The Game of Life & How To Play It : The Book by Florence Scovel Shinn

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Here are some Very Important & Useful Excerpts From The Book :-

The Game :
Most people consider life a battle, but it is not a battle, it is a game.It is a game, however, which cannot be played successfully without the knowledge of spiritual law, and the Old and the New Testaments give the rules of the game with wonderful clearness. Jesus Christ taught that it was a great game of Giving and Receiving.
Whatsoever a man soweth that shall he also reap." This means that whatever man sends out in word or deed, will return to him; what he gives, he will receive.
If he gives hate, he will receive hate; if he gives love, he will receive love; if he gives criticism, he will receive criticism; if he lies he will be lied to; if he cheats he will be cheated. We are taught also, that the imaging faculty plays a leading part in the game of life.
Keep thy heart (or imagination) with all diligence, for out of it are the issues of life." (Prov. 4:23.)
This means that what man images, sooner or later externalizes in his affairs, I know of a man who feared a certain disease. It was a very rare disease and difficult to get, but he pictured it continually and read about it until it manifested in his body, and he died, the victim of distorted imagination.
So we see, to play successfully the game of life, we must train the imaging faculty. A person with an imaging faculty trained to image only good, brings into his life "every righteous desire of his heart" - health, wealth, love, friends, perfect self-expression, his highest ideals.
The imagination has been called, "The Scissors of The Mind," and it is ever cutting, cutting, day by day, the pictures man sees there, and sooner or later he meets his own creations in his outer world. To train the imagination successfully, man must understand the workings of his mind. The Greeks said: "Know Thyself."
There are three departments of the mind, the subconscious, conscious and superconscious. The subconscious, is simply power, without direction. It is like steam or electricity, and it does what it is directed to do; it has no power of induction.
Whatever man feels deeply or images clearly, is impressed upon the subconscious mind, and carried out in minutest detail.
For example: a woman I know, when a child, always "made believe" she was a widow. She "dressed up" in black clothes and wore a long black veil, and people thought she was very clever and amusing. She grew up and married a man with whom she was deeply in love. In a short time he died and she wore black and a sweeping veil for many years. The picture of herself as a widow was impressed upon the subconscious mind, and in due time worked itself out, regardless of the havoc created.
The conscious mind has been called mortal or carnal mind.
It is the human mind and sees life as it appears to be. It sees death, disaster, sickness, poverty and limitation of every kind, and it impresses the subconscious.
The superconscious mind is the God Mind within each man, and is the realm of perfect ideas.
In it, is the "perfect pattern" spoken of by Plato, The Divine Design; for there is a Divine Design for each person.
There is a place that you are to fill and no one else can fill, something you are to do, which no one else can do."
There is a perfect picture of this in the superconscious mind. It usually flashes across the conscious as an unattainable ideal - "something too good to be true."
In reality it is man's true destiny (or destination) flashed to him from the Infinite Intelligence which is within himself. Many people, however, are in ignorance of their true destinies and are striving for things and situations which do not belong to them, and would only bring failure and dissatisfaction if attained.
The Law of Prosperity
One of the greatest messages given to the race through the scriptures is that God is man's supply and that man can release, through his spoken word, all that belongs to him by divine right. He must, however, have perfect faith in his spoken word.
Isaiah said, "My word shall not return unto me void, but shall accomplish that where it is sent." We know now, that words and thoughts are a tremendous vibratory force, ever moulding man's body and affairs.
A woman came to me in great distress and said she was to be sued on the fifteenth of the month for three thousand dollars. She knew no way of getting the money and was in despair.
I told her God was her supply, and that there is a supply for every demand.
So I spoke the word! I gave thanks that the woman would receive three thousand dollars at the right time in the right way. I told her she must have perfect faith, and act her perfect faith. The fifteenth came but no money had materialized.
She called me on the 'phone and asked what she was to do.
I replied, "It is Saturday, so they won't sue you today, Your part is to act rich, thereby showing perfect faith that you will receive it by Monday." She asked me to lunch with her to keep up her courage. When I joined her at a restaurant, I said, "This is no time to economize. Order an expensive luncheon, act as if you have already received the three thousand dollars."
"All things whatsoever ye ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive." "You must act as if you had already received." The next morning she called me on the 'phone and asked me to stay with her during the day, I said "No, you are divinely protected and God is never too late."
In the evening she 'phoned again, greatly excited and said, "My dear, a miracle has happened! I was sitting in my room this morning, when the doorbell rang, I said to the maid: 'Don't let anyone in.' The maid however, looked out the window and said, 'It's your cousin with the long white beard.'
So I said, 'Call him back. I would like to see him.' He was just turning the corner, when he heard the maid's voice, and he came back.
He talked for about an hour, and just as he was leaving he said, 'Oh, by the way, how are finances?'
I told him I needed the money, and he said, 'Why, my dear, I will give you three thousand dollars the first of the month.
I didn't like to tell him I was going to be sued. What shall I do? I won't receive it till the first of the month, and I must have it tomorrow." I said, "I'll keep on 'treating.'"
I said, "Spirit is never too late. I give thanks she has received the money on the invisible plane and that it manifests on time." The next morning her cousin called her up and said, "Come to my office this morning and I will give you the money." That afternoon, she had three thousand dollars to her credit in the bank, and wrote checks as rapidly as her excitement would permit.
If one asks for success and prepares for failure, he will get the situation he has prepared for. For example: A man came to me asking me to speak the word that a certain debt would be wiped out.
I found he spent his time planning what he would say to the man when he did not pay his bill, thereby neutralizing my words. He should have seen himself paying the debt.
We have a wonderful illustration of this in the bible, relating to the three kings who were in the desert, without water for their men and horses. They consulted the prophet Elisha, who gave them this astonishing message:
"Thus saith the Lord - Ye shall not see wind, neither shall ye see rain, yet make this valley full of ditches."
Man must prepare for the thing he has asked for, when there isn't the slightest sign of it in sight.
For example: A woman found it necessary to look for an apartment during the year when there was a great shortage of apartments in New York. It was considered almost an impossibility, and her friends were sorry for her and said, "Isn't it too bad, you'll have to store your furniture and live in a hotel." She replied, "You needn't feel sorry for me, I'm a superman, and I'll get an apartment."
She spoke the words: "Infinite Spirit, open the way for the right apartment." She knew there was a supply for every demand, and that she was "unconditioned," working on the spiritual plane, and that "one with God is a majority."
She had contemplated buying new blankets, when the "tempter," the adverse thought or reasoning mind, suggested, "Don't buy the blankets, perhaps, after all, you won't get an apartment and you will have no use for them." She promptly replied (to herself): "I'll dig my ditches by buying the blankets!" So she prepared for the apartment - acted as though she already had it.
She found one in a miraculous way, and it was given to her although there were over two hundred other applicants.
The blankets showed active faith.
It is needless to say that the ditches dug by the three kings in the desert were filled to over-flowing. (Read, II Kings)
Getting into the spiritual swing of things is no easy matter for the average person. The adverse thoughts of doubt and fear surge from the subconscious. They are the "army of the aliens" which must be put to flight. This explains why it is so often, "darkest before the dawn."
A big demonstration is usually preceded by tormenting thoughts.
Having made a statement of high spiritual truth one challenges the old beliefs in the subconscious, and "error is exposed" to be put out.
This is the time when one must make his affirmations of truth repeatedly, and rejoice and give thanks that he has already received, "Before ye call I shall answer." This means that "every good and perfect gift" is already man's awaiting his recognition. Man can only receive what he sees himself receiving.""
"The Game of Life & How To Play It" by Florence Scovel Shinn

