Prarabdh-decision making in spirutuial life. -how to make decisions in life

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Dear Mrs. sarvani praveena,

 

 

first of all dont loose hope on bhagavan,

be positive

believe in your self,

think bhagavan is testing you,

people make rational decision based on situations, it might be sometimes right and some times wrong,

i am also a balvikas student, i have fased lot of difficulties and am facing still, but still am happy as i think bagavan is with me always , and he makes things go on smoothly,

just do your duty as a wife, and pray

god bless you sister

bharath

 

 

-

sarvani praveena

 

Tuesday, May 06, 2008 11:14 AM

[sBOI-post] Re: Prarabdh-decision making in spirutuial life. -how to make decisions in life

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sairam,

During my education I have read many theories on decision making in public admm/management.But none of them are explaining me why all the rationally taken decisions and perfect planning are bouncing back as big flops.I am facing crisis either in carrier or in family after losing my baby.Why all the scientifically and rationally taken decisions and plans are failing.I am a balavikas student from my childhood and I am always in sai namasmaran.Some times I take decisions putting the chits of best alternatives before sai and take it as blessed decisions.This is criticised by my husband and family members.Can any one suggest how to make decisions in life which we feel are blessed by bhagwan.Elders of sai path please guide .

sairam ,

praveena--- On Sat, 3/5/08, Swamy Mahadevan <mahadevanvnswamy > wrote:

Swamy Mahadevan <mahadevanvnswamy >[sBOI-post] Prarabdh Date: Saturday, 3 May, 2008, 6:39 PM

 

 

PrarabdhSoul - A soul has to take on a body made up of fivetatwas to come to this earth. It is said that soul hasto take birth to learn and to experience each andevery aspect of human emotion without forgetting itsoriginal state i.e, purity, love and bliss. It is through this human life that a soul can finallymerge with the holy divine Paramatma from which it wasseparated millions of years ago. In every birth, thesoul strives to reach perfection so that it can getenlightened and become aware of the truth aboutoneness of the universe i.e., ALL IS ONE. All soulsare a tiny part of that Supreme Divine Power therebyimplying that all souls have that tiny spark ofSupreme Spirit within. However, after taking humanbirth, in ignorance, the soul cannot recall itsoriginal state, gets entangled in earthly enjoymentsand forgets its mission of self realization andsubsequently the God realization. Karma - In its human form the soul cannot sit idle. Itcreates various karmas in the process of living,becomes attached to materialism over and abovespiritualism. Whether the karma is `good' or `bad', itis immaterial. The universal law takes note of all theactions a soul performs to carry out its earthlyexistence. It is said that all such karmas accumulateand become Sanchit Karma. It is said that all our karmas are recorded and storedin our Akashic records. A soul cannot merge with thespirit unless it has worked out the cause and effectof its Karma because universal law functionsflawlessly and impartially. When the soul is rebornagain, it brings with it some portion out of thisSanchit karma to work out in the present birth. Thisportion of karma is called Prarabdh. It is said thatseventy five percent life of a soul is preordained anda soul has no say in it. Soul has to bear it whetherit brings worldly happiness or worldly sadness. Forthe balance twenty five percent of life the soul canuse its God given freewill which creates KriyamanKarma. These kriyaman karma also result inaccumulating more Sanchit karma.Prarabdh - Outcome of Prarabdh are those happenings inthe souls earthly life, which happen without any orlittle effort. Soul feels happy when it gainsmaterialistic comforts, pleasures and position in lifebut it gets totally baffled when it loses the verysame possessions unexpectedly, without any explainablereason. Soul does not realize that this is the fruitor effect of the cause of its Prarabdh in thislifetime. For example, we find a good human beingdoing all the best for the world but yet sufferingfrom a deadly disease, a selfish person gettingsuccess in almost any activity it undertakes. All thisis happening due to Prarabdh of these souls Imagine how it could be when different souls cometogether in a lifetime and form a family. Each soulhas its own Prarabdh and its own individual journey.But universal law is perfect. It arranges the soulgroups so effectively that one soul's Prarabdh matcheswith the Prarabdh of other souls. Thus souls living ina family life not only perform their respectiveearthly duties but also work out their Prarabdhtogether.This way they keep coming back on earth again andagain, learn their lessons and help each other to workout their balance karmas till their last earthlydesires has been fulfilled. The soul discards itshuman body once its Prarabdh of current lifetime isworked out completely. However, Maya plays such astrong role that it takes ages for an ignorant soul towork out all its karma and realize that the SupremeDivine Power is nowhere else but within. How to work out Karma - The biggest question is howcan the effect of Karmas be effaced? Man's actions orkarmas are the manifestations of his thoughts. Karmais any action, thought, feeling, emotion generated bymind of a Man. The mind, by projecting thoughts tosense-organs, enjoys pleasures. It, more or less,identifies itself with these thoughts and pleasures. At that time, it does not think of anything else.Actually, the earthly thoughts and impulses should beconverted into the zeal for securing internal blissand happiness after attaining a perfect balancebetween materialism and spiritualism. In simple terms,soul must perform duties as required to be performedin its earthly lifetime with a sense of detachmenti.e, without feeling sad about losses and withoutfeeling elated about gains. But then it is easier saidthan done.Meditation - Meditation is one way for the soul toconnect to the higher self. In Sai Satcharita, readershave been advised to look inwards. The soul shouldfind a quiet place, close eyes and meditate. Thepurpose is to withdraw all the five senses inwards,make them inactive because these senses have beengiven to the soul to see, hear, taste, touch and enjoythe external world only. The practice of meditation insolitude consists in reverting and raising theinternal spark of the soul, to try to reach the higherself. It is said that the seat of that spark is at midpointbehind the eyes called Third Eye or KrishnaConsciousness. When such a condition begins tosupervene to some extent, as a result of performingthe meditation practices, the working of Karmas, bothinternally and externally, is automatically enfeebled.On getting some bliss and joy internally, and onwitnessing the love, grace and mercy of the SupremeBeing, the meditator's mind, is of itself, detachedfrom the world and its pleasures. The pleasures of theworld become insipid. The situation is the same.However its effect on the meditator's mind changes.The soul finds peace in all the situations it findsitself in - whether good or bad - it does not matterany more.After this, the longing for progress in meditation,and higher and higher bliss, goes on increasing.Worldly desires are curtailed.. The soul always givespriority to the will, grace and mercy of the SupremeBeing in whatever he does. It subordinates its desiresto the will of the Supreme Being. Thus the soul isentangled in Kriyaman Karmas very little or not atall. This cuts short the chain of its Karmas. Prarabdh Karmas, which are unfolding in this very lifewill be very much mitigated by the grace and mercy ofthe Divine Spirit. This way the soul is able towithdraw from the eyes, it goes on getting detachedfrom the body and the world. In the wakeful state, theseat of the spirit is behind the eyes. It is here thatpains and pleasures are felt and Karmas are performed.Therefore, as the spark of soul is withdrawn from herewith the help of spiritual exercises, pains andpleasures cease to be felt. In this way, the effect ofPrarabdh Karmas is lightened. As to the Sanchit Karmas, that are stored in Akashicrecords (mind-sky) in the form of seed-impressions.They will fructify in a future life. As the soulpenetrates these records in its ascent to higherregions, the Sanchit Karmas appear in the form ofthoughts and impulses. They come into play for a shortwhile only and are obliterated and finally the Sanchitkarma are also cleared. If one has the grace of Sadguru, it will not take longfor a soul to achieve the desired results. In SaiSatcharita, where Sai Baba has translated the Sanskritshloka for Nanasaheb, this thing has been brought outvery beautifully. At another place it has beenbeautifully explained how with Guru's grace, the soulrealizes that the meditator and the object ofmeditation all are ONE.Bhakti - As per Sai Satcharita, progressing on Bhaktimarg is the easiest way to get free from the Karmas.The mind cannot sit idle but if we give it some wisethought, say, chanting `Sai Sai' always, get rid offeeling of doership and surrender all our actions,thoughts and ourselves to our Sadguru Sainath, we havetaken our first step towards working out our karmafast. Sai Baba will work internally and remind thesoul of its purpose of taking human birth. This doesnot mean that the soul will not have to work out thePrarabdh. Sai Baba will not come in the functioning of theuniversal law but Baba will make the soul strongenough that it will not feel the effect of Prarabdh,i.e, soul will not be ecstatic when it gains and willnot feel depressed when it suffers. Sadguru Sainathwill grace us with strength necessary to work out ourPrarabdh easily. This is what we mean when we say thatSadguru works out the karma of devotees. But then arewe willing to work for ourselves and absolve ourselvesof our Prarabdh the way Baba has advised us.

