Wednesday, March 29, 2023

My Message to the World TWO ULTIMATE PURPOSES OF LIFE To be Happy and to make Spiritual Progress By Vijay Kumar Takkar

 

(English version – followed by Hindi version)

 

My Message to the World

TWO ULTIMATE PURPOSES OF LIFE

To be Happy and to make Spiritual Progress

By Vijay Kumar Takkar

 

The Twofold Path: Finding Happiness and Spiritual Fulfilment

In our journey through this remarkable existence, I've come to believe that life presents us with two fundamental purposes that intertwine like branches of the same tree: to cultivate genuine happiness and to progress spiritually toward the divine source.

 

Our Universal Pursuit of Happiness

When we examine our daily lives with honest reflection, we discover a profound truth: every action we take is ultimately driven by our desire for happiness.

 

Why do we eat? Because we hope and know it will make us happy through nourishment and pleasure.

 

Why do we eat good food? Because we hope and know it will make us happy through health and enjoyment.

 

Why do we occasionally eat junk food? Because we hope it will make us happy through comfort or convenience.

 

Why do we brush our teeth? Because we hope and know it will make us happy by preventing pain and preserving our smile.

 

Why do we educate ourselves and our children? Because we hope and know it will make us happy through opportunities and understanding.

 

Why do we watch movies, television, sports, and play games? Because we hope and know it will make us happy through entertainment and connection.

 

Why do we love? Because we hope and know it will make us happy through belonging and meaning.

Why do we marry? Because we hope it will make us happy through partnership and shared journey.

 

Why do we have children? Because we hope and know it will make us happy through connection and legacy.

 

Why do we pursue careers? Because we hope they will make us happy through purpose and provision.

 

Why do we exercise? Because we hope and know it will make us happy through health and vitality.

 

Why do we save money? Because we hope it will make us happy through security and freedom.

Why do we travel? Because we hope and know it will make us happy through discovery and perspective.

 

Why do we create art? Because we hope and know it will make us happy through expression and beauty.

 

Why do we meditate or pray? Because we hope and know it will make us happy through peace and connection.

 

Hence, we undertake all activities in our lives with the purpose of finding happiness. Nobody consciously chooses any action with the purpose of making themselves unhappy. This universal pursuit unites humanity across all cultures, beliefs, and backgrounds.

Yet here we encounter an essential question: If all our actions aim at happiness, why do so many people remain profoundly unhappy? The answer leads us to the second purpose of life: spiritual growth.

 

The Nature of True Happiness

 

The happiness we seek isn't merely the fleeting pleasure that comes from external achievements or possessions. Rather, it is a profound state of being that flows from within when we align ourselves with certain timeless principles:

 

Presence transforms ordinary moments into extraordinary experiences. When a mother fully engages with her child's laughter, when a gardener feels the soil between his fingers, when friends share a meal with undivided attention - these simple moments become portals to joy precisely because of presence.

 

Gratitude reframes our entire experience. Consider the person who loses mobility and then regains the ability to walk - every step becomes a miracle worthy of celebration. Yet those who've never lost this ability rarely experience such joy in walking. Gratitude allows us to experience this appreciation without requiring loss first.

Connection fulfils our deepest longing. Notice how the happiest moments of life almost always involve connection - the birth of a child, reunions with loved ones, community celebrations, or even the profound connection with nature or the divine. Even introverts discover that meaningful connection, at the right depth and frequency, nourishes the soul.

 

Purpose infuses our days with meaning. The hospice nurse who provides dignity to the dying, the teacher who ignites curiosity in students, the artist who captures beauty, the parent who nurtures character - all find happiness elevated by purpose. Even ordinary tasks become extraordinary when linked to meaningful purpose.

 

Acceptance releases us from needless suffering. When we accept the rainy day instead of raging against it, when we accept our aging body while still caring for it, when we accept others' limitations without trying to force change - we free ourselves from the exhausting burden of fighting reality.

 

The Path of Spiritual Progress

 

True happiness cannot be fully separated from spiritual growth. As we progress spiritually, we discover a deeper, more resilient form of happiness:

 

Self-Awareness begins our journey home. The businessman who notices his anger rising during negotiations and chooses a peaceful response, the mother who recognizes patterns from her own childhood emerging in parenting and consciously chooses differently, the student who observes anxiety before tests and learns to center herself - all are practicing self-awareness that leads to growth.

 

Surrender connects us to a greater wisdom. When the cancer patient says "I'll fight with everything I can control, and surrender what I cannot," when parents learn to trust their grown children's paths, when we accept life's uncertainties with an open heart - we discover the freedom that comes with surrender.

 

Compassion expands our identity beyond the limited self. The volunteer who feels fulfilment serving at a shelter, the person who stops to help a stranger in distress, the individual who forgives someone who caused them pain - all experience how compassion paradoxically enriches the giver as much as the receiver.

 

Integrity creates harmony within and around us. The business leader who chooses ethics over easy profit, the friend who speaks a difficult truth with love, the person who honours commitments even when inconvenient - all experience the quiet joy that comes from living in alignment with their values.

 

Devotion kindles the flame of spiritual life. The grandmother who begins each day in prayer, the hiker who finds sacred connection on mountain paths, the volunteer who sees divine presence in those they serve, the artist who creates as an act of worship - all tap into the transformative power of devotion.

The Beautiful Integration

Consider how these two purposes - happiness and spiritual growth - complement and fulfil each other:

 

The person seeking happiness through material success often discovers its limitations, which may awaken spiritual questions about life's deeper purpose.

 

The spiritual seeker following a path of discipline and practice discovers profound happiness that transcends circumstance, confirming they're on the right path.

