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Om Jananem Shardam Devim Ramakrishnam Jagadgurum
Pada Padme Tayo Shritva Pranamami Mohor Moho
Om Vasudeva Sutam Devam Kamsa Chanura Mardanam
Devaki Paramanandam Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum
Sarvopanishadogaho Dogda Gopalanandana
Partho Vatsa Sudhir Bhokta Dugdam Geetam Ritam Mahat
Mokam Karuthi Vachalam Pangam Langayate Kirin
Yath Kripa Tamaham Vande Paramananda Madhavam
We are studying the 16th chapter of the Bhagavad Gita,
Daivasara Sampad Vibhaga Yoga. In our last class we were dealing with the
7th verse Pravruttincha Nivruttincha Janana Viduraha Viduhu Asuraha
Nashaucham Naapichacharo Nasatyam Teshu Vidyate
Asuraha Janaha Men of demonic nature know not what to do
and what to refrain from doing. Purity is not in them,
neither good conduct nor truth and what Bhagavan Ram Sri Krishna is
trying to tell us, all these people are demonic people.
People are not demonic but people with demonic qualities are
demonic. There is an important distinction always
we have to keep in mind. Everybody is a child of God. Each soul
is potentially divine
but for whatever reason through because of the society, because of
the parents, because of certain types of brainwashing
or with a certain type of what we call Achara traditions, people turn out to be
like that. How long? Not for long and how do we know?
Because as soon as people start behaving wrongly,
doing things which should never be done, the big rod falls upon them
with terrific strength. What am I talking about?
We are talking about Karmaphala. The unavoidable result
of each one of our Karmaphala catches up with us sooner or later.
Even that word sooner or later is a completely wrong word.
It catches us up exactly at the right time
but how do we know? We will know only through the scriptures because
there is a particular time, particular place,
particular circumstance under which the Karmaphala fructifies.
Shri Ramakrishna's words are nothing but the complete echo of the Vedic words
but in modern language, in simple words. He gives several examples
but one example is a mother bird does not break open the egg
until the right time comes. He gives a beautiful example.
The earth was burdened with all these kind of evil people
and by the way in our Puranas, mythologies, it's written so beautifully
that whenever this Adharma, unrighteousness increases,
unrighteousness is an abstract concept. It means unrighteousness manifesting
in the form of evil people, people with evil tendencies, unrighteous
behavior etc. Then the earth becomes very much burdened.
So she runs to Lord Narayana who is supposed to be the
maintainer. Generator is Brahma. Maintainer is Vishnu. Recycler is Shiva.
So once she went there, Lord I'm unable to take the weight of all my
children because many of them are not living a
righteous life. Please come immediately.
But the Lord smiles and said no no no I cannot come immediately.
I think this is with regard to Ravanasura.
I will definitely come. He has done lot of good
and he is enjoying that result of that good deeds. Until his good result gets
exhausted, I cannot come. Like this there are quite a number of
courts. Only at the right time everything will
be coming out. So
these evil people will have to suffer but not according to human calculation
and nobody wants suffering. When they suffer,
at first they try to bring relief, remedy through known means
and when they do not get any relief from the known means
then there is no option but they will turn to that
unseen power. Call it God. Call it power. Energy, universal energy. By whatever name
you call, there is a power and that alone can help me.
Rakshisya Seethi Vishwasaha. Form faith. Only God can save me and only then
God will also decide. Only when we are ready to receive it.
To sum up what I have been speaking is, it is possible that whether it is good
result or bad result, it comes only at the right time.
What is the right time? When we are capable of receiving it
good or evil. Until that time it won't come at all.
So these people are demonic people. They are what is simply called
materialistic people. What Sri Ramakrishna calls
worldly people. What Sri Ramakrishna labels them as
slaves of lust and lucre. Simple. As simple as that.
So they may be highly learned scientists. So many scientists are there.
They don't believe in God. Why? Because it cannot be proved.
Dharma is not visible. Moksha is not visible.
What is visible? Artha and Kama are visible.
Are they really visible? Absolutely no. According to Hinduism, there are four
goals and that is what the Veda puts forth before us.
And why does Veda put forth? Because if Artha and Kama, sex and
money is visible, then the Veda need not to take, the scripture need not take the
trouble at all. We are making a profound mistake
when we say that yes, Dharma we don't know.
