End of Suffering: Swami Nikhilananda Saraswati

 

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Wednesday 10, 2024 05:30.

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The first Chapter of the Bhagavad Gita highlights the undeniably important issue of ‘suffering.’ Set against this background Lord Krishna analyses the world scenario. He points out that the world is constantly changing – ever in a state of flux. It is anityam and there is nothing permanent in it. Viewed from this perspective, we can try understanding the problem of suffering and also finding its solution. In this manner He moves from the dismal to the joyous.

The 1st chapter describes the battle field of Kurukshetra with the two armies arrayed against each other. Against this backdrop Arjuna expressed a desire to physically survey the two armies. He knew all the warriors but nonetheless, he wanted a physical preview of the armies. In compliance with Arjuna’s wishes, Krishna positioned the chariot, in front of Bhishma Pitamah and Dronacharya.

The Lord had a hidden motive in doing this. Arjuna wanted to fight the war to take revenge on his enemies. There was anger and hatred in his heart. Krishna knew this. He wanted Arjuna to fight the battle but without the negativities and hatred. He knew that fighting with wrong motives, would not remove the hatred and anger from the world. Duryodhana and Arjuna were both vengeful and angry. Their fighting the war with these motives would not have eliminated disharmony from the world.

When we try to avenge a wrong done to us by wrongful means, the problem is not solved. The wrong remains in the world. Krishna was a master in psychology and a great philosopher. He knew what was happening in Arjuna’s mind. So instead of placing the chariot in front of Duryodhana or Dushyasana, he placed it in front of the Grandsire and the Teacher. Suddenly Arjuna’s anger disappeared because he had no negative feelings for either of them. He loved and revered them.

However, he became unsure of himself. His mind was confused about his duty. Standing on the battlefield face to face with death, Arjuna was confronted with the eternal question of good and bad. He realized that thousands of lives would be lost in battle. The whole balance of society would be shaken up. He was tormented with deep personal sorrow, dejection and the prospect of immeasurable human suffering that the war would unleash. This realization made him very sad and dejected. Not knowing what was right or wrong, he surrendered to the Lord. He wanted to know whether he should fight the war or retire to the forest.

It is important to understand the level of his suffering because only then can we appreciate the value of the 1st chapter of the Gita. It was a very important moment in his life. Through the depth of this immense sorrow came surrender to Lord Krishna. We have to understand the importance of suffering in our life. Only when we are able to deeply appreciate this and can we go beyond it.

To eliminate this sorrow, we must first understand what it means to us. We have to give up hiding from it or trying to escape from it or try to suppress it. It is at best faced head on and experienced. Only then will we be able to go beyond it.

We find similar instances in the life of Gautam Buddha. He also experienced immense sorrow. Siddhartha was born in a royal family with the best of everything. He had a large kingdom and was surrounded by good friends, riches, and a loving family. His father also tried to protect him from the miseries of the world.

Despite this, he felt a sense of incompleteness. Once, along with his minister, he decided to go out and see the world for himself. At the first place he saw a lot of rejoicing and enquired about the cause. His minister told him that a child was born and hence there was much elation. At another place, he saw a sick person, suffering from some disease. He enquired whether he, his wife and son would also suffer from sickness. The minister said that it was a possibility. Next, he saw an old man and on enquiry was informed that old age would take him too. At the fourth place, he saw people crying and weeping over the death of a loved one. He learnt that he and his family would also inevitably succumb to death one day.

Death is a reality that no one can escape from. Great people, small people, even the Lord Himself, when He takes avataar are not spared. Death is a great leveller and in its eyes, everyone is equal. Siddhartha realized that all living creatures are subjected to the four modifications of birth, growth and change, disease and decay and finally death. Sorrow comes to us from external sources but we also are capable of giving ourselves great suffering. He felt a great sense of futility and experienced deep spiritual sorrow. This does not come from the non-attainment of things, lack of money, or non-achievement. This sorrow comes when we realize the temporariness and impermanence of things.

As Siddhartha went along, he saw a person sitting in a meditative pose, quietly under a tree. There was great peace and tranquillity on his face. Again, he turned to the minister and inquired about him. The minister told him that the man was a seeker of the Truth having given up the lesser joys of the world to seek supreme happiness. Siddhartha was intrigued and wanted to know if he too could achieve this state. He inquired whether this could be attained by his wife, son and others. The minister assured him that this was within the grasp of anyone who desired it well enough. There and then he made the decision to give up his kingdom with all its trappings of wealth and comfort and seek this joy. He understood or experienced this deep, spiritual suffering, which takes us on the spiritual path.

On gaining enlightenment, the Buddha revealed four great Truths. Firstly, there is the existence of suffering. Secondly, there is cause for this suffering. Thirdly, the cause can be eliminated. Fourthly, meditation is one of the methods for eliminating the cause.

Expressing the same view, Guru Nanak Dev said, “Nanak dukhiya sab sansar sukhiya jena nama adhar.” The world is filled with sorrow.

Only through surrender to the Lord’s name can we end this suffering and experience peace and joy.