 

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Dear praveena,

Donot loose heart. Take the decision without having any element of self interest in the name of Bhagawan.In fact you are the instrument through which Bhagawan is ruling all events. For success it is Bhagawan to be credited for failures please bow down to Bhagawan for future divine guidane so that you do minimum unitentional mistakes. I consider everything to be Bhagawans act . When you take evrything like this you will be happy all through.

 

sairam ,

Chandan Rajkhowa

 

 

 

On 5/6/08, sarvanipraveena <sarvanipraveena> wrote:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sairam,

During my education I have read many theories on decision making in public admm/management.But none of them are explaining me why all the rationally taken decisions and perfect planning are bouncing back as big flops.I am facing crisis either in carrier or in family after losing my baby.Why all the scientifically and rationally taken decisions and plans are failing.I am a balavikas student from my childhood and I am always in sai namasmaran.Some times I take decisions putting the chits of best alternatives before sai and take it as blessed decisions.This is criticised by my husband and family members.Can any one suggest how to make decisions in life which we feel are blessed by bhagwan.Elders of sai path please guide .

sairam ,

praveena--- On Sat, 3/5/08, Swamy Mahadevan <mahadevanvnswamy wrote:

 

Swamy Mahadevan <mahadevanvnswamy

[sBOI-post] Prarabdh Date: Saturday, 3 May, 2008, 6:39 PM

 

 

 

PrarabdhSoul - A soul has to take on a body made up of fivetatwas to come to this earth. It is said that soul hasto take birth to learn and to experience each andevery aspect of human emotion without forgetting its

original state i.e, purity, love and bliss. It is through this human life that a soul can finallymerge with the holy divine Paramatma from which it wasseparated millions of years ago. In every birth, the

soul strives to reach perfection so that it can getenlightened and become aware of the truth aboutoneness of the universe i.e., ALL IS ONE. All soulsare a tiny part of that Supreme Divine Power therebyimplying that all souls have that tiny spark of

Supreme Spirit within. However, after taking humanbirth, in ignorance, the soul cannot recall itsoriginal state, gets entangled in earthly enjoymentsand forgets its mission of self realization andsubsequently the God realization.

