Religion

The world seems to be in a turmoil. people are fighting in many countries, and it seems to be religion that is the root cause of all these turmoils and tribulations which are causing so much of unhappiness and distress.
But Religion, you can not ban it. You can not live away from it.
So, This is high time, we try to understand what is religion.
Religion is only a way of life.Religion is an attempt to try to understand and interpret the great phenomenon that is known as God, the creator. Each religion has its own interpretation about God. And praying God for anything and everything gives a kind of solace to the people.
In attempting to find comfort, the groups of people living in different parts of this earth, formed their own ways of life.
But, when the people were not satisfied with what they had, they began to wander capturing the weaker people, and then all these turmoils began. They taught their way of life, calling it as religion, to the people they won over with brute force.
It is high time people realize that living in harmony with all the sects, whatever their religion be, is the real religion, a true Dharma. For being born on this Earth, let us protect this earth for future generations to come.

There is no stupidity than thinking any religion as superior to others. And surely it is a crime to force one's religion on others.
But, as the Earth is divided into several countries, it is better to adapt a uniform code of law , for each country, which should be followed by the countrymen.The law should not be based on any religion. Religion is an individual choice, and should not come in the way of administration of a country. The administrator should be impartial and should work in the interest of all people.

Parliamentarians

My country

Observing the behaviour of parliamentarians, I feel ashamed. What do they think ? Do not they have moral responsibility for the development and progress of my country?  Holding on to some flimsy cause, upsetting the Parliamentary function is a sin and a crime.
Oh you, parliamentarians who are sitting in opposition benches, remember that after all any Office of power is temporary, and you may get the chance again, if you behave well.
Most of the people are poor and not educated. So, their votes can be bought by some monetary kindness to them. But, definitely, this will not last long.   Now that parliament meetings are shown live on TV, people know what they are speaking and how they are behaving. Disrupting parliament for any reason is bad. Both opposition and ruling parties should behave well and remember always that they are working for the good of country and not in the self interest. If you want to earn, do some business legally.But once you enter politics, it should be in he interest of the people and the nation.Only when you politcians shove away yourself interest in favour of the nation.

My rambling thoughts - Jayalalitha

High court to-day dismissed cases against Jayalalitha and let her free. Really, this is a good news, that atleast after a long time, the court has ruled that there is no proof for the allegations.
True she might have immense fortune. She was a long time film star- a heroine-who might have earned a lot, before she went for politics. After all, why should she amass wealth illegally? She is a single woman who is not married and has no family. And she is working for the improvement of her State of Tamilnadu. I think, at the end, all her wealth, however immense it is, will be left for the welfare of the people of Tamilnadu.

My rambling thoughts - on corruption

On corruption

I remember, for nearly more than 50 years, corruption has been mentioned, and the leaders have declared that the corruption will be eradicated in their tenure of power.  But, every year, corruption is spreading like a wild fire. And to put it off needs a super-human power.

Let us think from the beginning.  A child is promised a toffee if he eats his dinner, or does his home work. So, the human nature, with its harmless incentive for extra benefit, naturally has developed the corruption which is now felt harmful. Only a powerful ruler, and the will of the citizens can eradicate this evil.

A powerful leader can make laws incriminating and banning corruption. Already,corruption is banned in our country. But, how many can you fine, or put in jail for the crime? . Besides, how do the authorities know that a certain transaction is illegal or undertaken for some gift, either by money or Kind.

