is
Omnipresent also. So now you know Hindus in real actually believe in one God
and this one God is completely different and scientific if as compared to any
God mentioned in any other holy books like Quran or Bible etc. Now you must be
thinking then why Hindus have so many Deities like Deity of fire, water, air
etc etc or Why Hindu's worship Bagwan's like lord Shiva & Vishnu if they
have only one formless God? To understand this you must understand few terms
here, The Bagwan is Self-Realized physical form or Self-Realized physical
manifestation of Parmatma, The only difference is the word Parmatma is used for
formless infinite & omnipresent God and word Bagwan is used for it's
Self-Realized physical manifestation who is not infinite not omnipresent and
has a form. So Does that also means every human being is also God? Answer is
Yes It's True and Hindu's know this fact, You may be thinking then why don't
Hindu's start worshiping every human being because everyone is God??
The only difference between any human being and Bagwan is that Human being are
not Self-Realized i.e they don't know that they are God the Creator, they have
Ahenkaar which makes them to think they are humans who has a physical body with
several limitations & who tooks birth and dies. On the other hand Bagwan is
Self-Realized entity due to which He has direct access to all His powers, which
make Him omnipotent & Omniscient and has complete control over Creation,
Preservation & Destruction of this universe.
Other deities have also got some spiritual powers given to them by lord Bramha
at the time of their birth or many of them have attained powers by penance.
There are near 33 crore Deities created by lord Bhrama who lives in different
Galaxies like Devloka, Gandharvaloka, Gauloka, Swargloka etc etc, the Galaxy in
which we live is called Prithviloka. So we can assume these deities as Aliens
with some super natural powers. Job of these deities is to manage all the
elements (Not Super Element, talking here about elements made of of atoms i.e
virtual elements) present in this universe. All deities reports to the deity
Indra, who is like manager of all the deities, Indra himself reports to lord
Bramha. All their jobs are conducted at microscopic levels in this universe,
thus it's hard to observe for a normal person with no scientific knowledge. So
we can say Creation & Parmatma both are one and thus in reality noting is
actually created nothing is being preserved and nothing gets destroyed,
whatever we experience as creation here is nothing but Parmatma itself. So in
short Universe and all of us are reflecting the illusion of reality, and so
nothing exists in reality except Parmatma here. You can also understand this by
assuming this universe as a dream which is created by your Sub-Conscious mind
& in which you present in many forms and whatever you experience in your
dream appears to you as real, but when you get awakened or you become
enlightened i.e you Realize your real identity then you understand that there
was nothing but only you present everywhere in all different forms. It was you
who was behaving like a thief, it was you who was behaving like a police man,
it was you who was coming Sin and it was you who was who was giving
punishments. After reaching to ultimate state of mind or consciousness you fell
your mind free from any kind of anger, lust, greed, attachments and Ahenkaar.
You mind reaches to the level of ultimate peace, after reaching this state
there is nothing left for person to achieve or to know, He himself becomes the
knower of everything and gains all His powers. In short that Self-Realized
person become God or Paramatma or Bagwan or Everything. Now you may be thinking
how can one become Self-Realized or attain Moksha (Nirvana)? Well Swami
Vishnu-devananda said "The truth is one but the paths are many".
To better understand the concept you can picture a mountain with a summit. The
peak of the mountain represents the spiritual goal, moksha. Now imagine there
are four people standing on each side of the mountain. To reach the summit, the
same destination, each person has to walk a different direction. Likewise, each
of us symbolically stands at a different space, spiritually speaking, according
to our temperament and personality, so each of us needs to take a customized
path to the top. From the explanation above, it is easily understood that,
truly, there are as many paths as there are people. Practically though, there
are a few hundreds of yogas, or practices which are categorized into the four
main paths. These paths are: 1) Gyana Yoga The path of wisdom and knowledge.
The Gyani uses his will and power of discrimination to cut through the veil of
ignorance and attain the truth. For the Gyani, the goal is absolute Truth.
Gyana Yoga appeals to the philosophical and intellectual temperament. 2) Bhakti
Yoga The path of love and devotion. The bhakta uses the combined energies of
all emotions and transmutes them, sublimates them into the highest of all
emotions. Prem (love) is pure, conditionless & divine . For the bhakta
(devotee), the goal is pure love.