Karma - In its human form the soul cannot sit idle. Itcreates various karmas in the process of living,becomes attached to materialism over and abovespiritualism. Whether the karma is `good' or `bad', it

is immaterial. The universal law takes note of all theactions a soul performs to carry out its earthlyexistence. It is said that all such karmas accumulateand become Sanchit Karma. It is said that all our karmas are recorded and stored

in our Akashic records. A soul cannot merge with thespirit unless it has worked out the cause and effectof its Karma because universal law functionsflawlessly and impartially. When the soul is rebornagain, it brings with it some portion out of this

Sanchit karma to work out in the present birth. Thisportion of karma is called Prarabdh. It is said thatseventy five percent life of a soul is preordained anda soul has no say in it. Soul has to bear it whether

it brings worldly happiness or worldly sadness. Forthe balance twenty five percent of life the soul canuse its God given freewill which creates KriyamanKarma. These kriyaman karma also result inaccumulating more Sanchit karma.

Prarabdh - Outcome of Prarabdh are those happenings inthe souls earthly life, which happen without any orlittle effort. Soul feels happy when it gainsmaterialistic comforts, pleasures and position in life

but it gets totally baffled when it loses the verysame possessions unexpectedly, without any explainablereason. Soul does not realize that this is the fruitor effect of the cause of its Prarabdh in thislifetime. For example, we find a good human being

doing all the best for the world but yet sufferingfrom a deadly disease, a selfish person gettingsuccess in almost any activity it undertakes. All thisis happening due to Prarabdh of these souls Imagine how it could be when different souls come

together in a lifetime and form a family. Each soulhas its own Prarabdh and its own individual journey.But universal law is perfect. It arranges the soulgroups so effectively that one soul's Prarabdh matches

with the Prarabdh of other souls. Thus souls living ina family life not only perform their respectiveearthly duties but also work out their Prarabdhtogether.This way they keep coming back on earth again and

again, learn their lessons and help each other to workout their balance karmas till their last earthlydesires has been fulfilled. The soul discards itshuman body once its Prarabdh of current lifetime isworked out completely. However, Maya plays such a

strong role that it takes ages for an ignorant soul towork out all its karma and realize that the SupremeDivine Power is nowhere else but within. How to work out Karma - The biggest question is howcan the effect of Karmas be effaced? Man's actions or

karmas are the manifestations of his thoughts. Karmais any action, thought, feeling, emotion generated bymind of a Man. The mind, by projecting thoughts tosense-organs, enjoys pleasures. It, more or less,identifies itself with these thoughts and pleasures.

At that time, it does not think of anything else.Actually, the earthly thoughts and impulses should beconverted into the zeal for securing internal blissand happiness after attaining a perfect balancebetween materialism and spiritualism. In simple terms,

soul must perform duties as required to be performedin its earthly lifetime with a sense of detachmenti.e, without feeling sad about losses and withoutfeeling elated about gains. But then it is easier said

than done.Meditation - Meditation is one way for the soul toconnect to the higher self. In Sai Satcharita, readershave been advised to look inwards. The soul shouldfind a quiet place, close eyes and meditate. The

purpose is to withdraw all the five senses inwards,make them inactive because these senses have beengiven to the soul to see, hear, taste, touch and enjoythe external world only. The practice of meditation in

solitude consists in reverting and raising theinternal spark of the soul, to try to reach the higherself. It is said that the seat of that spark is at midpointbehind the eyes called Third Eye or Krishna

Consciousness. When such a condition begins tosupervene to some extent, as a result of performingthe meditation practices, the working of Karmas, bothinternally and externally, is automatically enfeebled.On getting some bliss and joy internally, and on

witnessing the love, grace and mercy of the SupremeBeing, the meditator's mind, is of itself, detachedfrom the world and its pleasures. The pleasures of theworld become insipid. The situation is the same.

However its effect on the meditator's mind changes.The soul finds peace in all the situations it findsitself in - whether good or bad - it does not matterany more.After this, the longing for progress in meditation,

and higher and higher bliss, goes on increasing.Worldly desires are curtailed.. The soul always givespriority to the will, grace and mercy of the SupremeBeing in whatever he does. It subordinates its desires

to the will of the Supreme Being. Thus the soul isentangled in Kriyaman Karmas very little or not atall. This cuts short the chain of its Karmas. Prarabdh Karmas, which are unfolding in this very lifewill be very much mitigated by the grace and mercy of

the Divine Spirit. This way the soul is able towithdraw from the eyes, it goes on getting detachedfrom the body and the world. In the wakeful state, theseat of the spirit is behind the eyes. It is here that

pains and pleasures are felt and Karmas are performed.Therefore, as the spark of soul is withdrawn from herewith the help of spiritual exercises, pains andpleasures cease to be felt. In this way, the effect of

