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| anupamagaaruu sarichEsinanduku dhanyavaadamulu. talaraata kooDaa karmala valananE kadaa vachchEdi #
Posted by: Mr. HAYAGREEVA MURTY Rachuri At: 1, Apr 2004 10:33:20 AM IST
Personally it made a lot of sense to me. When we are rude to others we realize how bad it hurts when someone else acts similary with us. - shaw manetina idi chaalaa gurtunchukOvalasinadi. andukE bhaaratamulO
orulEyavi yonarinchina
naravaranapriyamu tanaku taa
norulakunavi sEyakuniki
paraayaNamu dharma pathamulakellan
Posted by: Mr. HAYAGREEVA MURTY Rachuri At: 1, Apr 2004 10:07:10 AM IST
karmalu mooDu rakaalannadi sarE. kaani avi EvanTe,
praarabda, sanchita mariyu aagaami.
praarabdamu anTe intaku munupu chEsina karma phalitamu.
sanchita anagaa I janma lO ippaTivaraku chEsinadi. aagaami anTE I janmalO ikamundu lEka vachchE janmalalO raabOyEvi. tallitanDrula karmalu pillaliki chendavu. 'pillalli kanTaamukaani vaaLLakarmalani kanTAmaa' anE naanuDi vinE vunTaaru
Posted by: Mr. HAYAGREEVA MURTY Rachuri At: 1, Apr 2004 9:48:59 AM IST
peddala kharmalaki pillalu baadyulu anTaaru eppuDanna vinnara
anTe peddalu manchi kharmalu chesina cheDDa kharmalu chesina konni pillaliki kooDa vartistaayi
Posted by: Mr. Nagesh Babu Adari At: 1, Apr 2004 7:19:22 AM IST
intaku mundu evarO ikkada oka pOsT lO raasaaru manchi vaaLLandarU adRushTavantulu ani, alaanE anipinchindi kaanee mana adRushTaanni manamE nirdESinchukunTaamEmO anipistundi idi chadivitE. EmanTaaru vijaya gaaru?
Posted by: shaw manetina At: 1, Apr 2004 2:47:03 AM IST
Very true. Today's reading reinforces the same idea with a really good analogy.
THREEFOLD KARMA
Man is threefold in his nature. He consists of desire or feeling,
knowing and willing. These three fashion his karma. He knows objects
like chair, tree, etc. He feels joy and sorrow. He wills - to do
this, or not to do that.
Behind the action, there are desire and thought. A desire for an
object arises in the mind and then you think of ways and means to
obtain it. Then you exert to possess it. Desire, thought and action
always go together in this process. They are the three threads, as it
were, that are twisted into the cord of karma.
Desire produces karma. You work and exert to acquire the objects of
your desire. Karma produces its fruits as pain or pleasure. You will
have to take birth after birth to reap the fruits of your karmas.
This is the law of karma.
Karma is of three kinds, namely, the accumulated works, the works
that fructify and the current works. The accumulated karmas have
accrued to you from the past. Part of it is seen in the character of
man, in his tendencies and aptitudes, capacities, inclinations and
desires.
The fructifying karma is that portion of the past karma which is
responsible for the present body. It is ripe for reaping and cannot
be avoided or changed. It is only exhausted by being experienced. You
pay past debts.
The karma of current works is that karma which is now being made for
the future.
In Vedantic literature, there is a beautiful analogy. The archer has
already released an arrow; it has left his hands. He cannot recall
it. He is about to shoot another arrow. The bundle of arrows in the
quiver on his back is the accumulated work. The arrow he has shot is
fructifying work, and the arrow which he is about to shoot from his
bow is current work. Of these, he has perfect control over the
accumulated and the current works, but he must surely work out his
fructifying works. The past which has begun to take effect he has to
experience. Fructifying karma cannot be prevented even by the Lord.
Posted by: shaw manetina At: 31, Mar 2004 7:14:50 PM IST
Anyone has anything to say about our being responsible for our actions?
Personally it made a lot of sense to me. When we are rude to others we realize how bad it hurts when someone else acts similary with us.
Two things... One, it makes you realize that every action of ours has some effect on ourselves/others. Two, the realization that the feeling of hurt when something bad happens may be the result of our own (similar)action in the past. It can be extended to our actions in past lives (as we learn from scholors / gurus) but even in one lifetime itself we see it happening (Those who don't respect their parents getting the same treatment from their children, those who insult their spouses getting it from their bosses / colleagues et.al.)
I would like people to discuss their experiences and sharing what they learned from them. As Vijaya garu said not every one of us will have same kind of experiences but we can learn from others'.
Thanks.
