by Sri Sandip Dasgupta
Joy Babathakur! Joy Babathakur! Joy Babathakur!
Welcome to the Sri Panchami edition of our e-zine. This is the auspicious day when our Master chose to come to this mundane world and enlighten us with His eternal teachings, in a way that can be easily assimilated (and practiced) in the modern day world. In this editorial, I will quote some very useful tips given by our Master to the devotees on April 7, 1988 at Chittaranjan Park, New Delhi. The Master was explaining how one should be performing karma in our everyday lives.
He started off by offering the example of a lotus leaf. The lotus plant itself lives in water, but the lotus leaves do not get wet by the water! The Master pointed out that likewise, we should be doing karma in such a way that we do not get impacted by the reactionary effect of our karmas. We are living in the ocean of Sansar, but the Sansar should not be touching our lives! Such a simple tip for us to remember in our life!
Similarly, he pointed out the example of a boat which is rowed on water. If the boat has a hole, water enters the boat and the boat may capsize! On the other hand, if water does not enter the boat, our journey will be successful and we will reach our destination safely. The Master likened our daily life to the boat and the water to the ocean of Sansar. He further said that most of us drown ourselves in the Sansar, because the Sansar enters our daily life. On the other hand if the Sansar does not enter our daily life, it will be smooth sailing for us. He therefore pointed out that we should be living life in such a way that we are not impacted by the Sansar.
One may ask about the signs of Sansar entering our life. He clearly pointed out that when we retain our sense of individuality, have Ahamkar and indulge in Aami-Amaar Bodh (Individual ‘I’ and myness), then we should know that we are not living life in the right way. The ‘Science of Right Use’ that He has repeatedly told us clearly states that we should always think of the Absolute ‘I’, all actions are because of the Absolute, and that we are living our life powered by that Absolute and hence all results of all actions belong to the Absolute One. When we have established ourselves in this thinking, then we will not be impacted by the reactionary effect of our Karmas and we can smoothly sail on the ocean of Sansar.
So, let us once again dedicate our lives to the Master, and strive to live life according to the teachings of our Master.
Joy Babathakur! Joy Babathakur! Joy Babathakur!
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