It includes the external and symbolic worship of the Bagwan using His murti
(Satue), other practices such as pilgrimage and the sophisticated processes of
inner development. Bhakti Yoga appeals to the emotional temperament. 3)
Raja Yoga The path of self control and self mastery. The raja yogi controls his
mind until it becomes perfectly still at which time there is no more wall
between himself and his own divine nature. The main practice in Raja Yoga is
meditation. For the raja yogi, the goal is perfect mind control. Raja Yoga
appeals to the mystical and scientific temperament. Among the additional
hundred yoga's out there, two more stand out as particularly important: a)
Kundalini Yoga Derived from the tantric tradition this yoga aims at purifying
the physical and psychic systems, and then awakening the cosmic power residing
in the muladhara chakra (1st Shocker point) at the base of the spine. Upon
awakening and raising of this spiritual power it unites with the consciousness
center in the crown of the head and thereby grants liberation to the spiritual
aspirant and practitioner of Kundalini Yoga . b) Hatha Yoga Sometimes called
the physical aspect of yoga it works mostly on the psychic level. Besides its
innumerable medical benefits, hatha yoga is essential support to both raja yoga
and kundalini yoga. 4) Karma Yoga The path of selfless service. For the
karma yogi, the main problem is our inherent selfishness which is based on
spiritual ignorance, lack of knowledge. The key is to practice selfless actions
without any selfish expectations, and thereby opening one's heart and seeing
God in all beings. For the karma yogi, the goal is complete selflessness. Karma
Yoga appeals to the active temperament. Is There any Castesm In Sanatan Dharma
(Hinduism): Many people have misconception about Sanatan Dharma that it has
provision for Castism which is not right. there is no castism in Sanatan
Dharma, There is provision for Varna's (class) in which people were classified
into four classes with relation to their aptitude and vocation. Four orders of
society were recognized based upon the four duties of human beings and
established society accordingly.
It's completely upto person what varna he/she wants to choose and live life
according to that, Varna has two meanings, first it means
"Color" and second it means a "Veil", As color it
does not refer to the color of the skin of people, but to the qualities or
energies of human nature. As a veil or class it shows the four different ways
in which the Divine Self is hidden in human beings. Varna is not made to
discriminate but to assimilate in a way to support the organized behavior of
society or country by assigning social/cultural/individual duties i.e Dharma
accordingly. In ancient India, these divisions were not based on birth
but based on Qualifications & Skills or you can say Varna of any person
depends on what skills & qualities person has & the way he contributes
to society for his own living.
There are four Varna's in Sanatan Dharma :- Bhramin, Khatriya, Vaishye and
Kshudra.
If any person who is doing business i.e has got business skills, that person
belongs to the Vashye Varna.
Any person who is a warier or
serving in defense or security of the nation or is soldier in army or
anywhere working or contributing in defense he is Kshatriye,
A person who is knowledgeable and spread
education in society through teachings or a person who can also be supreme
advisor of the king who assists king to take right decisions, who is brain
behind societies welfare and growth belongs to the Bhramin Varna. Bramins are
also seen as the deity of the earth.
A persons who may be laborer's or service providers, mostly workers in any
factory or company, or in short person who most of the time executes or follows
the orders of Kshatriya or Vaishya or Brahmin's belongs to the Kshudra Varna.
In Hinduism varna is not assigned on the basis of Birth, Dynasty or Last Name,
Any person can change his Varna by changing his work and skills like doctor can
also become an actor or an merchant.. all 4 varnas are equal as human being and
have same human rights but they will have different set of powers and
responsibility on then thus their will we difference of respect between these 4
designations.