Moksha we do not know. But definitely we know what is called lust
and lucre. That we know. No, we do not know it. Why?
Because some people run after it and they get it.
Some people do exactly the same thing but they don't get it.
Some people succeed, some do not. What is the reason?
Why is it? And if they prove, they come with no result at all. Why?
Because these are invisible and that which is not possible to obtain
that is called Aparishaya, super sensory knowledge. Aparishaya means
it is humanly possible to know about them.
So scriptures, whether God exists, whether the law of righteousness exists,
whether the effect of Karmaphala exists, whether
life after exists, whether there are other worlds, these are the truths
only to be got through the scripture and from
nowhere else. They are not visible to science.
But what do these demonic people do? Even though they are suffering,
at first they do not look. Why? Because whatever is not visible,
whatever cannot be proved by the five sense organs,
what is scientific proof? That is proof verifiable by these
five sense organs and Dharma, Artha, Kama and Moksha are not
verifiable at all. That's why they are called Purusharthas.
All the Purusharthas are invisible, unobtainable by the five sense organs.
So the people can run after them. To some extent I have to say
Dharma, righteousness, that is rationally provable. If somebody hurts me,
somebody cheats me, somebody tells me a lie,
I feel it tangibly, physically, externally.
So what is the lesson? Do unto others what you wish others to do
unto you and do not do the opposite. So to some extent but
when a person tries to lead a righteous life
and another person tries to lead an unrighteous life,
something peculiar happens. The results of righteous life
are not immediately tangible, visible, experienceable. Sometimes yes,
most of the time no. Similarly when somebody is
evil person and if he sneezes a thousand doctors would run and all
comforts are there. So such a person is kept alive for a long
time but a righteous person because of his
inability to think, he will think, oh righteous persons suffer,
evil persons prosper and that is what his stupid
rationality, viveka buddhi, power of discrimination
leads him to which is not a right thing at all. This is what we have to
crystal clearly understand. There are certain things
which are visible, experienceable. What are visible?
The results of karma are visible but the reasons for why these are visible
that is not visible at all. The moolakarana,
root cause cannot be obtainable excepting through the scriptures.
So these demonic people what do they do? They do not believe in the scriptures.
So there is dharma, artha, kama, moksha, they are closed book to them. Then what
do they do? They do not know what to do, what not to
do. Here the scriptures play a most
loving important part in every one of our lives. If you buy a machine
then there comes a manual. So this is the right way
to look after it, to use it and this is the wrong way
to misuse it and so we have to avoid it. These are called do's and don'ts,
vidhi and nishayda, do this and do not do this. But
even those people, not to speak of demonic people,
even those who profess we believe in the scriptures,
99% of the time they do not do it. Why?
These people do have faith in the scriptures,
in God etc. But the strength of the past samskaras, force of the past habits
and the lure, the temptations created by maya
is too much, too much is there. So what are we talking about? There are
people, they are called unrighteous people and
they adopt, their only goals seem to be
I want to earn whatever is necessary for me to
enjoy and I would like to enjoy. Now many foolish unrighteous people are
seen on this earth. What am I talking about?
I am referring to those people who are after
what is, let me first narrate a story. There was a poor man and he loved
chicken curry but he cannot afford it. So he took a vow,
I will earn so much money that I will be
able to afford to eat one chicken every day
and by that there are so many years passed
and he was able to accumulate enough money
out of which he can really enjoy a chicken
every single day but then he lost all his teeth, his power of
taste also has come down, his stomach was not able to digest,
so this is the kind of people I am referring. Some people, it is
so beautifully one of a swami said in one of his talks, practically
half of the man's life is spent in
accumulating money and the other half is spent
in spending it on health. So most people they do not have time to enjoy,
one must be free, free of time, free of space, free of worry etc.
