Guest guest Posted February 6, 2005 Report Share Posted February 6, 2005 Divine Love (contd.....) Religion will ever" remain the national passion in India, and the search for the meaning of life lies beyond the region of man's material desires and struggles. Modern man has been able to go round the moon in a few minutes. Nature is revealing its mysteries. Startling discoveries have been made and greater discoveries are in store for us. Civilization has advanced far. Barriers separating countries and nations have been destroyed. Man has conquered distance and the craze for further discoveries leads man to rtstless life. He feels a vacuum. There is an urge1 to know tho soul, to know God, to pierce the mystery that veils nature. This constitutes the religious impulse in man. He faces the threefold questions : (1) Who am I? (2) Whence have I come (3) What shall I do to return to my true homeland "Each soul is potentially Divine. The goal is manifest, achieve this divinity within by controlling nature, external and internal. Do this and be free- This is the “whole- of religion." Thus spoke Vivekananda, To know who you are, spend some time every day in silerice, in meditation. Sit in a silent corner away from the din and roar of daily life and meditate on the adventure of existence, Ramana's message to humanity is to know ourselves. Reflect, recollect, concentrate, meditate. The gates are opened. Haw to know God ? What is the easiest way to God? That was a question put to Mahatma Gandhi. What was the answer ? He said : " To me Seva, service of the poor, opens the easiest way to God." Let us contemplate |he way of Gandhi, the Father of the Nation. He says in one his books, " I would rather be torn to pieces than disown my brothers and sisters in suffering and pain." He identified himself with the poor and needy. Religion to Gandhi was not creed, but right life, a life of sympathy and love, of fellowship with the poor. Therefore, to know God, love is a pre-requisite. God is love itself. " The ignorant feel that God and love are separate- God and Love are One, and when once this is known they will realise that God is love." So said the great Tamil sage, ThiruvalluVar, (Adopted from the Book Pearls of Wisdom by His Holiness Swami Kesavaiahji) (To be contd....) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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