Thu, 01 Aug 2013 12:33:46
Baba
Note: This is a sensitive topic, so if you have a weak heart do not read this letter. Reading and getting frustrated later is not good.
== MOST PROBABLY SHE WILL BECOME A SHOE ==
Namaskar,
During her life she amassed a shoe collection numbering nearly 15,000 pairs of shoes. She set a new world record. Either she was talking about shoes, buying shoes, organising her shoes, or dreaming about her shoes. Those shoes were constantly on her mind.
Human life is so rare and this woman unfortunately spent this golden opportunity in vain - i.e. just accumulating shoes. This is what happens when the overall flow of society is towards materialism. This particular woman is a victim of the larger societal values.
It is unfortunate that her life ended prematurely; and it is unfortunate that her energy on this earth was focused exclusively on accumulating so many pairs of shoes.
According to Ananda Marga ideology, she will most probably be reborn as a shoe.
Verily human life is a double-edged sword. Those who think and ideate properly will use their life to attain Parama Purusa; in contrast, those who misuse their life will die and be reborn as something else: Animal, plant, or in the case of materialists, they will be reborn as a pair of shoes or any mundane object.
Everyone should pay heed an be aware of their thoughts; one's goal (object of ideation) must not be something mundane. Otherwise they will meet a similar fate as this tragic victim, i.e. reborn as a shoe etc.
The woman who set the Guinness Book world record for owning 15,000 pairs of shoes - the most of anyone on the planet - met her untimely and tragic end recently.
Here are Baba's teachings on this critical and unfortunate situation.
"One acquires a physical body according to the nature of one’s samskaras. A human being who behaves like a goat or a dog may be born as a goat or a dog in the next life, because such an animal body is the proper base for the congenial expression of the latent saḿskáras. Hence it is not at all impossible for a human being to be reborn as a hog, a worm, a tree, or even a piece of stone. One’s destiny will be decided according to the nature of one’s karma – this is an infallible law. In this regard, neither Paramátmá nor Prakrti can do anything to help." (1)
ONE GETS A BODY ACCORDING TOT THEIR DESIRES
Yádrshii bhávaná yasya siddhirbhavati tádrshii.
"According to one’s desires one gets the fruits thereof. If somebody is a voracious eater and always hankers after food then it is quite likely that after the death of his physical body he may get the body of a pig in the next life. Suppose somebody wants to be a runner like a deer then it is not impossible that he will eventually get the body of a deer after the death of this present human structure." (2)
"Whether one be a philanthropist or a star athlete, one desires to see what is written about them in the newspaper. This means that in trying to do some good work, what are they really doing? They are falling under the sway of one propensity, the propensity of greed. Now if this act is encouraged by the society, that is, if the newspapers dedicate a lot of attention to such news, or if people in general say, “Sir, whatever you are doing is unparalleled in history. Sir, we are not eulogizing you. We are simply telling the truth” – if they praise such a person in this way and then try to extract some money from them (there are such intelligent people around) – then what does it amount to indirectly? The propensity of greed increases. Which animal is the greediest among the animals with which we are all very familiar? It does not like to give up greed in spite of ill treatment and humiliations. It is the cat. Yes, after moving a few steps ahead, the cat forgets that it was beaten. So, that particular person is reborn as a cat after death, because that body affords an opportunity for the satiation of their greed. When the housewife looks around inattentively, the cat sneaks into the kitchen through the small opening in order to reach the milk or fish in the kitchen. So in order to exhaust the saḿskáras one needs an appropriate body. Some people obtain a new body immediately after death and others obtain it later. But one has to obtain it somehow." (3)
Yádrshii bhávaná yasya siddhirbhavati tádrshii – “As you think, so you become.”
"If the desire persists, you will be assailed afterwards by its reaction. For instance, if someone thinks of thieves for a considerable length of time, the idea of stealing may creep into the mind, so these types of undesirable thought should always be discouraged. Whenever any thought arises in the mind, it should be immediately channelled towards Parama Puruśa. You should say: “O Parama Puruśa." (4)
"If someone even after attaining a human form forgets Parama Puruśa and keeps moving with eyes closed in that case the radius will certainly increase. And such a person will be degraded and gradually reborn as an animal, plant, etc. Hence the task of a sádhaka or an intelligent person is to reduce his/her radius, and this systematic endeavour to reduce the gap is called sádhaná. This sádhaná is mandatory for all, irrespective of whether or not one is young or old, man or woman." (5)
Namaskar,
In Him,
Diipali
REFERENCES
1. Ananda Marga Ideology and Way of Life - 7
2. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 2
3. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 10, The Supreme Entity – the Non-Doer
4. Namami Krsnasundaram - Disc: 23
5. Subhasita Samgraha - 11
Baba
Note: This is a sensitive topic, so if you have a weak heart do not read this letter. Reading and getting frustrated later is not good.
