Tuesday, September 28, 2010

WHAT IS NOT WRITTEN IN HOLY QURAN

I agree that we must know the context of the Quran’s verses in order to follow Holy Quran. But disagree that one must be fluent in Quranic Arabic to have this reading . one is able to follow Quran & its contexts by reading qualified Muslim- Quranic scholars, , in English/Hindi and other languages. I consider myself to be at home in English, can in full-well understand Holy Quran.
Quran honors mankind as a vicegerent on earth 2:30 and all human are created in the best of moulds 95:4 and equal in creation without discriminating any race ethnicity, color or positions. The most righteous are in higher level than angels in the sight of God such as prophets, saints Quron 3/64
O mankind! We created you from a single (pair) of a male and a female, and made you into nations and tribes, that ye may know each other (not that ye may despise each other). Verily the most honored of you in the sight of Allah is (he who is) the most righteous of you. And Allah has full knowledge and is well acquainted (with all things). -  Quran 49:13
Those who believe (in the Quran ), and those who follow the Jewish (scriptures), and the Christians and the Sabians ,- any who believe in God and the Last Day, and work righteousness, shall have their reward with their Lord; on them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve.  -Quran 2:62
Let not the hatred of others to you make you swerve to wrong and depart from justice. ( Quran 5:8)
"We believe in God, and that which has been sent down to us, and sent down on Abraham and Ishmael, Isaac and Jacob, and the Tribes, and in that which was given to Moses and Jesus, and the Prophets, of their Lord; we make no distinction between any of them, and to Him we surrender ( Muslimun )-  Quran 3:83-84.
Good and evil are not alike Repel evil with what is better Then he, between whom and you there was hatred, will become as though he was a bosom friend" - Quran 41:34
*And then all those verses in Quran (I would not like to detail here but only refer ) that 1- those of other Religion than Islam, criticise and say that - 'Quran allows violence and 2- those in Muslims who support and interpret those verses in favour of killings and violence etc. ; both are mistaken and have their own ill- motive to defame the Quran . these verses are temporal in reference to particular time ,place and circumstances and are defensive rather than offensive . moreover these are not in accordance with spirit of teachings of Holy Quran .those ,therefore ,who refer these verses do not follow Quron in spirit but debate /discuss on words to show their ill-intentioned /fake scholarship ,in vain .
** And then again , " What is not written in Holy Quran " [read between the lines ] is crystal clear and this is as under -
This is NOT WRITTEN IN THE HOLY QURAN THAT ..........
1- kill those who are  not party /against you .
2- kill women and children who can neither defend themselves  nor fight  nor help .
3- kill  the innocents ,helpless,hapless ,ill and old .
4 - kill those who are Muslims as defined and declared in Quran  itself .
5 - kill those ,although not Muslims but by virtue of reason believe in One God  and Justice being done to them after death .
6-  kill  those who regard Islam as good and pious as his own religion .
7- kill those who accept Muhammad as  Prophet and Quran  as Holy /Great book .
** [not written in any Religion of the world and if any ,is not a Religion .] 

