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Avunu Nizam - on dogs and pigs...
There are 2 ways we can take this
story and it’s moral.
The one who is comfortable with his
vices and enjoying his passions would say “Who are we to overcome Maya if even
Mahavishnu was bound by it?” and then go back to their self destructing way of
thinking, acting and living.
The other, who’s understood the
futility and impermanence of life, says “Maya is so powerful that it could
cloud Vishnu also for a set period of time. Then what of me – a simple soul
wrapped in this mortal body. I should work more on sadhan and be in sadhan with
much more regularity as the chances of me faltering are so many. I need to be
ever alert and hang on to Him because only His Grace can save me from
faltering”. This man works on his vices without giving any excuse for their
need or use and rises up to his Divine potential.
You are what you read!
Tagore summed up the same nature
beautifully in his Nobel winning poem Gitanjali
“....I know that priceless wealth
is in thee,
But I do not have the heart to
leave the tinsel that fills my room....”
Meaning, inspite of knowing that He
is the Be All of all the Wealth of this Universe and ONLY thing worth knowing,
pursuing, loving and wanting and desiring, we are ever attracted to and tempted
to pursue the routine of this life and its existential requirements...
Divinity is the possibility.
Just commit yourself to one, reach
out your hand and realise it. You don’t have to leave your life and run to
Himalayas to do this. As you are wading and working through your materialistic
life also cater to your inner self. Work on various techniques taught to overcome
your weakness. Don’t use Reiki only to get things of this world....Reiki should
be a tool to free you from the wants of this world – ultimately. If not
completely atleast minimise the needs and wants of your life....and don’t
expect others to work out this miracle for you. You owe this to yourself.
“Arise, awake and rest not till the
goal is reached...” – Upanishad!
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