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Debate on ban of Cow slaughter

Posted by 1c9yejfh5b0uw on April 27, 2015 at 0:30

This refers to the front page article in yesterday's Sunday Speaking Tree supplement. (April 26, 2015)

Everybody has a view on the beef ban according to their perception of the truth. I have mine.
 
My perception on this beef ban is based on Krishna's teachings in the Bhagavad Gita.
Krishna gives the discourse to Arjuna why he should fight. Right from Chapter 2 to 18, Krishna gives Arjuna and us that we should perform our duties according to the Guna (Nature) and Karma (Past actions) we are born with.
 
But in the end He says, 'Do as you wish' (BG 18.63)
 
God has made perfect Universal Laws which are the Laws of Karma which work on the principle of 'As you sow, so shall you reap'
 
God never forces us to do His will. He is seated within our hearts as our Conscience. Whether we recognize His voice and heed His advice is totally our choice. That is the freedom God has given us. When God does not force His decisions on us, who are we, the few elected represented among us, to force the decision on
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Enlightenment is the state of mind (Excerpt from the book - Drops of Nectar)

Posted by 1c9yejfh5b0uw on March 19, 2015 at 22:00

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Once there was a saint who lived in the Himalayan forests. He lived in an
ashram deep in a beautiful jungle where he spent his time in meditation
and looking after the ashram.

Once a traveler came upon the saint and the ashram while trekking through
the Himalayas. The young man started talking to the saint about the
spiritual life. The young tourist asked him, “What did you do before you
became enlightened?”
The saint replied, “I used to chop wood and carry water from the well.”
The man then asked, “What do you do now that you have become enlightened?”
The answer was simple. The saint replied, “I chop wood and carry
water from the well.”

The young man was puzzled. He said, “There seems to be no difference
then. What was the point in going through all those years of sadhana in
order to attain enlightenment if you still spend your days doing chores
and menial tasks?”

The Master replied, “The difference is in me. The difference is not in my
acts, it is in me. Because I have changed, all my a

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