Guest guest Posted July 22, 2006 Report Share Posted July 22, 2006 Sacrifice is the only path to get the grace of the Lord. But, what sacrifice gets the grace of Lord? Sacrifice of everything is stated in the Gita (Sarvakarma phalatyagam�). Everything means anything that is required to the context and this does not mean blind sacrifice of everything. Planning decides the requirement. Sacrifice of that particular required item to the context of implementation of planning is true sacrifice. If you just keep the Lord as your son, you will understand everything, because the love on the child is strongest among all the worldly bonds. For the sake of your child, you will sacrifice anything, without aspiring any fruit in return. God created this bond in this world to preach you practically regarding the bond you should have with the Lord. It is a simile created by God for preaching you practically. There are some devotees in Christianity and Hinduism, who sacrificed their sons for the sake of Lord, when tested. This means that the bond with the Lord should be greater than the bond with your child. Atleast, give equal importance, if not more. When Hanuman was going to search Sita, Rama did not give any guidance. Hanuman faced several problems on the way but all were solved by the intelligence of Hanuman, which was associated by the grace of the Lord. At this point, sacrifice of intelligence is needed. Hanuman did not simply pray �Oh Lord! This is your work. Please solve this problem.� The intelligence also should have the fortune of participation in the divine service. Do you advise your son �Whenever you get some problem, pray God, it will be solved.�? When your son comes with a problem, you are applying your intelligence to solve it. Do you start praying as soon as you hear his problem? The Lord wants to see the extent of your sacrifice in the mission. When you have sacrificed all your efforts by all means, the Lord is pleased and gives guidance at that point, since the success in the work is not important for Him. He can finish the work in a fraction of second. The finishing of work is not important for Him, which takes no time. He gives all the importance to the sacrifice of your efforts by all means, which is a proof of your real love towards Him. God can excuse all the sins without Jesus. What is the use of that cruel crucification? It shows the sacrifice of Jesus for God, which will be an example for other devotees in the spiritual path. You should not expect any help from God even in the last moment. Jesus sacrificed everything irrespective of any help from God even in the last moment of crucification. If Rama wishes, Ravana will be turned into ash and Sita will be by His side in a fraction of a second. Rama did not do like that, since the aim of Rama is not to get Sita but to see the dedication and devotion of Hanuman and Lakshmana. Similarly, Bharata was tested by the sudden twist given to the role of his mother. Even in the last minute of hectic torture in the crucification, Jesus did not change His mind and faith, who finally cried that He is submitting His soul in the hands of God. He sacrificed His life for the work of God and He was never worried about the final result of work. The aim of Rama was not to get back Sita, because he left her within a short time. His aim was different. The same category of priests of church, who are appreciating the knowledge of Jesus today, insulted and killed the same Jesus some time ago. What is the reason? The only reason is that at that time Jesus was alive before their eyes in the same human form as they were present. Today Jesus does not appear alive, who is reduced to a statue on cross or to a photo. When a co-human being does some great work, jealousy and egoism affect the hearts immediately, even though people appreciate the great person externally. Those priests who killed Jesus were appreciating the Old Testament of old prophets, because those prophets were not alive at that time. If the Prophet is dead, the appreciation of His knowledge bursts out. Today, thousands of temples of Sai Baba appear. But when Sai Baba was alive, not a single temple was built for Him. The present temple where He was cremated was built for Lord Krishna only when He was alive. Infact, Sai Baba commented to the builder of the temple by asking �Am I not your Lord Krishna at present?� Still the bulb did not glow in the mind of the devotees. Therefore the greatness of even any human being cannot be tolerated. Can people tolerate a human being to be called greatest, meaning God? If one says, �He is as great as yourself� nobody tolerates. Can he tolerate the statement �He is greater than you�? Then, it is impossible to tolerate the statement �Here is a human being who is greatest, the God in human form�. The jealousy will exceed even its climax and people will just laugh at the statement. The appreciation exists even now in the hearts, but it will come out only when the human form disappears from the eyesight. At the lotus feet of Shri Datta Swami surya http://www.universal-spirituality.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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