Thursday, September 23, 2010

GANDHIAN APPROACH TO RELIGION

I am a born Hindu ;when grew young/wise ,out of curiosity ,learned all most all chief Religion -Authority books or abstracts and see- when read Bible fully agreed to be a Christian and then Holy -Quran agreed to be Muslim ,read Bauddha took it to heart and thought to be Bauddha and then Jainism thought the best and Guru-Granth -Sahib ;the bare Truth and I have been changing myself from one Religion to other and finally landed -down to Hindu ,where I was born. I concluded that being Hindu ( without any change ); i can be at the same time sane Christian,Muslim ,Buddha and all said above.Neither I need to change myself nor wish others to change theirs .A Hindu needs to be better Hindu ,a Muslim a better Muslim ,a Christian a better ....and so on and so forth .
*The tragedy with us is that I am not a true Hindu but trying a Muslim to be Hindu and telling him that his religion is worst and Muslim is ....and so on .
It is an irony of history that Mahatma Gandhi, who led India to independence from British colonial rule in 1947, was shot dead at a prayer meeting on Jun 30, 1948 by Nathuram Godse,( who called himself Hindu like many other irrational and self-misguided chauvinists to this day, blame him and his philosophy of non-violence for the partition of the subcontinent into Muslim Pakistan and Hindu majority India).
In fact, it was Savarkar who was a staunch proponent of the idea that India consisted of two "nations" – Hindu and Muslim. Gandhi, on the other hand, agreed to the partition only because he saw the futility of resisting and was keen on avoiding bloodshed. 
Who was Real Hindu -Gandhi or Godse ? It is said a fundamentalist Hindu killed Gandhi .What are the fundamentals of Hindu religion ? To kill Or To save ? violence or non-violence ? Godse killed a person who was not in fight ,had no weapons in his hands . this act of cowardice ,to kill a helpless -man who was going to pray is the worst kind of evil in Hinduism . Godse was not a Hindu ,never ,he was fanatic ,an extremist and to great surprise a very small group of misled people still call him Hindu and bare-faced support him .But it was Hindu majority honored Gandhi as Mahatma (the great Soul ) and the Father of Nation ,much before ,he was recognized as such in the whole world . Is there any way out to say or prove or twist that a real Hindu can ever kill like Godse (plz .compare the killings by Ashwsthama for which he was damned /cursed for ever in Mahabharat .)
Well, I think all extremists are fundamentalists (but not real fundamentalist But Fundamentalist in DISGUISE / Fake Fundamentalist or Camouflage in religion as the try to hide before the walls of Religions ), but not vice versa. that is the point I am trying to make, that it’s wrong to label violence caused by religion as the work of fundamentalists, rather than that of extremists and misuser of Religion . Fundamentalists, by that standard (so called ), may not be setting off bombs or killing infidels, but they’re supporting an environment that creates extremists, and allows them to believe it is right to do so. But no Religion in the world allows all this ,either in thought or in action .
Forbearance along with tolerance and non-violence in Hinduism, Non -violence in Jainism, Compassion in Buddhism, Equality with morality in Confucianism, Service with love in Christianity, Justice in Judaism, and Fraternity with charity in Islam are the fundamentals/cardinal virtues/ values respectively. Undoubtedly besides being excellent, all of them are complimentary to each other.I do not think how these fake people interpret their religions to allow violence and terrorism like fake currencies in the markets claiming to be more real .this is because our people are not properly educated and awakened .
"The Hypocrites - they think ,(they are fundamentalist and) they are over-reaching God, but He will over-reach them: When they stand up to prayer, they stand without earnestness, to be seen of men, but little do they hold God in remembrance; (The Noble Quran, 4:142)"
One of the tenets of Jainism is ahimsa, nonviolence, which explicitly states ‘cause no harm to living beings’. Following this basic belief, it is nearly impossible to justify combative or belligerent behavior on religious grounds.
The more fundamental one becomes following this path, the more nonviolent one should become, to the point in which zealous practitioners might carry around brooms to constantly sweep so as not to inadvertently step on, and subsequently kill, small creatures.
  I am greatly shocked to note that all most all the scholars of different religions ( so called Religious Leaders or thinkers ) are amost busy to prove the other religion as the way to hell .I say ,with all humility - follow yours , learn your and teach your and know the best that all the religions say the same thing to make a Virtuous -Man ,non-violent ,helping ,kind , feeling oneness with others and goodness . Every common man knows this all - follow yourself and teach others to follow -to bring these good things in action .
*Gandhi was the one and the first in twentieth century who took the different religions in right and just spirit and he did not teach/preach or advertise (as he claimed none of these )but lived and behaved in his own life and actions .Leaders of different religions must learn the lesson that follow your religion ,enrich it but respect others as your .

