MESSAGE FOR CONTEMPLATION 1213
Radhe krishna,
Have a blessed day,
IMPORTANCE OF MORAL CHARACTER
Swami SivanandaCharacter is the essence of man. Out of righteousness springs wealth; out of righteousness springs happiness. Truth and justice alone triumph in the end, and injustice and falsehood perish. Kill the Law and you will kill yourself. Save the Law and you save yourself. Virtue is the key to blessedness. Vice is the gateway to hell and misery. Freedom from bondage is not possible without ethical perfection. That which is ethically good helps man to attain freedom, perfection and everlasting bliss. That which is ethically bad brings misery, suffering and lower birth to man. Thought determines character. Character is life's pillar. Man needs no more degrees but character, no more study but wisdom. He who has a blameless character and good behaviour can realize Truth quickly. Purification of the mind is an indispensable condition for attaining God-realization.
Prayer takes you to the domain of God. Prayer is the key to the abode of eternal bliss. Therefore, pray sincerely. Prayer is the key of the morning and the bolt of the evening. Pray at least for five minutes daily when you get up and when you go to bed. Prayer is not asking for something material. It is the yearning of the soul for God.
The process of religion is the freeing of man from the factors which bind him down to this
earthly existence of pain and death. If unrighteousness is a factor in causing suffering, then be
righteous. If through untruth man is to be bound to this vexing mortal life, and has to pay a heavy
penalty in suffering and pain, then abandon falsehood; be truthful. If by being cruel, you will reap a
harvest of pain, torment and suffering, cast away cruelty and practise Ahimsa be good, be kind, be
compassionate. Thus the process of religion develops in a scientific way by studying the causative
factors of your bondage to this earth-life and its pains and sorrows. It insists that by living a life of
practical religion you can remove all these causative factors of suffering. We must, therefore, lead
the life carefully in such a way that we do not commit those things which result in painful
experience and existence.
Swami Chidananda
earthly existence of pain and death. If unrighteousness is a factor in causing suffering, then be
righteous. If through untruth man is to be bound to this vexing mortal life, and has to pay a heavy
penalty in suffering and pain, then abandon falsehood; be truthful. If by being cruel, you will reap a
harvest of pain, torment and suffering, cast away cruelty and practise Ahimsa be good, be kind, be
compassionate. Thus the process of religion develops in a scientific way by studying the causative
factors of your bondage to this earth-life and its pains and sorrows. It insists that by living a life of
practical religion you can remove all these causative factors of suffering. We must, therefore, lead
the life carefully in such a way that we do not commit those things which result in painful
experience and existence.
Swami Chidananda
Chant the Maha Mantra
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
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