 

The parent hoping to find happiness through their child's achievements learns, sometimes painfully, that true joy comes instead through loving presence and acceptance - a spiritual lesson wrapped in daily life.

 

The activist fighting for justice discovers that while external change matters deeply, their inner peace cannot depend solely on outcomes - a spiritual insight born from worldly engagement.

Every day offers countless opportunities to live these dual purposes:

 

In how we eat breakfast - with rushed distraction or grateful presence. In how we greet our family - with irritated habit or loving awareness. In how we approach our work - as meaningless drudgery or purpose-filled service. In how we handle disappointments - with bitter resistance or growth-minded acceptance. In how we treat the stranger - with indifferent separation or compassionate connection.

 

The most beautiful truth is that these two purposes are not separate paths but a single journey. Every step toward authentic happiness is a step toward spiritual awakening. Every step in spiritual growth reveals more profound happiness.

 

This understanding transcends religious boundaries while honouring the wisdom each tradition offers. Whether we speak of God, the Universe, Higher Consciousness, or simply the mystery of existence, we're attempting to name that which ultimately lies beyond names - the source from which we came and toward which our spiritual progress guides us.

 

A Call to Awakened Living

 

I invite you now to embrace this twofold purpose with full awareness and intention. Starting today:

 

Examine your pursuits honestly. Ask yourself: "Am I chasing happiness where it cannot truly be found?" Redirect your energy toward what brings lasting fulfilment rather than momentary pleasure.

Begin a daily practice that nurtures both happiness and spiritual growth. Even five minutes of meditation, gratitude journaling, mindful walking, or devotional reading can initiate profound transformation over time.

 

Choose one relationship to infuse with greater presence and compassion. Notice how this small shift creates ripples of positive change in your life and theirs.

 

Share this understanding with others, not through preaching, but through living example. As you embody genuine happiness and spiritual alignment, you become a lighthouse for those still searching.

 

Forgive yourself for the inevitable stumbles along the way. The path is not about perfection but persistent return - coming back again and again to what truly matters.

 

Remember always that you are not alone on this journey. Across time and space, countless souls walk this same path toward happiness and spiritual fulfilment. Their wisdom, recorded in sacred texts and teachings across traditions, stands ready to guide you.

 

The time for transformation is now. Not when circumstances improve, not when you have more resources, not when you feel more worthy - but in this very moment. For it is only ever in the present that we can experience true happiness and take our next step toward spiritual awakening.

 

May we all find the courage to live with this dual purpose, knowing that in their perfect integration lies the profound fulfilment our hearts have always sought. The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step - may yours begin today.

 

दुनिया को मेरा संदेश

जीवन के दो परम उद्देश्य

खुश रहना और आध्यात्मिक प्रगति करना

विजय कुमार टक्कर द्वारा


दोहरा रास्ता: खुशी और आध्यात्मिक तृप्ति पाना

इस अद्भुत अस्तित्व के माध्यम से हमारी यात्रा में, मैं यह मानने लगा हूँ कि जीवन हमें दो मौलिक उद्देश्य प्रदान करता है जो एक ही पेड़ की शाखाओं की तरह आपस में जुड़े हुए हैं: वास्तविक खुशी की खेती करना और दिव्य स्रोत की ओर आध्यात्मिक रूप से प्रगति करना।

खुशी की हमारी सार्वभौमिक खोज

जब हम अपने दैनिक जीवन की ईमानदारी से जांच करते हैं, तो हमें एक गहन सत्य का पता चलता है: हम जो भी कार्य करते हैं, वह अंततः खुशी की हमारी इच्छा से प्रेरित होता है।

हम क्यों खाते हैं? क्योंकि हम आशा करते हैं और जानते हैं कि यह हमें पोषण और आनंद के माध्यम से खुश करेगा।

हम अच्छा खाना क्यों खाते हैं? क्योंकि हम आशा करते हैं और जानते हैं कि यह हमें स्वास्थ्य और आनंद के माध्यम से खुश करेगा।

हम कभी-कभी जंक फूड क्यों खाते हैं? क्योंकि हम आशा करते हैं कि यह हमें आराम या सुविधा के माध्यम से खुश करेगा।

हम अपने दाँत क्यों ब्रश करते हैं? क्योंकि हम आशा करते हैं और जानते हैं कि यह दर्द को रोककर और हमारी मुस्कान को बनाए रखकर हमें खुश करेगा।

हम खुद को और अपने बच्चों को क्यों शिक्षित करते हैं? क्योंकि हम आशा करते हैं और जानते हैं कि यह हमें अवसरों और समझ के माध्यम से खुश करेगा।

हम फिल्में, टेलीविजन, खेल और गेम क्यों देखते हैं? क्योंकि हम आशा करते हैं और जानते हैं कि यह हमें मनोरंजन और कनेक्शन के माध्यम से खुश करेगा।

हम प्यार क्यों करते हैं? क्योंकि हम आशा करते हैं और जानते हैं कि यह हमें अपनेपन और अर्थ के माध्यम से खुश करेगा।

हम शादी क्यों करते हैं? क्योंकि हम आशा करते हैं कि यह हमें साझेदारी और साझा यात्रा के माध्यम से खुश करेगा।

हम बच्चे क्यों पैदा करते हैं? क्योंकि हम आशा करते हैं और जानते हैं कि यह हमें कनेक्शन और विरासत के माध्यम से खुश करेगा।

हम करियर क्यों बनाते हैं? क्योंकि हम आशा करते हैं कि यह हमें उद्देश्य और प्रावधान के माध्यम से खुश करेगा।

हम व्यायाम क्यों करते हैं? क्योंकि हम आशा करते हैं और जानते हैं कि यह हमें स्वास्थ्य और जीवन शक्ति के माध्यम से खुश करेगा।

