Guest guest Posted July 7, 2005 Report Share Posted July 7, 2005 The weal and woe, the prosperity and poverty are the effects of Birth-Prarabdha (Deha-prarabdha). We have to consume it and exhaust all with the attitude of faith and patience. If we commit a theft or a murder for the sake of money, it would bring in Karma-prarabdha (i.e. fruit of karma). It is not Deha- prarabdha. The destiny did not mean to gift it to us. We have ourselves brought the karma by our greed. We have now to consume earlier Deha-prarabdha and the new Karma prarabdha. If it cannot be exhausted in this birth, we have to take another birth to repay it. It is for this, that we should have absolutely control over the mind and action. We should not enable ourselves in the new web of karma due to lust and greed. We should exhaust the original Deha-prarabdha with faith and patience. An aspirant must accomplish the “Four Sadhanas” (Sadhana- Chatustaya). This is vivek, vairaga, shamadama and mumuksha. In other words, it means renunciation, discrimination, control of mind and desire for liberation. We must read on with these four instruments in our hand. All yogas, yadnyas, penances are fruitless and futile for want of these four sadhanas. This is because the human mind is not cleansed and made bereft of dirt if these four virtues are not attained by aspirants. The love for God (i.e. Devotion) can be cultivated in a pure body and heart. This ground has to be prepared. The pathways leading to pure Chaitanya and God realization spring from this base. The roads of light begin here only. This is the interpretation of Baba’s teachings. (To be contd....) (This book can be read from www.saileelas.org/books Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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