Guest guest Posted October 17, 2004 Report Share Posted October 17, 2004 Beloved Sairam, It is divine grace and I must thank Baba for locating such wonderful treasure. There are totally 13 parts in this series and the author presented 13 practical solutions to overcome temptations. Really it is going to be a boon to our family members. My prayers to Baba to all to overcome temptations and to escape from many deadly troubles. Regards. Sivanandam - Anitha Kandukuri <a_kandukuri <> Cc: <saikalaadla>; < Sunday, October 17, 2004 3:19 AM RE: HOW TO OVERCOME TEMPTATIONS - 4 > > > Sairam Sivanandamgaru, > > A true reflection of Human mind. The author presents the article very well > and is very relavant to the way human mind thinks. > > Most of the times we do find the dangerous ego and weakness surfacing even > in devotion. A man who says he is not affected or moved by worldly > pleasures is egoistic too. BABA was humble and never let the ego crop up, > and showed strong will power in his life. So it leads one to wonder whether > it is right to believe a person who proclaims immunity from the worldy > vices? Temptation (maya) has lured even Gods so what to speak of weak human > minds? I loved reading every word of the article. Thank you very much for > such wonderful reflective posting. > > May BABA always bless us and guide us away from vices in our life. > > humbly yours > > Sairam > > > Anitha Kandukuri > http://www.angelfire.com/sd/SaidarbarCanberra > > > > > n sivanandam <vasuki_mahal > > vasuki_mahal > HOW TO OVERCOME TEMPTATIONS - 4 > Fri, 15 Oct 2004 16:57:21 -0700 (PDT) > > > HOW TO OVERCOME TEMPTATIONS - 4 > > > > "There are two sorts of things viz., the Good and the Pleasant; the former > deals with spiritual affairs, and the latter with mundane matters. Both > these approach man for acceptance. He has to think and choose one of them. > The wise man prefers the Good to the Pleasant; but the unwise, through greed > and attachment, chooses the Pleasant" -Sri Sai Satcharitra, Ch. XVI, XVII. > > > > There is a Bengali proverb which tells us: "The heron is a saint when there > are no fish in sight." And there is an amusing little story told to us > concerning a young woman who trained her cat to hold a candle stick in his > paws while she ate dinner. This the cat did, night after night, and when the > young woman felt satisfied with the cat's performance, she invited her > friends to dinner, so that they could see what she had trained her cat to > do. The cat jumped on the table, got hold of the candlestick and sat there > quietly. One of the friends spread the food on the floor, thinking that the > cat would be driven to it, but was surprised to find that the cat sat > motionless, holding the candlestick in his paws. Another friend held a piece > of meat close to the nose but even that did not affect the cat. However, > when someone who had brought a mouse in a box, opened the box and let the > mouse go, the cat immediately dropped the candlestick and ran after the > mouse. > > > > We are like that. We seem to be safe in virtue, but as soon as we see some > pleasure, we run after it, forgetting everything else, forgetting even our > reputation, our family, honour, and prestige. > > > > The question has been considered in the Gita. Arjuna asks Sri Krishna: > "Master! why does a man commit sin against his will? What is the force that > drags him, irresistibly to pathways of evil?" Many of us have had a similar > experience. We think we do not wish to fall into. In our saner moment, we > wish to avoid sin. Then suddenly, there wakes up within us a storm, and we > are led ashtray. What is the force that drags us to pathways of evil? > > > > In answer, the Master says to Arjuna: "You say that man is dragged to the > path of sin. That is not so! For man is not a machine. Man is endowed with > willpower, - the power of determination, the power to make his own choice. > Man can never commit sin against his will. Man's will consents, gives the > green signal, before man falls into sin. And, Arjuna, you ask me what is the > force that makes a man commit sin. The force is kama, desire, lust. It is > the enemy of man! It is man's deadly foe! Beware of it! And, never forget, > that desire is insatiable!" > > > > Significant are the words of the great law-giver, Manu: "Desire is never > satisfied by the enjoyment of the objects of desire. It grows from more to > more as does the fire to which fuel is added." And the Yoga Vashista tells > us: "We think it is we who enjoy pleasure. But, in truth, it is pleasures > that enjoy us. For a while pleasure always remains young and vital, it is we > who keep growing old and get consumed in the fire of pleasure." > > > > (To be continued ; Author: Sri. J.P. Vaswani) > > > > Tamaso Ma Jyotirgamaya...... > > > > The cure of all ills - physical, mental, spiritual, is contact with God. > From time to time, detach yourself from your surroundings and enter within > yourself: and in silence wait upon God, conscious of His presence. From time > to time, engage yourself in loving converse with God. Offer all your work to > Him: Call out to Him for help before beginning any work: and give gratitude > to him when it is over. > > > > Accept whatever comes to you. Do not seek the "pleasant": do not shun the > "unpleasant". But rejoice in everything that happens. All that has happened, > all that is happening and is yet to happen, all, all is for the best! Turn > out all thoughts of fear and doubt and anxiety. Close the windows and doors > of your minds against them as you would against plague germs. Face each > trial and tribulation with love and laugher. Meet every situation in life > with prayer. > > > > > > Mail - CNET Editors' Choice 2004. Tell them what you think. a > > VISIT SABKAMALIKEK WEB PAGE AT > http://groups.msn.com//home.htm > Links > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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