A common belief is that one has to be blessed even to go to holy places on a pilgrimage.On the other hand,even in such holy places,there are people who cheat others and manipulate things.Similarly,there are some people near a Guru even without realizing the greatness of the Guru.Does these things mean that people though not qualified for certain things manage to achieve such heights.Are people with no integrity are also blessed?
There is a common perspective about this.Based on the good deeds a person does in this birth, the place where he will be born in next birth,the family,the life style and whatever he would gain in next life is determined.This is a normal perception.
If you look at this in a deeper sense,what you did fifteen to twenty years ago,reflects on your today`s life. Similarly,
what you did fifty to hundred years ago in your earlier birth also reflects in your today`s life.Had a person been spiritually cleansed and lead a life with some level of knowledge and clarity,the same level of knowledge and clarity is carried over in his next birth also.Similarly he lived his life in ignorance that same quality is carried over to his next life also.In case he did many good things,but was ignorant throughout that life,these both qualities are carried over in his next life also.
Now he is either born in a sacred place or in a good family due to his good deeds.But due to his ignorance,he is not even aware that he is born in such a place.His activities reflect that ignorance in a big way.even then the vibrations of that place touches him and elevates him.Even if a person is not aware of the intricacies of music,he feels some peace in listening music.This is something very similar to this person`s plight.
Such people might even live in a temple.They might even be with a Guru.But they might not be aware of the greatness of the Guru.Even without they being aware,they might be blessed with all kinds of fortunes.
You reap according to what you sowed knowingly or unknowingly.Similarly,whether you are able to identify what has come to you with clarity or you don`t even know such things have happened to you all depends on your receptivity and sensitivity
4 comments:
In the presence of the Guru,sometimes we get some WONDERFUL EXPERINCES,mystic,&we donot understand what it is.Will the desciples get an answer one day,before they leave the world?Is the yearning to understand it correct or should they just be happy with the experience alone&shouldnot probe into it?
the mystic experiences that a desciple has in the physical presence of a Guru are wonderful.Can the desciple yearn to get answers for his doubts about his experiences
or should he just be satified that he had the mystic experiences&should not probe into them and try for an understanding of them.
Being a desciple of a live Guru,I try to get an understanding that thi Bliss is because of what I had done in my previous birth.My intense yearning for a GURU,as Vivekananda had-which I had been incessantly longing for -would have worked with my previous birth's good deeds.Thank you Guruji for this post.
T.P.Meenakshi.
in this birth I am blessed to be the ardent desciple of a living Guru.I try to understand that it is because of my good deeds in previous birth,But more than that I STRONGLY FEEL THAT God's grace and my earnest longing for a Guru from teenage would have helped me become a devotee of my Guru,Thank you Guruji, for this post.
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