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Saturday, August 9, 2008

FOUNDATION STONES FOR THE SPIRITUAL LIFE - 2

From the Satsanghs of Saibanisa
by Rajeswari Kasturi, Saidarbar – Hyderabad.

101. The person who has not caused any pain tocreature or human being will never think of pain in the hell as he has not given pain to anyone.

102. Helping undeserving people and protecting thepoisonous creatures, will definitely cause harm to you.

103. Being truthful is thousand times better than performing rituals in the name of God.

104. It is advisable to carry out the works which are under your control rather than under other's control.

105. Anger is the root cause for all destructions in the life. So try to control it.

106. The Deer will be attracted towards sound.
The Elephant will be attracted towards its sexual desires.
The insects will be attracted towards the flame.
The Butterfly will be attracted towards the sweet smell of the flower.
The Fish will be attracted towards the taste of bite and inviting troubles in their lives.

Can anybody imagine the problems of human beings who are having all the above qualities?

107. There is no meaning for a donation if it lingers in your mind all the time.

108. If a human being is living in this world only for eating, then there is no difference between human being and animal.

109. It is advisable to live in this world with your own efforts even it is for a shorter life rather than living at the mercy of others for a longer life.

110. Perform acts which give you a peaceful night’s sleep. Always engage in deeds that will give you happiness in the old age.

111. Never loose temper after noticing other’s prosperity and your failures.

112. It is greater to control the desires arising in your mind rather than controlling the desires
available in front of you.

113. If you loose all your money, still you are not a looser but if you loose your character you have lost every thing.

114. A good person will always sacrifice his life for the sake of his country and countrymen and he will look for divinity in every act he performs.

115. You should know that a person who is standing in front of your door for alms is indicating to do charity to avoid sufferings like him.

116. Having decided to perform a good deed, do it immediately lest not mind might change and good opportunity is lost.

117. After preparing a good dish, the house wife will try to enjoy it with her husband and children. In the similar way, you should enjoy the good deeds with your fellow human beings.

118.The way you expect others not to harm, do not think of harming others.

119. While earning money, do not be lazy. Get the proper returns for the work you have rendered.

120. For fulfilling the social and moral obligations, one has to earn money. So earn money in a way that will not defame and bring difficulties to you.

121. Whatever money you earn, you plan a proper way for spending it. Preserve money for your old age needs only. The money you preserve for not spending is as good as money not earned.

122. Earning money is a painful process but when you earned in a proper way, will give happiness.

123. The shelter under the shade of cloud and company with a bad person will give a momentary happiness. In the similar way, the happiness with money and youth will give you temporary happiness.

124. No doubt, you have to work hard to earn your bread and butter. But it will be great if you work for other’s bread and butter also.

125. The way the ants save food for rainy season, you should save the money what you earned during your youth for your old age.

126. The wise man will engage in charities for a better rebirth. A fool will avoid charities thinking that he may become pauper in this birth

127. The rich person will always strive to be more richer and in that process he will lose all the happiness of the life.

128. Earning too much money is like attachment to a loving daughter. But you should know that loving daughter, will leave the house after marriage.

129. You should acquire knowledge and earn money gradually, the way you collect the droplets of rain water in a pot kept under open sky.

130. To protect the banks of a fully filled tank, you have to release the excess water for cultivation of paddy fields etc., in a similar way, surplus money should be utilized for charities.

131. Keeping all the mighty forces with you and not protecting the weak, keeping the excess money with you and not helping the poor are one and the same.

132. The way the water gets accumulated in a coconut, the money accumulates in life. If you do not drink the coconut water, it will evaporate in the coconut it self. In the same way, if you are not utilizing the money what you have earned, it is lost.

133. You should not be lazy in earning money. Once you have earned the money, you should not be a spendthrift in spending. You should maintain a balance between earning and spending.

134. You have to save the money to such extent which will be useful to your wife and children for meeting the minimum needs.