So there are some people who know how to do it
but I can categorically declare that there are only very few such people
who have the wisdom to earn money and to enjoy at the same time but
they also save money. So we do not know whether anybody, anything can happen to
anybody at any time but while I still have the power
and the time, let me enjoy it. Even these people are far advanced in
life than the other type of people. So now
coming back because Dharma is not visible, Moksha is
not visible. Dharma means righteous life, Moksha
means complete liberation. Why? It is only the
scripture which tells us that each soul is potentially divine
and the goal of life cannot be any other but to manifest to this divinity
and to the extent we manifest to this divinity
we are able to enjoy Artha and Kama otherwise not at all and as we go on
sandwiching this Artha and Kama, accumulation and enjoyment
in between the slices of bread called Dharma and Moksha
then man will have Iha and Para, enjoys this world, enjoys the
other world also. So these people they do not
cognize the scriptures so Dharma is not visible
therefore not acceptable. Moksha of course is not visible
therefore not acceptable. As I mentioned earlier very important point
even Artha Kama, man may have, unrighteous person
may have plenty of money but he may not be able to enjoy.
Most people cannot enjoy because they suffer from fear,
from being caught by the police, from their own bad conscience.
I have to tell you here that God has inserted
Viveka Buddhi, conscience within each one of us
and these people they have this one potentially.
They think they can suppress it, they can never suppress it
because it will turn out into a terrible unbearable agony
of mental disease. So Dharma is not visible,
Moksha is not visible, that's why both of them are called Apaurusheya
not available to any human instrument that's why it is called Apaurusheya.
So and what is the condition of these people?
Oh we do not see Dharma, we do not see Moksha
so we do not follow them and see Ramakrishna tells here
in a most telling manner there was a there were two friends
one day one friend visited his friend's house
on the way he saw a house was completely burnt down
so he came and said what a sad thing I have seen
and such and such a block a whole house has collapsed
it is completely burnt to ashes immediately the other man
ran to that day's newspaper and searched there was no news he said I
do not believe you whatever is not written in the newspaper
is not believable that means whatever the scientists do not approve
other society celebrities do not approve
that is not to be accepted at all even the story that just now I quoted
as a twist what did this friend say I just now I saw a house getting burnt
if the other man was a little bit intelligent wise
not otherwise he would have said maybe but I will wait till tomorrow's
newspaper comes then I will check it whether what you
are saying true or not but a really wise man says that this my
friend he is my friend is trustworthy
is his word he will not tell what is wrong
especially there is no selfishness involved in
informing this this is a neutral news for most of us so this Ramakrishna
has been pointing out there are people unless the scientist some scientist
tells some celebrity tells etc you will not be
able to accept it and this is the Kamakanchana
lust and gold of what Ramakrishna tells and naturally because we follow
this lifestyle of Kama and Kanchana lust and gold
our life is governed by Raga Dveshas what I like
I want to obtain by hook or crook and what I don't like
I will avoid by hook or crook likes and dislikes
then what about values
truth is not abiding in that is a very beautiful
incident in the life of Jesus Christ
many jews elder jewish elderly people they caught hold of Jesus Christ because
they were completely selfish people unthinking people
is demonic people and they wanted to kill Jesus Christ without thinking what
whether he has done something wrong or right so he was taken to the pilot and
during the conversation the topic what is truth
and Jesus Christ says truth is that which makes us free
and this is the greatest definition anybody
can give I hope this is from the bible I'm not 100% sure but I do
remember that is there so these people
truth is has no place in the life of these people
they do not believe in the values so their argument is
whatever is convenient is a value for me I will speak truth also
I will follow dharma also but there is a big but what is the but
when it is convenient when it confers on myself to my adds to my selfishness
self-gain then of course I will speak the truth
we will now this is what I wanted to add to the seventh verse that we had
discussed now we'll move on to the eighth verse
which is a kind of repetition of what has been discussed earlier
eighth verse
asatyam apratishtham te jagad aahu anishwaram
aparasparasambhootam kim anyath kaamahitukam
te these asuri prakruti people demonic people
unrighteous people worldly people immaterialistic people
ahuhu they profess what do they say jagat apratishtham this world is not
based upon God not created by God
asatyam that means it is not based upon truth anishwaram
there is no God who created there is a God
no God who is looking after it who is maintaining it
who punishes who rewards no absolutely no
then aparasparasambhootam that is just you know
two male and female mate woman man and woman come together and mate
purely by motivated by lust and the children come