Prarabdh Karmas is lightened. As to the Sanchit Karmas, that are stored in Akashicrecords (mind-sky) in the form of seed-impressions.They will fructify in a future life. As the soulpenetrates these records in its ascent to higher

regions, the Sanchit Karmas appear in the form ofthoughts and impulses. They come into play for a shortwhile only and are obliterated and finally the Sanchitkarma are also cleared. If one has the grace of Sadguru, it will not take long

for a soul to achieve the desired results. In SaiSatcharita, where Sai Baba has translated the Sanskritshloka for Nanasaheb, this thing has been brought outvery beautifully. At another place it has beenbeautifully explained how with Guru's grace, the soul

realizes that the meditator and the object ofmeditation all are ONE.Bhakti - As per Sai Satcharita, progressing on Bhaktimarg is the easiest way to get free from the Karmas.The mind cannot sit idle but if we give it some wise

thought, say, chanting `Sai Sai' always, get rid offeeling of doership and surrender all our actions,thoughts and ourselves to our Sadguru Sainath, we havetaken our first step towards working out our karma

fast. Sai Baba will work internally and remind thesoul of its purpose of taking human birth. This doesnot mean that the soul will not have to work out thePrarabdh. Sai Baba will not come in the functioning of the

universal law but Baba will make the soul strongenough that it will not feel the effect of Prarabdh,i.e, soul will not be ecstatic when it gains and willnot feel depressed when it suffers. Sadguru Sainathwill grace us with strength necessary to work out our

Prarabdh easily. This is what we mean when we say thatSadguru works out the karma of devotees. But then arewe willing to work for ourselves and absolve ourselvesof our Prarabdh the way Baba has advised us.

 

 

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From: Tue, 6 May 2008 11:14:31 +0530[sBOI-post] Re: Prarabdh-decision making in spirutuial life. -how to make decisions in life

 

 

 

 

Sairam,

During my education I have read many theories on decision making in public admm/management.But none of them are explaining me why all the rationally taken decisions and perfect planning are bouncing back as big flops.I am facing crisis either in carrier or in family after losing my baby.Why all the scientifically and rationally taken decisions and plans are failing.I am a balavikas student from my childhood and I am always in sai namasmaran.Some times I take decisions putting the chits of best alternatives before sai and take it as blessed decisions.This is criticised by my husband and family members.Can any one suggest how to make decisions in life which we feel are blessed by bhagwan.Elders of sai path please guide .

sairam ,

praveena--- On Sat, 3/5/08, Swamy Mahadevan <mahadevanvnswamy wrote:

Swamy Mahadevan <mahadevanvnswamy[sBOI-post] Prarabdh Date: Saturday, 3 May, 2008, 6:39 PM

 

 

