Post by radha on Jun 4, 2012 8:17:21 GMT 5.5
OM SRI GURUPYO NAMAHA:,RESPECTFUL PRANAMS TO SRI KANCHI MAHA PERIVA
Besides the things that we do for the sake of our welfare in the present life, we should do those things also which will secure our welfare for crores and crores of years, in fact, forever. The currency of our country will not be valid in Russia. If for all countries there is a single king, there will be a single currency bearing his insignia which will be valid everywhere. For all the fourteen worlds, there is a sovereign ruler. He is God, His is currency, which is legal tender in all His dominions. That currency will be valid everywhere and always. What is that? That, verily, is dharma.
Before leaving Ayodhya for the forest, Rama went to Kausalys to take leave of her. Is it not the practice that a mother gives edibles to her son who is starting on a journey, so that he may eat them on the way? What is to be given to a son who is to be away for fourteen years? Kausalya did not know what to give. After pondering deeply she said,
“O Raghava! There is nothing that I could do to protect you. There is only dharma. That dharma will protect you, which you have been preserving with courage, constancy and regularity. That is the only blessing that I can give.” If we preserve dharma, it preserves us in turn. The dharma that protected Rama is the dharma, which is the Law in God’s universal empire. Besides, what we do normally for the sake of children, parents, village, country etc. we should also do those things which would bring lasting happiness to the soul. Let us see what those things are:
Whatever we do, we should do dedicating it to God. God is the limit of all knowledge. If we dedicate our deeds to Him, those deeds would give us lasting happiness. If those deeds are not novel, but the ones, which our forebears had handed down from generation to generation, their performance, would be easy. Even if we have to do something bad, if we do it, not for filling our stomach, but as something extra, dedicating it to God, that will become dharma.
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Which dharma should we follow? We are soaked in the dharma, which has been followed by our great men for generations, for a longtime. As a matter of experience, we can say that they gained happiness. It is enough if we follow that dharma. If we cast about for something new, it will be a vain endeavour and there will be the doubt whether that new thing is good or not. Therefore, to follow the dharma which is meant for us and which our great men adopted as the rule for their lives is good.
It is thus clear that we should do something extra which is not for the sake of our stomach, or for our family, or for our village, or for our country. That thing should be what has been handed down to us through generations. We should do that, after dedicating it to God, and with courage and regularity. That is dharma that will give us happiness forever.
Whatever we do with our mind, speech and body—the three instruments of action—all that should bear dharma. We should acquire dharma, the spiritual currency, in exchange for all the money that we possess. All the powers that we have must be expended in augmenting dharma. The dharma that is thus acquired and augmented will be valid at all times and in all places. What Kausalya described to Rama, as his talisman is that. Rama had to face formidable obstacles. He overcame them through dharma.
Man should always do things that will uplift him. Among the animals, all except man are invertebrates. They are referred to as trick animals. It is man alone that grows vertically. His form shows that he is superior to the other animals. If he follows the way of dharma, even the animals would support him. If he adopts the path of adharma, even his brothers would desert him. This is illustrated in the story of Rama.
Because Rama followed the way of virtue, even monkeys helped him. Because Ravana adopted the ways of vice, even his younger brother broke away from him. Although Ravana was in his own kingdom, surrounded by his armies, he could not be saved. For a man of virtue, there is wellbeing everywhere.
Therefore, it is dharma that will protect one. Apart from what we do for satisfying our desires, anger, etc. apart from what we do for earning a living, we should do extra deeds—those which were done by our forebears—with courage and regularity. They will give us happiness.
Sri Kanchi Maha Periva Thiruvadigal Charanam
Besides the things that we do for the sake of our welfare in the present life, we should do those things also which will secure our welfare for crores and crores of years, in fact, forever. The currency of our country will not be valid in Russia. If for all countries there is a single king, there will be a single currency bearing his insignia which will be valid everywhere. For all the fourteen worlds, there is a sovereign ruler. He is God, His is currency, which is legal tender in all His dominions. That currency will be valid everywhere and always. What is that? That, verily, is dharma.
Before leaving Ayodhya for the forest, Rama went to Kausalys to take leave of her. Is it not the practice that a mother gives edibles to her son who is starting on a journey, so that he may eat them on the way? What is to be given to a son who is to be away for fourteen years? Kausalya did not know what to give. After pondering deeply she said,
“O Raghava! There is nothing that I could do to protect you. There is only dharma. That dharma will protect you, which you have been preserving with courage, constancy and regularity. That is the only blessing that I can give.” If we preserve dharma, it preserves us in turn. The dharma that protected Rama is the dharma, which is the Law in God’s universal empire. Besides, what we do normally for the sake of children, parents, village, country etc. we should also do those things which would bring lasting happiness to the soul. Let us see what those things are:
Whatever we do, we should do dedicating it to God. God is the limit of all knowledge. If we dedicate our deeds to Him, those deeds would give us lasting happiness. If those deeds are not novel, but the ones, which our forebears had handed down from generation to generation, their performance, would be easy. Even if we have to do something bad, if we do it, not for filling our stomach, but as something extra, dedicating it to God, that will become dharma.
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Which dharma should we follow? We are soaked in the dharma, which has been followed by our great men for generations, for a longtime. As a matter of experience, we can say that they gained happiness. It is enough if we follow that dharma. If we cast about for something new, it will be a vain endeavour and there will be the doubt whether that new thing is good or not. Therefore, to follow the dharma which is meant for us and which our great men adopted as the rule for their lives is good.
It is thus clear that we should do something extra which is not for the sake of our stomach, or for our family, or for our village, or for our country. That thing should be what has been handed down to us through generations. We should do that, after dedicating it to God, and with courage and regularity. That is dharma that will give us happiness forever.
Whatever we do with our mind, speech and body—the three instruments of action—all that should bear dharma. We should acquire dharma, the spiritual currency, in exchange for all the money that we possess. All the powers that we have must be expended in augmenting dharma. The dharma that is thus acquired and augmented will be valid at all times and in all places. What Kausalya described to Rama, as his talisman is that. Rama had to face formidable obstacles. He overcame them through dharma.
Man should always do things that will uplift him. Among the animals, all except man are invertebrates. They are referred to as trick animals. It is man alone that grows vertically. His form shows that he is superior to the other animals. If he follows the way of dharma, even the animals would support him. If he adopts the path of adharma, even his brothers would desert him. This is illustrated in the story of Rama.
Because Rama followed the way of virtue, even monkeys helped him. Because Ravana adopted the ways of vice, even his younger brother broke away from him. Although Ravana was in his own kingdom, surrounded by his armies, he could not be saved. For a man of virtue, there is wellbeing everywhere.
Therefore, it is dharma that will protect one. Apart from what we do for satisfying our desires, anger, etc. apart from what we do for earning a living, we should do extra deeds—those which were done by our forebears—with courage and regularity. They will give us happiness.
Sri Kanchi Maha Periva Thiruvadigal Charanam