On love

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“When they think what they are feeling is same as what they are saying, then they are not ‘lying’. But what they are saying is not true. They said ‘Be with us always’ and they and you both presumed it to be love for me when that is not the case.  They don’t love me. They are not grateful to me. They are grateful to my ability to heal. The day I stop healing, will they want to meet me? Won’t most of these people generate anger for me as I am not healing them? If they are grateful they should be so for the rest of their lives irrespective of what I do, I don’t from now on. But that is not the case. They don’t want me for myself. They want my ability to heal. Without that I don’t mean anything to them. So what they said is not ‘true’. That way they didn’t know that they weren’t telling the truth!”

Saying this she went out, I sat there frozen. I didn’t know how to react. I replayed her words again and again. No, she didn’t show anger in her words. She had said it as a matter of fact. And it hit me.  The truth in those words became evident. What was the cause of joy few minutes ago became cause of pain for me now. I didn’t know what to tell her. Did it pain to know this truth and yet go about doing her duty so religiously? I wondered! It certainly did for us. I couldn’t behave her way if I knew such a truth about others’ behaviour.  

It was sometime later that I heard few voices that bought me to reality. I came out and saw Priya and Rahul standing with her talking as she was pruning her plants. I went slowly and joined them. “Did we disturb your thought process?” asked Rahul teasing me.

“No, not at all” I replied.

“You seem so lost. What is it?” asked Priya “Please share with us”.

But I was so dazed I directly asked my Guru “Then why do you do all these to these selfish people?” I asked clearly disturbed and a bit angry at everyone’s selfishness.

She smiled “I wanted to put my ability to good use that’s all! I am glad my abilities can bring abundance and make a difference in their lives”.

“But they are not grateful to you….”my voice trailed.

“I knew that even before meeting all these people and even before me putting my abilities to use. Gaining love and gratitude was not the incentive that made me take this decision. Knowing the truth is one thing. Being affected by it another and to let that decide or affect your decision – that would be an emotional mistake. I didn’t let all this knowledge change my decision. Inspite of knowing what I would and wouldn’t get, I walked this path. That is clarity of thought. When and if I had expected otherwise and after some time when my eyes would be opened, I would have become bitter and manipulative. But now it is not so. That’s because of clarity of thought. Associating with your abilities is good but identifying with them – well that ride can be quite a roller-coaster one. I am just saying don’t do that. That’s all. Develop clarity of thought. Then this ‘maya’ can’t disturb you. Here it means behavior and intentions of people. 

Once you know their intentions and yet are balanced, you behave as per ‘dharma’ i.e., as ought to in that situation without the thought of ‘playing good’ games to be in others’ good books. You work for others’ benefit only even if it is something that may make them dislike you in the process. As long as you are here to get something good – like name, gratitude, love from others you cannot be true to your profession. You become manipulative, insecure and living in fear person. So I repeat ‘Develop clarity of thought’.”

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On love - Me, My Guru

Me, My Guru

“Thank-you Guruji. You’ve made our life. We are ever grateful to you. Just be with us always.”

These were the words that reached my ears as I opened her gate. When I entered the hall, I saw Kiran and his wife taking leave of our Guru. These words were so common. So many people said it – both to her and in her absence. But today, I felt very happy and a bit emotional. I felt that it was no ordinary feat to be so important a persons’ life. Yes stars and public figures had huge fan following, but then it was different type of adoration. Here, she earned it by bringing abundance in others lives – be it physical well-being, emotional stability, financial betterment or a spiritual upliftment. She bought about meaningful change in every life that she touched.

These thoughts were still loud in my mind when Kiran left with his wife when I heard her voice “Adoration is supposed as love by many. How naïve is a person to confuse himself with his abilities? Maya, your games are so perfectly dangerous and beautifully clothed that we tend to think that we are loved and will be missed by all! How stupid! We presume we are indispensable in others life and hence blindly bound ourselves with such of people whom we think can’t live without us! And that’s all – Goodbye freedom! Wonderful are your games, dear mind of mine.”