kaamahitukam the whole universe is is be born is because of the lustful
tendencies kim anyath what else is there to think
about it this is the highest truth so these people
say the world is devoid of truth without a
moral basis and without a God it's brought about by
the union of male and female and lust alone is its cause what else
lust means not only sexual desire but any kind of desire there is a greatest
scientific innovation scientific discovery of some truth and how did it
come about well the man had decided to find out so
he dabbled with some things mixed some things
of course intelligent mixing and then he came to know
that if this and this are mixed this would be the result
and based upon past knowledge he had hypothesized that if i can mix
these two there is a good chance something can
come out of it beneficial or not so beneficial etc
and that is how it is discovered no need to bring in God
nature explains everything many scientists
follow this view and just as one i just now remember bernard shah
used to quote about cricket game what's a cricket game
11 players playing and 11 000 fools watching now we would say
that 11 people playing and 11 million or how many numbers we don't
know because of the internet tv etc or mobile
etc are watching so what is telling
a few scientists tell and whatever a scientist tell
is the vedavakya is a biblical truth this is infallible truth
and they follow this print this understanding
this is their knowledge and naturally we all follow whatever knowledge we are
convinced of if there is God if we are convinced our
life will change if we profess that there is a God and
our life is not changed that means we do not either we do not
believe in God or the past samskaras as we say
past habits are too much or mahamaya is showing its tempting
facet so what is the way out there are people
who are seeking the truth what is the way out
vedas scriptures so what we call bible quran tripeetaka etc
these are called veda veda doesn't mean only hindu scripture
veda means the scripture of every religion and every religion is founded
upon a particular scripture including buddhism
so what is veda is a beautiful definition of veda is given
and all our devotees must know it this is the definition
that comes
veda is called veda because what cannot be
what knowledge cannot be obtained either to direct experience
or inference and which can be obtained only by shruti by the veda
by those who experience by the rishis their teachings are called shruti
for example the gospel of sri ramakrishna etc
the new testament bible etc there through that only we come to know
god is there karmaphala is there etc just and in hindu hindu scriptures
this veda is considered that a billion mothers
put together and the most loving motherliness is manifesting in the veda
because veda considers all of us as her small children babies
so just as a mother decides what's good and not so good because we are babies
we do not know we do not even have the instruments to know
so our mother vedamata decides what is ultimately good for us
and the ultimate goal this scripture what does it do
tells my children there is a place for enjoyment for materialistic
happiness but ultimately you have to turn to
spirituality but this materialistic happiness also must be gained only
by following the dictates of the scriptures
what is good and what is beneficial not only for the present for the future
not only for me but for everyone and that is the teachings of the
scripture and the teachings of the scriptures fall
into two categories do this don't do this
vidhi and nishedha so the scripture allows us here is a
baby and the baby cannot be taught these
things excepting through the parents commanding
they don't parents do not teach the children
but parents have to command the child of course first they themselves have to
follow it and then they have the authority to command
and then they command get up early in the morning
face the sun pray to the sun this is what is called sandhya ritual
and go on praying to the Surya Bhagawan
he is the sun god every day he is rising and every day he is available for almost
12 hours and every day he wants to bestow his
blessings in the form of light light that is remember represents
knowledge so early in the morning run and face the
rising sun and fold your hands
oh lord please guide me every day and the Gayatri mantra
we are children we do not know but we surrender ourselves to you by
meditating upon you may you awaken our
discriminatory intellect wisdom may you awaken may you grant us
wisdom
so these children have to be commanded when they grow up sufficient maybe
seven years maybe eight years maybe 12 years
then there is a beautiful ceremony called sacred thread ceremony what is
the ceremony the parents decide my child now you have
grown up and you have to learn how to use your
sharp intellect to discriminate between what is right and evil what is good and
bad what gives happiness what promotes
happiness what demotes happiness what brings more
unhappiness what to do what not to do this
samskara is called sacred thread ceremony
that is why that person is called twice born or second time born
and if he doesn't follow even after this then he will be
just like a bird that is brainless bird in every system in christianity for
example a baptism unless a baby is baptized of
course they baptize even as a baby for brainwashing but
through baptism comes only when there is a conversion from the
worldly to the spiritual from the adharma to
dharma from unrighteousness to righteousness etc.