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विद्यार्थी मित्र-आपली

आजच्या प्रगति फास्ट युगात आपल्या महाविद्यालयातील मुलांनी मागे पडू नये असे मला मनापासून वाटते। आणि त्यासाठी तुम्हाला दोन गोष्टी सांगावयाच्या आहेत। तुम्ही खूप खूप मोट्ठे व्हावे, चांगले जीवन जगावे . त्यासाठी तुम्ही महाविद्यालयाच्या उम्बरठ्याबाहेर पाउल टाकण्याच्या आधीच मनाने खंबीर व्हावे । बाहेरच्या जगातील फास्ट लाइफ मधे पडल्यानंतर तुम्हाला तुमच्यासाठी असा काही वेळ राखून ठेवावा लागेल आणि तो ठेवायालाच हवा

इथून बाहेर पडल्यानंतर तुमच्यातील काहीजण नोकरीला लागतील काहीजण उच्च शिक्षण घेतील तर काही लग्न करुन संसाराला लागतील काहीही केलत तरीही तुम्ही मानसिक दृष्टया मात्र खंबीर रहायलाच हवे। पण त्यामागे तुम्ही तुमचे ह्रदय तपासून पहात चला ।

स्वामी विवेकानंदान्नी एका ठिकाणी म्हटले आहे की जेव्हा तुमच्यापुढे दोन पर्याय उपलब्ध असतील तेव्हा नेहमी आपल्या ह्रुदयाचे (व्यापक दृष्टिचे) ऐकत चला । जे खरोखर चांगल आहे, उदात्त आहे, असा पर्याय नेहमी निवडा । असे केलत तर नक्कीच तुम्ही तुमचे व तुमच्या बरोबर aai-vadilancha, gurucha nav motha karu shakal। Pan kharokhar aadhi hriday tapasa। Manapasun aatun jar vatat nasel tar dikhawa karnyasathi kahi karu naka। Showbaji kelit tar tumchyamadhe jo basala aahe (aatmadev) to nakkich tumhala tumchya karmacha fal denarach aahe.

