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“Man’s
character is tested in a given circumstance ONLY”.
We
can go to any lengths to prove Rama and Krishna right or wrong. It doesn’t make
an ounce of difference to both of them. I can go around defaming Koran or Gita.
It doesn’t affect both the scriptures. Both these characters and scriptures are
not at our mercy for their validation. They don’t require us. We require them
to guide us, to give us direction and insight and show us a ‘possibility’.
I
am not here to prove to you that Krishna is an Avataar. My belief is mine. You
are free to choose your belief. But, I am here to talk about a ‘possibility’
called Krishna – An Ideal who is a perfect blend of karmayogi and Gnanayogi; A master
statesman, house-holder and a man who lived all his roles to perfection and yet
was an epitome of detachment. Every relation was lived to give love to the
other. He didn’t expect anything from anyone. As statesman he didn’t take any
post and yet worked for the welfare and safety of Yadavas. He was ever
favourable to the ‘righteous’ and a yogi who was realized. He is a ‘Perfect
Possibility’ that can be lived in this ‘big bad world’.
He
was not God because he did miracles.
He
did miracles because he was God!
There
is a huge difference between both these sentences.
We
can argue, cry and plead helplessness saying ‘he had powers so could face
problems’. No he had ‘qualities like love, piety, forbearance, humility,
selflessness, detachment, hard work, clarity of thought, wisdom and knowledge
of right and wrong’ and they gave him yogic powers. Anybody who develops these
qualities can also gain these yogic powers. But if anybody develops these
qualities to receive these powers, he wouldn’t get them. Now that’s the paradox
and there lies the catch. So, reading ‘his stories’ is to understand the
qualities that made him ‘who he was’. We get to know the qualities that we need
to develop to raise our potential to the fullest.
“I’ll
get those qualities if I get power”. No, my dear, it doesn’t work out that way.
You develop those qualities and then you get those powers. There are no
short-cuts there”.
Padma
brought tea and we had tea break. Aziz had got some biscuits that he
distributed to all. The break was meant to be of 15mts.
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