There was no one except me today with her. Was she talking to me or was she talking to herself. But, when she looked at me and smiled, I knew she was talking to me. That was bit unsettling. How did she know what I was thinking? Agreed it had happened so many times yet……even today it unsettled me!

I collected myself and decided to benefit from this ‘alone moment’ and so immediately asked her “But everyone loves you Guruji. Where is Maya or delusion here? Why do you think they were lying?”

“No, no. I am not saying that they were lying. But what they were telling was not true” she replied.

“Is it not the same?” I asked confused.

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Is it enough to be good or right?

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Inspite of possessing such high character and abilities, he in his emotional moment took a decision to stand by Duryodhan as his friend till his (Karna’s) death. Just by being allied to a person whose intentions and means to achieve his goal were wrong and unjust, he met untimely end.

Just being ‘right’ is not enough. It just cannot be the be-all! Being associated with the ‘right person’ is also equally important. The right person if befriends a wrong person and is part of his nefarious activities and deeds, even he is deemed to have wronged. Even as per present day law this stands good. This small error on his side brought about his downfall. And so it does of a person who associates himself with the ‘wrong doer’ or a person with ‘wrong intentions’. Ignorance of others’ wrong intentions cannot be used as an excuse and any wrong knowing or unknowingly done is always punishable. So, choose your friends, guides, mentors and above all Guru with care!

You ultimately have to bear the consequence of your choice. So beware!

So, all these examples just tell us one thing. However great may be the achievements and abilities of a person, however noble his character, one attitude or weakness or one wrong decision is enough to negate all his good abilities and achievements. Now what to say of us with so many negative qualities and wrong decisions! I am sure I won’t have to hear atleast for few days to come “why am I suffering?”

Usually people arrive at ‘good’/ ‘bad’ by looking at number of qualities. For example he has six good qualities and only one negative quality, so he’s good. Because he’s good only good things should happen in his life. Since it is not, good people always suffer! But, if seen clearly and correctly good people are not suffering because they are good. They are suffering because of their weakness or wrong decisions.

Understanding this, take decisions wisely, knowing this don’t be casual with your weakness, keep working on them. Big or small, every weakness has to be won over. If you want to be applauded for being good and great person then why settle for ‘he is good but for his ‘XYZ’ weakness’? Be great without any weakness. Don’t bother how long it’ll take to overcome them. Don’t care about the amount of hard work. But work towards perfection in purity. Do not settle for less!

Long though the journey and unknown the path,

failures many and sure to come enroute

keep walking , keep trying,

you don’t fail when you fail

you fail when you accept you’ve failed!

So, Arise, Awake and rest not till the goal is reached! – Upanishad!

 

 

Karna - The greatest Dani (Giver or one who does charity)

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Karna – The eldest son of Queen Kunti and eldest among Pandavas

Karna was raised a ‘Sudra’ (the labour class) – a charioteer’s son but was actually a ‘kshatriya’ by birth. He was given birth by Kunthi, a princess but was disowned because she was not married by then. (We see a similarity here with the story of Moses)

 

Though bought up by a ‘Sudra’ his kshtriya blood beckoned him to learn warfare technique and he learnt it from none other than the Great Guru Parasurama. He became archer par excellence.

Even today if anyone does charity (in India) he is termed as ‘karna’.  Karna’s name has become synonymous with charity. Because Karna would give in charity anything to a person who would meet him after he had done his ‘surya namaskaram’ (morning prayers which is done as ablutions given to Sun God in India) in the morning. Once King of devas, Indra came to ask him to part with his ‘kavach kundal’ (his natural armour with which he was born as which was his seconed skin). He knew if he gave away his kavach kundal, he could be killed by Arjuna, his arch rival and son of Lord Indra, yet he gave way his armour happily. He took charity to a new level that no one could/can match even today.

He proved his mettle as ‘commander-in-chief’ during Kurukshetra for three whole days. That talks about his warfare knowledge. His parents were extremely proud of him and looked after them with lots of love and respect. He proved himself to be a very good son.

Lord Krishna has immense respect for him for he knew ‘Dharma’ and was always advising his friend Duryodhan to follow it and discouraged him from following his uncle’s plans and wrong ideas.

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