Day 6
Once a man wanted some of his wishes to come true. He was asked to chant the name of God continuously. God was happy with his devotion and one day came in front of him and gave him the boon. After giving him the boon, God said," All your wishes will come true but there is one clause. Whatever you wish for, your neighbor will get double that". The man instead of being happy of his boon was sad that the neighbor would now get more than him. He started regretting for asking his boon. If he would wish for one car, his neighbor would two and so on. One day his friend found him so depressed and gave him an idea. He said," Why don't you ask for a wish to burst one of your eyes and the neighbor will loose both his eyes". The man agreed and did the same. He lost one eye and saw that his neighbor had lost both his eyes. He was extremely happy. One day as he was sitting in his house, a stone came from somewhere and hurt his other eyes and he lost both his eyes. His friend this time said, "Don't worry, ask for a wish to get back one eye that had burst because of your wish". This time he did not agree to his friend as he thought that if he gets back one eye, his neighbor would get back both his eyes!
What is the goal of our life? What do we think of from morning to evening about achieving our goal? The goals of our life are as follows:
1. Happiness (आनंद):
God gives us pure water, we make it dirty. God gives us everything in life but we are still not happy in life. We just want ourselves to be happy and become sad if someone else is happy. Why do we feel that happiness should only be ours? We become happy in others grief and we act as if we are very concerned when they are sad. But truly speaking we are happy in others sorrow. We have become so selfish.
Don't give others what you don't want and give others what you want!
2. Blessedness: (परमानन्द):
The second goal of our life is blessedness. Waiting for an opportunity to do good is blessedness and in it lies true happiness. Power, wealth, status etc are all just happiness. Which one do we want? Happiness or blessedness? It is not necessary whether we have the money or not to do good for others. It is the question of whether we have the heart to do good when we will be capable enough. What is our mentality? What is the goal of our life? Doing good and going is blessedness and receiving good and going is happiness. A man during his last moments is sad as he will have to leave everything and go. No one remembers the one who got happiness but everyone remembers the one who does good. Happiness brings wealth, power, status to us but does not give us the feeling of gratification. For blessedness, we need time. How much time do we have to do good in our life?
A coconut tree grows to a height where no one can stand under it for shade. It is not considered benevolent. But a wood apple tree grows to a shorter height but is known for its benevolence as people can take its shade. A man who does good sleeps well in the night. Bringing blessedness along with happiness must be the true motto of our life.
3. Brahmanand (ब्रह्मानंद):
Brahmanand is having virtues in our life. These virtues will help us do good deeds in our life at all times. It encourages us to do good all the time. The true goal is not getting happiness or doing good but having good virtues that will help us do good at all times!
Once a man wanted some of his wishes to come true. He was asked to chant the name of God continuously. God was happy with his devotion and one day came in front of him and gave him the boon. After giving him the boon, God said," All your wishes will come true but there is one clause. Whatever you wish for, your neighbor will get double that". The man instead of being happy of his boon was sad that the neighbor would now get more than him. He started regretting for asking his boon. If he would wish for one car, his neighbor would two and so on. One day his friend found him so depressed and gave him an idea. He said," Why don't you ask for a wish to burst one of your eyes and the neighbor will loose both his eyes". The man agreed and did the same. He lost one eye and saw that his neighbor had lost both his eyes. He was extremely happy. One day as he was sitting in his house, a stone came from somewhere and hurt his other eyes and he lost both his eyes. His friend this time said, "Don't worry, ask for a wish to get back one eye that had burst because of your wish". This time he did not agree to his friend as he thought that if he gets back one eye, his neighbor would get back both his eyes!
What is the goal of our life? What do we think of from morning to evening about achieving our goal? The goals of our life are as follows:
1. Happiness (आनंद):
God gives us pure water, we make it dirty. God gives us everything in life but we are still not happy in life. We just want ourselves to be happy and become sad if someone else is happy. Why do we feel that happiness should only be ours? We become happy in others grief and we act as if we are very concerned when they are sad. But truly speaking we are happy in others sorrow. We have become so selfish.
Don't give others what you don't want and give others what you want!
2. Blessedness: (परमानन्द):
The second goal of our life is blessedness. Waiting for an opportunity to do good is blessedness and in it lies true happiness. Power, wealth, status etc are all just happiness. Which one do we want? Happiness or blessedness? It is not necessary whether we have the money or not to do good for others. It is the question of whether we have the heart to do good when we will be capable enough. What is our mentality? What is the goal of our life? Doing good and going is blessedness and receiving good and going is happiness. A man during his last moments is sad as he will have to leave everything and go. No one remembers the one who got happiness but everyone remembers the one who does good. Happiness brings wealth, power, status to us but does not give us the feeling of gratification. For blessedness, we need time. How much time do we have to do good in our life?
A coconut tree grows to a height where no one can stand under it for shade. It is not considered benevolent. But a wood apple tree grows to a shorter height but is known for its benevolence as people can take its shade. A man who does good sleeps well in the night. Bringing blessedness along with happiness must be the true motto of our life.
3. Brahmanand (ब्रह्मानंद):
Brahmanand is having virtues in our life. These virtues will help us do good deeds in our life at all times. It encourages us to do good all the time. The true goal is not getting happiness or doing good but having good virtues that will help us do good at all times!
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