हम पैसे क्यों बचाते हैं? क्योंकि हम आशा करते हैं कि यह हमें सुरक्षा और स्वतंत्रता के माध्यम से खुश करेगा।

हम यात्रा क्यों करते हैं? क्योंकि हम आशा करते हैं और जानते हैं कि यह हमें खोज और परिप्रेक्ष्य के माध्यम से खुश करेगा।

हम कला क्यों बनाते हैं? क्योंकि हम आशा करते हैं और जानते हैं कि यह हमें अभिव्यक्ति और सुंदरता के माध्यम से खुश करेगा।

हम ध्यान या प्रार्थना क्यों करते हैं? क्योंकि हम आशा करते हैं और जानते हैं कि यह हमें शांति और जुड़ाव के माध्यम से खुश करेगा।

इसलिए, हम अपने जीवन में सभी गतिविधियाँ खुशी पाने के उद्देश्य से करते हैं। कोई भी व्यक्ति जानबूझकर खुद को दुखी करने के उद्देश्य से कोई कार्य नहीं करता है। यह सार्वभौमिक खोज सभी संस्कृतियों, विश्वासों और पृष्ठभूमियों में मानवता को एकजुट करती है।

फिर भी यहाँ हम एक आवश्यक प्रश्न का सामना करते हैं: यदि हमारे सभी कार्यों का उद्देश्य खुशी है, तो इतने सारे लोग गहराई से दुखी क्यों रहते हैं? इसका उत्तर हमें जीवन के दूसरे उद्देश्य की ओर ले जाता है: आध्यात्मिक विकास।

सच्ची खुशी की प्रकृति

हम जिस खुशी की तलाश करते हैं, वह केवल बाहरी उपलब्धियों या संपत्तियों से मिलने वाला क्षणभंगुर आनंद नहीं है। बल्कि, यह एक गहन अवस्था है जो हमारे भीतर से प्रवाहित होती है जब हम खुद को कुछ कालातीत सिद्धांतों के साथ जोड़ते हैं:

उपस्थिति साधारण क्षणों को असाधारण अनुभवों में बदल देती है। जब एक माँ अपने बच्चे की हँसी में पूरी तरह से डूब जाती है, जब एक माली अपनी उंगलियों के बीच मिट्टी को महसूस करता है, जब दोस्त एक साथ भोजन करते हैं - ये साधारण क्षण वास्तव में उपस्थिति के कारण खुशी के द्वार बन जाते हैं।

कृतज्ञता हमारे पूरे अनुभव को नया रूप देती है। उस व्यक्ति के बारे में सोचें जो गतिशीलता खो देता है और फिर चलने की क्षमता हासिल कर लेता है - हर कदम जश्न मनाने लायक चमत्कार बन जाता है। फिर भी जिन लोगों ने कभी यह क्षमता नहीं खोई है, वे शायद ही कभी चलने में ऐसा आनंद अनुभव करते हैं। कृतज्ञता हमें पहले खोने की आवश्यकता के बिना इस प्रशंसा का अनुभव करने की अनुमति देती है।

जुड़ाव हमारी सबसे गहरी लालसा को पूरा करता है। ध्यान दें कि जीवन के सबसे सुखद क्षणों में लगभग हमेशा जुड़ाव शामिल होता है - बच्चे का जन्म, प्रियजनों के साथ पुनर्मिलन, सामुदायिक उत्सव, या यहाँ तक कि प्रकृति या ईश्वर के साथ गहरा संबंध। यहाँ तक कि अंतर्मुखी लोग भी पाते हैं कि सही गहराई और आवृत्ति पर सार्थक संबंध आत्मा को पोषित करता है।

उद्देश्य हमारे दिनों को अर्थ से भर देता है। मरते हुए व्यक्ति को सम्मान प्रदान करने वाली धर्मशाला की नर्स, छात्रों में जिज्ञासा जगाने वाला शिक्षक, सुंदरता को कैद करने वाला कलाकार, चरित्र का पोषण करने वाला माता-पिता - सभी उद्देश्य से बढ़ी हुई खुशी पाते हैं। साधारण कार्य भी असाधारण बन जाते हैं जब उन्हें सार्थक उद्देश्य से जोड़ दिया जाता है।

स्वीकृति हमें अनावश्यक पीड़ा से मुक्त करती है। जब हम बारिश के दिन को स्वीकार करते हैं, उसके खिलाफ़ गुस्सा करने के बजाय, जब हम अपने बूढ़े शरीर को स्वीकार करते हैं जबकि अभी भी उसकी देखभाल कर रहे हैं, जब हम परिवर्तन को मजबूर करने की कोशिश किए बिना दूसरों की सीमाओं को स्वीकार करते हैं - हम वास्तविकता से लड़ने के थकाऊ बोझ से खुद को मुक्त करते हैं।

आध्यात्मिक प्रगति का मार्ग

सच्ची खुशी को आध्यात्मिक विकास से पूरी तरह से अलग नहीं किया जा सकता है। जैसे-जैसे हम आध्यात्मिक रूप से आगे बढ़ते हैं, हम खुशी के एक गहरे, अधिक लचीले रूप की खोज करते हैं:

आत्म-जागरूकता से ही हमारी घर वापसी की यात्रा शुरू होती है। वह व्यवसायी जो बातचीत के दौरान अपने क्रोध को बढ़ता हुआ देखता है और शांतिपूर्ण प्रतिक्रिया चुनता है, वह माँ जो अपने बचपन से ही पालन-पोषण में उभरने वाले पैटर्न को पहचानती है और सचेत रूप से अलग तरीके से चुनती है, वह छात्र जो परीक्षाओं से पहले चिंता को देखता है और खुद को केंद्रित करना सीखता है - सभी आत्म-जागरूकता का अभ्यास कर रहे हैं जो विकास की ओर ले जाता है।

