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Maluk Das
Maluk Das lived on the plains of Northern India.He was fully absorbed in farming and raising cattle and had no time to participate in religious activities.His simple life occupied him completely,and he never thought about larger issues.He did not know if he believed in God,destiny or rebirth.
One hot,humid morning he decided to rest for a while.It was adhik mas,month Hindus dedicate to reading scriptures,chanting and meditating.A local pandit was reciting scriptures under a tree,drawing a small crowd of villagers,and Maluk Das joined them.
In the course of the recitation,the pandit said,"Destiny is inevitable.We must experience the pleasure or pain bought about by destiny;there is no other way.If,due to our karma,we are supposed to be happy,we will be happy.If we supposed to be miserable,we will be miserable.We cannot go hungry if we are supposed to have food.A human being has no freedom of choice,but must undergo whatever destiny has in store."
Maluk Das was intrigued,so he challenged the pamdit:"Are you saying this just because it is written in that book,or do you have proof?"
Evidently the pandit had some intuitive knowledge for he replied "The proof is this: today you are not supposed to be hungry.No matter what you do,you will be fed."
Maluk Das took this as a challenge."I am not going to eat,no matter what comes," he said."An action cannot be performed unless someone performs it.And the performer of an action has freedom of choice.Today I ll prove it to you."
Proud of his decision Maluk Das left the gathering.It was almost time for his lunch.He was determined not to eat,so he avoided the village and made his way to the dense forest nearby,where he hid in the branch of a tall tree and settled down to wait for evening.Soon he heard voices.They grew progressively louder,until they were right under his tree.Peering through the branches,Maluk Das saw three men making plates from the leaves of the tree,he was hiding in.They washed their hands in the nearby stream,put food on he plates,and were about to begin their meal,when a tiger suddenly roared nearby.In panic,the travelers jumped over the stream and vanished into the forest beyond,leaving their meal behind.
Maluk Das suspected that the pandit had arranged this scene to entice him to eating,but this only steeled his determination not to be tricked.He settled himself more firmly amid the branches and continued to wait.In a little while,three more men stopped under this tree.From their looks and their talks,he concluded that they were robbers."How gracious is God," said one."Even in such a deep forest,he takes care of us.No on other than God would serve meals to the likes of us."
"Don't be foolish,"another one said."Someone might be chasing us and trying to kill us.I'm sure this food has been poisoned."The third one said,"I think you are right.And my guess is that person is somewhere nearby.Lets find him and feed this food to him-that will teach him a lesson."
So the three robbers set out to find out the person who had left the food.Soon one of them noticed Maluk Das hiding in the branches.He called his confederates and together they forced Maluk Das from the tree.The farmer tried to explain why he was there,but naturally the robbers didn't believe him.They gave him a couple of slaps and two of them pushed him down and opened his jaws,while the third pushed food in to his mouth,making sure that he ate each from the plates.Then they kept him captive for a while to see whether or not he showed signs of being poisoned.Once they were sure the food was pure,they ate the rest and let him go.
By the time Maluk Das returned to the village,it was almost dark.The next day he found the pandit,gained further knowledge, and committed himself to the spiritual practice.Eventually he became one of the greatest saint in North India.Kade Ki Mai,a famous temple of the Divine Mother associated with saint Maluk Das,still stands near the city of Allahabad.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maluk_Das
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Maluk+Das
One hot,humid morning he decided to rest for a while.It was adhik mas,month Hindus dedicate to reading scriptures,chanting and meditating.A local pandit was reciting scriptures under a tree,drawing a small crowd of villagers,and Maluk Das joined them.
In the course of the recitation,the pandit said,"Destiny is inevitable.We must experience the pleasure or pain bought about by destiny;there is no other way.If,due to our karma,we are supposed to be happy,we will be happy.If we supposed to be miserable,we will be miserable.We cannot go hungry if we are supposed to have food.A human being has no freedom of choice,but must undergo whatever destiny has in store."
Maluk Das was intrigued,so he challenged the pamdit:"Are you saying this just because it is written in that book,or do you have proof?"
Evidently the pandit had some intuitive knowledge for he replied "The proof is this: today you are not supposed to be hungry.No matter what you do,you will be fed."