Tumhala mahit aahe? To jo aat basala aahe, jyachyamule aapan shwas ghetto aahot, to aatma aaplya pratyek kruticha, pratyekvicharachya hishob lihit asto. Aaplyla jar asa vatat asel ki mi kunachya naklat kahi kela tar thodach konala kalnar aahe? Kunala kalala naahi tar mala kon shiksha karnar? Pan mitrano, he purnat: chukicha aahe. Aapla sampurna hishob to aatma aat rahunach autosave karit asto. Aani parat tech aaplyakade redirect / rebound karit asto. Ya janami jar tyala jamala nahi tar pudhchya janami tari nakkich aaplya krutichi / vicharanchi fala aaplyalach bhogavi lagatat. Karan to ya dehatun nightana sarva hishob aaply barobar save karun net asto. Aapan jithe jau tithe mhanjech pudhchya janmat magil panavarun pudhe chalu. Mhanun tar aaplya aawdinivdi, kala, aadhyatmik vikas ya tyapudhe chalu rahtat.

Tevha hi yukti kiwa klrupti aatach samjun ghya mhanjech tumchya vicharana, krutila ek aadhyatmik base va paya nirman hoiel.

Jivnat yashshavi honyasathi tumchyakade tin goshti powerful asyala havyat.

1) I.Q. : Intelligent Quotient - budhyank.
2) E.Q. : Emotional Quotient - bhavnank
3) S.Q. : Spiritual Quotient - aadhyatmank

1) Sarvat pratham aapan aapli budhimata vadhwanyasathi prayatna karavayas have.
2) Tyanantar bhavnik drishtya aapan savedanshil aasavayas have. Aaplya va samorachya vyakatichya bhavananchi kadar karavayas aapan shikle pahije. Konala vayit vatel asa aapan mudam (janunbujavun) vagu naye.
3) Tyanantar jevha aapan aapala aadhytamik vikas karu tevha aapan sankatanshi mukabala atishay yashashiviritya karu shaku. Karan S.Q. vadhvine mhanje aatmabal vadhavine. Aani te aaplya aatmychya sahayane vadhvave, aatma aani parmatma (parmeshwar) yanchi madat jar ghetlit tar aapan aapla uccha vikas karun gheo shaku va aaleyla pratyek sankatashi don hat kase karayache tyachi utkurshta padhat aatmasat karun gheo shaku.

Jar aadhyatamik techa changla fayda hot asel tar mag mhatarpani sarva shakti shinn jhalyavar S.Q. vadhwavinyacha prayatna karnypeksha va to paryantche jeevan ahankarat kasetari dhakalnyapeksha aaplyla jar aaple mahavidyalayatun baher padlyanantarche jeevan qualitative mhanje utkurshta gunvata aslele jagayche asel tar mag aatach bhavnank va aadhyatmank vadhvayachi garaj aahe.

Tevha tyasathi pahili payari kay aahe mahit aahe? Tar sarvat aawadatadev nivadane. Karan tyaaadhi aaplyla tyache mhatava vatat naahin. Sarva dev sarkhech.sarva devana manayache. Yevadhech aaplyala thaok aste. Pan mitrano, jar tumhala aadhyatmik vikas sadhayacha asel tar matra tumhi ekach ek dev tumchya antarangat basvayala hawa. Saibaba kay mhanyache mahit aahe na “sabka malik ek”. Aapan sanglyanshi tar sandhan sadhu shakat naahin na? tyasathi ekach manapasun awadnara dev kiwa sant nivdawa tyachyabarobar anusandhan sadhun tyachyashi friendship karne va ti vadhavine. Tyachyashi bhavnik sambandh prasthapit karne, tya aaplya dostavar sampoorna shraddha, nishta asne khup mhatvache. Ekhadajigri dostapramane tyala kay have nako te sangane va magane, tyatunach toch maja rakshankarta, toch maja kalptaru ha bhav nirman vhayala hawa. Jo bhav aaplya manat nirman hoiel tech satya. Mag to bhav satyat yenyasathi to aapla devach dhadpadto. Karan dev bhavacha bhukela aahe. Aani tyala paka aani fakt bhakti bhavachich bhasha kalte.