Saturday, September 18, 2010

" तस्य वाचक: प्रणव: "

" नायमात्मा प्रवचनेन लभ्यो न मेधया न बहुना श्रुतेन।
यमेवैष वृणुते तेन लभ्यस्तस्यैष आत्मा विवृणुते तनूं स्वाम्॥ "
यह परब्रह्म परमात्मा न तो प्रवचन से, न बुद्धि से, न बहुत श्रवण से ही प्राप्त हो सकता है। यह जिसे स्वीकार कर लेता है, उसको ही प्राप्त हो सकता है। यह परमात्मा उसे अपने स्वरूप को प्रकट कर देता है।
परमात्मा मनुष्य के भीतर ही है। बाह्य साधन उपयोगी तो होते हैं, किन्तु वे मनुष्य को साध्य तक नहीं पहुँचा सकते। प्रवचन अर्थात् वेदादि का अध्ययन और विवेचनापूर्ण व्याख्यान तथा चर्चा-परिचर्चा करना उपयोगी तो है पर्याप्त नहीं । बुद्धि द्वारा परमात्म-तत्त्व को जानना संभव नहीं होता, क्योंकि परमात्मा मात्र बुद्धि का विषय नहीं अपितु अनुभव का विषय है । बौद्धिक तर्क की एक सीमा होती है तथा परम सूक्ष्म तत्त्व का ग्रहण मात्र कुशाग्र बुद्धि से भी नहीं हो सकता। तर्कशील व्यक्ति तर्क-वितर्क के जाल में फँसकर उलझे रह जाते हैं और किसी निर्णय एवं निश्चय तक नहीं पहुँच पाते। तीव्र बुद्धि होने का अहंकार सत्य की प्राप्ति के मार्ग में बाधक हो जाता है। ।
परमात्मा ही जिसे स्वीकार कर लेता है, उसे परमात्मा की प्राप्ति होती है । परमात्मा- दर्शन एवं अनुभव परमात्मा के प्रसाद से अथवा उसकी कृपा से ही होता है। परमात्मा किसी के लिए सुलभ हो जाता है, जो उसका सत्पात्र हो।परमात्मा को तथा उसकी दिव्यानुभूति प्राप्त करने के लिए उत्कट इच्छा, अहंकारशून्यता, चित्त की निर्मलता तथा वैराग्यभाव मनुष्य को भगवत्कृपा का अधिकारी बना देते हैं। "निरमल मन-जन सो मोहि पावा "- तुलसी दास मानस में .
तस्य वाचक: प्रणव: (योगदर्शन, १.२७)—ॐ परमात्मा का वाचक है।
ॐ तत्सदिति निर्देशो ब्रह्मणस्त्रिविधः स्मृतः।
ब्राह्मणास्तेन वेदाश्च यज्ञाश्च विहिताः पुरा॥ (गीता, १७.२३)
तस्मादेमित्युदाहत्य यज्ञदानतपःक्रियाः।
प्रवर्तन्ते विधानोक्ता: सततं ब्रह्मवादिनाम्॥ (गीता, १७.२४)
ओमित्येतदक्षर मुद्गीथमुपासीत।
ओमिति हि उद्गयति तस्योपव्याख्यानम्॥ (छान्दोग्य उप०, १.१.१.)
ॐ परब्रह्म का प्रतीक है। ॐ कहकर उद्गान करता है। उद्गाता ॐ इस अक्षर से प्रारंभ करके उद्गान करता है। ॐकार उद्गीथ है। ॐ उद्गीथसंज्ञक प्रकृत अक्षर है। इससे परमात्मा की अपचिति (उपासना) होती है। तेनेयं.…रसेन (छान्दोग्य उप०, १.१.९) इसकी अर्चना परमात्मा की ही अर्चना है।
इसकी तीन मात्राओं की उपासना के पृथक्-पृथक् अनेक फल हैं। ॐ ब्रह्म है, ॐ समस्त जगत् है। ॐ से ब्रह्म को प्राप्त करता है। हरि: ॐ का उच्चारण परमात्मा का स्मरण है। ३ ॐ का उच्चारण करके उपनिषदों का प्रारंभ किया जाता है।
ॐ ऐसा यह अक्षर है अर्थात् अविनाशी परमात्मा है। यह सम्पूर्ण जगत् उसका ही उपव्याख्यान अर्थात् उसकी ही महिमा का गान है। जो भूत, वर्तमान, भविष्यत् है, वह सब ओंकार है तथा त्रिकालातीत इसके अतिरिक्त कुछ भी नहीं है।