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###OPINION: PEOPLE OF BHARATHAM POSITIVE:

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1. SANATANA DHARMA, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS HINDUISM IS ETERNAL, WHOLE UNIVERSE IS EXISTING IN THIS TRUTH

2.  EVER EXISTING

3.  THERE IS NO SPACE FOR ADHARMA

4. ALL DEMONIC ELEMENTS DEMOLISHED BY DHARMA

5. SO NO QUESTION EVIL ASURIC DEMONIC FRAGMENT'S BARKING, THEY WILL BE   ULTIMATELY BURNED AND DESTROYED BY NATURE.

6. PURE CONSCIOUSNESS IS DIVINE AND SUPREME, ALL OTHERS MEANINGLESS

7. NATURE IS ABOVE ALL, EVER EXISTING, ALL OTHERS MEANINGLESS.

8. THE CONTENT OF SO-CALLED HOLY BOOK IS NO HOLY AT ALL, AS IT PREACHES HATRED AND DESTRUCTION OF OTHER MANKIND, RELIGIOUS CONVERSIONS AND LIES OF UNCIVILIZED MATERIALS

9. CHRISTIANITY IS EQUALLY DEMONSTRATED CRUELTY, THE SO-CALLED HOLY BOOK FULL OF LIES

10. BOTH ARE NOT RELIGIONS BUT SAMPRADAYA (ILLITERATE MAN MADE, NOT BASED ON DHARMA

11. THE CULTURE OF BHARATHAM BASED ON UPANISHADS AND FULL OF  REALISATION TEXTS ARE PRODUCED BY GREAT RISHIS OF BHARATHAM

12. IN THIS MATERIALISTIC DESTRUCTIVE MINDED UNIVERSE, NO RELIGIONS COMPARABLE OR ABOVE SANATANA DHARMA OF BHARATHAM.

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Opinion : 

1.( i.n.d.i.a.)all stupid "GHAMMANDY"union of idiots, dynasty rascals, feudalists, congress, communists, latest announcement the caste census, is dangerous and divisive Hindus politics, and Muslim Christians vote bank politics, people of Bharat awake and stop this attempt by kick these parties out of politics.( nehru of congress used this Adharma since independence followed by dynasty politics indira,rajiv,italian bahu, and now her stupid son and daughter) 

1.1. Congress, a donkey party, its so called daydreaming stupid leader Rahul Vinci, Rahul Gandi, frequent visit to foreign countries, to abuse PM of this Nation, and Sanatana Dharma -exceeded all limits this time, his party and his family to be "condemned" and kicked away from politics, people should awake and realize the danger.

2. Congress & Communists destroyed this holy Nation Sanatana Dharama; the imported stupid secularism degenerated this Nation Ancient Culture and Civilization

3. Till 2014 nation was ruled by corrupt idiots,and all regions too, Dynasty rule dominated than Nation interests.

4. Brushing away mainstream population sides and Muslims and Christians become political parties vote banks.

5. Communists openly abused our ancient culture, Upanishads, Ramayana, Mahabharata, Bhagavtham and daites.

6. The communists next donkey group, latest stunt of America visits and the comedy programmed namely Kerala sabha!? these buggers destroyed Kerala in all and joining with radical Islam soon they will be eliminated, people of Kerala get up from donkey thoughts, otherwise Kerala shrink to extinct in all way.

7. Communists are danger to our civilization, their lunatic theories disappeared throughout the world, Time has come crush them, and eliminate them from our nation, they are danger to this holy nation.

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NOTE:

1. POLITICIANS (THOSE IGNORANT AND DEMONIC NATURED) ARE NOT THE AUTHORITY TO OPEN THEIR UGLY FOUL MOUTH AND UTTER NONSENSE UPON SANATHANA DHARMAM.

2. THE NONSENSE COMMENDY ALLIANCE ARE NOT THE AUTHORITY ON SANATHA DHARMAM.

3. DK, DMK. AIADMKA AND ALL NONSENSE POLITICIANS BEWARE YOU WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY WASHED OUT SOON.

4. COMMUNISTS AND CONGRESS ARE THE ENEMY TO MANKIND DESTROY THEM.

5.ALL SANATHANA DHARMAM FOLLOWERS (WHICH EVER YOUR POLITICAL INTEREST BE: YOUR POLITICAL MINDSET) TAKE AN OATH THAT YOU STAND AGAINST ALL EVIL MINDSET AGAINST SANATHANA DHARMAM!!!

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######6. CRUSH THE ANTI NATIONAL ELEMENTS SUCH AS CONGRESS, COMMUNISTS, LEFT LIBERALS, URBAN NAXALS, TAMILNADU REGIONAL ANTI NATIONAL CUM ANTI SOCIAL POLITICAL PARTIES (DK, DMK, AIADMK, ALL SILLY SELF-APPOINTED CASTE GROUPS), NEVER ALLOW THESE BUGGERS RAISE THER VOICE/HEADS. CRUSH THEM UNDER YOUR FEET.

#######7. "CASTES ARE MAN MADE; NOT RELATED TO DHARMA" POLITICIANS ARE IDIOTS WHO TALK NONSENSE WITHOUT KNOWING THE SUBSTANCE, REGARDING VARNA: IT IS ABOUT GUNA AND PROFESSION RELATED, DIRTY POLITICANS TWISTS KNOWINGLY, BURN THESE WEEDS FROM THE SOCIETY URGENT NEED OF THE PRESENT.

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JAI HIND

JAI BHARATHAM

VANDHE MADHARAM

BHARAT MATHA KI JAI.

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