so this transformation this entering into the second birth with a vow
from now onwards i will pursue the four goals of
human life dharma artha kama and moksha now of the sathya and dharma
is most wonderful point sathya means truth
pursuit of truth and dharma practice of truth
always go together so why do we use two words sathya and dharma
what is the difference sathya is the truth we are all seekers of truth
we are born to seek truth truth about what
truth about ourselves truth about the world
truth about god everything and what is dharma then dharma
is the pursuit of truth in day-to-day life
from birth to death from awakening in the daytime until we fall asleep
consciously pursuing what is right what is good what
promotes happiness what is for the good of everybody
that is called dharma in practice our rishis
have given us a blueprint of what should and should not be done
the goals of life are divided into four purusharthas
that's why Swami Vivekananda put these four purusharthas in four
lines four capsules we are all familiar i'll just quote the first line each soul
is potentially divine but the fourth line is
most important line always we must keep it
in our mind what is it this is the whole of religion
dogmas doctrines rituals these are all scriptures secondary details
so everything you go on pilgrimage you perform these rituals
but unless transformation takes place consciously
and we have to set the goal of what we wish to become
then it is completely useless and this has given to us this beautiful
idea ten commandments from the Taittiriya Upanishad
so what is the vision of these rishis this is a total vision of educating
every living human being containing enduring values for living
a purposeful meaningful goal oriented life that finally leads to
these four goals of human life Dharma, Artha, Kama and Moksha
so what are these ten commandments these are called commandments
this is what is called convocation address
this as i mentioned many times is available in the
11th section of the first chapter of the
Taittiriya called Siksha only Siksha means
training Siksha means learning teaching what is right what is wrong
here is a student he has completed his education with the
true guru and then he is going out this is called Samavartana returning
back home thereafter two lifestyles are available
for him one is called that is he can get married
the other is if he has sufficient spiritual samskaras then he will
what will he do he will immediately take a vow
there is no need for me to marry i had gone through all these things i
don't require i don't depend upon them that
is called Brahmacharya Naishtika Brahmacharya
thereafter some of them may become monks and some of them
may not so here before the students go out every year
practically every time students go out the teacher gives a convocation address
and i have never come across this kind of convocation
address even it is universally applicable
no university professor will ever be able to give
has not been able to give of course some good things they always say together
some philosophical things but it is derived through
reasoning not through experience only a Rishi
a spiritual person he can tell it like Swami Vivekananda
at the parliament of religions
jagrata prapya vara nibodhata
so he says
children of immortal bliss amrutasya putra
this is the word he has used and that is the initiation by the great Rishi
for thousands of people there and even now he is initiating because an
inspired word is a living mantra which will
enter into the heart of a heart which is ready when it is ready
it immediately enters and then makes a huge bonfire
of all the worldly values and helps the man
move forward so let us briefly analyze together
this is a total vision of life a vision a perfect education containing
enduring values for living a purposeful
meaningful goal oriented life that finally leads to dharma artha
karma and through these three instrumental values
finally to moksha which is self-knowledge that i am divine
i am brahman the first commandment
do not deviate from truth hold on to truth
and in order to have true stability in one social
economic and family life one should be truthful
as i mentioned earlier and i am going i am not ashamed
in repeating it any number of times it is only
following dharma that one can enjoy this life
by hook and crook nobody can enjoy the life
even if everything is available there it is just like
somebody holds a gun to your brain and says now you enjoy that sweet
and you don't know whether even if you enjoy
then he may blow your brain will you be able to enjoy it
yes it is nice it is there you want to eat it
you like it but that fear is there so under 80s people always suffer from
this type of things so he says first goal is hold on to the
truth each soul is potentially divine then
manifest this divinity in your life the goal
is to manifest this divinity by controlling nature
external and internal that is the practice of
dharma second commandment
speak truth practice dharma hold on to righteousness
this means being just and compassionate in everything one plans or does this
involves paying deep attention to what is righteous
and being ever ready to do whatever is right even if it temporarily
inconveniences so this is a wonderful subject
what is dharma so here are some quotations
i thought you will enjoy it
dharma is that which sustains this
entire universe and every being in it
people always you will see when they are in trouble
when they want guidance they do not approach a madcap
they will approach when they see here is a righteous person
and he lives what he preaches he practices
and he is a what is in other words called
a divinely authorized person he he has a special authority and they
always approach for the solution of their problems and he