यही परमपद ओम् है। यह अक्षरब्रह्म तथा शब्दब्रह्म है। यह एक अक्षऱ ब्रह्म का वाचक अथवा अनुकृति है। यह तीन मूल ध्वनियों अ, उ, म्, का संयोजन है। नाम तथा नामी में अभेद होता है तथा वे एक होते हैं, नाम से नामी का उल्लेख होता है। ओम् ब्रह्म का नाम है, साक्षात् ब्रह्म ही है। ओम् की साधना करने से ब्रह्म की प्राप्ति एवं अनुभूति संभव हो जाती है। 
'ॐ तत्सत्'  तथा 'ॐ' की महिमा का गान भगवद्गीता में भी किया गया है। ओम् का उच्चारण करके यज्ञ-दान-तप आदि का प्रारंभ किया जाता है। अनेक उपनिषदों में अनेक स्थानों पर ओम् के अद्भुत प्रभाव की चर्चा की  है।
"परं चापरं च ब्रह्म यदोङ्कारः। …स यद्येकमात्रमभिध्यायीत स तेनैव…संवेदितस्तूर्णमेव जगत्यामभिसंपद्यते। तमृचो मनुष्यलोकमुपनयन्ते स तत्र तपसा ब्रह्मचर्येण श्रद्धया समपन्नो महिमानमनुभवति।" (प्रश्नोपनिषद्, ५)
"ओमिति ब्रह्म ओमितीदं सर्वम्…ब्रह्मैवोपाप्रोति।" (तैत्ति० उप०, १.८)
" हरिः ॐ ब्रह्मवादिनो वदन्ति" (श्वेताश्वतर उप०, १.१)
" ओमित्येतदक्षरमिदं सर्वं तस्योपव्याख्यानं भूतं भवत् भविष्यत् इति सर्वमोङ्कार एव।
यच्चान्यत् त्रिकालातीतं तदप्योङ्कार एव।" (माण्डूक्य उप०, १)
" प्रणवोधनुः शरो ह्यात्मा ब्रह्म तल्ल्क्ष्यमुच्यते।
अप्रमत्तेन वेद्धव्यं शरवत्तन्मयो भवेत्॥" (मुण्डक उप०, २.२.४)
" ओमित्येकाक्षरं ब्रह्म व्याहरन्मामनुस्मरन्॥
यः प्रयाति त्यजन्देहं स याति परमां गतिम्॥" (गीता, ८.१३)शब्द और अर्थ सम्पृक्त होते हैं, पृथक् नहीं किए जा सकते हैं। कालिदास कहते हैं—"वागर्थाविव संपृक्तौ" वाक् और अर्थ की भाँति संपृक्त (पार्वती और शिव)।"गिरा अर्थ जल वीचि सम कहियत भिन्न न भिन्न" वाणी और अर्थ जल और वीचि (लहर) की भाँति अभिन्न (सीता और राम) यद्यपि देखने में भिन्न हैं। ॐ अपने लक्ष्यभूत ब्रह्म से भिन्न नहीं है तथा दोनों एक ही हैं।-(तुलसी दास ,मानस में )
" In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." (Bible, १.१)
सन्त जॉन — 'प्रारंभ में शब्द था, वह शब्द परमात्मा था, और वह शब्द ही परमात्मा था।' यही लौगोस अथवा शब्द है।
ॐकार मनुष्य का श्रेष्ठ आलम्बन है। भारतीय मूल के समस्त धर्मों में ॐ को मङ्गलदाता एवं अमङ्गलहर्ता माना जाता है। यह मनुष्य की वाणी की स्वाभाविक एवं सहज महिमामय विस्फोट है। यह विश्व की सूक्ष्म एवं दिव्य परमसत्ता का वाचक अथवा प्रतीत है। वाचक और वाच्य अथवा नाम और नामी एक होते हैं। ॐकार भगवत्प्राप्ति का माध्यम अथवा सोपान है। यह मनुष्य का श्रेष्ठ आलम्बन है। वास्तव में अपने भीतर संस्थित परमात्मा ही मनुष्य की अन्तिम तथा सर्वोच्च आलम्बन (आश्रय, सहारा) है। प्रतीक को माध्यम मानने के कारण ॐ मनुष्य का स्थायी और श्रेष्ठ आलम्बन है। संसार के सारे अवलम्बन अस्थिर और अस्थायी होते हैं। केवल परमात्मा का सहारा ही सच्चा सहारा होता है। संसार कर्मभूमि है तथा मनुष्य को पुरुषार्थ  करना चाहिए, किन्तु दृढ आलम्बन तो परमात्मा- नाम का ही होता है।