Yachi prachiti kiwa anubhav ghyayacha asel tar pratham varil payrya tumhi aadhi par karayala havyat. Nantar aaplya manala swach thevne hi aapli jababdari. Tyatil nakaratmakta haluhalu kami karavi. Shraddha-bhakti yukt ase man thevanycha prayatna karava. Sarvanshi premane rahave. Tyanchya vaganyache vedevakade arth kadhu naye. Maje majya devavar purna vishwas aahe. Tyanech he ghadavile. Aani je tyane ghadavile te majya fakt bhalyasathich. As mhanun sarva tyachyavar sopavun swastha basave. Mhanje tya ghatanevar ugich nakaratmak bhavala manat
thara deo naye/ va dusrya koni asa prayatna kela tar tyalahi tham saganve ki please, mala je aatun vatate tyavar tumacha nakaratmak mat mala nako aahe. Karan maja majya devavar purna vishwas aahe.

He bagha mitrano, dusryane sagitlelya nakaratmak goshti kadhich accept karu naka. Tyat aaple nehmi nuksanach hote. Aadhi aaplya hridyatil devala vichara aani magach tumche mat final kara. Agdi kuthlyahi goshtisathi he marg tumhi vaparu shakta.
Dusre mhanje kadhi kadhi aaplyvar sankat yenar aahe ashi aaplyla chahul lagte tyaveli aapan atishay ghabrun jato. Pan mitrano, ghabarlat ki aapan nakaratmakte madhye jato. Aani ti nakaratmakta aaplyla vedhun takte. Aani mag tyacha shevat dukhat hoto. Tya aivaji aapan aaplyla jevha bhiti vatel tevha adhyatmachi kas dharavi. Mhanje kay tar jevha jevha ashi sankatachi chahul lagun bhiti vatel tevha bhaktiyukt manane aaplya aawadtya devala purna hridyapasun hak maravi va bhavyukt antkarnane tyachyawar sarva sopvave.aani purna shraddha thevun tya sankatatun par padave aani mag saburi thevun purna nishtha thevavi va ekhi nakaratmakta bhav manat na aanta result chi vat pahavi. Mhanje to result ha utkurshtha asel yat shankach naahi.

Tar mitraho, jar hi yukti aapan pratyek kathin prasangi vaparli tar dev aaplybarobar aahe, aaplyala to madat karto aapla bhar to vahato ashi prachiti aaplyla yeil aani tasa bhav aaply manat tayar hoeil. Aani ekda ka ha bhav dridh jhala ki mag aaplyla aaplya dukhache kahi vatenase hoiel. Karan aapla bhar devavar ka va kasa takayacha he tumhala mahit jhale asel.

kahi manase kitihi Shikleli asli va kitihi mothya padavar asli tari tyana adhyatmabadal titkara asto, karan tyatala tyani kahi samjunach ghetlele naste aani ashi manase pratyek goshtitun nakaratmak arth kadhat bhovtalacha vatavaran aani swatacha jeevan gadhul karit astat. Tyana tyacha chhotasa dukh sudha parvataavedhe vatat aste. Dev aahe, to madat karu shakto he sarva tyana thotand
vatat aste. Mag manasanmadhye devatva disne he tar tyanchyababatit mahakathinach aste.

Tevha dostano, I.Q. barobar E.Q. aani S.Q. aatach vadhvayala suruvat karnar na? tase kelet tar aatapasunach tumchi aawadata dev tumcha bhar, tumchi sankate tumchyasathi jhelun tumche jeevan atishay sukar aani samadhani banvel yat tilmatra shanka naahi.

