- GEETHA JYOTHI
Githa Jyothi is a Global Peace programme devised
with the goal of revitalising and boosting
the allround improvement in the standards
of human thought.
In the name of religion, caste, political
party, group etc., many of the so called leaders
are splitting people, to enjoy their own selfish
ends. Population of a country is being pierced
into pieces. Human race came into existence
with ' co-existence ' as its base of living.
But, today, the human race is in such a condition
as to search for the traces of its basic principles
of living. Thousands of years ago, a great
sage by name "Yaska" gave the definition
for "Manushya" ie., human being
as "mathwa: karma:ni si:vyathi ithi manushyaha
". He should recognise happenings around
him, think about them and do such necessary
things which make all the living beings to
constitute a happy society where they live
together in harmony. Torn pieces of cloth,
when orderly arranged and knit together, result
in a wonderful dress. Similarly, a Manushya
is the one who, with his benevolent behaviour
brings together the dividing pieces of the
society and makes it live like a single family.
It is with his wonderful behavioural deeds,
Sri Rama was able to bring human beings, animals,
cannibals, demons, angels, birds all onto
a single path ! With his loving nature won
the Love from all of them. Sri Rama represents
an ideal human being. He sets an example to
the whole humanity. Sri Ramayanam says the
Lord Sri Rama lived on this Earth for 11000
years showing how to behave and do things.
The essence of all that a Man has to know,
as shown by practice in Rama's incarnation,
has been presented theoretically during Sri
Krishna's incarnation. The goal of incarnating
as Lord Krishna itself is to teach Srimad
Bhagavadgitha for the benefit of the humanity.
He didn't teach any theory as such during
Rama's incarnation except exemplifying through
practice.
If one wants to elevate himself in all the
faculties of his life then, irrespective of
any region or caste or group to which he may
belong, either by following an example who
lead such life or by knowing that they lead
such a wonderful life, then he must follow
Sri Rama's path. It is compulsory to adopt
Sri Rama's way and method of practice. But,
we should know that, whatever he did, to them,
1) We should know the correct interpretation
from elders, to why he took such a decision
as, many of the latent reasons are not apparent.
2) Some of the deeds are very difficult to
understand 3) Some of them appear to be against
the rule.
Sending his pregnant wife Sitha to forests
is the example to the first instance. Great
Bharatha,the brother of Sri Rama taking the
sword against his own mother to kill her,
Lakshmana refusing to recognise his father
Dasarattha as father.. are the examples for
the second instance. Whereas, Sri Rama speaking
lies with Sugriva and and his attempt to make
minister Sumanthra to speak lies with the
King etc., appear too against.
However there is a purposeful and meaningful
reason behind everything. If we start looking
at them and start copying them exactly and
blindly then again we will be in a fix, so
to explain the reasons behind them, Lord took
the incarnation of Sri Krishna.
During the incarnation as Lord Krishna, His
practice is not what we have to observe, but,
His Mysterious Teachings. As His mission is
to teach many things during this incarnation,
he taught many things whenever he found any
opportunity to do so.
From the time Lord Krishna was born in Jail,
while growing in the Village of Vre:palle,
While playing bureaucratic politics against
others in his association with the rulers
etc., whenever he found some opportunity,
He preached many great things. For them to
believe Him, he even showed his actual Gigantic
Cosmic Universal Form (Viswa Ru:pam) every
now and then. He did all whatever is necessary
to make them listen to His preachings. He
never thought that how good are such attempts,
or howmuch bad name do they fetch to Him.
Aren't parents taking everypain and risk to
put their children on the right path? If those
with one or two children are taking so much
of risk then, the one to whom all the worlds
are His own, is there any question in doing
so many things as according to the situation
that arises ? He wants His children to be
happy ! They should get good name and fame.
That's all what He wants. Whatever others
might think of Him or, whatever dirt others
try to throw on him, he wanted to bear them
all silently.
These days everybody says that " Don't
see what parents are doing to earn money !
But, are they looking after their children
well ". Similarly, don't see what Lord
Krishna did during the Incarnation, but, see
what message he gave to the whole humanity.
Though there is a valid reason that everybody
will accept regarding what all He did, they
are not apparent to ordinary eyes and thought
unless properly known from the right route.
Try to understand and do what ever he said.
