KARMA & BHAKTI - CONCLUDING PART

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Any activity , however big or small , is because of HIS benevolence and finally

resides in HIM after its fruition. One cannot get close to HIM, if one goes to

him with a pre - conceived notion. God is merely an observer. HE never

intereferes with the laws of nature except in few cases, the guru takes the

karma of an individual upon himself for certain reasons.Such cases are

EXTREMELY RARE. Such births are one in a zillion!!!!!!!!Karma does good to the

good and the bad like it does bad to the bad and the good. Even every thought

is monitored.Nature being perfect, it can never go wrong. Past has vanished,

and future is unknown. We have only the Present to exercise our free-will to

align our path with HIS mission. Therefore we must NOW restrain our thoughts,

control our mind through meditative techniques and introspection . These

techniques help us to take control of situations and not vice versa. Hence SELF

-CONTROL is

paramount.Here is an infallible barometer, given by Swami Sivananda, (which was

jotted down by me sometime back in my personal diary),to find out the degree of

ones spiritual progress. How would you feel, if: 1.Your clean hands or best

clothes are stained. 2.You stumbled down or commit a blunder and are laughed

at. 3.You are hurt accidentally or stung by an insect or scorpion. 4.You suffer

from illness or pain. 5.You do not succeed in your efforts. 6.You do not get a

thing that you want, or find that some thing you possess is missing. 7.You are

kept waiting for a long time by some other person. 8.You are insulted or abused

for no reason. 9.Others fail in their duties towards you. 10.You suffer a loss

or bereavement. If none of these can disturb your peace of mind and you are

indifferent to them, you have won the struggle and achieved 50% self control.

God sends trials and troubles to

strengthen your character: Greet them and test yourself. Isn't this

beautiful?It is so true!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Every moment of our life we face

challenges. However, we have lost our self-control and self- awareness.We

lay imaginary rules and expect others to match to our expectations, we expect

people to speak what our ears like to hear, others to behave the way our eyes

like to see irrespective of our own conduct. We never pause a moment to think

before we act. Problems are self - created because of our foolish actions

arising out of our own expectations. Who are we to blame God?. So let us

surrender to the Lord with Shraddha (Faith) and Saburi (Patience) and put the

reins of our lives on HIS hands and allow HIM to run the chariot, HE will guide

us to our destination - The Abode

Of Eternal Bliss. Regards,Lalethaa Ganesh.Send instant messages to your

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