Monday, September 13, 2010

ब्यक्ति /प्रवृत्ति /जीवन भाव (ATTITUDE) ,उसका मुल्यांकन और .......

:गुन अवगुन जानत सब कोई ;जेहि जों भाव नीक तेहि सोई .
भलो भलाई पे लहै लहै निचाई नीच ; अमर सराहिय अमरता ,गरल सराहिय मीचु .
खल अघ अगुन ,साधू गुन गाहा ; उभय अपार उदधि अवगाहा .(तुलसी ,राम चरित मानस में बालकाण्ड )
सामान्यतया, सभी अच्छे और बुरे की समझ रखते ही हैं परन्तु करते वह है ,जों उन्हें पसंद हो (जों चाहे चुनाव करें )तुलसी दास जी इस श्रृष्टि में किसी कों काम या ज्यादा महत्व नहीं देते ,अपनी जगह सभी अपना महत्व रखते हैं ;बाबा कहते है - अमृत का महत्व जिलाने में है तो विष का भी मार डालने में उतना ही महत्व है .अपने अपने क्षेत्र हैं ,दुष्ट अपनी दुष्टता और अवगुणों में महान है जैसे साधू अपने गुणों और साधुता में कोई किसी से काम नहीं .यानि कि जीवन में हम किसे चुनते है वही महत्व पूर्ण है .
बुद्ध ने राज्य और परिवार कों त्याग कर सन्यास और ज्ञान कों चुना /लोक हित कों चुना ,अपने हित का बलिदान किया .भौतिक रूप में कपिलवस्तु का राज्य त्यागा और दुनिया के बीसों देशों के लोगों के दार्शनिक -रजा बन गये .सुबाश -चन्द्र बोस ,भगत सिंह ,आजाद ऐसे हजारों ने देश हित कों चुना ,जीवन के बदले ,जान देकर -- अब देखो -१- आदमी जों धन के लिए काम करे २- आदमी जों धन और देश ( खुद के हित और लोक-हित ) के लिए काम करे और ३ - जों खुद के पहले देश -लोक हित कों रखे (Service before self -Gandhi Ji ) अब रेटिंग करो - नं १ पर अज्ज के हमारे अधिकतर ९५% नेता और अधिकारी (सभी नहीं पर स्वतंत्रता की लड़ाई के समय इसका उल्टा था ,यानि कि ९८% नं ३ के थे . अब नं २ में डॉ भाग करो ,२क जों धन के लिए ज्यादा लोक हित के लिए काम - इसमें आये -शाहरूख और अमिताभ और २ ख -जों धन के लिए कम देश के लिए ज्यादा ,इसमें आये तेंदुलकर ,देश के इमानदार नेता और अधिकारी ५% और अब नं ३ जों देश हित के लिय ही जिए और मर गए -सेना औए सिविल का शहीद सैनिक/सिपाही ,सुबाश,भगत सिंह ,आजाद ,गाँधी ,पटेल ,नेहरू , और पुराने दयानंद ,स्वामी राम और विवेकानंद आदि -आदि बहुत सारे लोग हैं who sacrificed  their live foe the cause of freedom of country without expecting any reward ,place ,position or money .  TODAY all our leaders and officers are busy in gathering money by CORRUPT-QUICK -RICH -METHODS . fie ! to them all .