135. The rivers will not drink its own water; the trees will not eat its own fruits. In the similar way, a noble person will not spend all the money he earned for himself; he will definitely spend towards charities.

136. The rich person is not recognized by his bank balance. He will be recognized only by the way he spends the money for GOOD or BAD.

137. The person who earns money by way of hard work is the best. The person who survives with his parental money is better. The person who lives on others money is the worst.

138. You should be careful with a person who steals your money in the small amounts daily without your knowledge than a person who steals the money at a time.

139. The money you spent for self, your family member’s survival and charities is only your money. The rest what you got is not yours. You are like a custodian for it which is in no way useful to you.

140. Adding oil to flames will aggravate the fire; similarly without contentment enjoying the desires will ruin the life.

141. For a happy atmosphere in the house, the understanding between the wife and husband is a must.

142. After marriage, ladies should lead a new and a happy life with in-laws. At the same time, they should not forget the past life and give the due respect to their parents.

143. Ladies are soft by nature. It does not mean they should be timid in self protection and protecting their family.

144. To maintain happiness in the family, house wife should behave at appropriate times like a Mother, Servant and Minister.

145. A husband will get real happiness in the family only when he has a faithful wife, good children and proper returns for the hard work.

146. Accepting or giving the dowry in the marriage is nothing but trading the children.

147. Maintaining the illegal contacts between men and women is nothing but destroying the society with diseases.

148. You should treat your wife’s mother, brother’s wife and your teacher’s wife on par with your own mother.

149. For a better married life of your children, before marriage check their education, health, age, character, wealth and family traditions.

150. To control the army, a capable Chief is required. Similarly for better control of family, a capable lady (wife or mother) is required.

151. Even though you have given a birth to a baby girl, she will not stay permanently with you as she has to get married and leave the house.

152. The ladies should be given utmost respect in the society. If any one crosses this, they deserve punishment from the society.

153. You should know that you will get many people around you who will go on praising. But it is difficult to find persons who will give healthy criticism. So it is your duty to select between a praise and healthy criticism.

154. In the society, the intellectuals should be given due respect, otherwise, society turns lawless and will be full of unrest.

155. A wise government should collect taxes from the people in such a way as honey bee collects honey from the flowers.

156. The way the Alum clears the dirt from the water, participation in the Satsanghs (company of learned people) will clear all doubts in the spiritual field.

157. Self defense is your birth right. Accept the outcome in that process whatever it may be.

158. You should know that self praise is the first step of your downfall.

159. Like the night follows the day, rebirth follows the death, so it advisable not to think too much on birth and death.

160. The person who treats the life as a battle and in that battle when he gives the equal stand for happiness sorrow, profit, loss and marches ahead, no sin will be attached to him.

161. Naturally desires attract and unfulfilled ones will lead to anger. Once angered, wisdom is lost and downfall starts by itself. Why invite such a situation?

162. Ravana and Duryodhana never listened to the good words of elders and engaged themselves and implemented unilateral decisions and history has shown them their due place

163. If you want to be a successful person, avoid long sleeping hours, laziness, fear, anger and postponement of actions.

164. People say that there is no permanent enmity and friendship in politics, but a person in the spiritual field will feel that there are no enemies or friends. Every one is a divine soul.

165. You should know that every learned person is not your well wisher. In the similar way, your well wisher may not be a learned person.

166. Hasty actions are the root cause for the mistakes in the life. So think twice before taking any action.

167. Insulting the weak and poor person in the society may give you momentary happiness. But never forget one day that person may become a giant and swallow you.

168. It is a fact that mighty elephant can be tied with a rope made with tiny grass bundles and small ants together can kill a poisonous snake. So understand Unity is the strength.

169. Normally a person will commit mistakes while in power, in his youth, in richness, and having no sound mind. At a time if all these four qualities are with any one person - Imagine the fate of that person and society!