will always tell what the scripture tells now or what the
scientists tell and many times what the scriptures tell with regard to
certain things are not separate from what the scientists
tell but the vision of the scientist is
extremely limited that's what we have to
understand
dharme sarvam dharmena
papam upanudanti so through dharma all the sins are
completely erased dharme sarvam pratishtitam
everything the entire moral order is based upon this dharma
so here are a few more definitions of dharma
which we have to understand
that which inspires a person to lead a righteous life that is called dharma
yato abhyudaya nishraya sa siddhi dharma is that one
which promotes both worldly as well as spiritual
happiness
Manusmruti says that that which is so devotedly adopted by the
righteous people good people truthful people
son behave
completely calm and quiet not at all influenced
by raga and dvesha
and they always follow their conscience they never deviate
learn it from those great people and move forward
anrushes anrushamsyam parodharma the highest dharma is
not to give trouble to anybody else dharma eva hatohanti dharmorakshati rakshithah
a most beautiful definition if anybody kills
righteousness he will be killed is like a suicide
and he who protects dharma such a person will be
saved and is it only in the hindu scriptures no
in other religions also the same is echoed
most christian denominations consider these two commandments
to be the core of correct christian lifestyle
what are these two commandments this is called the
highest commandment here oh israel the lord is our god the lord alone
you shall love the lord your god with all your heart
and with all your soul and with all your might
and you shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against any of your
people but you shall love your neighbor as
yourself i am the lord then that is the first
commandment at the best commandment that is the
highest best commandment the only commandment
but that is called satyam truth what is the dharma
do unto others what you wish others to do
to you do not do unto others what you do not wish others to do to you
do to them what you wish others to do to you
love thy neighbor as thyself oh i have to love my neighbor yes
why because he is you he is none other than you
i and my father are one i and my neighbor are one this is what is
very briefly there are books and books and books
on dharma but we are only talking about this one so third commandment i call
them commandments because a suggestion you may or may not follow
but a commandment you have to follow hold on to
welfare activities that which promotes
your welfare as well as others welfare hold on to it and never deviate from
it one should come forward to help oneself
the poor the distressed the old people the children and anybody who is
oppressed and nations also other weaker sections
of the society we see when we open our eyes
whenever there is a refugee problem you see
how many good people especially in the west
step forward and add so much of millions and millions and millions
so that that they feel that if i am in that condition
i will be suffering so this poor person like
he is my neighbor i have to help him and there
there is no barrier of religion language nation and culture etc etc
so this is third commandment fourth commandment
beautiful commandment many hindus have forgotten
and others also do not tell that acquire wealth legitimately
in a dharmic way how much as much as you can but as ram krishna says
that be aware how much time not 24 hours there is a time for the
acquisition of wealth there is a time for the for the
performance of religious duties there is a time to be with family
so hinduism divides this dharma into three categories
individual family and society we have duty towards the society
particular time fix how much time then we have a duty
do not neglect the family husband wife children we have to spend time
with them and whoever neglects that and to that
extent there will be great harm done
not only to oneself but to the whole family
how many family members have grown up deprived of this
the time of their either mother or father and neighbors have to look after
them and as a result terrible psychological
damage has been suffered by these people practically throughout
the life so hold on to welfare acquire wealth
so the upanishads or vedas never said remain poor it is for
sannyasins that is fine but this is for householders
the upanishads did not preach poverty they spoke of a healthy and prosperous
life the ideal of renunciation is not the ideal
of poverty and agony but learning to help others
with whatever we acquire upanishadic society
was a prosperous society very prosperous society
fifth commandment hold on to the worship of gods and mains
deva pitru karya bhyam na pramaditavyam no no no i am a material person
i don't believe in other world in god i don't want to waste my time i want to
acquire money time is money i will do everything in my
best no this is you are killing yourself
slowly you are becoming a self-suicider
that is what it is said in the Isavasya Upanishad
exactly we are talking about
these people who neglect their self-knowledge spirituality
after the fall of this body they enter into the
dark demonic worlds and they are like suicides that means they suffer very
much there then sixth commandment this fifth
commandment do not neglect your spiritual practices
such as study of the scriptures do your repeating god's name
praying and meditation etc sixth hold on to study
do not neglect study of the scriptures and whenever opportunity presents speak
of those things with others also so hold on to study
this word study as we discussed earlier
not only study of the scriptures but study of the even one's own self