ब्यक्ति का सम्मान ,मूल्य , आदर , यादगारी उसके लोकहित से ,त्यग से और सद्गुणों के आधार पर समय और लोकमत /जनमत यानि किदेश और दुनियां कि जनता *बहुमत से लोक-मत के माध्यम से करती है .श्रवन कुमार ,ध्रुब . प्रहलाद , हरीश चन्द्र के समय के रजा -रानियों और धन -कुबेरों कों कौन जनता है परन्तु इन सद्गुणी लोगों कोहम उनके त्याग और लोक हित से जानते हैं .जों लोक /देश /समाज कों जितना देता है उसे उतना सम्मान हम देते है ,जों लेता है उसे हम याद तो करते होंगे, पर घृणा से ,कुछ कों उनके धन ,बैभव के नाते उस समय के लिए .
जों शाश्वत , सत्य ,वजनी और दमदार है वह उतनी देर तक चलता है ,जितना उसमे असलियत थी . हम लोग जब पढ़ते थे - एक सिनेमा का गाना बहुत ही लोक पिय हुआ था सब की जबान पर ,नागिन सिनेमा का - ; तन डोले मेरा मन डोले " पर क्या हुआ उसका ? गया .लेकिन कालिदास के श्लोक . मीरा के भजन . तुलसी की चौपाई , कबीर की अनाब-सनब उल्ट्वासियाँ -इनका बिस्तर होता ही जाता है . सो देखो सारा खेल हमारे चुनाव का है - *समझ कर चुनना है बस . भला -बुरा कुछ नहीं हमारा चुनाव है .
" जड़- चेतन गुण -दोष मय विश्व कीन्ह करतार :संत हंस गुण गहहिं पे परिहरि वारि विकार - (तुलसी ,वही )
God has created this world with good /bad , living /nonliving  but the wise use their discretion and choose the better (milk in place of water when both mixed together)
एक बात पर और सोचना -यौन -कर्मी जो अपने शरीर के कुछ क्षण बेचं कर अपना जीवन चलाये (शायद किसी अति कठिन मजबूरी में ही ) और वह नेता या अधिकारी जो अपना इमान बेच कर धन जुटाए ,दोनों में कौन श्रेष्ठ है ?जो गरीबों का शोषण करे , जो गरीबों कों इए सहयोगी -धन लूट ले .जो जिन्दा कों मार कर उसका धन ले और मरे के नाम पर धन का व्यापार करे (अभी हाल में एक मुख्य -सचिव IAS ने ऐसा किया ) ऐसे लोगों की जो अपने कों सेलिब्रेटी समझते हैं उनकी तुलना इन पवित्र यौन-कर्मियों से करने कों भी सोचना .
अंग्रेजी नाट्यकार मार्लो का एक नाटक पात्र है - डाक्टर फास्ट्स ,जिसने धन /सम्पत्ति और विलासिता के बदले अपनी आत्मा एक शैतान कों बेंच दिया था .लोग अब भी पूंछते हैं ;भला उसने क्या पाया , जब अपनी आत्मा ही बेंच दी हाय ! I have written less and left more to think yourself ,only to enlarge/broaden your thought and mind horizon.


