FEEL THE WAVES OF ECSTASY WITHIN YOU

It is said that at the time of destruction, one loses one’s wits. It means that anger and ignorance have a great influence on a human being. When any addiction or vice rises within us, we can control it the first stage. How to control it?

Exercise Controls on Yourself

In order to exercise control, awaken your will-power. Pay heed to the advice of your conscience. Think how much distance it is that you have to cover to reach the target that you have set for yourself. What do you need to do and what are the obstacles in your way? What are the things that you need to avoid? Imagine that you have to go for a long journey. If we have to reach a particular place in a city, then first of all we will collect information about the route. What kind of difficulties might we have to face? Then, we prepare ourselves and be ready to face or avoid those difficulties. Once we know a dangerous area, we proceed with care. Likewise, in the journey of your life, you first decide where you need to reach eventually and what are the hindrances that you are likely to face.

This World is a River 

This world is a river which has a lot of stones inside it. The water flows with great force and whosoever puts his foot into the river is bound to be flowed away as the stones are slippery, covered with moss. Whoever wishes to cross the river has to have a strong will-power and select capable companion so that he is able to come out of the problems in the world.

The world is a strange mountain river whose water is flowing very forcefully. The specialty of the hilly river is that its water is less but the force of the flow of water is great. People try to cross such a river early in the morning otherwise later in the day the force of the water increases. People try to cross it between 3 am and 5 am. Ice is still set and the flow is a lot lesser than later in the day so it becomes easier to get across during this time. Hence it is said that to cross the river of this world, one should wake up before dawn - between 3 am and 5 am. If you ask someone to sit and meditate on God in the afternoon, the best of efforts might not work. You sit to mediate in the morning and you will succeed.

This worldly river does not flow anywhere else but within your mind. You can control the flow of this river flowing within you. In the early morning hours, there is more piety. You can control yourself at that time. Therefore, mostly it has been emphasized that you should let piety flow within yourself. Eat pure food, wear pure clothes, be in the company of pure-hearted people, listen to good thoughts and read good books. Recite the name of God with your tongue and make your eyes an abode of the sages Vashishtha and Vishwamitra. Look upon everyone as your own and look for some good quality everywhere. Adopt goodness from every place. When your tongue feels tempted to talk ill of others, check it, and when the ears become eager to hear the shortcoming of an enemy, close them. No one likes to listen to the praise of one’s enemy but how happy we feel when we get an opportunity to hear drawbacks of the enemy. Our tongue is excellent in praising our own selves and it is par excellence in back-biting the enemy. It won’t get tired of speaking ill of others from morning to evening. It can just go on and on.

Everyone is Your Friend 

Look upon everyone as your friend. No one is an alien. Wherever you go, pick some special quality from there. A honey-bee extracts sweetness from wherever it sits and a housefly will always look for dirt to sit on. Whatever kind of vision you want to have, it has to be your own choice. Water washes away the entire dirt and removes the stink and slush. But a fish, which can survive in water alone, will stink whenever you take it out of the water. I am amazed at the lives of people who still continue to stink despite their attending numerous discourses and sermons for years. In spite of being in the company of noble people, listening to their discourses, visiting temples and serving in various institutions, they still can have so much of anger, ego, criticism and condemnation for others. Talking well of yourself and ill of others shows that they have learned nothing from the discourses.

Charity begins at home. First, start correcting your own self. Do welfare of others also while doing your own. Either there should be a rosary in your hand all the time or God’s name on your tongue. Go on chanting the name of God. There should be no deficiency in your dedication. You will reach the peak of progress. You will feel the waves of ecstasy within you. If there is a specialty in your vision, wherever you go, you will adopt some good quality from there.

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