The Whispers Of My Heart

In order to substantiate that one sees, listens, interprets according to one's own peculiar perspective, Gautam Buddha once, at the end of His sermon, adviced His adherents, "The night has fallen. It's the most opportune time to do more work." Next day, He called His disciples to find out what the adherents did last night. The disciples found that for a thief, who was present among the followers, "more work" meant executing a big burglary. So last night he looted the house of a wealthy trader. For a prostitute, "more work" meant serving more customers. So last night she sold her body many times. A meditator, on the other hand, perceived "more work" as spending more time in meditation. So last night he meditated, prayed longer than usual. Fully subscribing to the wise sayings of Gautam, I also believe that one's personality is hugely influenced by one's surroundings, the company one keeps. I have written the followi...

उस जहाँ में जानें के लिए, यह संसार है द्वार समझ इस संसार को, यह संसार ना नकार If one wants to merge oneself with the Supreme, to put an end to the miserable cycle of birth and death, to attain true bliss ( मोक्ष ), then this world is of paramount importance. Don't negate this world! Understand fully this world. One would then find that in this materialistic world, everything is ephemeral, a relationship lasts till it serves one's self-interest. Lasting bliss is nowhere to be found in this mundane world. When this awareness dawns, one develops detachment (विरक्ति) with this ever changing, disloyal world. One then becomes eligible for the blissful union (योग) with the Almighty. ~ Sanjay Gargish ~