Somebody hold a high position and is engaged in corruption. That doesn’t mean that he ascended to that position by means of such wrong doings. He would have put nondual Vedanta in practice in previous life, which is the cause of his high position. If at present he indulges in wrongdoing, he is sure to suffer degradation in future. Duplicity, deceit, malice, and hatred etc. invariably lead to one’s downfall.
When does a student become successful? He becomes successful only if he applies himself to studies with a carefree mind and writes the answers fearlessly. Success eludes one studying under the influence of fear and anxiety. A warrior carries the day in the battle only if, knowingly or unknowingly he has risen above the little ego (‘I am the body’ idea). An orator becomes successful and an eloquent speech naturally flows from him if, knowingly or unknowingly, he becomes oblivious to the limited ego-identity of ‘I’ and ‘mine’. One who is anxious to make an impact and comes carrying a prepared text or having learned it by rote, fails to deliver a good speech even when reading out from a prepared text. Those who have risen above body-consciousness, they speak extempore and what they speak becomes satsang, becomes the gospel.
The more true we are to indweller Lord, the more forgetful we are of our body-consciousness, the more natural, spontaneous, when no trace of personality is left in us, there is no ‘I’, you’ and ‘that’ we are, the more deeply are we connected to our inner source of infinite energy and blessed with glory. The more we become dependent on external circumstances and disconnect ourselves from our inner source of infinite energy, the more are the chances of our best of plans going haywire. Therefore, if you want to be successful in all endeavours in all walks of life, make your endeavours in all walks of life, make your endeavours after realizing your inseparable oneness with the indweller Lord. It is only when you severe your link with the indweller Lord that your relations with the world are strained.
People think, ‘So and so person helped him, so and so friend assisted him; that made his successful.’ In fact the fellow became successful because rather than expecting help from people, he had faith in the Lord. That is why his friends and others rallied round to help him. In case, one turns his back to the lords and depends solely on others’ help, the friends and well wishers will eventually leave him in the lurch under one pretext or the other. This is a Divine Law.
If you entertain feelings of fear, hatred or malice against those who happen to be instrumental in bringing fear, obstructions and troubles into your life, that of course, will lead you to an inevitable failure. If, even in such troublesome circumstances, you realise your unity with your indweller Omniscient Lord, the mental disposition of your tormentors will be transformed; their attitude will change or their mission to trouble you will fail. To the extent you are one with the Indweller Lord, you become successful and overcome the hurdles and obstacles. Similarly, to the extent you depend on worldly objects and take recourse to unrighteous means like deceit, trickery, hatred, etc. and become averse to the Lord of the world, you fail.
If a woman tries to titillate her husband through her clothing and ornaments; the man may get attracted to her for a while, hut as soon as he suffers loss of energy in the sex act, he gets dejected. If, on the other hand, the woman, with the protection and true good of her husband in mind, lives a natural, Sattvic life and conducts herself as a chaste and faithful wife, devoted to her husband, she develops a lasting impression in the heart of her husband.
Likewise, if a disciple tries to impress his Guru by offering wealth, riches and gifts in order to get some benefit in exchange of worldly things, he will fail to propitiate the Guru. On the other hand, if a devout disciple, driven by a true sense of devotion, applies himself in serving his Guru, he gets the blessings for his Supreme good from Guru’s heart
When does a student become successful? He becomes successful only if he applies himself to studies with a carefree mind and writes the answers fearlessly. Success eludes one studying under the influence of fear and anxiety. A warrior carries the day in the battle only if, knowingly or unknowingly he has risen above the little ego (‘I am the body’ idea). An orator becomes successful and an eloquent speech naturally flows from him if, knowingly or unknowingly, he becomes oblivious to the limited ego-identity of ‘I’ and ‘mine’. One who is anxious to make an impact and comes carrying a prepared text or having learned it by rote, fails to deliver a good speech even when reading out from a prepared text. Those who have risen above body-consciousness, they speak extempore and what they speak becomes satsang, becomes the gospel.
The more true we are to indweller Lord, the more forgetful we are of our body-consciousness, the more natural, spontaneous, when no trace of personality is left in us, there is no ‘I’, you’ and ‘that’ we are, the more deeply are we connected to our inner source of infinite energy and blessed with glory. The more we become dependent on external circumstances and disconnect ourselves from our inner source of infinite energy, the more are the chances of our best of plans going haywire. Therefore, if you want to be successful in all endeavours in all walks of life, make your endeavours in all walks of life, make your endeavours after realizing your inseparable oneness with the indweller Lord. It is only when you severe your link with the indweller Lord that your relations with the world are strained.
People think, ‘So and so person helped him, so and so friend assisted him; that made his successful.’ In fact the fellow became successful because rather than expecting help from people, he had faith in the Lord. That is why his friends and others rallied round to help him. In case, one turns his back to the lords and depends solely on others’ help, the friends and well wishers will eventually leave him in the lurch under one pretext or the other. This is a Divine Law.
If you entertain feelings of fear, hatred or malice against those who happen to be instrumental in bringing fear, obstructions and troubles into your life, that of course, will lead you to an inevitable failure. If, even in such troublesome circumstances, you realise your unity with your indweller Omniscient Lord, the mental disposition of your tormentors will be transformed; their attitude will change or their mission to trouble you will fail. To the extent you are one with the Indweller Lord, you become successful and overcome the hurdles and obstacles. Similarly, to the extent you depend on worldly objects and take recourse to unrighteous means like deceit, trickery, hatred, etc. and become averse to the Lord of the world, you fail.
If a woman tries to titillate her husband through her clothing and ornaments; the man may get attracted to her for a while, hut as soon as he suffers loss of energy in the sex act, he gets dejected. If, on the other hand, the woman, with the protection and true good of her husband in mind, lives a natural, Sattvic life and conducts herself as a chaste and faithful wife, devoted to her husband, she develops a lasting impression in the heart of her husband.
Likewise, if a disciple tries to impress his Guru by offering wealth, riches and gifts in order to get some benefit in exchange of worldly things, he will fail to propitiate the Guru. On the other hand, if a devout disciple, driven by a true sense of devotion, applies himself in serving his Guru, he gets the blessings for his Supreme good from Guru’s heart
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