To ordinary mortals, many of the deeds of
Lord Krishna appear as faults. But, there
is a profound reason behind every deed, a
great philosophical purpose behind every instance,
a great Universal Truth behind. So, actually
speaking, there is no fault in any of His
deeds, though they appear so. It needs intellectual
depth and experience of Truth to realise many
facts.
Whatever it may be, for practice, Sri Rama
is an example, for Truth in theory it is Lord
Krishna's message. One who can equivocate
them both and put them in practice, then,
the birth as human being becomes wholesome
and complete.
Practice without proper knowledge is likely
to mislead like a blind showing the road.
Knowledge that doesn't contribute to practice
is like a lame and leads to pseudo philosophic
discussions and finally downfall. But, if
knowledge and practice both cohere in one's
life, then the life of a man fills with Love
and affection from everyone, who would bring
the whole of our society into the unique path
of Divine Service and have the opportunity
of enjoying the Ultimate in one's life.
By the time of Lord Krishna's incarnation
itself, the human society has degraded to
the level of ignoring the words of God. Still,
He Loved everyone as His own. So he recollected
some of the messages he preached earlier to
one here and one there, regularised them and
prepared the ground for Mahabha:ratha War,
encouraging Arjuna.
Keeping Arjuna as an instrument, he revealed,
out of Compassion, the whole Bhagavadgitha
to this World, for one and all to realize
the truth.
Howmuch of this preaching is useful to Arjuna
is however, doubtful. A farmer enjoys the
milk by invoking the Cow to produce milk for
the sake of it's calf. So also, the essence
of all the Vedas has been generously presented
wonderfully to the whole of Humanity, keeping
Arjuna as the nominal instrument. If we can
use Bhagavadgitha with true belief in it,
then, it is the greatest of the scriptures
that can mould a Man into an Ideal Man.
Usually many people say that like Bible for
Christians, like Quran for Muslims and like
Granthsaheb for some others, the holy scripture
of Hindus is Bhagavadgitha. This shows their
immatured understanding ability of the truths.
All the above said religions are born within
recent two to three thousand years. Before
that there is no existence for them on this
Earth.
Dividing the society in the name of religions,
conversions, suppression, attacking and destroying
other cultures and traditions, taking the
weakness of poverty and using those poor people
for their selfish ends in the name of religion
etc., are all
produces that began during these recent two
to three thousand years. What is there before
that ? Doesn't Man know how to live and wear
clothes, eat cooked food etc., before that?
What is there before that ? Sri Ramayana says
that there is lakhs of years of history to
this Mankind. Then, the epic of Mahabharatha
also asserted the same followed by SrimadBha:gavatham.
Great Sages, Va:lmi:ki, Bhagavan Veda Vyasa
have composed the human history that came
unto their period as-it-is in the form of
scriptures Ramayana and Mahabharatha. Sri
Ramayana and Mahabharatha are the Histories
of Human Race on this Earth This Bhagavadgitha
belongs to Mahabharatha.
"swamswam charithram sikshe:ran prutthivya:m
sarvama:nava:ha "
Sri Veda Vyasa Bhagavan has taken a pledge,
an oath that, " This Sriman Maha:Bha:ratham
is being presented such that whoever is born
on this Earth can rectify their lives and
their practices, with the help of this scripture
and build a harmonious human society where
everyone can live happily with all others".
So, calling Sri Ramayanam, Bha:ratham, Bha:gavatham,
Bhagavadgitha as Hindu Scriptures is not right.
Calling some people as Hindus was also started
during the recent 800 to 900 years and before
that there is no such name at all. To the
whole of Humanity, these scriptures are like
guiding lights, they are the Divine Torches,
the Holy Scriptures. They teach us wonderful
things that can make our life happy and joyful.
If some of the underlying meanings can be
digested by us, we can also inculcate our
behaviour in the way an Ideal Man has to and
live upto it. We can also become Great Human-Beings
! We can also knit the torn pieces of the
human society into a single cloth, adorn it
and glorify the humanity. Githa Jyothi is
a programme with this as its aim.
There are five
important points that need careful attention-
1. Our thoughts
and attitudes need to be greatly reformed..
2. Ignorance, Negligence and Passiveness
should be eliminated from us and brevity
in mind and self-confidence are to be drastically
improved.
3. Should have a Divine Message with us
to share when we mix with our own relatives,
friends, mates, neighbours, and others.
4. Should construct a society that can keep
the ' Spiritual Enlightening ' always on-line,
in our local areas and regions.
5. Should be able to do atleast some of
the necessary service activities in our
local areas.
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