Posted by: shaw manetina At: 30, Mar 2004 9:35:06 PM IST
NATURE'S LAWS
The law of compensation operates everywhere in nature's phenomena.
The seed breaks and a large tree arises from the seed. There is no
loss in the breaking of the seed. Fuel burns. Fuel is destroyed. But
there is heat, in accordance with the law of compensation. Many
articles are cooked in the fire on account of the heat.
The law of compensation operates in the mental plane also. It keeps
up the balance and establishes peace, concord, equilibrium, harmony
and justice in nature. Think deeply, cogitate and reflect. You will
see that this law of compensation is operating everywhere in the
phenomena of nature. It is inexorable and immutable. No on can defy
this relentless and irresistible law. If you do an evil act, you will
reap a bad fruit in compensation.
If you take an individual life as an isolated event which begins with
birth of the physical body and terminates with its death you cannot
find any correct explanation or solution for the affairs of life. You
will be groping in darkness and despair. Your present life is
nothing, when compared with the whole soul-life. It is momentary - a
mere fragment. If you want to find the cause or antecedent for
anything, you will have to go deep into the affairs of the eternal
soul-life. Then alone there will be perfect balance of cause and
effect, antecedent and consequence. Life does not end with the
disintegration of this physical body alone. There is reincarnation.
There had been countless previous lives also. You will have to take
into consideration the widest view of the life of the soul. Then
you will find a perfect, satisfactory solution for all the intricate
and complicated affairs of life.
Every wrong action or crime brings its own punishment in accordance
with the law of retribution. The law of causation, the law of action
and reaction, the law of compensation and the law of retribution -
all operate together. He who hurts another man, hurts himself first.
Remember that God is neither partial nor unjust. Remember that God is
not responsible for the wealth of one man or the poverty of another.
You suffer on account of your own wicked actions. There is nothing
chaotic or capricious in this world. Things do not happen in this
universe by accident or chance in a disorderly manner. They happen in
regular succession and events follow each other in a regular order.
There is a kind of definite connection between what is being done now
by you and what will happen in the future. Sow always the seeds which
will bring pleasant fruits and which will make you happy herein and
hereafter.
Posted by: shaw manetina At: 30, Mar 2004 8:30:43 PM IST
Today's reading...
UNDERSTAND NATURE
Every man should have a comprehensive understanding of nature's laws,
and their operations. Then he can pull on in this world smoothly and
happily. He can utilise the helping forces to serve his ends in the
best possible manner. He can neutralise the hostile or antagonistic
currents. Just as the fish swims against the current, so also he will
be able to go against the hostile currents by adjusting himself
properly and safeguarding himself through suitable precautionary
methods. Otherwise he becomes a slave. He is tossed about hither and
thither helplessly by various currents. Various hostile forces drag
him in different corners. He drifts like a wooden plank in a river.
He is always very miserable and unhappy although he is wealthy and
possesses everything that the world can offer.
The captain of a steamer who has a mariner's compass, who has
knowledge of the sea, the routes and the oceanic currents can sail
smoothly. Otherwise his steamer will drift here and there helplessly
and be wrecked by being dashed against some icebergs or rocks.
Likewise, a wise sailor in the ocean of this life, who has a detailed
knowledge of the laws of karma and nature can sail smoothly and reach
the goal of life positively. Understanding the laws of nature, you
can mould or shape your character in any way you like. "As a man
thinketh so he becometh", is one of the great laws of nature. Think
you are pure; pure you will become. Think you are noble; noble you
will become. Think you are a human being; human you will become.
Think you are Brahman; Brahman you will become.
He who spreads happiness will always get such favourable
circumstances as can bring him happiness. He who spreads pain to
others will, doubtless, get such unfavourable circumstances,
according to the law of nature, as can bring him misery and pain.
Therefore man creates his own character and circumstances. Bad
character can be transmuted into good character by means of good
thoughts, and unfavourable circumstances can be changed into
favourable circumstances by doing good actions. O Ram! You must
understand the laws of nature and become wise and happy.
Posted by: shaw manetina At: 29, Mar 2004 8:13:22 PM IST
vijaya gaarU,
chaala manchi nirvachanam anDee. yOgaa anTe aDavullOki veLLi tapassu cheyyaDam kaadu, mana dainamdina jeevitam lO kUDa yOgulu gaa jeevinchachchu meeru cheppinaTlu. ee prayatnam lO mana vijayaalu apajayaalu kanuka manam ikkaDa charchinchukunnaTlayitE adi vErE vaaLLaku upayogamgaa unTundi, manam kUDa vErE vaaLLa anubhavaalanunchi sfUrti ni pondavachchu ani naa aalOchana.
Posted by: shaw manetina At: 29, Mar 2004 8:11:37 PM IST
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