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No: 2007-07 ( |
PRAGYA SANDESH –
21st Century, Bright Future |
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Objective of the Periodical: |
The root causes of the ailing state of the world today are – the
crisis of faith, people’s ignorance of the powers of the inner self, and the
lack of righteous attitude. These have evaporated the oceans of joy from
people’s life and polluted them with ever increasing insecurities,
infirmities and complexities. Realizing the hidden power of thoughts is very
important in the present era of intellectual evolution. This periodical will
serve as a vehicle for thought transformation for the revival of Satyug - the divine era. |
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SADVICHAR (Thoughts for Contemplation): Supreme aim of human life is
attainment of life eternal Just as passing through the cycles
of days and nights we do not die, we retain our identity; similarly, life
does not end with dissolution of the physical body. It is eternal. Everyday the Sun rises in the East
and sets in the West. Moon becomes invisible on the no-moon day and can be
seen in its full glow on the full moon day. In between, its phases of
brightness go on increasing or decreasing. In spite of this visible change, there
is no change in Moon’s original form. The process of birth and death too is
similar. This may be called a game of hide and seek between awakening and
deep sleep. For the body, the cycle of childhood, youth, old age and death is
natural. Even after bodily death, the self-identity of the soul remains firm
like a steady axle. Why fear death? It is a pleasant
change akin to the process of changing old clothes and putting on new ones.
No one can stop this process of continuous change. One who takes on mortality
through birth in the body will definitely die. In view of this inexorable Law
of Nature, there is no need of any fear, grief or sorrow. Wisdom lies in
realizing this eternal truth of life and in trying to make each link of this
series more organized. Today’s efforts ought to be directed towards making
the tomorrow more joyful and progressive. The aim of our present cycle of
physical embodiment should be to consciously and constantly strive to tread
on the righteous path towards realization of our true identity as sparks of
the Supreme Light and Life Eternal. –Extracted from Akhand
Jyoti Mar-Apr 2004
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UPAKHYAN (Anecdote):
If a person does not try to help
himself even God cannot help him, as it is the law of nature. All those who
think God will do everything for them without their exerting themselves
should wake up and start working hard. A person was a devotee of Hanumanji. Once he was going somewhere on his
bullock-cart. It got stuck in a swamp. He started chanting Hanuman-Chalisa and expected his bullock-cart to come out of the
swamp by the grace of Hanumanji. A passerby Pandit reminded him, “Friend, Hanumanji
did not know the location of Sanjivani herb exactly
so he brought the whole mountain. You at least shall try to push your cart.”
The man did the same and by this small help bulls, too exerted and pulled the
cart out. God or a saint can help you to get out of the swamp of ignorance
only if you awaken your dormant inner strength, develop your inherent
qualities and capabilities. Pt. Shriram Sharma Acharya has written in Pragya-Puran,
“Atmashakti purika tu shakti
sa paramatmana”
meaning God-strength is complementary to self-strength. |
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SADVAKYA (Thought of the
week): Share all
you have with the needy so that no one feels deprived and neglected. - Pt. Shriram
Sharma Acharya |
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