Tips For Students Appearing For Exams

1. FIRST AND FOR MOST BEFORE STARTING YOUR STUDIES REMEMBER OUR CREATOR i.e. GOD.
2. GET AT LEAST SEVEN HOURS OF SLEEP AND EAT WELL.
3. CHOOSE A RIGHT PLACE TO SIT AND STUDY.
4. NEVER SIT ON THE BED NOR SLEEP AND STUDY.
5. DO NOT LOOK AT YOUR PAST FAILURES AND SPOIL YOUR PRESENT AND FUTURE IN FACT LEARN FROM THEM i.e. ONCE BITTEN TWICE SHY.
6. THINK OF HOW U WAISTED TIME .
7. REMEMBER TIME IS MONEY.
8. BE HONEST TO YOURSELF AND YOUR TUTOR.
9. SEE THAT YOUR TABLE IS NEAT AND CLEAN.
10. SEE THAT U KEEP MINIMUM BOOKS IN FRONT OF YOU.
11. BE SURE OF WHAT U ARE STUDYING.
12. MAKE A PROPER TIME TABLE.
13. FOLLOW YOUR TIME TABLE RELIGOUSLY.
14. TAKE SMALL BREAKS IN BETWEEN YOUR STUDIES. BUT DON’T LET YOURBREAKS BECOME LONGER THAN YOUR STUDY TIME.
15. DON’T BOTHER ABOUT HOW MUCH MARKS U WILL GET JUST WORK HARD . YOU DO YOUR BEST AND GOD WILL DO THE REST.
16. NEVER GET JEALOUS OF YOUR FRJENDS WHO GET GOOD MARKS IN FACT TAKE PRIDE IN THEM AND LEARN FROM THEIR SUCCESS.
17. THINK OF HOW U CAN MAKE USE OF YOUR PRESENT TIME IN THE BEST POSSIBLE MANNER AND COVER FOR YOUR LOSS.
18. MEET POSITIVE PEOPLE WHO TALK ABOUT TODAY AND TOMORROW BUT NOT ABOUT YESTERDAY.
19. MOST IMPORTANTLY BE YOUR OWN MOTIVATING FORCE,TRUST YOURSELF BECAUSE SELF MOTIVATION IS THE BEST.
20. BE YOUR OWN BEST FRIEND AND NOT YOUR DESTROYER.
21. INTROSPECT YOURSELF AND THINK OF HOW U CAN MAKE YOUR NEGATIVE POINT IN POSITIVE.
22. CONCENTRATE ON YOUR GOAL LIKE ARJUN.
23. ALWAYS TAKE ONE DAY AT A TIME.
24. LASTLY BELIVE IN ---> I MUST, I CAN,I WILL

GOD BLESS U ALL !

- Prof. CAROLINE DAVID, H.O.D. Department of Economics, D.T.S.S. College of Commerce

HAPPY TEACHERS' DAY!

गुरुर्ब्रह्मा गुरुर्विष्णु
गुरुर्देवो महेश्वरः
गुरुः साक्षात् परब्रह्म
तस्मै श्री गुरवे नमः
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गुरु हा संत कुळीचा राजा
गुरु हा प्राणविसावा माझा
गुरुविण देव नाही दूजा
पाहता त्रिलोकी

गुरु हा सुखाचा सागरु
गुरु हा प्रेमाचा आगरु
गुरु हा धैर्याचा डोंगरू
कदाकाळी डळमळेना

गुरु वैराग्याचे मूळ
गुरु हा परब्रह्म केवल
गुरु सोडवी तत्काळ
गाठ लिंगदेहाची

गुरु हा साधकाशी साह्य
गुरु हा भक्तालागी माय
गुरु हा कामधेनु गाय
भक्ताघरी दुभतसे

गुरु घाली ज्ञानांजन
गुरु दाखवी निजधन
गुरु सौभाग्य देऊन
साधुबोध नान्दवी

गुरु मुक्तीचे मंडन
गुरु दुष्टांचे दंडन
गुरु पापाचे खंडन
नानापरी बरितासे

कायाकाशी गुरु उपदेशी
तारक मंत्र दिला आम्हासी
बाप रखुमाई राशि
ध्यान मानसी लागले

अंतिम लक्ष्य : निश्चिन्त होणे

अंतिम लक्ष्य : निश्चिन्त होणे
श्री गुरुदेव

भक्ति करावी म्हणजे नेमके काय करावे?

तर मनात आपल्या उपास्य दैवतेचे (सर्वांत आवडणारे एकच उपास्य दैवत निवडून) स्मरण करून अतिशय कृतज्ञतेच्या भावाने अष्ट सात्विक भावांपैकी निदान १-२ तरी भाव जागृत करावे.

आपल्या उपास्य दैवताची प्रार्थना करून, सात्विक भावाने हृदयापासून कळवळून "माझी भक्ति वाढू दे" असे सांगावे. "माझे चित्त शुद्ध होऊ दे, त्यावरील सर्व अंध:कार दूर होऊ दे, माझे चित्त प्रकाशमय होऊ दे" अशी प्रार्थना जर रोज केलीत, मनापासून केलीत, हृदयापासून कळवळून केलीत तर तुमच्यात व ईश्वरात जे अन्तर आहे ते कमी होत जाईल.

संपूर्ण जीवन म्हणजे एक खेळ आहे, स्वप्न आहे असेच तुम्हाला भासु लागेल.