In Ancient India there were Rishis (Sages or Researchers) like Rishi Vedvyasa
who wrote Baghwat Gita, his mother was a Fisher Women & belonged to Kshudra
Varna but her son Vedvyasa was a Bramin, Similarly there was another rishi
Valmiki who wrote the Ramayana belongs to a dalit family (Kshudra) but valmiki
was bramin because of his Guna and Karma (i.e Skills & Qualites or
Responsibilities), Similarly there was rishi Vishwamitra guru of lord Rama,
Vishwamirta belongs to Kshatriya family but he was bramin himself, So by this
you can understand that KARMA's and GUNA(Skills) of any individual decided
his/her Varna, varna is not made to discriminate but to assimilate in a way to
support the organized behavior of society or country by assigning
social/cultural/individual duties i.e Dharma accordingly. Now Answering
some questions which people have asked me from past few days, like is it
possible to have a person like Ghatothkach (he was a Gaint person of more
than 50,100 or 150 ft long) or have weapons like bhramastra or man flying
without aircraft....??? The answer is Yes 100% Yes, have you ever been to
Girnar in India, if you visit the mounts and jungles there you will find many
sages at penance there, if possible go and try to interact with them and
request them to give a live demonstration of lift-off of human body in air. i
tried this and saw the live demonstration with my naked eyes, but they
will not let you make any video's at all, even that sage lifted my body to 5
feets up in air, later when i asked him to tell how could he was able to do
such thing, he explained some science behind the Sound Vibrations, he said
every letter when pronounced correctly produces correct vibrations those
vibrations produces correct resonance & electromagnetic energy & field,
also every vibrations effects on human body parts, organs, cells,
tissues, blood or even bones and skin, apart from this these vibration if
accurately produced effects the 7 Shocker Points (i.e 7 Chakras) inside every
human body, In Past our Rishis (i.e Scientific Researchers) who went deep
into meditation have heard some sound vibrations they called them as Beej
Mantras, Those Rishis also detected that every metal has it own unique
electromagnetic radiation around it created by some sub-atomic vibrations
continuously going on in it, thus by understanding those vibrations they first
tried to listen the sound of the vibrations by entering into deep state of mind
where they have higher level consciousness, after figuring out those sounds
Rishis wrote them as mantra those mantras were later used to control the
behavior of their corresponding metals, but before that there was the process
of Mantra Sidhi which was necessary to go through so that when Mantra chanter
starts chanting that Mantra he/she will be able to produce enough power with
sound signals so that the produces vibrations highly effect the subject (i.e
Metal). this technology was also used to create Vimanas (Read Vaimanika
Upanishad - it has everything which is needed to create a aircraft, it also
mentions the kind of training that piolet that he must undergo before flying
aircraft, apart from this when source of electricity, thrust production etc
etc). Peter Davien in Newzeland demonstrated the boiling of water in
1940 with the help of sound vibrations (same can also done with the help of the
Mantra which can be composed with the vibration of that sound), you just need
to understand sound and it's resonance, you just need to put logic to how you
can use the Free Energy On 17 June 2009, Science clarified that it was sound
which was used in the laser beam not light. Science also discovered later that
actually speed of sound can be more than the speed of light which contradicts
the earlier researches of science. Secondly, how can a person fly & how
Ghatothkach was able to resize his body also how is it possible to have Gaints
like Kumbhkarna and Rakshas etc..??
See, There are 7 Shocker Points (7 Chakras) in human body and also in mother
earth, if 3rd Chakra i.e Manipur chakra if somehow activated yogi gains some
sidhis like Anima, Laghima, Garima etc.., Anima & Laghima can be used by
yogi to Resize his body to any major or minor extent, Ghatothkach who was the
son of Bheem and Hidimba had this sidhi by birth with him (Recently i also saw
some video's about Gaint Human Skeletons Found in India & other places in
Asia and Europe, you must go through those videos), This Manipur chakra gives
the power of Gamana-Gaman, that means yogi can lift his body in air & fly,
This chakra when activated removes 2 Elements from the body (Prithvi (earth)
& Jal (Water) Tatva) thus the remaining Tatva's are Akash (Space),Vayu
(Air) & Agni (fire) thus gravity does not affect the yogi's body which also
makes him to feel much much lighter in weight. -- You must try and devote
some time in learning Shocker Points in human body. Also there are many
scientific videos on youtube demonstration how sound vibration effect the
surroundings known as study of Cymatics (bringing matter to life with
sound), Finally Weapon System:- Our Rishis Invented &
also Discovered weapons, they used to give those weapons to their Kings so that
they could protect humanity and their civilians in case of war, There were 4
kinds of energies which Rishis used to invent weapons for example:-
Anu-Parmanu Shakti(Atomic Energy), Manasik Shakti (Energy of Mind & Consciousness)
, Mantra shakti(Energy of Sound Vibrations) and finally Adhyatmik Shakti
(Spritual Energy), Weapons like Bram Astra, Pashupat Astra, Narayan Astra
work with the Adhyatmik Shakti.
Astra's like Naag Astra, Megh Astra works with the Mantra Shakti. Try &
takeout some time to learn about:- Anunnaki, Vaimanika Upanishad,
Illusion Of Reality i.e The Concept of MAYA, Ancient Gaint Skeletons
found, Power of Sound & Resonance, Concept of Cymatics
(cymatics bringing matter to life with sound) Source of article Internet
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