“The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by the good people.”
Martin Luther King, Jr.
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| "Death Struggle" by Edvard Munch |
Hope you know about the
20-60-20 principle.
That is, 20% of the total population
tries to push the world forward.
Another 20% does just the
opposite. They are criminal-minded and they make life difficult for others by
scheming/usurping/manipulating things. They travel only in reverse gear!
What is worse, the remaining
60% who are good people by nature and who can make the crucial change, are
always fearful.
Either they are silent or look
the other way.
This attitude indirectly helps
the tormenters.
Now the alignment changes to
20 vs 80.
In short, the inactive
goodness of righteous people is the root-cause of all evil these days.
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| "Fueled by Fears and Fascinations" by Dali |
Now listen to Swami
Sarvapriyananda while conducting a Satsang at IIT, Kanpur
"Destiny is the
situations that come to you which are beyond your control.
You didn't choose your
parents.
Did you ever choose your
looks?
Situation are destiny, you
didn't choose them. They came to you. The situation is destined.
However, my response to those
situations is my choice.
And my choice decides my
future destiny.
Man is the maker of his
destiny, not situations.
Situations will remain as they
are. But how you respond to those situations is completely and entirely your
choice.
My attitude is not destiny.
It’s my choice."
“Fear
is death, fear is sin, fear is hell, fear is unrighteousness, fear is wrong
life. All the negative thoughts and ideas that are in the world have proceeded
from this evil spirit of fear.”
Get
rid of fear by cleansing impurities from your mind. That’s what one means by
transcending.
Now
you have the pure mind, ‘Antakarana’, which gives you the right
directions at the right occasions on how to proceed.
All
you need is to cultivate Love and practise Selflessness. Have a concern for
everything around.
Are
you ready?
Get
set! And go!
Good
Luck!
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