THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
Is it enough if we meditate, do Seva and chant the Name of the Lord in the name of Sadhana? Bhagawan inspires us with an example of a great devotee today.
Even when Dharmaja’s wife was humiliated in the open court, he fixed his unwavering mind on Krishna. Even when Ashvatthama slaughtered the innocent Upapandavas, he continued thinking of God with a steady, pure, and unagitated mind. Bhima was bound hand and foot, and thrown into a river with venomous snakes. In such situations too, Dharmaja maintained his equipoise. This was because he was able to transcend both joys and sorrows and attain the non-dual principle of Godhead. It is only by the perception of the fundamental Truth that one develops a steady mind. The intellect transcends the mind, and the purity of the intellect is therefore reflected in the mind. It does not suffice if we confine ourselves merely to meditation or chanting in the name of sadhana. The cultivation of purity of the heart is the true sadhana we must undertake. In fact, purity of the heart is itself the attainment of wisdom, and it is in this state of wisdom that the mind remains unwavering. Dharmaja had attained this state. There are innumerable such devotees in this world. But there are others too whose equipoise is disturbed by the joys and sorrows of the world. To overcome this fickle nature of the mind, one has to realise one’s divine nature that fosters equanimity.
- Divine Discourse, Oct 5, 2000