PrarabdhSoul - A soul has to take on a body made up of fivetatwas to come to this earth. It is said that soul hasto take birth to learn and to experience each andevery aspect of human emotion without forgetting itsoriginal state i.e, purity, love and bliss. It is through this human life that a soul can finallymerge with the holy divine Paramatma from which it wasseparated millions of years ago. In every birth, thesoul strives to reach perfection so that it can getenlightened and become aware of the truth aboutoneness of the universe i.e., ALL IS ONE. All soulsare a tiny part of that Supreme Divine Power therebyimplying that all souls have that tiny spark ofSupreme Spirit within. However, after taking humanbirth, in ignorance, the soul cannot recall itsoriginal state, gets entangled in earthly enjoymentsand forgets its mission of self realization andsubsequently the God realization. Karma - In its human form the soul cannot sit idle. Itcreates various karmas in the process of living,becomes attached to materialism over and abovespiritualism. Whether the karma is `good' or `bad', itis immaterial. The universal law takes note of all theactions a soul performs to carry out its earthlyexistence. It is said that all such karmas accumulateand become Sanchit Karma. It is said that all our karmas are recorded and storedin our Akashic records. A soul cannot merge with thespirit unless it has worked out the cause and effectof its Karma because universal law functionsflawlessly and impartially. When the soul is rebornagain, it brings with it some portion out of thisSanchit karma to work out in the present birth. Thisportion of karma is called Prarabdh. It is said thatseventy five percent life of a soul is preordained anda soul has no say in it. Soul has to bear it whetherit brings worldly happiness or worldly sadness. Forthe balance twenty five percent of life the soul canuse its God given freewill which creates KriyamanKarma. These kriyaman karma also result inaccumulating more Sanchit karma.Prarabdh - Outcome of Prarabdh are those happenings inthe souls earthly life, which happen without any orlittle effort. Soul feels happy when it gainsmaterialistic comforts, pleasures and position in lifebut it gets totally baffled when it loses the verysame possessions unexpectedly, without any explainablereason. Soul does not realize that this is the fruitor effect of the cause of its Prarabdh in thislifetime. For example, we find a good human beingdoing all the best for the world but yet sufferingfrom a deadly disease, a selfish person gettingsuccess in almost any activity it undertakes. All thisis happening due to Prarabdh of these souls Imagine how it could be when different souls cometogether in a lifetime and form a family. Each soulhas its own Prarabdh and its own individual journey.But universal law is perfect. It arranges the soulgroups so effectively that one soul's Prarabdh matcheswith the Prarabdh of other souls. Thus souls living ina family life not only perform their respectiveearthly duties but also work out their Prarabdhtogether.This way they keep coming back on earth again andagain, learn their lessons and help each other to workout their balance karmas till their last earthlydesires has been fulfilled. The soul discards itshuman body once its Prarabdh of current lifetime isworked out completely. However, Maya plays such astrong role that it takes ages for an ignorant soul towork out all its karma and realize that the SupremeDivine Power is nowhere else but within. How to work out Karma - The biggest question is howcan the effect of Karmas be effaced? Man's actions orkarmas are the manifestations of his thoughts. Karmais any action, thought, feeling, emotion generated bymind of a Man. The mind, by projecting thoughts tosense-organs, enjoys pleasures. It, more or less,identifies itself with these thoughts and pleasures. At that time, it does not think of anything else.Actually, the earthly thoughts and impulses should beconverted into the zeal for securing internal blissand happiness after attaining a perfect balancebetween materialism and spiritualism. In simple terms,soul must perform duties as required to be performedin its earthly lifetime with a sense of detachmenti.e, without feeling sad about losses and withoutfeeling elated about gains. But then it is easier saidthan done.Meditation - Meditation is one way for the soul toconnect to the higher self. In Sai Satcharita, readershave been advised to look inwards. The soul shouldfind a quiet place, close eyes and meditate. Thepurpose is to withdraw all the five senses inwards,make them inactive because these senses have beengiven to the soul to see, hear, taste, touch and enjoythe external world only. The practice of meditation insolitude consists in reverting and raising theinternal spark of the soul, to try to reach the higherself. It is said that the seat of that spark is at midpointbehind the eyes called Third Eye or KrishnaConsciousness. When such a condition begins tosupervene to some extent, as a result of performingthe meditation practices, the working of Karmas, bothinternally and externally, is automatically enfeebled.On getting some bliss and joy internally, and onwitnessing the love, grace and mercy of the SupremeBeing, the meditator's mind, is of itself, detachedfrom the world and its pleasures. The pleasures of theworld become insipid. The situation is the same.However its effect on the meditator's mind changes.The soul finds peace in all the situations it findsitself in - whether good or bad - it does not matterany more.After this, the longing for progress in meditation,and higher and higher bliss, goes on increasing.Worldly desires are curtailed.. The soul always givespriority to the will, grace and mercy of the SupremeBeing in whatever he does. It subordinates its desiresto the will of the Supreme Being. Thus the soul isentangled in Kriyaman Karmas very little or not atall. This cuts short the chain of its Karmas. Prarabdh Karmas, which are unfolding in this very lifewill be very much mitigated by the grace and mercy ofthe Divine Spirit. This way the soul is able towithdraw from the eyes, it goes on getting detachedfrom the body and the world. In the wakeful state, theseat of the spirit is behind the eyes. It is here thatpains and pleasures are felt and Karmas are performed.Therefore, as the spark of soul is withdrawn from herewith the help of spiritual exercises, pains andpleasures cease to be felt. In this way, the effect ofPrarabdh Karmas is lightened. As to the Sanchit Karmas, that are stored in Akashicrecords (mind-sky) in the form of seed-impressions.They will fructify in a future life. As the soulpenetrates these records in its ascent to higherregions, the Sanchit Karmas appear in the form ofthoughts and impulses. They come into play for a shortwhile only and are obliterated and finally the Sanchitkarma are also cleared. If one has the grace of Sadguru, it will not take longfor a soul to achieve the desired results. In SaiSatcharita, where Sai Baba has translated the Sanskritshloka for Nanasaheb, this thing has been brought outvery beautifully. At another place it has beenbeautifully explained how with Guru's grace, the soulrealizes that the meditator and the object ofmeditation all are ONE.Bhakti - As per Sai Satcharita, progressing on Bhaktimarg is the easiest way to get free from the Karmas.The mind cannot sit idle but if we give it some wisethought, say, chanting `Sai Sai' always, get rid offeeling of doership and surrender all our actions,thoughts and ourselves to our Sadguru Sainath, we havetaken our first step towards working out our karmafast. Sai Baba will work internally and remind thesoul of its purpose of taking human birth. This doesnot mean that the soul will not have to work out thePrarabdh. Sai Baba will not come in the functioning of theuniversal law but Baba will make the soul strongenough that it will not feel the effect of Prarabdh,i.e, soul will not be ecstatic when it gains and willnot feel depressed when it suffers. Sadguru Sainathwill grace us with strength necessary to work out ourPrarabdh easily. This is what we mean when we say thatSadguru works out the karma of devotees. But then arewe willing to work for ourselves and absolve ourselvesof our Prarabdh the way Baba has advised us.

 

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Tuesday, May 06, 2008 6:02 PM

RE: [sBOI-post] Re: Prarabdh-decision making in spirutuial life. -how to make decisions in life

 

 

Sai ram dearest Parveena, well this article by Swami Mahadevan is so great. do hope that you have read it. I love it. but if you can pick up the book. "The Secret" just cannot remember the writer's name right now, she is Australian, there is a movie on it too. You will love it and will sure will help you. Stay close as you can to Baba.

 

BRENDA

 

 

From: Tue, 6 May 2008 11:14:31 +0530[sBOI-post] Re: Prarabdh-decision making in spirutuial life. -how to make decisions in life

 

 

 

Sairam, During my education I have read many theories on decision making in public admm/management.But none of them are explaining me why all the rationally taken decisions and perfect planning are bouncing back as big flops.I am facing crisis either in carrier or in family after losing my baby.Why all the scientifically and rationally taken decisions and plans are failing.I am a balavikas student from my childhood and I am always in sai namasmaran.Some times I take decisions putting the chits of best alternatives before sai and take it as blessed decisions.This is criticised by my husband and family members.Can any one suggest how to make decisions in life which we feel are blessed by bhagwan.Elders of sai path please guide . sairam , praveena--- On Sat, 3/5/08, Swamy Mahadevan <mahadevanvnswamy > wrote:

Swamy Mahadevan <mahadevanvnswamy >[sBOI-post] Prarabdh Date: Saturday, 3 May, 2008, 6:39 PM

 