  *** this post has been written in reference to curiosity sent by shri Avnish singh  (WITH THANKS )

Sunday, September 12, 2010

भय - धर्म और धार्मिक ढोंग

Be aware of Hypocrites in Rligion - posted on my blog के सन्दर्भ में सी कपिल की टिप्पणी -
बुद्धिमान ब्यक्ति अपने कों ईश्वर का अंश समझ कर और ईश्वर के अनुसार ही जीवन-यापन करना है, इस प्रकार के संस्कार से युक्त हो अपनी अंतरात्मा की आवाज के अनुसार आचरण करते हैं . अतः ऐसे लोग ईश्वर के भय के पूर्वानुमान से ही उत्तम जीवन जीते हैं .ए सहज सदाचारी हैं .
सामान्य लोग जों उन्ही बुद्धिमानों की संगति /संस्कार के प्रभाव में रहते हैं ,वैसा ही आचरण कर उत्तम जीवन जीते हैं .
" Shame arises from the fear of men, conscience from the fear of God.”
तीसरे लोग वे हैं जों यह समझ कर कि उन्होंने कुछ गलत या ऐसा काम किया है जों उन्हें नहीं करना चाहिए था .(गुन अवगुन जानत सब कोऊ :जों जेहि भाव नीक तेहि सोऊ -तुलसी राम चरित मानस में ) जानकर गलत करने से जों अपराध बोध हुआ ,उसके भय से ईश/मंदिर /मस्जिद /चर्च जाते हैं ,इस लिए कि जों गलत किया है वो माफ़ हो जाएगा ,इनका प्रतिशत अधिक है (परन्तु ऐसा नहीं होता , क्योंकि परमात्मा अपने ही नियमों का उल्लंघन नहीं कर सकता -कर्म प्रधान विश्व करि रखा :जों जस करै सो तस फल चाखा और जाऊ खल दंड करों नहीं तोरा : भ्रष्ट होई श्रुति -मार्ग मोरा -(तुलसी ,वही). जों हो गया वो माफ़ होने का सवाल ही नहीं .[ inaka dharm कर्म ,puja path मंदिर jana to nirarthak ही है . ) 
वे जों इस भाव से धर्म -कार्य करते हैं कि जों हुआ उसका पश्चाताप और आगे से सही और नैतिक काम करना है वे तो सही हैं और सुधार कि अपेक्षा है .पूजा-पाठ ,मंदिर मस्जिद जाना यहाँ सार्थक है पर इनकी संख्या कम/अनधिक ही है .
और दूसरे जों धर्म- ईश्वर में कोई खास आस्था नहीं /समझ नहीं ,दूसरों कों देख कर ए सब करते हैं ,ए धार्मिक नहीं ,धार्मिक होने का दिखावा ही करते है .यही पूरे ढोंगी हैं .इनकी संख्या बहुत अधिक है ;सामान्य जनता में ९० प्रतिशत और इनके गुरु /संतो में तो ९८ प्रतिशत धूर्त और मक्कार ही हैं जों धर्म के बारे में कुछ सही नहीं जानते (ए सब - ''हरै शिष्य -धन शोक न हरई - तुलसी ,वही ) “Superstition is a senseless fear of God”
कुछ ऐसे हैं जों अनित करते डरते ही नहीं , चोरी , झूंठ ,लम्पटता और नाना प्रकार के आचरण उनके सहज स्वभाव ही हो गये हैं ,इनके धर्म -कर्म भी अनाचार और अनैतिकता के लिए ही किये जाते हैं ,जैसे रावण का तप भी अनाचार करने की शक्ति प्राप्त करना ही था ,इनका विनाश निश्चित है .इनका आनंद स्रोत दंभ , कदाचार और नाना प्रकार के भ्रष्टाचार ही हैं - " करत अनित जाही डर नाही''- (तुलसी , वही )
कुछ जों भगवान कों नहीं मानते ; दो प्रकार के हैं एक जों सदाचारी और नैतिक हैं जिन्हें ईश्वर की अपेक्षा नहीं और ईश्वर कोभी उनकी नहीं .यहाँ दोनों में प्रेम ,श्रद्धा स्वभावतः है .प्रार्थना ईश्वर की महानता के लिए और प्रेम भक्त के लिए ; सदाचारी के लिए . ए लोग धार्मिक नियमों के पार हैं . दूसरे जों नास्तिक हैं और कर्म के अनुसार फल चाहते हैं ,कपिल ने ठीक ही कहा है अपनी टिप्पणी में - ए लोग ढोंगी -धार्मिकों से अच्छे हैं . Fear only two: God, and the man who has no fear of God.”

