Vedantham : ( 07/11/2012. )

"Shall I do this or shall  I do that?":-{Good and the path of the pleasant ?} No doubt, we have come here into this world to enjoy and suffer for certain of our past Karmas through the circumstances ordered by our Prarabdha. And there is provision for us to discriminate and act rightly. For example, is there not a certain amount of freedom in choosing   whether    we should go to a cinema or a Satsang?  Every moment in our life there is a challenge posed by these lines: "Shall I do this or shall I do that?" There are two ways to deal with each challenge. Two distinct paths are open to us. The path of Good and the path of the Pleasant. Web find ourselves from moment to moment standing at the junction of these two paths. Often we are at a loss to decide which path to pursue. There is a tussle between Satan and God in us at such a moment of trial. By adopting the Path of the Pleasant, man cannot get, in the long run, his full satisfaction. This is the experien...

REAL MEANING OF PRARABDHA:- People misunderstand the real meaning of Prarabdha when they take the word to mean all the failure, impotence and weakness in them. If we are to be guided by this delusion, the Prarabdha,  in every act of ours, there is no room for self-improvement through self-effort. There are some who console themselves by saying that, 'I have no faith or love in God, and it is my Prarabdha. This is a defeatist mentality we cannot expect any progress. Without a personal morale we cannot work for our progress. PURUSARTHA:- From where does this Purusartha come in if  Prarabdha  orders every action? That we have been given by the Divine Being a limited freedom is the truth. For example, we cannot bend a piece of rail as it is, but supposing this rail-piece is beaten up out and made into chain, the rail-matter becomes very easily pliable. Similarly, when a cow is tied to a rope in the center of a pasture land, she is not free to graze the center fie...

Explanation with example:- -----------------------------------------------------/ Suppose I have a piece of land divided into plots. In one, I plant coconut seedlings, in the second seeds some vegetable and in the third mango seeds. In order to germinate, grow and yield fruit, each seed would take its own time. This is very well known to us. Similarly, each our action has got its own time- limits for its fruits. Every action has got its own reaction; certain actions give their reactions immediately. While others will provide their reactions only after an interval. To enjoy and suffer the reactions of the past actions:- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------/ Each one of us needs certain joys and sorrows, and in order to bring forth these required experiences, each one must have definite 'field' of  one's own experiences. The word Loka  does merely indicate its generally accepted meaning; the World. Loka means the speci...

1.Law of Rhythm:- Some of us blame the creator for our unfortunate lives, and despair by saying "it is all FATE." You should understand that there is a rhythm in the Universe, in that planets 'move regularly,the stars 'ride' their appointed paths, etc. Everywhere, there is the law of Rhythm, and everything conforms to that Law. Only when we come to the subject of life , we say "there is no rhythm and there is no logic or system in it." 2.Sancita Karma  and  Prarabdha:- It is not so. We are the various 'effects' rising from different 'causes'. The 'causes'being different, the 'effects'are different. Thus, each of our actions of the past has its own reactions, and each one of us  must have a treasure-house of the entire-past-actions. This is called the 'Sancita Karma.' We all should understand that at the end of living the 'fruits'alloted for the life are called 'Prarabdha;'  on departin...