PrarabdhSoul - A soul has to take on a body made up of fivetatwas to come to this earth. It is said that soul hasto take birth to learn and to experience each andevery aspect of human emotion without forgetting itsoriginal state i.e, purity, love and bliss. It is through this human life that a soul can finallymerge with the holy divine Paramatma from which it wasseparated millions of years ago. In every birth, thesoul strives to reach perfection so that it can getenlightened and become aware of the truth aboutoneness of the universe i.e., ALL IS ONE. All soulsare a tiny part of that Supreme Divine Power therebyimplying that all souls have that tiny spark ofSupreme Spirit within. However, after taking humanbirth, in ignorance, the soul cannot recall itsoriginal state, gets entangled in earthly enjoymentsand forgets its mission of self realization andsubsequently the God realization. Karma - In its human form the soul cannot sit idle. Itcreates various karmas in the process of living,becomes attached to materialism over and abovespiritualism. Whether the karma is `good' or `bad', itis immaterial. The universal law takes note of all theactions a soul performs to carry out its earthlyexistence. It is said that all such karmas accumulateand become Sanchit Karma. It is said that all our karmas are recorded and storedin our Akashic records. A soul cannot merge with thespirit unless it has worked out the cause and effectof its Karma because universal law functionsflawlessly and impartially. When the soul is rebornagain, it brings with it some portion out of thisSanchit karma to work out in the present birth. Thisportion of karma is called Prarabdh. It is said thatseventy five percent life of a soul is preordained anda soul has no say in it. Soul has to bear it whetherit brings worldly happiness or worldly sadness. Forthe balance twenty five percent of life the soul canuse its God given freewill which creates KriyamanKarma. These kriyaman karma also result inaccumulating more Sanchit karma.Prarabdh - Outcome of Prarabdh are those happenings inthe souls earthly life, which happen without any orlittle effort. Soul feels happy when it gainsmaterialistic comforts, pleasures and position in lifebut it gets totally baffled when it loses the verysame possessions unexpectedly, without any explainablereason. Soul does not realize that this is the fruitor effect of the cause of its Prarabdh in thislifetime. For example, we find a good human beingdoing all the best for the world but yet sufferingfrom a deadly disease, a selfish person gettingsuccess in almost any activity it undertakes. All thisis happening due to Prarabdh of these souls Imagine how it could be when different souls cometogether in a lifetime and form a family. Each soulhas its own Prarabdh and its own individual journey.But universal law is perfect. It arranges the soulgroups so effectively that one soul's Prarabdh matcheswith the Prarabdh of other souls. Thus souls living ina family life not only perform their respectiveearthly duties but also work out their Prarabdhtogether.This way they keep coming back on earth again andagain, learn their lessons and help each other to workout their balance karmas till their last earthlydesires has been fulfilled. The soul discards itshuman body once its Prarabdh of current lifetime isworked out completely. However, Maya plays such astrong role that it takes ages for an ignorant soul towork out all its karma and realize that the SupremeDivine Power is nowhere else but within. How to work out Karma - The biggest question is howcan the effect of Karmas be effaced? Man's actions orkarmas are the manifestations of his thoughts. Karmais any action, thought, feeling, emotion generated bymind of a Man. The mind, by projecting thoughts tosense-organs, enjoys pleasures. It, more or less,identifies itself with these thoughts and pleasures. At that time, it does not think of anything else.Actually, the earthly thoughts and impulses should beconverted into the zeal for securing internal blissand happiness after attaining a perfect balancebetween materialism and spiritualism. In simple terms,soul must perform duties as required to be performedin its earthly lifetime with a sense of detachmenti.e, without feeling sad about losses and withoutfeeling elated about gains. But then it is easier saidthan done.Meditation - Meditation is one way for the soul toconnect to the higher self. In Sai Satcharita, readershave been advised to look inwards. The soul shouldfind a quiet place, close eyes and meditate. Thepurpose is to withdraw all the five senses inwards,make them inactive because these senses have beengiven to the soul to see, hear, taste, touch and enjoythe external world only. The practice of meditation insolitude consists in reverting and raising theinternal spark of the soul, to try to reach the higherself. It is said that the seat of that spark is at midpointbehind the eyes called Third Eye or KrishnaConsciousness. When such a condition begins tosupervene to some extent, as a result of performingthe meditation practices, the working of Karmas, bothinternally and externally, is automatically enfeebled.On getting some bliss and joy internally, and onwitnessing the love, grace and mercy of the SupremeBeing, the meditator's mind, is of itself, detachedfrom the world and its pleasures. The pleasures of theworld become insipid. The situation is the same.However its effect on the meditator's mind changes.The soul finds peace in all the situations it findsitself in - whether good or bad - it does not matterany more.After this, the longing for progress in meditation,and higher and higher bliss, goes on increasing.Worldly desires are curtailed.. The soul always givespriority to the will, grace and mercy of the SupremeBeing in whatever he does. It subordinates its desiresto the will of the Supreme Being. Thus the soul isentangled in Kriyaman Karmas very little or not atall. This cuts short the chain of its Karmas. Prarabdh Karmas, which are unfolding in this very lifewill be very much mitigated by the grace and mercy ofthe Divine Spirit. This way the soul is able towithdraw from the eyes, it goes on getting detachedfrom the body and the world. In the wakeful state, theseat of the spirit is behind the eyes. It is here thatpains and pleasures are felt and Karmas are performed.Therefore, as the spark of soul is withdrawn from herewith the help of spiritual exercises, pains andpleasures cease to be felt. In this way, the effect ofPrarabdh Karmas is lightened. As to the Sanchit Karmas, that are stored in Akashicrecords (mind-sky) in the form of seed-impressions.They will fructify in a future life. As the soulpenetrates these records in its ascent to higherregions, the Sanchit Karmas appear in the form ofthoughts and impulses. They come into play for a shortwhile only and are obliterated and finally the Sanchitkarma are also cleared. If one has the grace of Sadguru, it will not take longfor a soul to achieve the desired results. In SaiSatcharita, where Sai Baba has translated the Sanskritshloka for Nanasaheb, this thing has been brought outvery beautifully. At another place it has beenbeautifully explained how with Guru's grace, the soulrealizes that the meditator and the object ofmeditation all are ONE.Bhakti - As per Sai Satcharita, progressing on Bhaktimarg is the easiest way to get free from the Karmas.The mind cannot sit idle but if we give it some wisethought, say, chanting `Sai Sai' always, get rid offeeling of doership and surrender all our actions,thoughts and ourselves to our Sadguru Sainath, we havetaken our first step towards working out our karmafast. Sai Baba will work internally and remind thesoul of its purpose of taking human birth. This doesnot mean that the soul will not have to work out thePrarabdh. Sai Baba will not come in the functioning of theuniversal law but Baba will make the soul strongenough that it will not feel the effect of Prarabdh,i.e, soul will not be ecstatic when it gains and willnot feel depressed when it suffers. Sadguru Sainathwill grace us with strength necessary to work out ourPrarabdh easily. This is what we mean when we say thatSadguru works out the karma of devotees. But then arewe willing to work for ourselves and absolve ourselvesof our Prarabdh the way Baba has advised us.