 

समर्पण हमें एक महान ज्ञान से जोड़ता है। जब कैंसर रोगी कहता है "मैं हर उस चीज़ से लड़ूँगा जिसे मैं नियंत्रित कर सकता हूँ, और जो मैं नहीं कर सकता उसे समर्पित करूँगा," जब माता-पिता अपने बड़े हो चुके बच्चों के रास्तों पर भरोसा करना सीखते हैं, जब हम जीवन की अनिश्चितताओं को खुले दिल से स्वीकार करते हैं - हम उस स्वतंत्रता को खोजते हैं जो समर्पण के साथ आती है।

 

करुणा हमारी पहचान को सीमित आत्म से परे विस्तारित करती है। वह स्वयंसेवक जो आश्रय में सेवा करके संतुष्टि महसूस करता है, वह व्यक्ति जो संकट में किसी अजनबी की मदद करने के लिए रुकता है, वह व्यक्ति जो किसी ऐसे व्यक्ति को माफ़ करता है जिसने उन्हें दर्द पहुँचाया है - सभी अनुभव करते हैं कि कैसे करुणा विरोधाभासी रूप से देने वाले को उतना ही समृद्ध बनाती है जितना कि प्राप्तकर्ता को।

 

ईमानदारी हमारे भीतर और हमारे आस-पास सद्भाव पैदा करती है। वह व्यवसायी नेता जो आसान लाभ के बजाय नैतिकता को चुनता है, वह मित्र जो प्रेम से कठिन सत्य बोलता है, वह व्यक्ति जो असुविधाजनक होने पर भी प्रतिबद्धताओं का सम्मान करता है - सभी अपने मूल्यों के अनुरूप जीवन जीने से मिलने वाले शांत आनंद का अनुभव करते हैं।

भक्ति आध्यात्मिक जीवन की ज्योति जलाती है। वह दादी जो प्रत्येक दिन प्रार्थना से शुरू करती है, वह यात्री जो पहाड़ी रास्तों पर पवित्र संबंध पाता है, वह स्वयंसेवक जो अपने सेवा करने वालों में दिव्य उपस्थिति देखता है, वह कलाकार जो पूजा के कार्य के रूप में सृजन करता है - सभी भक्ति की परिवर्तनकारी शक्ति का उपयोग करते हैं।

सुंदर एकीकरण

विचार करें कि कैसे ये दो उद्देश्य - खुशी और आध्यात्मिक विकास - एक दूसरे के पूरक और पूर्ति करते हैं:

भौतिक सफलता के माध्यम से खुशी की तलाश करने वाला व्यक्ति अक्सर इसकी सीमाओं का पता लगाता है, जो जीवन के गहरे उद्देश्य के बारे में आध्यात्मिक प्रश्नों को जगा सकता है।

अनुशासन और अभ्यास के मार्ग पर चलने वाला आध्यात्मिक साधक परिस्थितियों से परे गहन खुशी की खोज करता है, जो पुष्टि करता है कि वे सही रास्ते पर हैं।

अपने बच्चे की उपलब्धियों के माध्यम से खुशी पाने की उम्मीद करने वाले माता-पिता कभी-कभी दर्दनाक रूप से सीखते हैं कि सच्चा आनंद प्रेमपूर्ण उपस्थिति और स्वीकृति के माध्यम से आता है - दैनिक जीवन में समाहित एक आध्यात्मिक सबक।

न्याय के लिए लड़ने वाले कार्यकर्ता को पता चलता है कि बाहरी परिवर्तन बहुत मायने रखते हैं, लेकिन उनकी आंतरिक शांति केवल परिणामों पर निर्भर नहीं हो सकती - सांसारिक जुड़ाव से पैदा हुई आध्यात्मिक अंतर्दृष्टि।

 

हर दिन इन दोहरे उद्देश्यों को जीने के अनगिनत अवसर प्रदान करता है:

 

हम नाश्ता कैसे करते हैं - जल्दबाजी में ध्यान भटकाने या कृतज्ञतापूर्ण उपस्थिति के साथ।

 

हम अपने परिवार का अभिवादन कैसे करते हैं - चिढ़ आदत या प्रेमपूर्ण जागरूकता के साथ।

 

हम अपने काम को कैसे करते हैं - अर्थहीन थकान या उद्देश्यपूर्ण सेवा के रूप में।

 

हम निराशाओं को कैसे संभालते हैं - कटु प्रतिरोध या विकास-दिमाग वाली स्वीकृति के साथ।

 

हम अजनबी के साथ कैसा व्यवहार करते हैं - उदासीन अलगाव या करुणामय संबंध के साथ।

 

सबसे सुंदर सत्य यह है कि ये दो उद्देश्य अलग-अलग रास्ते नहीं बल्कि एक ही यात्रा हैं। प्रामाणिक खुशी की ओर हर कदम आध्यात्मिक जागृति की ओर एक कदम है। आध्यात्मिक विकास में हर कदम अधिक गहन खुशी को प्रकट करता है।

 

यह समझ धार्मिक सीमाओं को पार करती है जबकि प्रत्येक परंपरा द्वारा दी जाने वाली बुद्धि का सम्मान करती है। चाहे हम ईश्वर, ब्रह्मांड, उच्च चेतना या केवल अस्तित्व के रहस्य की बात करें, हम उसे नाम देने का प्रयास कर रहे हैं जो अंततः नामों से परे है - वह स्रोत जिससे हम आए हैं और जिसकी ओर हमारी आध्यात्मिक प्रगति हमें मार्गदर्शन करती है।

 

