MESSAGE FOR CONTEMPLATION 1175
Radhe krishna,
Have a blessed day,
TRUTHFULNESS
Swami SivanandaHypocritical conduct, receiving bribes and rumour-mongering are gross breaches of right conduct. Have daily introspection and self-analysis. Find out the falsehood and eliminate it. Truth is to the spiritual aspirant what strength is to the strong man. Truth is the great armour to protect you against the temptations of this world of senses and their objects. If you are established in truth, whatever you utter will turn out unfailingly to be true.
Distinction or separateness should not cloud your vision. You should be broad-minded and practise equality or unity which is eternal.
- Swami Sivananda
Two Viraktas
There is a fine story which Sri Gurudev once told. There were two Avadhootas. They were
Maha Viraktas (great detachment). They used to live with only a Kaupeena. In winter they used to
spread straw and sleep, and both of them used to have straw. It is difficult to get sunlight in
Uttarkashi, and wherever the sun comes, they take the grass-bed and put it in the sun so that it may
get a little warm. One Avadhoota was drying his grass-bed while the other Avadhoota, who was
returning from Kshetra in his own inner thoughts, trod upon that grass-bed. Immediately the first
Avadhoota got wild and shouted, “Can’t you see this straw, put for drying?” The idea of mineness
cropped up and they began to abuse each other. It is not a mere piece of imagination, Kalpana, but it
is an actual incident which took place in Uttarkashi.
Swami Chidananda
There is a fine story which Sri Gurudev once told. There were two Avadhootas. They were
Maha Viraktas (great detachment). They used to live with only a Kaupeena. In winter they used to
spread straw and sleep, and both of them used to have straw. It is difficult to get sunlight in
Uttarkashi, and wherever the sun comes, they take the grass-bed and put it in the sun so that it may
get a little warm. One Avadhoota was drying his grass-bed while the other Avadhoota, who was
returning from Kshetra in his own inner thoughts, trod upon that grass-bed. Immediately the first
Avadhoota got wild and shouted, “Can’t you see this straw, put for drying?” The idea of mineness
cropped up and they began to abuse each other. It is not a mere piece of imagination, Kalpana, but it
is an actual incident which took place in Uttarkashi.
Swami Chidananda
Chant the Maha Mantra
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
BE HAPPY.
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