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Human body is meant for doing Karma (An ordained duty)

All enlightened saints in this world have praised this invaluable human body. They say its so important and rare that even Lord Shiva after to get it. What should we do on recieving rare this human body? We have been wandering about in this world endlessly. All enlightened sages have spoken on the importance and relavance of this rare human bdoy. But man who has reciedved this rare human body; not easily available even to Gods; What did he actually do with it? What did he get from this human body? Whether he really made a proper use of it in life. There is no reference anywhere in whatever the sages have said, that man should enjoy the material pleasures of this world. Rather they have said that this form of human body is a special form to perform ordained duties, only, while other forms of life are meant to enjoy pleasures of life. Every other form is constrained to enjoy these pleasure. It is the human body only which can obviate them. There is no other form or body to obviate them.
There used to ply a good many Tanga (a horse driven carriage) in your town. But the horse never complained that it was over-loaded. It is contained to carry that much load. No pet ever complained to it's master that the food is not sufficient or to its test or good to its health. But a person, suffering from diabetes or blood-pressure will at once refuse to eat. This is so because of human body belongs to perform 'Karma' the ordained duty.
The rest of the body or life forms are for pleasure or suffering. However, man can eliminate them through this human body. But the society has been often misguided and efforts to pervert it have been also made.
Children are taught that man has evolved from monkey. Then, why did this process stop? and why do we not see the signs of this process in the rest of the remaining species? and why did this process remain confined only to they species of monkey only? and not with other species also? It is clearly, an attempt to distort some culture, and such efforts have been often made from time to time. Now let us just think about ants. What was an ant or elephant before? what were all other innumerable life forms before? what they imply therefore is that man was not in the form before as he is now, He was monkey and evolved into a human being, Is it really true? If so then, the process should continue and he should show some changes even further. Why did the process of change stop here only? it should go on. Now when man has got this humanbody, it is but natural that there would be accompanying unhappiness, problems, and suffering. Here also, man was misled again, It was told that the planets, such as Venus, dragon-head, Mars, Saturn etc are responsible for our problems and unhappiness in life. Is it really true? All these planets like our own planet Earth are revolving and rotating as a result of magnetic force. If any of these planets leaves its orbit and deviates slightly they will clash and there will be total destruction.
Those who have been on some of these planets, what did they find there, the same things, soil, rocks air, water etc. They are no different than earth. What harm can they do to us and can they have any effect on our lives, situated thousands of Kms. away? This soul passes through every life form. There is no such life form through which this soul has not passed through - this world is only an illusion.
"Koun joni janmehu jaha naahin,
Sun khages bhram-bhram jag maahi"
Birds and animals are also born at some appointed time and it is the self same soul that wanders about through different forms.
"Karm Pradhan Vishwa kar raakha,
Jo jas kare so tal phal chakha"
Now tell - who gives us the fruit of our actions? Is it any planet or our won actions? We see even so called rationalist going to the Shani temple. Shani (Saturn) is one of the nine planets like Mars, Jupiter etc. Which revolve round the sun like earth. All this is nothing but superstition unbelievable and unagreable. Similarly some one said that the sun in the beginning was a ball of fire. It was burning. An explosion occurred and from part of it our earth was formed. Similarly other planets were also formed. Now the question arises as to who fixed these planets in their respective orbits. If there is an explosion in a building will it get broken in parts similar in shape and start moving in orbits. This is unconvincing and seems only an attempt to distort culture and principles.
Man's life is full of unhappiness, If you go to an oculist, he will say you are haunted by some spirit. If you go to an astrologer he would say your stars and planets are not favorable, The doctor would say you are suffering from disease, man has problems but he is also confused. An architect declares that the building has developed now some ominous features and is now jinxed, that is why problems have increased of late. The anteaters of king Dashrath lived in the same palace with great happiness and peace. But when Ram was exiled Dashrath and the entire family had nothing there the reason of our unhappiness in life is neither the house or the planets but our thoughts and actions. As are your actions so shall be the result. The enlightened sages have told-
"Karam pradhan vishwa kar rakha,
Jo jas kare so tas phal chakha"
Now Think what is the truth? The words of Lord Shiva or that planets have any affect on our life. if the planets really have any affect on our life then why do we do anything at all in our life? we should think that how can these planets have any influence on max living thousands of Kms away on earth. It is therefore nothing but to frighten and confuse people. The sages have said=
"Jo toko kaanta bube bahi bube tu phool,
to ko phool ke phool hain, bako hain trishool."
If you sow flowers to one who has sowed thorns for you, then is it that your flowers have gone west. No it is not so. You will get your flowers back and he would suffer for his actions. Even science accepts the theory that every action has a reaction. Similarly our thoughts are transformed as impressions and return to us as result. This is the reason that no one from a peon to president or from palace to an humble but is leading a life of his choice and desire. Can even the president claim that he is living a life of his priorities? Why is it so? No one can answer. Everyone is constrained to live a life according to the impressions, we have gathered over the years. God has given this human body to get free from those impressions. No one can save us from afflictions of this human body. But whatever we achieve in life through this body; there is no achievement which can protect us from unhappiness. Is there any? It is this mind which created impressions and it is with this mind when we will take the course that leads to the supreme, that leads to his meditation our unhappiness and afflictions will disappear slowly. We should fill our mind with the songs and prayer of the supreme. More we fill our mind with mundane things more will be the troubles in life. Thus we see that the society is misguided and confused.