जागृत जीवन जीने का आह्वान

मैं अब आपको इस दोहरे उद्देश्य को पूरी जागरूकता और इरादे के साथ अपनाने के लिए आमंत्रित करता हूँ। आज से शुरू करें:

अपनी खोजों की ईमानदारी से जाँच करें। खुद से पूछें: "क्या मैं खुशी की तलाश कर रहा हूँ जहाँ यह वास्तव में नहीं मिल सकती?" अपनी ऊर्जा को उस ओर पुनर्निर्देशित करें जो क्षणिक आनंद के बजाय स्थायी संतुष्टि प्रदान करे।

एक ऐसा दैनिक अभ्यास शुरू करें जो खुशी और आध्यात्मिक विकास दोनों को पोषित करे। पाँच मिनट का ध्यान, कृतज्ञता जर्नलिंग, माइंडफुल वॉकिंग या भक्तिपूर्ण पठन समय के साथ गहरा परिवर्तन शुरू कर सकता है।

अधिक उपस्थिति और करुणा के साथ जुड़ने के लिए एक रिश्ता चुनें। देखें कि कैसे यह छोटा सा बदलाव आपके और उनके जीवन में सकारात्मक बदलाव की लहरें पैदा करता है।

इस समझ को दूसरों के साथ साझा करें, उपदेश के माध्यम से नहीं, बल्कि जीवित उदाहरण के माध्यम से। जैसे-जैसे आप वास्तविक खुशी और आध्यात्मिक संरेखण को अपनाते हैं, आप उन लोगों के लिए प्रकाशस्तंभ बन जाते हैं जो अभी भी खोज रहे हैं।

रास्ते में अपरिहार्य ठोकरों के लिए खुद को माफ़ करें। मार्ग पूर्णता के बारे में नहीं है बल्कि लगातार वापसी के बारे में है - बार-बार उस चीज़ पर वापस आना जो वास्तव में मायने रखती है।

 

हमेशा याद रखें कि आप इस यात्रा में अकेले नहीं हैं। समय और स्थान के पार, अनगिनत आत्माएँ खुशी और आध्यात्मिक तृप्ति की ओर इसी मार्ग पर चलती हैं। पवित्र ग्रंथों और परंपराओं में दर्ज उनकी बुद्धिमता आपका मार्गदर्शन करने के लिए तैयार है। परिवर्तन का समय अभी है। तब नहीं जब परिस्थितियाँ सुधर जाएँ, तब नहीं जब आपके पास ज़्यादा संसाधन हों, तब नहीं जब आप ज़्यादा योग्य महसूस करें - बल्कि इसी क्षण। क्योंकि केवल वर्तमान में ही हम सच्ची खुशी का अनुभव कर सकते हैं और आध्यात्मिक जागृति की ओर अपना अगला कदम बढ़ा सकते हैं। हम सभी को इस दोहरे उद्देश्य के साथ जीने का साहस मिले, यह जानते हुए कि उनके पूर्ण एकीकरण में वह गहन तृप्ति निहित है जिसकी तलाश हमारे दिलों ने हमेशा की है। हज़ारों मील की यात्रा एक कदम से शुरू होती है - आपकी यात्रा आज से शुरू हो।

Tuesday, March 28, 2023

The Role of God in Your Karma and Destiny: An Eye-Opening video by Swami Mukundananda

The Role of God in Your Karma and Destiny: An Eye-Opening video by Swami Mukundananda

https://youtu.be/1vZrB0gHy5s Full Text  1  In the game of cricket, the players descend, the balls are bowled and the batsmen are free to play their strokes, the Umpire does not interfere, he only keeps giving decisions, so the umpire says, it's crossed the boundary, four runs, six if it's over the boundary, he's out etc. 