170. To avoid the unrest in the country, a good Government with good leader is required. Electing such leader is also a Yagna. So everybody should perform the Yagna properly.

171. The society should have fear or bhakti towards God. Then only society will prosper.

172. A minister with Ahankara (pride), rich person with Greed, and highly intellectual person surrendered to the vices are a burden to the society.

173. A Lion is powerful in the jungle. If he sits in his cave without hunting it can’t survive. In the same way, an intellectual person idling at home cannot survive.

174. The friendship with bad persons will be like long shadows of morning and evening which represents your false image. But the friendship with good ones is like shadow of the noon which represents your true image.

175. The friend in need, the bravery of warrior in the war, the wife’s role in poverty, and moral support of relatives in troubles are time tested.

176. You should be fair and frank when you are dealing with the matters connected with money, food, enemies, dance and music.

177. A wise person will take future steps in the life after keenly observing other’s steps.

178. Secrecy is of value so long as it remains a secret.

179. Tying a stick to dog’s tail will not lead to straightening it. Similarly good words spoken to a bad person will not bring any change in him.

180. You may feel bad for the well wisher’s bitter words, the way a Doctor prescribes bitter medicine for your good health.

181. If you nourish the bitter fruit plants with sweet water, it gives only bitter fruits. similarly telling good words to crooks is of no use.

182. In this modern age, the persons with bad characters are projected as heroes of society where as the good persons with simple living are ignored. So it is the duty of the society to recognize the good and bad.

183. The bad person will flourish with the sweet words. Where as the good person will flourish with the healthy criticism.

184. Following the path shown by Mahatmas (Good persons) may give hardship during the journey but after reaching the destination, you will realize the importance of hardships.

185. You are advised to take shelter under the shade of a tree which is having fruits. Due to unforeseen reasons, if you have not enjoyed its fruits, do not feel bad as you enjoyed its shade.

186. The minerals under the earth, the trees above the earth are utilized by the mankind but not by the mother earth. In the similar way, the Saints knowledge will be useful to the society at large.

187. The head of the state should prepare to punish the bad, encourage the good, spend the money in a proper way, avoid partiality among his followers and dedicate his total life for the protection of the state.

188. With dedication, if you rub the logs, you can generate fire. If you dig the earth, you will get water. In the similar way, a bold person with dedication proceeding towards his goal will certainly meet success.

189. A wise man will not drink the salt water from well dug by his kith and kin. He prefers to drink sweet water from the well dug by outsiders. In the similar way, do not keep any attachments to sentiments and live above sentiments.

190. If you are affected with any disease, you should get it cured without wasting a single minute. In the similar way, if you recognize some body showing enmity towards you, you should curb him at the earliest else you may have to face both mental and physical torture.

191. An umbrella will protect you from rain, in a similar way, good will of the people in the state will protect the rulers.

192. If the person ruling the state takes care of the people of the state, the people will come forward voluntarily to save the life and position of the rulers.

193. The hasty decisions and actions may give temporary benefits but in the long run it will show the bad affects. So a wise person should think about long range benefits and act.

194. A good person will always show gratitude for the small help he received from the fellow human beings. A bad person even though he was saved by his fellow human beings, will never be grateful to the persons, who have helped him. So it is our duty to help the good and deserving person.

195. The leader in the society should follow the right path so that the followers will also follow him in that path. If this is not happened the society will be ruined.

196. If the ruler of the state is not having good advisors then it is the first sign of the deteriorating administration in the state.

197. A person in need will search for the donors and not the greedy person with huge wealth, the way a poor former expecting the rain water from the clouds and not from the huge oceans.

198. The leader who will not keep up his promises to his followers, one day he will be treated like a mad dog by his own followers.

199. We should not underestimate the enemy. He may look weak and small, but he will become a big headache to you like a tiny dust particle fallen in the eye.

200. The sheep without a proper shepherd, and people without a righteous leader are one and the same.


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