i am studying the scriptures i know many things intellectually
am i transforming my life what am i doing
where am i doing wrong etc etc these are all very
important things so study the scriptures
study your mind objectively and try to reconcile both of them
never neglect this one then seventh commandment
look upon your mother as God your father as God
your teacher as God and every being as God so this what people are doing in
today's world mothers and fathers are living alone
are leading a terrible lonely life and they do not have anybody even to say
how are you accepting on some occasions the children so it seems
they're forced there is some justification also i don't say that
most people live in the western countries there is no need for them to
live there even after they have retired
i don't know why they do it and they claim to be very
spiritual people so they can come back to
their respective countries and serve them
in their own way many institutions require there
not only monetary help but material help seva you teach
if you're a doctor serve in hospitals or if you're a computer specialist
teach in the school for children so many venues are available
for this kind of service but selfishness has taken terrible hold of the people
and that's what they're doing so look upon
what is the idea you are divine so everybody is divine
first you recognize your own divinity by claiming
my father is God my mother is God then apply the same thing to other people
also slowly but slowly overcome your
selfishness identify with other people until we get
the idea
our parents are parvati and parameshwara
God himself so we are all children of God
the whole world is nothing but one single
family but what is happening in today's fast world
we seem to become too much money oriented
selfish oriented etc 8th commandment
never neglect to distribute gifts with respect
with sincerity to the extent one can do it
to wherever help is needed and it is not losing something it is
future investment say swami vekaranda do not stand on a
high pedestal and take five cents in your hands and
say here my poor man but be grateful that the
poor man is there so that by making a gift to him you are
able to help yourself it is not the receiver that is blessed
but it is the giver be thankful that you are allowed to
exercise your power of benevolence and mercy in the world
and thus become pure and perfect as i mentioned earlier is not only it goes
to develop our spiritual personality but from purely materialistic
viewpoint this is a wonderful investment in the
company in a company called inter interloka
insurance company that is one of the titles
i bestowed upon God so if you spend something
that is written as a credit in your account whichever loka you go
in this world or in the other world that account is like credit card
it's available for you to draw from every country
so not only you earn money but you will have to also share it with
you and nine bring wealth to your teacher to
continue his educational work
that will come later on bring
wealth to your teachers what does teacher mean
anybody who is helping anybody else help them in whatever way you can
either by monetary way or encouragement prayer if nothing works but
in the old is olden times gurukulas are maintained
by the generosity philanthropy of the parents of the children
because you know even the children are educated only
in the gurukula and they all eat what is cooked by the wife of the guru
guru patni there is no difference the teacher also eats
students also eat the wife of the guru also eats and it is very
sattvika food etc so to run such a wonderful educational
institution one needs funds and support in many other ways and finally
and this is not really final i only have chosen 10 commandments there are many
other 10th commandment what is it do not
break the rishi sampradaya system whatever i have outlined so far
is the rishi's idea of educational system
this is the tradition that has been coming which is badly broken
since two or three centuries gradually it was breaking
so it says
what does it mean it means get married to a good girl
a good boy be ideal mother and father and produce good children
through prayers through proper observance of righteous life
and even good children are the gift of god
only when we pray to him and through them propagate these traditions which is
the rishi's vision of what every human being should be
in this world and this is the vision of the rishis spread
in front of us for our understanding acceptance and practice
but what do these materialistic people do
we will discuss it in the next verse but i will just mention
etam dvistim avastavya nastaatmanaha alpabuddhaya
prabhavanti ugra karmanaha kshayaya jagataha ahitaha
what do these people do adopting this purely selfish view
materialistic view holding such a view these lost souls of little
understanding and fears deeds rise as the enemies of
the world for its destruction most marvelous
verse you just open your eyes see what is happening practically in every
country no country is exempt these materialistic people not only
bring disaster upon themselves but they drag down the whole world
to the very depths of misery and suffering and every day all the
news are only these news on the one side the
scientists are doing marvelous discoveries on the
other side these are the people who are using the
knowledge of the scientists to convert them
into weapons of mass destruction and using them
we will discuss these points in our next class
om vasudevasutam devam kamsachanuramarthanam
devake paramanandam krishnam vande jagat kurum
may the ramakrishna holy mother and swami vekananda
bless us all with bhakti. Jai Ramakrishna

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