Now if somebody says how partial the umpire is, this person crossed a 100, he made a century and this person was given out on zero, how terribly unfair, but the people will say that the umpire was totally unbiased, he was only giving decisions on the runs that the players were making  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vZrB0gHy5s&t=2  2  similarly God is like the umpire, the referee, He gives you the ability to act, He notes your actions and then He gives the results in accordance with those actions,  so in this verse Shri Krishna is saying, Arjun, I am not the cause of your suffering, I am the cause in the sense that I am giving you the results but like a judge, it was your actions that caused those results  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vZrB0gHy5s&t=50  3  Bhagavad Gita Chapter 5 Sloka 14 Translation by Swami Mukundananda, “The embodied spirit, master of the city of his body, does not create activities, nor does he induce people to act, nor does he create the fruits of action. All this is enacted by the modes of material nature”.  https://vedabase.io/en/library/bg/5/14/  Neither the sense of doership nor the nature of actions comes from God, nor does He create the fruits of actions ; all this is enacted by the modes of material nature gunas  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vZrB0gHy5s&t=91  4  so the sense of doership, and the actions, none of these are coming from Me, they are all coming from the modes of material nature, so people often ask this question that why has God made us suffer in this world, it is all His fault,  so the answer is that He is not making us suffer in this world, He has created us with free will, now free will means that we have the choice to choose as we wish, but why has God given us this free will ? because without free will, there is no scope for love, a machine cannot love, a machine doesn't have choice  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vZrB0gHy5s&t=147  5  now you ask this microphone that Swami ji comes so close to you, so do you love Swami ji or not ? microphone says, I have no choice, whether he comes close or goes far, so without any free will, a machine is unable to love,  this love requires the freedom to choose and God has bestowed that freedom to us along with a huge amount of choice, so There are so many allurements (आकर्षण, लालच, या प्रलोभन) of Maya and at the same time there is the bliss of God and this creates the choices,  so people ask, why did God make Maya so attractive -so much so that we very often get into problems (because of maya attractions)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vZrB0gHy5s&t=213  6  If somebody gets addicted to cigarettes, now supposing God had not allowed cigarettes to be invented that would be one wise lesson in the world, supposing God had not allowed there to be any opium as one of the 8.4 million species (as plants like opium are also one of the living units counted among 84 lakh species),  then there would be no addiction because of it, so God is creating all these choices and we are getting stuck because of it, well the reason is that God is giving us the opportunity to make a choice  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vZrB0gHy5s&t=267  7  somebody asked Raman Maharishi, why did God create evil ? Raman Maharishi said to thicken the plot, He made the plot really thick means to now get out of it, you will have to strongly exert your free will.  If you have halka phulka prem (i.e., no true love) for God, it will not do, you will have to have really solid prem (love) and then God will test you, okay, now do you choose this or you choose Me ? I choose You ,okay, now I double the Allurements, now do you choose this or do you choose Me ? I choose You,  all right I'm increasing the allurements 100 fold, now do you choose this or do you choose Me ? we say, look, we treat our children so kindly that we protect them, keep them in the comfort zone, but God throws us out of the comfort zone, what kind of father is God ?  God says, look, when you treat your children with kid gloves, they grow up into babies, I want my children the souls to grow up as full-fledged souls in Super Consciousness - so for that they have to pass through all these tests and allurements, it may be a long process it may take many lifetimes but at the end, there will be really something and  God has faith that all of us will reach there one day, He has faith that His university of Hard Knocks, the universe this world, is the University of Hard Knocks, this university will purify all the souls and slowly they will all manifest that inner glory  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vZrB0gHy5s&t=304  8  so God has given us the allurements, He has given us the scope to make mistakes but He has given us the Free Will that we mature and we realize this is all bogus, then we can choose Him and find eternal beatitude (परम सुख, परमानंद, मोक्ष, परमगति)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vZrB0gHy5s&t=414  9  we can say that I am not the doer, this body is doing, I'm supposed to think that I'm not the doer, then why am I getting entangled in the karmas as it is the body that is doing karmas, if so Bhagawan, You should be bearing the consequences, not me, because You are the doer.  Shri Krishna says, you are not the body but the body and mind, they are given to you under your control and hence you become responsible for your body and mind and their karmas  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vZrB0gHy5s&t=438  10  there's a story in the Srimad Bhagavatam of the charioteer, he was driving a king to the war and the king was going to fight the war and get the glory of victory and enhance his kingdom and one animal came under the wheels and died,  so the charioteer said, oh King, the karma of killing this animal is yours, the king said, sorry, you are the charioteer, you will bear the karma of killing this animal, the charioteer said ask Yamraj,  Yamraj came there and they asked that who will bear the karma of killing this animal, Yamraj said look, oh king, you were going to fight for for your glory, if you had won the kingdom would be yours, now in the process, this animal is getting killed that karma also goes to your account  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vZrB0gHy5s&t=481  11  likewise the chariot we have of our body mind and intellect and we are the charioteer, (our soul) sitting inside, we are responsible as the (controller) passenger, so that is why the karmas they accrue to our account, and the sense of ego also God has given us, now whether we reduce it or we increase it, is all in our hands  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vZrB0gHy5s&t=550  12  God says I do the work of an umpire like a referee in the game, so in the game of cricket, there are 11 players from this side and 11 from that side and there are the umpires who come down, so the umpires keep giving decisions, one leg bye, four runs, sixer, he's out, so the umpires only give decisions,  everybody is free to play their own game, now somebody says, you gave me out and you gave him four runs, the umpire says it's all dependent upon how you play, I am just giving the judgment,  if somebody doesn't know cricket and they come there on the third day of the game of a test match & says that this player has got 90 runs on the board and these players are already out and the play is already just starting what kind of injustice is the umpire doing ?  