Day 1
Everything in this world has its own nature. Gravitation has its own nature. A stone's nature is to fall down. Likewise, the meaning of religion is nature. Our soul also has a nature.
In life three things are almost extinct or rare:
1. The nature to bow down:
It is easy to gain power, status, wealth etc. We want everyone to bow in front of us and we don't want to bow or bend in front of anyone. What is our mentality? King Kumarapal on his way to pilgrimage has bowed down to every tree as it gives shade to everyone. Anyone can salute but the nature to bow in front of anyone comes from the heart.
2. The nature to bow down in front of a skillful or accomplished person:
We bow down in front of a person with power, status and wealth but we hardly bow down in front of a skillful person. A poor man living in a hut might be poor but he might be a skillful and accomplished person. It is easy to bend in front of a virtuous person with religious merit but difficult to do so in front of a skillful person.
3. The nature to bow down in front of a skillful or accomplished person to obtain the same skills:
This is a very big challenge in itself. It is hard to bend in front of such a person to obtain similar skills in us. Are we ready to learn from such a person who is ahead of us in knowledge and skills? Do we bow down to such people so that we can also obtain the same knowledge? Why are we not interested or attracted to skills? We definitely need generosity, humbleness and purity. Why are we not attracted to these? We have to ask God for what he has and give place to God in our heart. Our heart has to be well furnished for God to reside in our heart.
The benefits of bowing down in front if a skillful person are as follows:
1. Our saintliness is confirmed:
May be our son is not listening to us today, tomorrow the world may not listen to us. When we sacrifice our saintliness keeps increasing. When we donate money, does our money become less or does our saintliness increase? The thought of ending life comes due to lack of saintliness. In times of happiness whom do we go to? Why do we remember God only during times of sorrow? Do we have interest in saintliness?
2. Our qualities will enhance:
It is very important to enhance our skills and qualities because they are the roots to saintliness. God is interested in our qualities and not in our saintliness.
3. Our soul will purify:
When the soul purifies, we will not be shaken by any kind of temptation or greed. It is firstly important to purify the soul, next comes enhancing our qualities and skills and the third, saintliness will follow.
If we invite a King, his army will follow and if we invite God, all our work will be done by itself.
Everything in this world has its own nature. Gravitation has its own nature. A stone's nature is to fall down. Likewise, the meaning of religion is nature. Our soul also has a nature.
In life three things are almost extinct or rare:
1. The nature to bow down:
It is easy to gain power, status, wealth etc. We want everyone to bow in front of us and we don't want to bow or bend in front of anyone. What is our mentality? King Kumarapal on his way to pilgrimage has bowed down to every tree as it gives shade to everyone. Anyone can salute but the nature to bow in front of anyone comes from the heart.
2. The nature to bow down in front of a skillful or accomplished person:
We bow down in front of a person with power, status and wealth but we hardly bow down in front of a skillful person. A poor man living in a hut might be poor but he might be a skillful and accomplished person. It is easy to bend in front of a virtuous person with religious merit but difficult to do so in front of a skillful person.
3. The nature to bow down in front of a skillful or accomplished person to obtain the same skills:
This is a very big challenge in itself. It is hard to bend in front of such a person to obtain similar skills in us. Are we ready to learn from such a person who is ahead of us in knowledge and skills? Do we bow down to such people so that we can also obtain the same knowledge? Why are we not interested or attracted to skills? We definitely need generosity, humbleness and purity. Why are we not attracted to these? We have to ask God for what he has and give place to God in our heart. Our heart has to be well furnished for God to reside in our heart.
The benefits of bowing down in front if a skillful person are as follows:
1. Our saintliness is confirmed:
May be our son is not listening to us today, tomorrow the world may not listen to us. When we sacrifice our saintliness keeps increasing. When we donate money, does our money become less or does our saintliness increase? The thought of ending life comes due to lack of saintliness. In times of happiness whom do we go to? Why do we remember God only during times of sorrow? Do we have interest in saintliness?
2. Our qualities will enhance:
It is very important to enhance our skills and qualities because they are the roots to saintliness. God is interested in our qualities and not in our saintliness.
3. Our soul will purify:
When the soul purifies, we will not be shaken by any kind of temptation or greed. It is firstly important to purify the soul, next comes enhancing our qualities and skills and the third, saintliness will follow.
If we invite a King, his army will follow and if we invite God, all our work will be done by itself.
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