Right things in the Right Time !!

Jai Gurudev !!

"Is it mandatory that we need to ask for something , while praying ? "

The other day , a friend of mine  raised a question .

Approaching from a different  perspective , we can easily arrive at a suitable answer .

Lets assume , a child and its mom going for the shopping in a mall . They wanted to buy some clothing for the child.

The child , right from the time they started off to the mall , was very curious , asking for a specific type of dress . The mom said , "Yes darling , definitely I'll get one such for you !!"
All the way to the mall , the child did not keep quiet , kept on asking for it , though the mom had agreed to meet its demand . The child did not stop , until such time it got whatever it needed.

Immediately , the next moment , the child started off again with a fresh demand  and just kept on pestering for the same .The patient mom , out of her love for the child , tried her best to meet its' demands . 

But, the child did not stop with one or two demands . Next ...next...one more ...one more...

Just imagine the mental state of the mom . She finally would have got fed up of the ever growing demands of the child .

Sometimes her response would be " Okay , take it and get lost !!"

And sometimes, she would not bother to hear the child's demand at all .

Though at times , she would even go to the extent of scolding & beating the child to make it sit quiet and calm .



So, coming to our discussion ,
let's put our ownself in the place of the child  and
let's put the Divine or the God in the place of the mom and imagine such a situation as above .
Generally ,we call the Divine as The Heavenly Father or The Divine Mother as the path set by our  religions .

Though we may feel a bit uneasy to imagine  ,
the underlying fact is that  , that's what exactly is happening in our cases too .
We go to the places of worship or do the prayers , only to keep on placing one or the other demands to the God .
How disgusting would it be , if we are in the place of the divine !!

Inspite of the divine taking care of our every needs right before we are born , till we die , we never get contented with what we receive at all !! 

As the mom knows the needs of the baby well in advance , keeps the food ready even before it starts feeling hungry , nurses the baby during the times of illness , showers love abundantly on the child unconditionally  and takes care of the child's every need meticulously with dedication and love .

So, Will not the God or the Divine Mother/Father take care of  us and bless us with whatever we need in appropriate time ,  even before we ask for anything  ?!

What if the child  , having confidence in its mom , remains happy and relaxed/peaceful all the way to the shopping mall , enjoying the location , laughing and playing , singing and dancing with her  ?!

What if we , also have an unshakeable Faith in the Divine that our wishes will all be fulfilled in the right time , in the right way and .... move around in a relaxed and peaceful state of mind , enjoying every moment of our life ?!!

What if we say a word of thanks to God for whatever He is showering on us instead of placing demands after demands ?!







Love & smiles.... 

Why don't Lord Vishnu have any kids ?

Jai Gurudev !!


Just happened to face a question from a colleague of mine ,
 " When Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvathy have 2 kids viz. Ganesha and Subramanya , why don't  Lord Vishnu have any kids ?  "

Though the question brings a smile to our face , it makes us to really think about it .

In temples and places of worship , we  see the pictures of Lord Shiva along with His wife Parvathy , with their sons Ganesha and Subramanya  and worship is made to the idols with fervour and devotion . Mount Kailash is believed to be the abode of Lord Shiva .

Similarly Lord Vishnu is being prayed along with His wife Goddess Lakshmi . Tirupathi Tirumala is a popular temple down south for Lord Vishnu. But , nowhere we see or hear about the children of Lord Vishnu.

Contemplating on this aspect , we can say that ,
" All these Divine forms , which exists in Hindu Mythology depicts the different states of Consciousness , which a human being can witness in his spiritual journey !!

It can be put as : 

• The Deep meditative state represents the Shiva Consciousness .,

• The State of action or Dynamic power is represented by Goddess Parvati or Devi .

• A combined state of Meditation and the Dynamic action leads to the birth of two more  consciousness states  ; That means , a person who practises *deep meditation* and also engages oneself in * 100 % action*  would witnesses the birth of  *KNOWLEDGE*  and attain  a * state of Joy and Bliss * .

Here Knowledge represents Ganesha Consciousness , as Ganesha is the Lord of Knowledge. And the Joyful /Blissful state represents Lord Subramanya or Muruga . Lord Muruga is the bestower of Material pleasures and Joy .

• One who indulges himself more and more in meditation and remains in the path of Truth and Knowledge can witness the blossoming of one more Supreme consciousness called as Krishna or Vishnu Consciousness .

With the birth of Vishnu Consciousness , he starts to reach out to  people in multiple ways , and lifts the people up , liberating them from their worldy miseries by instilling in them the Knowledge of the Truth  .( We can recall here ...Baghavad Gita states as  Lord Krishna imparting Knowledge to Arjuna in warfield and also protecting his people in Brindavan from natural calamities , by lifting the Govardhan Hills in his little finger . Lord Krishna also mesmerises people by His Flute and His mere presence ).

We can see that whole humanity  gets benefitted by this consciousness. With the attainment of Krishna Consciousness , He starts to care for the world. The Earth  finds  it's caretaker in Krishna Consciousness .

• In Fact , the Inner Consciousness of Lord Krishna  is  Shiva Consciousness .
• And the outer consciousness of Lord Shiva is Krishna or Vishnu Consciousness .

And the Hindu religion  initaites one into the path of spirituality by making him familiar with the various consciousness as the first step . This has led to the construction of temples and formulation of customs /practises / stories associated with it  due to which the knowledge finds a way to get transferred from generation to generation easily and stays immortal in this world . 

Also go through Why-dont-lord-vishnu-have-kids-Part-II



  Love & smiles...


    

The Rich , Richer and the Richest !!

Jai Gurudev !!

A very happy New Year to one and all !! 

New Year is a time of  celebration , which everyone would love to do it without fail !! There may be exceptions hear and there !
Atleast once in a year , we stop for a moment to take a lookback at our life , make some new resolutions to correct ourselves and we look forward for a better , fulfilling year ahead !!

Those who celebrate the New Year once a year is a common phenomenon ...Wishing the near and dears , doing prayers , wearing new dress , tasting cakes ,sweets and special food items etc.
Can we call them as Rich persons ?







But , one step ahead of them , there are those , who celebrate the birth of every day , at the dawn of the Sun  . They consider every day as new and fresh . Forgetting the worries of the previous day , they will move about with fresh mind , with a cheerful spirit . They wind up completely for the day before sleep . No carryovers of the worries to the next day at all . The next day will be started newly .We can call these persons as Richer !!

There's one more category of people , who are at one more pedestal higher or superior .
And they are those , who celebrate every moment !!
Every moment is fresh for them !!
One can see the never dying enthusiasm and high spirit , characterising this type of people.
They are always seen charged up with high energy , positive ofcourse !!
And their energy is in such a way that , it catches up the one who comes in contact with them and elevates  them up too .
We can call them as the Richest , celebrating every moment of their life !!

Could you classify yourself ?
Would like to like to come under the Richest category  ?

Love & smiles...