THUS GOES MORE OR LESS.. THE STORY OF MINE TOO ON THE EARTH!

*** The young man of 18 doing graduation firmed up on a day..

"The Great Saints forever affirmed that the world is 'mithya' (untrue). This moment all this to me may be appearing real but on a day

What if all this is perceived as untrue and I would be taken over by a total lost feeling. To take care of that, I must leave this mundane life right this moment and embrace spirituality!"

The very next day, he approached the Head of a Monastery, bowed down to Him and said,

"Reverend Sir! if you permit, I want to join your Ashram embracing Spirituality as I see non reality around me in everything!"

The Head looked at him and said calmly..

"Go home, complete your education, get into a job, marry as per your choice and further live that coming up family life in full. There's no need for you to come here again!"

The young man got disappointed, took permission from the Head and returned home leaving the thought of embracing spirituality for the time..

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*** Time passed, the young man soon finished his graduation and got into the job of his choice..

In further few years, with nothing to do in front beyond the routine of his job, he was again man of lost feeling and thought,

"What if this continues and I find no meaning to my life!"

Thus at that point of time,

Reading books of Great Men of Realization and Understanding and
Practicing Yoga and Meditation

Became his daily activities and all along the Philosophical Quest continued in him thus..

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*** In time he got married, the children grew up, were into active studies and the then turned early 40s man had another tension in him..

"What if suddenly something goes wrong in this very much loved dear life? I'm sure can't face it.. Yes.. From today, I'm going to

Read Bhagavad Gita daily a few Chapters with full attention and
Offer constant Prayers to my Deity

To take care of me!"

That way soon Bhagavad Gita was bi-hearted, he could repeat all that silently within himself without the Sacred Book and that became the way of his life along with singing a few devotional songs in parallel..

In time, the man was attracted by a Religious Order and simply joined that with an attire, a discipline of their own, with the related discourses and the new circle of friends and thus continued the new life of Spiritual Activities..

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*** Time passed, children became independent with their own families and responsibilities and in further time the then man of 60s got retired and re-settled in his life.. His, the then thoughts of Philosophy were on these lines..

"The Great Saints forever affirmed,

'Live through the principle of 'Neti' (Na+Iti) meaning.. 'Not this.. Not This.. Not this!' simultaneously doing good to yourself and to the world.. To be in tune of that,

Whatever it be, I will be getting into a new discipline of Spiritual Life like

Staying calm and
Telling good to people around thru' various stories, parables and my own life experiences

Which I firmly believe at this stage of my life is the right way of being philosophical in life..

Again, all of that would sure be interesting to the younger generation few often looking at me for clarifications and advice to investigate the vast life in front of them in their own ways and find out

What is the best for them!"

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