Maluk Das took this as a challenge."I am not going to eat,no matter what comes," he said."An action cannot be performed unless someone performs it.And the performer of an action has freedom of choice.Today I ll prove it to you."
Proud of his decision Maluk Das left the gathering.It was almost time for his lunch.He was determined not to eat,so he avoided the village and made his way to the dense forest nearby,where he hid in the branch of a tall tree and settled down to wait for evening.Soon he heard voices.They grew progressively louder,until they were right under his tree.Peering through the branches,Maluk Das saw three men making plates from the leaves of the tree,he was hiding in.They washed their hands in the nearby stream,put food on he plates,and were about to begin their meal,when a tiger suddenly roared nearby.In panic,the travelers jumped over the stream and vanished into the forest beyond,leaving their meal behind.
Maluk Das suspected that the pandit had arranged this scene to entice him to eating,but this only steeled his determination not to be tricked.He settled himself more firmly amid the branches and continued to wait.In a little while,three more men stopped under this tree.From their looks and their talks,he concluded that they were robbers."How gracious is God," said one."Even in such a deep forest,he takes care of us.No on other than God would serve meals to the likes of us."
"Don't be foolish,"another one said."Someone might be chasing us and trying to kill us.I'm sure this food has been poisoned."The third one said,"I think you are right.And my guess is that person is somewhere nearby.Lets find him and feed this food to him-that will teach him a lesson."
So the three robbers set out to find out the person who had left the food.Soon one of them noticed Maluk Das hiding in the branches.He called his confederates and together they forced Maluk Das from the tree.The farmer tried to explain why he was there,but naturally the robbers didn't believe him.They gave him a couple of slaps and two of them pushed him down and opened his jaws,while the third pushed food in to his mouth,making sure that he ate each from the plates.Then they kept him captive for a while to see whether or not he showed signs of being poisoned.Once they were sure the food was pure,they ate the rest and let him go.
By the time Maluk Das returned to the village,it was almost dark.The next day he found the pandit,gained further knowledge, and committed himself to the spiritual practice.Eventually he became one of the greatest saint in North India.Kade Ki Mai,a famous temple of the Divine Mother associated with saint Maluk Das,still stands near the city of Allahabad.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maluk_Das
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Maluk+Das
Thursday, August 10, 2017
Sanskar
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanskara_(rite_of_passage)
Bal
http://www.balsanskar.com/
http://baalsanskarbpl.blogspot.in/
Bhakti
https://bhaktisanskar.com/
Varg
https://sanskarvarg.wordpress.com/
School
http://sanskaraschool.com/
Tube
https://www.youtube.com/user/TheSanskarGroup/playlists
Slides
https://www.slideshare.net/search/slideshow?searchfrom=header&q=Sanskara
Bal
http://www.balsanskar.com/
http://baalsanskarbpl.blogspot.in/
Bhakti
https://bhaktisanskar.com/
Varg
https://sanskarvarg.wordpress.com/
School
http://sanskaraschool.com/
Tube
https://www.youtube.com/user/TheSanskarGroup/playlists
Slides
https://www.slideshare.net/search/slideshow?searchfrom=header&q=Sanskara
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Cycle
Sanchita Karma is the result of all karma accumulated in this life and in all other previous lives. It is the accumulation of bad karma and good karma. At this level good karma does not cancel the effect of bad karma. These karmas are yet to be resolved. This is like arrows in quiver.
2. Aagami Karma (Future Karma)
Aagami Karma is the portion of sanchita karma that are just taken for sprouting. It is like an arrow that is ready for discharging. Gradually, if the conditions and the environment is suitable aagami karma will be converted into prarabdha Karmas. These karmas are like arrow in the bow.
3. Praarabdha Karma (Karma is about to act)
Prarabdha Karma are the part of sanchita karma, that are in the process of manifestationarrow-on-sky and to be experienced through this life. Prarabdha Karmas is like an arrow which has already left the bow. Which are on the sky and about to hit the target.
4. Kriyamana Karma (Current Active Karma )
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Yuga
According to Brahma and Vishnu Puranas, the sanctity of dharma and karma would reduce with each yuga and the turn of events to mark the end mankind would be triggered by humans, themselves.
http://brahmasaraswati.blogspot.com/search/label/Yuga
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