Sri Brahmachaitanya pravachan -Sept.4

Be Prideless to Achieve Devotion

Vritti or impulse is only a reaction to the impact of the external world on us; It may be pleasure, pain, pride, desire, avarice, etc. It is the real spiritual task to keep this vritti steady. Diversion of vritti towards God amounts to devotion. Devotion to God results in the vanishing of sensuous attraction. Devotion is quite natural. Every one wants it, because devotion means fondness, and everyone is fond of something or other. However, devotion is not possible without becoming prideless, and you cannot attain God without devotion. No one except God Himself can give His love. The devotee and God are not separate. Therefore, just as God is omnipresent, the devotee is also present everywhere. The devotee gets merged into God, and therefore, like God, sees nothing but bliss everywhere. It is the essence of the spiritual path to realize and practise the feeling, 'I do no exist, You (God) alone exist' or 'I am He (God)'; and the only means to achieve this is maintaining continuous awareness of God.
There is only one way available at present to realize God, and that is to remain in His name. Just as the Ganga remains sacred in spite of a number of rivulets and currents pouring their flows into its waters, our prapancha also, howsoever dirty it may be, could stand clean and pure, if we keep constant remembrance of God. There is no alternative to nama-smarana. To renounce all that leads to forgetting God is vairagya, and to follow only such things which help in remembering God is viveka. Rama is really steelhearted in the matter of duties, but at the same time, He is equally tender-hearted towards his devotees. He abandoned Seeta for the sake of duty, while He protected Bharata due to His love for devotees.
Out of my advice to you, whatever you may practise, that alone will come to your help. All of you should practise nama-smarana; there is no other path of your welfare. If there is anything which is naturally available to you, which is devoid of any upadhi, and which does not depend on anyone, it is nama. Rama will certainly bless him who takes it with a pure mind and heart.



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Sri Brahmachaitanya Pravachan -Sept.3

Living in Nama Transcends Death

If a child falls sick the parents pray to God to spare his life; they vow that the child will be dedicated to God if it survives. This means that they will withdraw their feeling of possession or ownership over their child. How does it matter then, if the child dies today? It is only for their own happiness that the parents want the child to survive the illness.
How unwise it is to ask for avoidance of the ultimately inevitable death, instead of praying for deliverance from the entire cycle of births and deaths! If death is a certainty for everyone, why should we not aspire that it should be auspicious? Death which is not followed by rebirth is the most auspicious death. In fact, to forget one's real 'self', is equivalent to death. You should not therefore lose any opportunity to attain our objective while our mind, which is constantly fluctuating, is steady.
We are tormented by conflicting desires. Therefore it is necessary to kill the desire itself by constant utterance of nama. To remain in nama is to kill desire, which amounts to transcending death. The real way to avoid death is to belong to God. There is no fear of death when one realizes God, who is the destroyer of death. A realized soul is never afraid of death. To be merely alive is no life at all. One must have some objective or purpose in life, and that objective should be to remain in constant awareness of God. It should be considered a very fortunate day when one leaves this body while chanting nama.
In fact, we daily die and are reborn. If we sleep and do not wake up again, it is certainly death. Therefore, go to bed while chanting nama, so that you will wake up in His remembrance. However, to remember nama at bed time, you must have previous practice of it during working hours. Similarly, how can one remember nama at the time of death, unless one has been in the habit of constantly chanting it? Let us therefore, start the practice of nama-smarana right from today, this moment.
When Sant Tukaram says, 'I have seen my death with my own eyes, it implies the experience of complete destruction of desire.



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Sri Brahmachaitanya Pravachan - Sept.2

Living in Nama Transcends Death

If a child falls sick the parents pray to God to spare his life; they vow that the child will be dedicated to God if it survives. This means that they will withdraw their feeling of possession or ownership over their child. How does it matter then, if the child dies today? It is only for their own happiness that the parents want the child to survive the illness.
How unwise it is to ask for avoidance of the ultimately inevitable death, instead of praying for deliverance from the entire cycle of births and deaths! If death is a certainty for everyone, why should we not aspire that it should be auspicious? Death which is not followed by rebirth is the most auspicious death. In fact, to forget one's real 'self', is equivalent to death. You should not therefore lose any opportunity to attain our objective while our mind, which is constantly fluctuating, is steady.
We are tormented by conflicting desires. Therefore it is necessary to kill the desire itself by constant utterance of nama. To remain in nama is to kill desire, which amounts to transcending death. The real way to avoid death is to belong to God. There is no fear of death when one realizes God, who is the destroyer of death. A realized soul is never afraid of death. To be merely alive is no life at all. One must have some objective or purpose in life, and that objective should be to remain in constant awareness of God. It should be considered a very fortunate day when one leaves this body while chanting nama.
In fact, we daily die and are reborn. If we sleep and do not wake up again, it is certainly death. Therefore, go to bed while chanting nama, so that you will wake up in His remembrance. However, to remember nama at bed time, you must have previous practice of it during working hours. Similarly, how can one remember nama at the time of death, unless one has been in the habit of constantly chanting it? Let us therefore, start the practice of nama-smarana right from today, this moment.
When Sant Tukaram says, 'I have seen my death with my own eyes, it implies the experience of complete destruction of desire.