तुमच्यातील व ईश्वरातील अन्तर हे तुमच्या मनातील सकारात्मक भावाच्या, भक्तिच्या, प्रेमाच्या प्रमाणावर अवलंबून असते. मनात दया, क्षमा, शान्ति, करुणा व प्रेम या भावांचे प्रमाण जितके अधिक तितके तुम्ही देवाच्या अधिक जवळ जाता. या भावांमुळे तुमचे जीवन त्या प्रमाणाइतकेच रसमय, आनन्दी, चिन्तामुक्त व श्रद्धायुक्त बनत जाते.

या भावांचे प्रमाण जितके वाढेल तेवढे तुमचे ह्रदय उल्हसित व शांत बनत जाईल. आपल्या उपास्य देवावर तुमची श्रद्धा जितकी जास्त तेवढे तुम्ही निश्चिन्त होत जाल. त्या श्रद्धेच्या प्रमाणात तुमच्या मनावरील धुळ, अंधार हळुह्ळू झटकला जाईल.

तुमचे प्रेम तुमच्या देवावर जितके उत्कट असेल त्या प्रमाणात तुमच्या मनात प्रकाश होत जाईल. अधिक तुमच्यातील अविश्वास, संशय, चिंता, भीती इत्यादि सर्व नकारात्मक भावना हळुह्ळू नष्ट होत जातील. " हे जे शांत वाटते, ते माझ्या केवळ देवावरील श्रद्धेमुळे" असं आपण म्हणु लागतो.

जसजसा हृदयाकाशात प्रकाश होत जाईल तसतसा ईश्वर आपल्या अधिक निकट येत जाईल. हे कशामुळे? तर केवळ उत्कट श्रद्धेमुळे.

आणि त्यावेळी “Cast thy burden upon the Lord and go free!” हे वाक्य नुसते एक saying वा quotation म्हणून रहाणार नाही, तर ते तुम्हाला जगता येईल, अनुभवता येईल. त्याची प्रचिती घेता येईल.

मग कितीहि संकटं आली तरी तुम्ही एकटे नसणारच. तुमचा ईश्वर तुमच्या बरोबर असेल.

अशा प्रकारे उत्कट भक्तिने जेव्हा तुम्ही त्याच्या अगदी जवळ जाल, त्यावेळी तो तुमचा आवडता देव तुमच्यावर किती प्रेम करतो याची प्रचिती देईल. तुम्हाला त्याच्या प्रेमामध्ये जखडून ठेवील. नंतर तुम्ही परत त्या नकारात्मक वैचारिक जगात जाऊच शकणार नाहीत.

तुम्हाला मग अशक्य असे काहीच वाटणार नाही. आणि तुम्हाला तुमच्या जीवनाचे सार्थक करून घेण्याचा मार्ग सापडेल. तुम्हाला काही करण्याची आवश्यकताच उरणार नाही. सर्व काही तोच करेल. तुमच्या भल्यासाठी. तोच तुम्हाला श्रद्धेच्या मार्गावरून पूर्णशुद्धतेकडे घेऊन जाईल. तुमची शुद्ध होण्यासाठी जेव्हढी ऊत्कट ईच्छा असेल त्याप्रमाणात तो सर्व काही उपलब्ध करून देत जाईल. तुमच्यासाठी. तुम्ही फ़क्त ऊत्कट भक्ति करणे हेच आपले काम समजावे व मनातले सर्व त्याला सांगत जावे, मित्राप्रमाणे.
त्याप्रमाणे जर तुमची भक्ती वाढत गेली तर तुमचे कल्याण झालेच म्हणून समजा. तुमच्या जीवन जगण्याचेही सार्थक होईल.

जीवनाचे सार्थक कशात आहे? तर ते आत्मसाक्षात्कारात.
ज्यावेळी आपला आत्मा त्या परमप्रिय परमशुद्ध ॐकार स्वरूपात, परमात्म्यात मिसळून जाईल, अगदी जिवंतपणीच. त्या परमात्म्यात, त्याच्या मोठ्या मनात आपले छोटे मन मिसळून जाईल, विलीन होईल व ते तसं होणं हेच आपले अंतिम लक्ष्य असावयास हवे. आपले जीवन हे त्यासाठीच त्याने दिले आहे हे. या सुंदर नरदेहाचे हेच अंतिम ध्येय ठेऊन वागल्यास तुमचा परमेश्वर तुमच्यावर खुश होईल. व एकदा का तो प्रसन्न झाला की तो तुमच्यावर त्याच्या प्रेमाचा नुसता वर्षाव करून थांबणार नाही तर तो तुम्हाला त्याचंच रूप बहाल करेल. तेव्हा आपण स्वत:च परमात्मरूप बनू.