 

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Prarabdh

 

A man cannot live without engaging himself in some

action/karma. Scriptures mention that there are four

differnt paths in spirituality namely Karma, Jnana,

Yoga and Bhakti that separately lead a man to his

final goal of deliverance. In Kaliyug, Karma in

conjunction with Bhakti is the main path of

deliverance. One has to work out the actions of his

past karma whilst holding on to the feet of Lord to

rise spiritually. God has bestowed man with the

faculty of intelligence through which he is capable of

discriminating between good and bad actions. A

spiritually oriented man, filled with love for God,

using the sense of discrimination, always engages in

satkarma or good deeds or actions. Karma is like an

investment which determines future life or destiny

ie., if he is going to be happy or lead a life of

misery. If one were to engage in bad karma/actions

then the future is bleak for him for he has to suffer

the consequences of his deeds either in this birth or

next. As Baba mentions in Satcharita, we have to reap

now the fruit of what we sow (do) in our past life,

and there is no use in crying about it. When we talk

about the future course of life, we talk about destiny

or Prarabdh for which we are the architects of our

destiny.

 

As Jean Nidetch right fully says It is choice--not

chance-- that determines your destiny.

 

If a man were to suffer the consequences of his evil

actions, and he holds on to the feet of Guru, by

surrendering to Guru completely and considers Guru to

be master, God and helmsman who would help him tread

the path of the worldly ocean and guide him in his

spiritual quest, then such man will be rescued from

the bondage of his karma and will have a good life in

future. Only a Sadguru can deliver a man from the

clutches of his destiny or prarabdh. Satcharita

illustrates this point wherein Baba talks about

actions/karma and cause and effect of karma. For

example when Bhimaji Patil in desperation pleaded that

Baba relieve him of his ailment Baba pointed out that

the disease was due to the previous evil karma, and

was not at first disposed to interfere. But on hearing

Bhimaji Patil's plea for mercy, the merciful Sadguru

cured him of the disease.

 

Similarly, Dr Pillay suffered from a severe case of

guinea worms and was in pain. On hearing Dr Pillay’s

plea for mercy Baba said " In ten days he can work out

the sufferings and consequences of his past Karma " .

The leper devotee Bhagoji Shinde was also cured by

grace of Baba.

 

The essence of Baba's teachings in Satcharita is to do

good to others and restrain from indulging in acts

that would harm others either through actions,

thoughts or words. A man who cannot control his bad

actions is bound by prarabdh karma/destiny and has to

suffer the consequences of his actions. Only when the

good and bad actions are balanced then a Guru comes

along to relieve the person from the clutches of his

prarabdh karma. Baba rescued the frog from the jaws of

snake. Baba said both were wicked in their past life

and were now reaping the fruit of their actions in

these bodies.

 

Being caught in the race for survival and greed for

materialism man's actions have stooped him down to the

level of beasts. Human values are lost. Basic

instincts of love, compassion, empathy, kindness are

replaced with greed, anger, hatred, lust, jealousy,

cheating and killing. Relationships have no value, no

respect for elders. Knowledge is considered a waste of

time. It is money that makes the world go round and

money talks, attracts friends. A man who is attached

to money finds no peace and is never satisfied in any

relationship. He is bound to engage in actions that

would destine him to suffer the result of his prarabdh

karma. Increase in anarchy, sadness, disputes,

illnesses, sudden loss of vision, limbs paralysed, and

bedridden by being dependent on someone etc are the

result of past actions. This is like a vicious circle

from which there is no respite for a man engaged in

evil deeds. For such a man God is only a source for

fulfillment of his carnal needs rather than quenching

his spiritual thirst and elevating him to higher

planes of spirituality.

