STAY IN THE YOGIC DISCIPLINE

Meaning: The line of Yajurved 34/4 has explained that - the mind which, with yogic discipline, obtains the indestructible knowledge of the past, present and future, the mind by which all the tasks of life are properly carried out, may that mind of ours be perfect with good, auspicious and beneficent thoughts.

Message: We are imagining here men of three levels i.e. maanav (or human being) daanav (or man with demoniac tendencies) and devata or (man with divine tendencies). In that daanav is at the lowest level maanav is at the middle level and devata is at the highest level. The daanavs are full of wicked tendencies, men possess a mixture of good and bad tendencies, therefore their life is tainted, whereas the divine men are perfect with all qualities and they are obliging and bright. They have extraordinary power and brightness. God is in every particle and in everything but we can experience Him only when we possess the necessary brightness.

The Vedic religion is based on the principle of Karma or "as you sow, so shall you reap". The first point is that man cannot remain without doing work even for a moment. The second point is that one always receives the result or fruit one's deed and the third point result of inauspicious and bad deeds is bad only. Inscrutable is the effect of Karma's results. Many-a-time we start doubting the principle effect of Karma, i.e deeds. When we see sinful people becoming rich, prosperous and enjoying luxurious living, doubt creeps in our ever-wandering mind. But this doubt is without any base. The last wish of the criminal is also fulfilled before hanging. God's plan is also something like that.

Our mind is so powerful that if it thinks with discretion and constantly contemplates deeply on own past, present and future, then it can certainly understand the reality of the situation also. We can ourselves know by experience whether our mind is becoming like human beings or is getting trapped I demoniac tendencies or whether by doing divine deeds, is becoming praiseworthy and bright like that of the devatas. Brightness is the most excellent inherent part of our nature. Without worrying about any trouble or hardship, to be enthusiastically busy in excellent deeds is this brightness. In reality, in this struggle some world, only that person is alive who is bright. Only he will achieve progress and all his tasks will be properly completed in his journey of life.

But all this is possible only when we always think auspicious and the mind will never get trapped in the net of desires, lust, anger, greed, attachment, vanity, malicious, jealousy etc: when there will be no emotion for committing any sin: when we save ourselves from going on the wrong path and always go on throwing out bad thoughts and resolve to perform only good and beneficent deeds. But nothing will be achieved by merely thinking like Sheikh Chilli or Don Quixote. Success is achieved only when the deeds are carried out according to the resolve. Most men constantly build castles in the air. Such people merely talk big but do not make even the smallest effort for giving a concrete shape to their plans. When they neglect in this way, the good, auspicious thoughts which arose in their minds, gradually vanish.

We should never be lazy in putting into action our good thoughts.