कीर्तनीय: सदा हरि:
𝗞𝗶𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗮 - 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗮 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗔𝗳𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀
“𝗔𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗗𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗞𝗶𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝗿𝗱”
There are three kinds of people - inferior, middling and superior. Inferior people are those who think one thing, say another and do something else. There is no harmony among their thoughts, speech and actions; rather they are opposed to one another. They are hypocrites. The middling class of person is one who keeps their thoughts secret and neither speaks nor acts accordingly. And what is the best class of human being? One who acts in accordance with their thoughts is the best class of human being. Such type of people we call honest people, good people.
What will a good person do? Trńádapi suniicena [“humble like a blade of grass”]. They will stay away from ego because ego is the root cause of downfall. If ego is present then downfall is inevitable. How is ego manifested in individual life? It expresses itself through superiority complex. I am great and everyone else is small, degraded, lowly. “I am superior” - this feeling or thought is called “superiority complex” in English and mahámanyatá in Sanskrit. Due to this sense of ego one behaves poorly with others. For this reason it is said in the scriptures: trińádapi suniicena. For example, a blade of grass remains underneath everyone. It has no ego, yet it possesses more qualities than anyone. Human beings should keep themselves aloof in every way from superiority complex and pride. Good people will stay away from ego. Why will they do so? Good people know what are the causes behind the rise of ego. One person has knowledge, another has money. A good person knows that this money and this knowledge is not theirs; it belongs to Parama Puruśa. Today it has come to me and again it will leave me. I had none of these when I was born and at the time of death they won’t remain with me. For this reason good people will stay away from ego.
Trńádapi suniicena taroriva sahiśńuná. Have the power to endure like a tree. See, a person reacts immediately to some action. Perhaps someone has a harsh word or two for you. You also give that person a stern reply right away. This is very easy. It does not test at all your power to endure and as a result you do not get an opportunity to develop your self-confidence. But when you endure it, you test just how much capacity to endure you have in your life. This capacity to endure strengthens your nervous system. And then what happens? Your cakras, your brain, your intellect - all become fortified. If your intellect becomes strong then many difficult tasks will become easy. In this way you will easily be victorious.
Amánináḿ mána deyaḿ [“You must give respect to those whom no one respects”]. Everything in this universe is the manifestation of Parama Puruśa. Big or small, every entity is the expression of the Supreme Father. But what happens in this world? Due to various social defects many flaws persist in the social structure. Due to this unworthy people are given respect while worthy people are disdained. There is one cause behind this - social defects. One can find a lot of people who show respect to those not worthy of receiving it - sarve guńáh káiṋcanaḿ áshrayanti [“Those who have wealth have all qualities”] - but it is not right if worthy people are disrespected. Thus one should bear this thought in mind that I will show respect to those who are given no respect. Those in society who are downtrodden, fallen, ignorant or so-called little people, I will show them respect. We may or may not be respectful in front of the so-called superior people, but the so-called lower-class people deserve respect because they are the expression of Parama Puruśa, they are also the children of the Supreme Father. Why will I show respect? Well, if I show respect my respect will not decrease but rather increase. Amánináḿ mána deyaḿ. These are all qualities of good people.
Who is a good person? Previously it has been said: kiirtaniiyah sadá harih. One should always do the kiirtana of the Lord. What does kiirtana mean? To sing in a loud voice the qualities of the Lord - not mentally. If it is done mentally then we call it japa. And when it is vocalized then we call it kiirtana. Why does kiirtana have to be vocalized? The science behind it is that when you do kiirtana loudly your mind remains engaged. It cannot do anything else.
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25 February 1979 morning, Jammu
Ánanda Vacanámrtam Part 9
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