पण हे केव्हा तर ज्यावेळी त्या परमप्रिय परमात्म्याचेच प्रतिबिंब असलेला आपला आत्मा (जीवात्मा) खूष होईल असे आपण वागत गेलो तर. आपला आत्मा (ज़मीर) आपल्याला प्रत्येकवेळी शुद्ध वागण्याचा सल्ला देत असतो. त्याप्रमाणे जर आपण वागत गेलो तर आपण शुद्धतेच्या व भक्तीच्या पायर्‍या झपाट्याने चढून जाऊ. या मार्गावर आपली चिकाटी किती आहे हे पडताळून पाहण्यासाठी अनेक दु:ख व संकटांना सकारात्मकरीत्या तोंड द्यावे लागेल. म्हणजे दु:खामुळे, संकटांमुळे तुम्ही गांगरून जाता, चिंता करता, लोकांच्या सहानुभूतीची अपेक्षा करता की दुसर्‍या बाजूने विचार करता? म्हणजे मनापासून हॄदयापासून कळवळून ईश्वराची प्रार्थना करता. त्याच्यावर श्रद्धा ठेऊन विश्वास ठेऊन पूर्ण खात्रीने निश्चिंत होऊन दुसर्‍यांना धीर देता, स्वत:चे व दुसर्‍याचेही मनोबल वाढविण्याचा प्रयत्न करता, शांत रहाता हेच त्या आपल्या ऊपास्य देवाला पडताळून/ तपासून पहायचे असते.

एकदा त्याची खात्री झाली की अमुक माणूस चांगल्या बाजूने विचार करतो की तो त्याची श्रद्धा किती खोल आहे हे तपासून पहातो. व त्याला त्या मार्गावर जास्तीत जास्त दॄढ करीत जातो.

अर्थात या ज्या पायर्‍या आहेत आपल्या शुद्ध स्वरूपाकडे जाण्याच्या त्या पायर्‍या चढून जाण्यासाठी ठराविक प्रारब्द्ध जे असते, ते भोगावेच लागते. जेव्हा ईश्वराने ठरविलेले एखाद्या पायर्‍यांवरील भोग संपतात तेव्हाच त्याला वरच्या पायरीवर चढण्याची जाणिव होते. किंवा तेव्हाच त्याला वरच्या पायरीवरील विचार पटतात. ठराविक पायर्‍यांवरील भोग जोपर्यंत संपत नाही तोपर्यंत त्याला कितीहि वेळा सांगितले तरी वरच्या पायरीवरील विचार पटत नाहीत. व जेव्हा त्याचे त्या पायरीवरील भोग संपतात किंवा अनेक पूण्यकर्मे त्याच्या हातून होतात, तेव्हाच त्याला वरच्या पायरीवर चढता येते.

उदाहरणार्थ : एखादी व्यक्ती काही गुन्हा केल्याने जेलमध्ये जाते, तिथे तिला अनेक भोग भोगावे लागतात.
आणि जर जेलमध्ये त्याने वाईट वर्तन केले तर त्याची शिक्षा अधिक कठोर केली जाते. पण जर त्याने अनेकप्रकारे चांगले वर्तन केले तर मात्र त्याची शिक्षा शिथिल करून त्याबद्दल त्याचे कौतुक केले जाते. अगदी त्याचप्रमाणे आपल्याच कर्माचे भोग आपल्याला भोगावे लागतात. पण आपण इथे चांगले वागून पुण्य करून आपले भोग कमी करू शकतो. चांगली कर्म करता करता आपली आपल्या इष्ट्देवतेबद्दल भक्ती कशी ऊत्कट होईल याकडे जर आपण जास्तीत जास्त लक्ष दिले तर आपले मन अधिकाधिक शांत होत जाईल व आपल्याला आपल्या जीवनाचे सार्थक करून देणारे आत्मज्ञानी सद्गुरू भेटतील व त्यांच्या आशिर्वादाने तुमच्या जीवनाचे सार्थक करणे अतिशय सोपे जाईल. व आपण सर्व पायर्‍या भराभर चढून जाऊ. पूर्णशुद्धतेपर्यंत.... आत्मसाक्षात्काराप्रत.....
मोक्षाप्रत.......!

|| Shri Gurudev ||

Peace March

ॐ पूर्णमद: पूर्णमिदम्
पूर्णात पूर्णम् उदच्यते
पूर्णस्य पूर्णम् आदाय
पुर्णमेवावशिष्यते ll

We in ourselves are whole. पूर्णम् Why then we don’t feel it? In the answer of this question lies the whole of Adhyaatmashaastra. What is the process of being whole? How can we feel पूर्णम्। What are the steps towards this perfection? There are four paths given in the ‘Bhagawadgeeta’ by Bhagawan Shrikrishna : Gyaanyoga, Karmayoga, Bhaktiyoga & Rajyoga.