so that question will be asked by the spectator who doesn't know the test match was played one day previously as well and one day prior to that as well  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vZrB0gHy5s&t=579  13  likewise we people also ask the question, why is there injustice from God, this person is born in a billionaire's house and this person is born in such a poor condition, so God says that this play happened in the past life & in the life before & in the life before & in the life before,  it is all continuing you may have forgotten but I remember and I give the fruits, so those fruits come in various forms, if you practiced a lot of music in your last life, then in this life those sanskars come so naturally that with a little bit of practice you're just able to move ahead and that's why you feel such a difference in people's musical abilities,  one person just picks the harmonium and is already going and the others practice day and night, still can't do it, those are the sanskars, i.e., their own karmas that are coming as the fruits, now those fruits could be good or bad  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vZrB0gHy5s&t=670  14  Dhritrashtra asked a question to Shri Krishna after the Mahabharat was over, his hundred sons had died and Yudishthar was so kind that he kept his uncle Dhritrashtra in his palace despite all the enmity that Dhritrashtra had practiced,  so Dhritrashtra asked Sri Krishna that what karmas did I do in that In front of my eyes, a hundred of my sons passed away, now even if one child passes away, it's such a big grief and now hundred children passed away, imagine the kind of grief for Dhritrashtra,  Shri Krishna said, yes Dhritrashtra, in this life you did not do anything so bad, what about the past life ? Dhritrashtra said in past life also I didn't do any such thing, he could remember his past three lives, so Shri Krishna said the past one nothing, previous to the past one not in that either, before that also Dhritrashtra said nothing,  Shri Krishna said you have an account of three lives but I have an account of all your lives, it is based on that sanchit karmas that I am giving you the fruits of your actions  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vZrB0gHy5s&t=750  15  so remember that God is just the judge, the umpire in the game, you are free to make your runs now, if you are a good player, you play well but if you're a bad player, you play badly but the important point is don't blame God for it, why is God favorable to this person and unfavorable to another,  God says, look, from my side I am completely equitable, little gopi will get the seat that even Shankar ji did not in the Maharaas, why, because the little Gopi an ordinary village woman, she learned to love so selflessly and so perfectly that God became a servant, so bhagavan says I am willing to become the servant of My devotees, what bhagya (fortune) can you not make if you put in sufficient efforts  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vZrB0gHy5s&t=838  16  that is why the urdu poet Allama Iqbal's words need to be written in gold "Khudi ko kar buland itna ke har taqdeer se pehle Khuda bande se khud pooche bata teri raza kya hai."  "खुदी को कर बुलंद इतना, कि हर तकदीर से पहले खुदा बंदे से खुद पूछे, बता तेरी रजा क्या है।" you increase your efforts to such an extent that God asks you, what kind of destiny do you want My child ?  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vZrB0gHy5s&t=906  Transcript Intro 0:02 you know the game of Cricket the players 0:06 descend the balls are bowled and the 0:09 batsmen are free to play their strokes 0:12 The Umpire does not interfere he only 0:15 keeps giving 0:17 decisions so the Umpire says it's crossed 0:20 the boundary four 0:21 runs six it's over the boundary he's out 0:26 now if somebody says how partial the umpire  0:30 is this person crossed a 100 he made a 0:34 century and this person was given out on 0:38 zero how terribly unfair people will say 0:41 the umpire was totally unbiased he was 0:45 only giving decisions on the runs that 0:48 the players were 0:50 making similarly God is like the Umpire 0:54 the referee he gives you the ability to 0:57 act he notes your actions and then he 1:00 gives the results in accordance with 1:03 those actions so in this verse Sri 1:05 Krishna is saying Arjun I am not the 1:10 cause of your suffering I am the cause 1:13 in the sense I giving you the results 1:16 but like a judge it was your actions 1:19 that caused those 1:21 results  bhagavat Gita chapter 5 verse 1:25 chanting is followed by translation and 1:28 commentary by Swami 1:31 Bhagavad Gita Chapter 5 Sloka 14 Translation by Swami Mukundananda 1:58 neither the sense of 2:02 doership nor the nature of actions comes 2:07 from 2:08 God nor does he create the fruits of 2:13 actions all this is enacted by the modes 2:17 of material nature  2:21 Bhagavad Gita Commentary by Swami Mukundananda 2:25 gunas 2:27 so the sense of doership 2:32 the actions none of these are coming 2:36 from 2:42 me they are all coming from the modes of 2:45 material nature so people often ask this 2:50 question that why has God made us suffer 2:54 in this world it is all his 2:57 fault so the answer comes here that he 3:01 is not making us suffer in this world he 3:04 has created us with free 3:07 will now free will means that we have 3:10 the choice to choose as we 3:15 wish 3:19 like why has God given us this free will 3:24 because without free will there is no 3:26 scope for 3:28 love a machine 3:30 cannot love a machine doesn't have 3:33 choice  now you ask this 3:37 microphone that Swami ji he comes so close 3:41 to you do you love Swami ji or not 3:44 microphone says I have no choice whether 3:47 he comes close goes far so without any 3:51 free will a machine is unable to 3:54 love this love requires the freedom to 3:59 choose 4:00 and God has bestowed that freedom to us 4:04 along with a huge amount of choice so 4:09 there's so many allurements of 4:13 Maya and at the same time there is the 4:15 Bliss of God and this creates the 4:19 Choices, why did God make Maya so 4:24 attractive people ask you know we get 4:27 into problems the cigarettes somebody 4:30 gets addicted now supposing God had not 4:33 allowed cigarettes to be invented that 4:36 would be one wise lesson in The World 4:38 supposing God had not allowed there to 4:41 be any opium as one of the 8.4 million 4:44 species then there would be 4:47 no addiction because of it so God is 4:51 creating all these choices and we are 4:53 getting stuck because of 4:56 it well the reason is God is giving 5:01 us the opportunity to 5:04 choose  somebody asked Raman Maharishi  5:07 why did God create 5:10 evil ? Raman Maharishi said to thicken the 5:14 plot he made the plot really thick means 5:18 to now get out of it you will have to 5:22 strongly exert your free will if you 5:25 have halka phulka prem for God it will not 5:28 do you will have to have really solid 5:32 prem and then God will test you okay 5:35 Now do you choose this or you