Dear Devotees,
The famous sanskrit statement relating to our
human mind: "yath bhaavam tath bhavati" -is applicable to the
queries regarding the Karma theory and the pariharas undertaken to reduce
the sufferings arising as a result of the operation of the law of Karma. One who
has unquestioned belief in God's grace for a devotee will be greatly benefited
from the rituals of Pariharas through the consequent strengthening of one's
own mind to deal with the karmic situation. To develop this great faith, one
first needs the attitude of mind that can say with faith Kulasekhara Azhwaar's
Mukunda Mala slokam:
yath yath bhavyam bhavatu bhagawan poorva karmaanuroopam. Our little minds benefit greatly and get strengthened when we accept the karmic happenings and humbly seek His Grace to reduce/avoid the ill-effects. Theories and explanations that are acceptable to
the logical mind belong to the realm of science which insists
on prior proof through repeatable experiments. All other statements which have
stood the test of time over hundreds of centuries and are believed by succeeding
generations with great faith belong to what Aurobindo called the
supra-mind. Most religions/philosophies call them received truths, implying that
sacred men of the ancient past received the knowledge in their
meditations directly from super-consciousness. We are lucky to have
inherited this cultural tradition in our families through our
parents/grand-parents.
By definition therefore, these statements/truths
are verifiable only through individual experience. For such experience to
happen, it is first necessary to have faith that the ancient statements have
come from a believable source. To question, at the very beginning, without
travelling the indicated path fully is like the one who does not leave home and
take even the first step towards the goal. Not to use this great cultural
treasure because of lack of faith is like the miser with hoarded wealth who
chooses to live like a poor man.
Pariharas, which are part of the treasure handed
down through preceding generations are needed by us to strengthen our minds
adequately to deal with difficult life-situations. They help us if we
have faith in their efficacy.
Dasan
krishnaswamy m k
Original Message:
Date: Mon, 9 May 2005 From: Nivrutta Ravi <nivrutta_r@xxxxxxxxx> Subject: Pariharas Respected devotees, Can ones Karma be changed/influenced by pariharas? what is the importance of pariharas. Will something bad happen if one doesnt do the required pariharas? Nivrutta Yahoo! Groups Links
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