As soon as attributes of a Brahmana waken in the
inner-self of an individual, saintliness is effortlessly expressed in his
actions. A Brahmana means a person who possesses the moral strength to overcome
allurements and greed. He resists temptations and is happily contented in
leading the life of an average citizen. I received guidance from Gurudev in the
early days of my life how to cultivate these attributes of a Brahman. Thus
, I was truly reborn as a Brahmana; my physical birth
from Brahmana parents was of no significance. I might have assumed and shed
human bodies carrying an animal-like soul during many lives in the past. I have
no recollection how many times during this immortal and eternal journey. I had
led sinful, animal-like lives, heavy-laden with sin and consequence suffering.
But I feel blessed and blissful with achievements of this life, which can be
truly called of a Brahmana. It is in this very birth that I have had the rare
opportunity and joy of transforming myself into divinized man in an animal
body. A Brahmana has a huge fund of surplus energy at this disposal, as he
spends only a small fraction of it to satisfy his personal and family needs.
Elephants, camels, buffaloes, have big stomachs. One can understands why they
spend so much time in filling up their stomachs. A man with two dexterous and
skillful hands, a mind capable of findings out thousands ways and means to earn
necessary resources and cooperation of family and friends, should be able to earn
his live hood easily. Man has a very small stomach. Even peacocks, pigeons earn
enough to meet their daily needs. There is thus no problem, as such, for man to
earn his live hood. It can be done within a few hours, living many spare hours
for altruistic efforts. Persons in whom saintliness awakens think only as to
how best and where to utilize their space time, labor, resources and talents.
It does not need much time to find a reply to this
question. The lives of illumined personalities provide us the demonstration in
this respect. One is free to accept any of these divinized personages as his
role model. Only demons have unrestrained and insatiable cravings and desires. It
is they who plan to amass unlimited wealth and resources and to enjoy them
without restraint; but none, right from Hiranayaksha to Sikandar, was able to
fulfill such a desire.
Divine man, Dev-Manav, emerges at the meeting point
between the soul and God. He has several other names like a great man, a saint,
a reformer, a reformer, a martyr etc. In ancient days such persons were known
as Risis whose needs were the minimum and who applied the savings of their
resources, money etc. in task which were essential to fulfill the needs of the
Time Spirit. They helped in enhancing righteous tendencies. They did not allow
the evil designs of those who were bent upon causing destruction to succeed.
Risis mobilized all their efforts directly or indirectly in this direction.
They did immense work by moving ahead in positive pursuits step by step and by
accumulating a reservoir of excellence, drop by drop.
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