Humanity & Sadhna !

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This weekend i visited the temple of Chandrabadni devi in Garhwal

Himalayas. Though i went there 2/3 times earlier too, but only this

time i came to know it is a Siddha Peetha of Bhuvaneshwari,... one

of the 10 Mahavidyas. I will write about this in details later.

 

On our return we stopped for a while in Haridwar, to let my parents

take a dip in Ganges. We chose a less crowded Ghat and all started

enjoying the cold water of ganges.

 

When i came back to my car to fetch some clothes, I saw a puppy, who

looked ill. Nobody seemed to notice the suffering puppy and people

were coming and going. Then I saw one Sadhu who got an alms of Rs.

10 from a pilgrim ... the sadhu rushed to the nearby tea-shop and

purchased milk. I thought...hmmm he must be hungry as it is 7 in

the morning and time for break-fast.

 

The Sadhu, a young man in 30s and wearing black attire (i dont know

if they are Avdhoots), brought the milk to the suffering puppy and

with love put the milk before him. The puppy was in such a

condition that he showed no interest in the milk. The sadhu then

put his glass of milk to his mouth and started pouring milk drop by

drop into his mouth.

 

I went near the sadhu and asked what happened - The sadhu looked up,

and there were tears in his eyes. He told --in the morning hours

one Car driver crushed the puppy while going out of parking. He

didnt even stop to see what he did.

 

So he will die as i think his spine is broken- i proclaimed

 

Sadhu said- yes he surely will... but i cant see him dying hungry so

i am offering him milk... God knows his duty and i have to perform

my job.

 

 

I felt my throat choked... thinking of a rich man bringing his

family for a holy dip... running over a helpless puppy by his car

and going home, as if all his sins were washed away in Ganga.

 

And a Sadhu who gets his first alms of morning and instead of going

for tea, offers milk to the dying puppy.

 

Should I tell who got his sins washed,...>??

 

Aum

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, aumji <no_reply wrote:

Dear Aumji,

 

Namaste!

 

That is wonderful posting on your trip to himalayas. Ofcourse no

need to say whose sins were washed. Caring for animals is called

as BHOOT DAYA. Except for animal rightist nobody bothers about

these poor creatures. But karmic law is very strict and just and

you just cannot escape it. The laws grinds slowly but surely and

finely and then you wonder WHY THIS HAPPENS TO ME ONLY.

 

Keep posting and we all look forward to it.

 

With warm wishes,

 

Sudhakar

HARI OM TAT SAT! Cheers! )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> This weekend i visited the temple of Chandrabadni devi in Garhwal

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, aumji <no_reply wrote:

>

> I felt my throat choked... thinking of a rich man bringing his

> family for a holy dip... running over a helpless puppy by his car

> and going home, as if all his sins were washed away in Ganga.

>

> And a Sadhu who gets his first alms of morning and instead of

going

> for tea, offers milk to the dying puppy.

>

> Should I tell who got his sins washed,...>??

>

> Aum

>

 

 

Aumji Thankyou very much for sharing this wonderful incident. Tell

me a person who has reached high on spiritual path and he sees

anyone in pain and he knows he is suffering due to his own karma,

and does not do anything for him, can he be called a good sadhaka

but a bad human being?

 

I think a great yogi will not try to interefere in Nature's affairs

by helping people ?

 

I know I am wrong but how ?

 

thanks

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> I think a great yogi will not try to interefere in Nature's affairs

> by helping people ?

 

Anusuyaji, I think the advice of Yoga Sutras is best. It says

" Cultivate hapiness & friendship with happy people, compassion for

those in misery, admiration to those with virtues/good qualities, &

detachment from evil people " .

 

Most people are jealous of the happy & try to claim their virtues are

due to plain luck. For people in misery they blame their Karma(but for

their own misery they blame others or God!), & they get angry towards

wicked people.

 

With happy people, become happy with them, & share their happiness.

Show compassion to the suffering, & share their misery. Note:

compassion is different from pity. In pity you think " Poor fellow. At

least Im better. He should become more like me. " This makes ego

strong. Show compassion, not pity.

 

Admire people with good qualities, & inspire to become like them.

 

As for evil people, be completely detached to them & their behaviour.

This doesnt mean ignore them or their evil deeds, just dont let them

affect you. Dont get angry " If there is God, why is there evil " etc.

Maintain a cold, dispassionate distance from them.

 

This is the way to become a Yogi.

 

with love

Shantnu

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> I think a great yogi will not try to interefere in Nature's

affairs

> by helping people ?

 

 

hmmm....this is a tricky question !!

 

If you read my original post the Sadhu offering milk to the puppy

answered this question.

 

When I asked him will the puppy die the sadhu said - God will do his

duty (of saving or killing the puppy) but i will do my duty - to

feed him.

 

Here lies the reply... we must do our Karma without giving a

thought that we are trying to change the natural course.

 

Supppose if we are put in a situation to help others and we are

capable of helping, we must help... not thinking as we are changing

his Karma or interferring in Nature's work, but as our duty.

 

If god wanted a begger to get some money,... he may send him to

us when we do have money in our pocket to spare.

 

Geeta explains it well.... offering all our good karma to God not

thinking we are the doer or we are changing somebody's luck

 

Aum