We are all mentally inclined to enjoy pleasures of life. Man today is running after money. No where the religious sects were formed after any scientist or philosopher on the basis of their theories or discoveries. The seers of India searched and found the supreme God. They propagated their message through out the world. Those who accepted their views formed their own separate sect and order. Buddha propagated his own version known as Buddhism. Man's misfortune actually starts from here only. With the discovery and use of cloth and iron many sects and orders came into being.
If you make men stand in one line without doing anything on your own, can anyone tell who is who? similar in form, dress and common God. A lotus came up from navel and from this lotus was born Brahma (cosmic soul), and from Brahma, Manu-Satroopa were born. Thus we are born from Manu, and are called Manuj i.e. man. Just as man in Arabic is called Aadmi, that is one who is born from Adam, where is the difference then between man manuj or Aadmi? We have devided the children of the God for mean, selfish interests of this perishable world. Have we done a right thing?
If someone sows the seeds of division in you family, can he be called a well-wisher of the family? Can he be called a well-wisher of the family? Today we see, this is happening in society in different ways, in the name of class, caste, race, naxals or terrorism. Those who are engaged in such activities can they be the well-wishers of mankind?
They can never be so, one who leaves behind only the problems and difficulties for his children can not be called father and can not command any respect. Therefore the leaders and representatives of the community should think that the way they are showing to the young generation and society is safe or not, for future.
If they don't discharge this responsibility then they can not be their well wishers and worthy leaders.
All of us have to think seriously on this and act sincerely. The high time has already arrived and we are also too late. At present we see, we are all trying to ride each other's shoulders. We are madly running after money and become rich by hook and crook, by fair or foul means others are similarly after power and position, telling lies. For What? to achieve something of this perishable mundane world. And suppose, after our great efforts if we achieve that thing then how long it will last. The day it will be destroyed there will be unhappiness and grief. Then, is it good to cheat someone or society for that perishable achievement or gain. Why do we do then such mean things. This situation can be avoided if our children form their primary stage and age are taught what our ancient seers had taught and said that nothing in this world can save man from sorrow and unhappiness. Not achievement how so ever high and great can ensure man a desired life. Man has nothing with him that can do so.
If the president is asked that with so much power, position and resources at his command, is he leading a life as he really desires? Can he save his family from unhappiness and sorrow? If we think seriously on this grim reality we find that there is no family in this world which is free from problems and unhappiness. This shows that our leaders and representatives have no solution or principles which can redeem mankind from this unhappiness and problems of family, society and the country. We, therefore need such principles which can solve all the problems of mankind and unite all the people of the world in a common bond of fraternity. The problems are on the increase and man is intellectually struggling to free himself from them.
There are eight things which separate man from man. We claim our separate religions, while religion in fact is one and it is invested in the supreme. If this supreme is taken out from all the religions, theological texts of the world, no one will call them as theological scriptures. Do we call school text books of scriptures? They are called scriptures. Do we call school text books scriptures? they are called scriptures only because they deal singularly with the subject of the supreme. We say God father or God mother. With the addition of the word God they are defeat. It is in this sense that God, that supreme being is the religion of all. That supreme being is only one and the same, common in all religions. If this supreme, is taken away from theological scriptures, then there will remain nothing in this world to give to the society except grief and unhappiness. Man becomes free from all unhappiness after achieving him. And that supreme is only one all over. How come then these different religions?
Fourteen hundred years before there was no word 'Muslim' as such. Similarly two thousand years before there no word 'Christian'. Two thousand five hundred years before there were no words such as 'Buddhism' or 'Jainism'. If we return to the same square we parted our ways, all the differences and conflicts will cease. We will all be children of one Manu or Adam. Similarly some five hundred years before there were no sects in the name of Khalsa or Kabir. But their followers formed different sects after the enlightened saints who spoke about the supreme. Although all these saints upheld the Indian philosophy and theology. No philosopher in this world so far who has said or sought anything new or different than what the Indian seers have said. No definition of the supreme was ever given other than what the seers of India gave thousand of years ago. They said that the supreme is immanent. He is one and he is omniscient and omnipotent. He is the destroyer of all unhappiness. Is there any other defination of the supreme as comprehensive as this? No one has given any other definition nor any enlightened sage in the world ever supported the life of sensuous pleasures.
If some one has eaten vegetable of colocasia and lot of sweet curds and got the swelling in his knees. If the doctor asks him to eat these and gives medicine, will the patient listen to his advice? God never says anything to do or not to do. Every one has in store only tears and unhappiness. The day some relation departs from this world, we have nothing but tears to shed in utter helplessness. Similarly when we lose money, power or position we have nothing but grief and tears to shed. Now, just think how much fair it is to blame God when unhappiness comes in life after accumulating only tears and grief in whole of our life. Has God ever asked any one to collect the means of grief and unhappiness?
Just as man in life learns the art of living by devising different ways of food habits and enjoyment, in the same manner he makes different organisations after each enlightened sage for commercial gains, in which lies the degeneration not only of the society but also of the country. It is almost equal to genocide to ensnare people in communal organisations and misguide them. In former times small states used to fight against each other, now these organisations and communal groups want to keep the problems alive. This is really very strange and dangerous. Earlier these small states were the main reason of country's decay now these communal sects and groups will be the reason of our downfall.

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