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The CYCLE of birth and death is a great mystery. We are not
always born into families of our choice. We might well think,
why were we not born in a great family! But this is perhaps
determined by our past Karmas - partly to pay off our old
debts and partly to earn new capital with our good deeds, if we
want to do that.
As children we have no definite idea of the purpose of our
living and thus many years pass away before we get even a
glimpse of the purpose of our coming to this world. Obviously
life in itself has no meaning, unless we ourselves give it a
meaning and direction.
Life is certainly not for eating sleeping and procreation. Nor
does life mean only to revolve around our family, friends and
our social circle or to increase our importance in society. So
what does life mean? The answer is partly yes to the above
purpose.
But its larger and ultimate aim, as every spiritual thinker
says, is to gain spiritual knowledge and be of some help to our
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We feed our mind with lots of worldly
knowledge. We feed our body with lots of nutrients. But have we
ever thought of feeding our soul with its right diet? Either we
don't know that this task is also to be performed or, if we do,
we don't care or we are not inclined to do so.
The result: man is always running around in search of elusive
peace. Despite all his pelf, power and name in society, man
lacks inner peace. Therefore, it seems essential to always
remember God and do good deeds. And never be violent in
thought, word and deed. What hurts us hurts others also.
Only spiritual knowledge guides us in how to tide over a crisis.
The spiritual knowledge and energy we gain from reflection and
practical goodness restraints us from hatred or nurturing any
ill feeling towards others.
And this energy can be wonderfully increased through mediation,
yoga and charity, to give life a meaning. |
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