choose 5:38 me I choose you okay now I double the 5:41 allurements now do you choose this or do 5:44 you choose me I choose you all right I'm 5:48 increasing the allurements 100 fold now do 5:52 you choose this or do you choose me we 5:55 say look we treat our children so kindly 5:59 we protect them keep them in the comfort 6:01 zone and God throws us out of the 6:04 comfort zone what kind of father is he 6:07 God says look when you treat your 6:09 children with kid gloves they grow up 6:11 into 6:13 babies I want my children the souls to 6:16 grow up as full-fledged souls in Super 6:21 Consciousness so for that they have to 6:24 pass through all these tests and 6:27 allurements it may be a long process it 6:30 may take many lifetimes but at the end 6:33 there will be really something and he 6:36 has faith that all of us will reach 6:38 there one day he has faith that his 6:42 university of Hard Knocks the universe 6:45 this world is the University of Hard 6:48 Knocks this University will purify all 6:51 the souls and slowly they will all 6:54 manifest that inner Glory   so he has 6:58 given us the allurements he has 7:02 given us the scope to make mistakes but 7:06 he has given us the Free Will that we 7:09 mature and we 7:11 realize this is all bogus then we can 7:15 choose him and find Eternal 7:18 beatitude  we can say that I am not the 7:22 doer this body is doing I'm supposed to 7:26 think I'm not the doer I'm not the doer 7:29 I'm not the 7:30 doer then why am I getting entangled in 7:33 the karmas that the body is doing then 7:36 bhagawan you should be bearing the 7:38 consequences not me because you are the 7:41 doer Sri Krishna says you are not the 7:45 body but the body and mind they are 7:49 given to you under your 7:52 control and hence you become 7:56 responsible for your body and mind and 8:00 their 8:01 karmas just like one there's a story in 8:05 the bhagwatam of The Charioteer here he was 8:09 driving a king to the 8:11 war and the 8:13 King was going to fight the war and get 8:18 the glory of Victory and enhance his 8:22 kingdom and one animal came under the 8:25 wheels and 8:27 died so the Charioteer said oh King the 8:31 karma of killing this animal is 8:35 yours the king said sorry you are the 8:39 Charioteer you will bear the karma of 8:42 killing this 8:44 animal the Charioteer said ask 8:47 Yamraj, Yamraj came there and they asked that 8:51 who will bear the karma of killing this 8:54 animal Yamraj said look oh King you were 8:58 going to fight for For Your Glory if you 9:01 had won the kingdom would be yours now 9:04 in the process this animal is getting 9:07 killed that Karma also goes to your 9:10 account likewise like The Chariot we 9:14 have our body mind and intellect and we 9:17 are the Charioteer inside we are the 9:20 responsible the 9:21 passengers so that is why the karmas 9:26 they accrue to our account 9:30 and the sense of ego also God has given 9:34 us now whether we reduce it we increase 9:37 it is all in our 9:39 hands God says I do the work of an 9:45 Umpire like a referee in the 9:48 game so in the game of 9:51 cricket there are 11 players from this 9:54 side and 11 from this 9:56 side and there are the Umpires who come 10:00 down so the Umpires keep giving 10:04 decisions one leg 10:07 bye four runs sixer he's 10:13 out so the Umpires only give decisions 10:17 everybody is free to play their own 10:20 game now somebody says you gave me out 10:24 and you gave him four runs the Umpire 10:27 says it's all depended on how you play I 10:30 Am just giving the 10:32 Judgment if somebody doesn't know 10:34 cricket and they come there on the third 10:39 day of the game of a test 10:42 match & say this player has got 90 runs 10:46 on the 10:47 board and these players are already out 10:51 and the play is already just starting 10:54 what kind of Injustice is the Umpire 10:58 doing 11:00 so that question will be asked by The 11:02 Spectator who doesn't know the Test 11:04 match was played one day previously as 11:07 well and one day prior to that as 11:10 well  likewise we people also ask the 11:14 question why is there injustice 11:17 from God this person is born in a 11:19 Billionaire's house and this person is 11:21 born in such a poor 11:24 condition so God says that this play 11:28 happened in the past life in the life 11:31 before in the life before in the life 11:33 before it is all continuing you may have 11:36 forgotten but I remember and I give the 11:40 fruits so those fruits come in various 11:44 forms if you practiced a lot of music in 11:49 your last 11:51 life in this life those sanskars come 11:54 so naturally with a little bit of practice 11:57 you're just able to move ahead right and 12:00 that's why you feel such a difference in 12:03 people's musical abilities one person 12:05 just picks the harmonium and is already 12:07 going and the others practice day and 12:10 night still can't do 12:12 it those are the sanskars their own karmas 12:16 that are coming as the 12:19 fruits  now those fruits could be good or 12:23 Bad God says I am the 12:26 judge I am not partial 12:30 Dhritrashtra asked a question to Shri 12:34 Krishna after the Mahabharat was over 12:37 his hundred Sons had 12:40 died and yudishthar was so kind that he kept 12:45 his uncle Dhritrashtra in his Palace 12:48 despite all the enemity that Dhritrashtra 12:51 had 12:53 practiced so Dhritrashtra asked Sri 12:57 Krishna that what karmas did I do in 13:02 front of my eyes a hundred of my sons 13:05 passed 13:06 away, if one child passes away 13:09 it's such a big grief and hundred 13:12 children pass away imagine the kind of 13:15 grief 13:17 For Dhritrashtra Sri Krishna said yes Dhritrashtra in 13:21 this life you did not do anything so bad 13:25 what about the past 13:27 life the Dhritrashtra said in past life also 13:30 I didn't do any such thing he could 13:32 remember three lives so Shri Krishna 13:35 said the past one nothing the past one 13:39 not in that either before 13:43 that said also Dhritrashtra said nothing, Shri Krishna said you 13:47 have an account of three lives I have an 13:50 account of all your lives it is based on 13:54 that sanchit Karma that I am giving you 13:58 the fruits of your actions  so 14:01 remember God is just the judge the 14:05 umpire in the game you are free to make 14:09 your runs now if you are a good player 14:13 you play well if you're a bad player you 14:16 play badly but the important point is 14:20 don't blame God for 14:22 it why is God favorable to this person 14:25 and unfavorable God says look from my 14:28 side I am completely Equitable little 14:32 gopi will get the seat that even Shankar 14:35 ji did not in the 14:39 maharas why because the little Gopi an 14:43 ordinary Village woman she learned to 14:47 love so selflessly and so perfectly that 14:51 God became a servant so bhagavan says I 14:55 am willing to become the servant of my 14:57 devotees what 14:59 Bhagya can you not make if you put in 15:04 sufficient 15:06 efforts  that is why the urdu poet Allama Iqbal's 15:10 words need to be written in 15:24 Gold “"Khudi ko kar buland itna ke har taqder se pehle Khuda bande se khud pooche bata teri raza kya hai." you increase your efforts to such 15:28 an extent 15:29 that God asks you what kind of Destiny 15:32 do you want my child