Pearls of Wisdom - 31 May

[Satwik Joglekar]

Pearls of Wisdom
31-May
Religion and Suffering – 19

There used to be a sect of people in India called Charvakas. Their outlook was -
यावज्जीवेत्सुखं जीवेत् ऋणं कृत्वा घृतं पिबेत् ।
Yavat jivet sukham jivet , rinam kritva ghritam pibet
“As long as you live, enjoy your life. Drink ghee even by borrowing money.”

Borrow money take a loan and live well, What is the harm? This body is going to end up as a handful of ashes and who knows whether we will come again or not?  Therefore enjoy now. These people became licentious, disregarding the conveniences of others but there was no inner happiness in their lives. Such a way of life gave them pleasure but it was momentary, evanescent.  If the situation changes, the pleasure goes, and suffering comes.

Most Revered Ajayaprana Mataji…
Spiritual Retreat talk on 8 April, 2017 at Thiruvananthapuram 

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May we follow the spiritual path shown by Sri Ramakrishna, Sri Sarada Devi and Swami Vivekananda to reach God, the goal of our lives, and by His power help others also in their struggle to reach Him.

 

Satwik..........

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