 

It is never too late to resort to the feet of Sadguru

and seek shelter under His grace. Such a man is

liberated from his sins, no doubt he has to suffer for

the consequences of his past actions but the impact of

his past prarabdh will be greatly reduced by the grace

of Sadguru. We can make this world a better place by

not retaliating when someone hurts us, by serving

those who have become physically disabled in our

family due to their past prarabdh, by giving food to

the hungry. Be magnanimous in doing charity. Be humble

in actions. Know that we are nothing but particles of

dust on this earth easily blown away by the wrath of

nature. What is today will be gone tomorrow as is

proved by the tsunamis, earthquakes, tornadoes, bush

fires, floods, famines and wars; all acts of nature.

Knowing this, man should take refuge in God, be

humble, and practice what Baba has advocated through

Satcharita. Baba has himself promised: “It is My

special characteristic to free any person, who

surrenders completely to Me, and who does worship Me

faithfully, and who remembers Me, and meditates on Me

constantly. .... I shall draw out My devotees from the

jaws of Death. If My stories are listened to, all the

diseases will be got rid of.”

 

For a man who has surrendered himself to Baba, will

find Baba waiting to hold him to His bosom and relieve

man of the burdens of his prarabdh.

 

 

Re: [sBOI-post] Re: Prarabdh-decision making in

spirutuial life. -how to make decisions in life

 

 

Sairam to our saifamily,

 

Thankyou for your

responses.I am extremely gratefull for the

concern,courage,salace and insight given by you on the

various aspects of taking the unexpected jolts/shocks

in life with equainimity as bhagwath prasadam .I am

happy to inform you that I got a very direct answer

for my question " decision making in spiritual life " in

the Q & Ans Session of Radiosai yesterday by former V.C

of Sri Satyasai University of higher learning Sri

Venkatnaman garu.

 

My special thanks to mam

Brenda,Arunaji,Chandanji,shyamaji,Bharath

garu,Bhaskarangaru,Ramachandragaru.

 

 

 

Sairam,

 

praveena.

 

 

 

--- On Fri, 9/5/08, Baskaran <sachoo wrote:

 

 

Baskaran <sachoo

Re: [sBOI-post] Re: Prarabdh-decision making

in spirutuial life. -how to make decisions in life

 

Friday, 9 May, 2008, 2:20 PM

 

 

 

The author's name is Rhonda Byrne. It is all about

each individual's will and the power that is within

each one of us. It is in simple terms, what our

beloved Swami always has been saying, and is

continuing to say as well. " YAD BHAVAM, TAD

BHAVATHI " .. i.e. to say we just become what we think

we wish to become. But this is of course a slow and

steady process, the thoughts become actual and

therefore, the elders and other Spiritual leaders

always tell us to think positive and keep remembering

our dear Lord.

 

Sairam.

 

 

-

Brenda Biptah

 

Tuesday, May 06, 2008 6:02 PM

RE: [sBOI-post] Re: Prarabdh-decision making

in spirutuial life. -how to make decisions in life

 

 

Sai ram dearest Parveena, well this article by Swami

Mahadevan is so great. do hope that you have read it.

I love it. but if you can pick up the book. " The

Secret " just cannot remember the writer's name right

now, she is Australian, there is a movie on it too.

You will love it and will sure will help you. Stay

close as you can to Baba.

 

 

 

BRENDA

 

 

 

 

--

 

 

Tue, 6 May 2008 11:14:31 +0530

[sBOI-post] Re: Prarabdh-decision making in

spirutuial life. -how to make decisions in life

 

Sairam,

During my education I have read many

theories on decision making in public admm/management.

But none of them are explaining me why all the

rationally taken decisions and perfect planning are

bouncing back as big flops.I am facing crisis either

in carrier or in family after losing my baby.Why all

the scientifically and rationally taken decisions and

plans are failing.I am a balavikas student from my

childhood and I am always in sai namasmaran.Some times

I take decisions putting the chits of best

alternatives before sai and take it as blessed

decisions.This is criticised by my husband and family

members.Can any one suggest how to make decisions in

life which we feel are blessed by bhagwan.Elders of

sai path please guide .

sairam ,

praveena

 

--- On Sat, 3/5/08, Swamy Mahadevan <mahadevanvnswamy@

> wrote:

 

 

Swamy Mahadevan <mahadevanvnswamy@ >

[sBOI-post] Prarabdh

 

Saturday, 3 May, 2008, 6:39 PM

 

 

Prarabdh

 

Soul - A soul has to take on a body made up of five

tatwas to come to this earth. It is said that soul has

to take birth to learn and to experience each and

every aspect of human emotion without forgetting its

original state i.e, purity, love and bliss.

 

It is through this human life that a soul can finally

merge with the holy divine Paramatma from which it was

separated millions of years ago. In every birth, the

soul strives to reach perfection so that it can get

enlightened and become aware of the truth about

oneness of the universe i.e., ALL IS ONE. All souls

are a tiny part of that Supreme Divine Power thereby

implying that all souls have that tiny spark of

Supreme Spirit within. However, after taking human

birth, in ignorance, the soul cannot recall its

original state, gets entangled in earthly enjoyments

and forgets its mission of self realization and

subsequently the God realization.

 

Karma - In its human form the soul cannot sit idle. It

creates various karmas in the process of living,

becomes attached to materialism over and above

spiritualism. Whether the karma is `good' or `bad', it

is immaterial.