SearchBrowseAboutContactDonate
Page Preview
Page 89
Loading...
Download File
Download File
Page Text
________________ UNIVERSAL LAWS nature of the desire of the man for his growth and evolution. Suppose a shepherd boy gave a tumbler of water to a rich man to drink when he was very thirsty and when he could not get any water in a thick jungle. This boy may get his next birth as the son of this rich man for this little good action that he had done. But he may be ignorant because he was a shepherd boy in his previous birth According to the nature of desire the man gets environments. The desire drags him to such places where the desired objects can be obtained. This is the law of Nature Entertain holy desires. You will be placed in holy surroundings as Uttarakashi, Himalayas and Benares, where you can perform Tapas, Sadhana and meditation amidst holy persons and can have Self-realization Entertain unholy desires—you will be placed in places like Paris and Hollywood where you can have cinemas, restuarants, ball-rooms, etc It is left to you to select the desires, either holy or unholy. If you want to move as a man-beast in the streets of Paris, select the unholy desire If you want to shine in divine glory and move as a man-god, select the holy desire Dr M H Syed, MA, PhD, D Litt writes in the Hindu Mind “There is nothing which has wrought so much havoc in the practical life of the Hindus as the misconception of the Law of Karma the eternal law of cause and effect—that works with unerring precision in all the departments of human
SR No.011086
Book TitlePractice of Karma Yoga
Original Sutra AuthorN/A
AuthorSwami Sivananda
PublisherDivine Life Society
Publication Year1980
Total Pages329
LanguageEnglish
ClassificationBook_English
File Size30 MB
Copyright © Jain Education International. All rights reserved. | Privacy Policy