== MOST PROBABLY SHE WILL BECOME A SHOE ==
Namaskar,
During her life she amassed a shoe collection numbering nearly 15,000 pairs of shoes. She set a new world record. Either she was talking about shoes, buying shoes, organising her shoes, or dreaming about her shoes. Those shoes were constantly on her mind.
Human life is so rare and this woman unfortunately spent this golden opportunity in vain - i.e. just accumulating shoes. This is what happens when the overall flow of society is towards materialism. This particular woman is a victim of the larger societal values.
It is unfortunate that her life ended prematurely; and it is unfortunate that her energy on this earth was focused exclusively on accumulating so many pairs of shoes.
According to Ananda Marga ideology, she will most probably be reborn as a shoe.
Verily human life is a double-edged sword. Those who think and ideate properly will use their life to attain Parama Purusa; in contrast, those who misuse their life will die and be reborn as something else: Animal, plant, or in the case of materialists, they will be reborn as a pair of shoes or any mundane object.
Everyone should pay heed an be aware of their thoughts; one's goal (object of ideation) must not be something mundane. Otherwise they will meet a similar fate as this tragic victim, i.e. reborn as a shoe etc.
The woman who set the Guinness Book world record for owning 15,000 pairs of shoes - the most of anyone on the planet - met her untimely and tragic end recently.
Here are Baba's teachings on this critical and unfortunate situation.
ONE IS REBORN ACCORDING TO THEIR SAMSKARAS
MANY REBORN AS ANIMALS AND INANIMATE OBJECTS
MANY REBORN AS ANIMALS AND INANIMATE OBJECTS
"One acquires a physical body according to the nature of one’s samskaras. A human being who behaves like a goat or a dog may be born as a goat or a dog in the next life, because such an animal body is the proper base for the congenial expression of the latent saḿskáras. Hence it is not at all impossible for a human being to be reborn as a hog, a worm, a tree, or even a piece of stone. One’s destiny will be decided according to the nature of one’s karma – this is an infallible law. In this regard, neither Paramátmá nor Prakrti can do anything to help." (1)
ONE GETS A BODY ACCORDING TOT THEIR DESIRES
Yádrshii bhávaná yasya siddhirbhavati tádrshii.
"According to one’s desires one gets the fruits thereof. If somebody is a voracious eater and always hankers after food then it is quite likely that after the death of his physical body he may get the body of a pig in the next life. Suppose somebody wants to be a runner like a deer then it is not impossible that he will eventually get the body of a deer after the death of this present human structure." (2)
GREEDY PERSONS ARE REBORN AS THE GREEDIEST
ANIMAL
"Whether one be a philanthropist or a star athlete, one desires to see what is written about them in the newspaper. This means that in trying to do some good work, what are they really doing? They are falling under the sway of one propensity, the propensity of greed. Now if this act is encouraged by the society, that is, if the newspapers dedicate a lot of attention to such news, or if people in general say, “Sir, whatever you are doing is unparalleled in history. Sir, we are not eulogizing you. We are simply telling the truth” – if they praise such a person in this way and then try to extract some money from them (there are such intelligent people around) – then what does it amount to indirectly? The propensity of greed increases. Which animal is the greediest among the animals with which we are all very familiar? It does not like to give up greed in spite of ill treatment and humiliations. It is the cat. Yes, after moving a few steps ahead, the cat forgets that it was beaten. So, that particular person is reborn as a cat after death, because that body affords an opportunity for the satiation of their greed. When the housewife looks around inattentively, the cat sneaks into the kitchen through the small opening in order to reach the milk or fish in the kitchen. So in order to exhaust the saḿskáras one needs an appropriate body. Some people obtain a new body immediately after death and others obtain it later. But one has to obtain it somehow." (3)
CHANNEL EVERY THOUGHT TOWARDS PARAMA PURUSA
Yádrshii bhávaná yasya siddhirbhavati tádrshii – “As you think, so you become.”
"If the desire persists, you will be assailed afterwards by its reaction. For instance, if someone thinks of thieves for a considerable length of time, the idea of stealing may creep into the mind, so these types of undesirable thought should always be discouraged. Whenever any thought arises in the mind, it should be immediately channelled towards Parama Puruśa. You should say: “O Parama Puruśa." (4)
SADHANA IS THE TOOL TO REDUCE THE RADIUS
"If someone even after attaining a human form forgets Parama Puruśa and keeps moving with eyes closed in that case the radius will certainly increase. And such a person will be degraded and gradually reborn as an animal, plant, etc. Hence the task of a sádhaka or an intelligent person is to reduce his/her radius, and this systematic endeavour to reduce the gap is called sádhaná. This sádhaná is mandatory for all, irrespective of whether or not one is young or old, man or woman." (5)
TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THIS STORY
Namaskar,
In Him,
Diipali
REFERENCES
1. Ananda Marga Ideology and Way of Life - 7
2. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 2
3. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 10, The Supreme Entity – the Non-Doer
4. Namami Krsnasundaram - Disc: 23
5. Subhasita Samgraha - 11