Among these four, भक्तियोग is very simple & very strong path to achieve this पूर्णता
In नारद भक्तिसूत्र while defining the भक्ति, नारदमुनी has clearly stated the परिणाम of भक्ति.

Yallabdhwa pumaan siddho Bhavati
Amruto Bhavati Trupto Bhavati

Paramprem of Ishwar is such a Rasaayan by which Antahkaran of Bhakta gets purified and he becomes siddha, Amrut & Trupta.

Having love of God nothing remains for him to achieve. He gets the real happiness & entire satisfaction in this state.

What is the process then, to achieve this Purnata, this total satisfaction?
Bhakti is one of the path towards this perfection. The path which is very easy to follow. The path on which anybody can walk through. Anybody who is illiterate, anybody who is pure at heart & mind. Anybody who is serene. Anybody who loves the hieghest truth. Anybody who loves good & other's happiness.

If we go to search this "Anybody" it is difficult to get such a person in this Kaliyug. Because as we see the Guna's of a Bhakta, it is difficult to have a Sad-bhakta. They are so rare in today's world. It is very difficult to find them. Though we find the Bhakta, it is most difficult to recognize the True Bhakta.

Because in this Kaliyug the virtue's of true Bhakta are ignored. They are treated as his weaknesses & not his strong points. Actually forgiveness, helping others, truth, Nishkaam Karma, bearing other's faults, not to put blame on others all these are virtue's or you can say 'Guts' / 'Spiritual Guts' of a pure Bhakta.

Pure Bhakta depends upon his Upaasya Daivat or his Beloved God for everythng. For a common man this dependency is very difficult, but for a true Bhakta, it is very easy, as his whole life, his feelings, his aacharan everything is connected to Him. He (the Bhakta)talks to Him(God) like he is his First friend, then fast friend & then Priyatam. And we know when "X" is in love with "Y", he is always thinking about "Y" only. And do you know my dear friends, how powerful is the smaraN of God is? There is tremendous power in just the remembrance of Him.

Our mind becomes purer because of even a slight smruti of that Almighty (PoorNabrahma). Even if the smaraN is Xanbhar i.e. for a smallest moment only, it purifies the whole of us within. But we wander in this world whole day & it is difficult for us to maintain this purity. So, if we want to get purer & purer in our life day by day & get pure peace i.e. Bliss, we must remember God every now & then, our true friend, our true beloved.

We have to surrender all our beleifs, all our negative feelings like fear, anxieties, regrets, insecurities to His Holy Feet, who recides in our own heart. And to exprerience Him again we have to clean our heart & mind by His only name & remembrance with faith. This is the easy remedy to all our problems.

"To Him alone you go, in all conditions." says the BhagavadGeeta.

The more is our surrender unto Him, the more shall He come to express Himself through us.

Therefore let us carry ourselves confidently; success shall be ours, and in fact, failure can only be "Success Delayed" to every True Bhakta of the Lord.

We must understand some fundamentsl rules of Adhyaatmashaastra.

As Swami Chinmayananda in his "We Must" booklet states "All our success entirely depends upon ourselves. Let us never look outside ourselves for help. Let us not fall into the delusion that the influence of others would enable us to do better or accomplish more."

He firmly says : "Spiritual education and religious practices make us realise that we are a part of a whole scheme, and the essential creativeness behind the whole universe is the essential Essence ruling in the heart of each one of us : Shivoham Shivoham ".

In conclusion I would like to say that if you want to feel your heart & mind with pure peace / bliss, you must understand the AdhyaatmaShaastra & its fundamental rules, which we find in our ancient heritage Vedas, Upanishadas, Shastras, Puraanaas. If these are difficult to understand & you want in simple language then go to the "Saint's Literature" in your own mother toungue.

Enlightened Saints are KaruNaamayi  towards wordly people. They explain the truths & rules (they have experienced) in a very simple language & lucid manner. If you ever read their literature or listen to them or their cassattes or CDs with pure Jidhnyasa having faith, you will definately be satisfied.

So dear friends are you ready for a Peace March which begins only from our heart.......?