Monday, August 30, 2010

BEAWARE OF HYPOCRITES IN RELIGIONS

Forbearance along with tolerance [both complimentary to non-violence] in Hinduism, Ahimsa ( Non -violence ) in Jainism, Compassion [Karuna] in Buddhism, Unity in Zoroastrianism, Equality [with morality] in Confucianism, Service [with love] in Christianity, Justice in Judaism, Fraternity in Islam and Valour in Sikhism emerged as their principal values respectively. Undoubtedly besides being excellent, all of them are complimentary to each other.
"So woe to the worshipers Who are neglectful Of their Prayers, Those who (want but) To be seen (of men), But refuse (to supply) (Even) neighbourly needs. (The Noble Quran, 107:4-7)"
"The Hypocrites - they think they are over-reaching God, but He will over-reach them: When they stand up to prayer, they stand without earnestness, to be seen of men, but little do they hold God in remembrance; (The Noble Quran, 4:142)"
In a nut shell, this is what a hypocrite is in Islam. A hypocrite is a "Muslim". He is not an apostate (murtadd), nor is he a polytheist or idol worshiper (mushrik), nor is he an atheist (mulhid). A hypocrite does declare Islam as his religion, and in some cases even prays to GOD Almighty and fasts the month of Ramadan. Not everyone who Prays to Allah Almighty, however, is a good Muslim. Allah Almighty said:
The saying of Noble Quran is absolutely true to all Religions - it is Hindu who goes Hypocrite and those who claim to be real Hindu become reactionary (Godashe killed Gandhi ) ;Buddha is worshiped as God and the followers of Buddha today hoarding wealth by fowl means ,fighting among them ; Jains -some live unclad and some cover their mouths and have become very conservative and infighters .many of Popes and Pandits /Swamis are busy in all type of immoral activities including sex and sex perversions . It has become very doubting to a person to get a real and true leader in the field of Religion .
 Therefore follow the teaching of - directly what Buddha said ;what Jesus/Bible says ; What Quran Says and What Vedant says with the ADVICE of Lord Bauddha as under --
First, rely on the spirit and meaning of the teachings,
not on the words;
Second, rely on the teachings,
not on the personality of the teacher;
Third, rely on real wisdom,
not superficial interpretation;
And fourth, rely on the essence of your pure Wisdom Mind,
not on judgmental perceptions.
Buddha was dying,
Ananda asked
who would be their teacher after death.
He replied -

"Be lamps unto yourselves.
Be refuges unto yourselves.
Take yourself no external refuge.
Hold fast to the truth as a lamp.
Hold fast to the truth as a refuge.
But they must be anxious to learn."
One of his students asked Buddha, "Are you the messiah?"
"No", answered Buddha.
"Then are you a healer?"
"No", Buddha replied.
"Then are you a teacher?" the student persisted.
"No, I am not a teacher."
"Then what are you?" asked the student, exasperated.
"I am awake", Buddha replied.
 Believe in the Bible, and Jesus Christ as your personal Lord don't believe in the corruption that is taking place... in some churches and by some popes .
I say to my children “do as I say, not as I do.” And when there isn’t one-to-one correspondence between our actions and our words, that’s hypocrisy.
. “Darmo Dharyate Praja.” adopting ‘Goodness’ and ‘Righteousness’.
“The best way to show that a stick is crooked is not to argue about it or to spend time denouncing it, but to lay a straight stick alongside it.”
– D. L. Moody
“When you shoot an arrow of truth, dip its point in honey.”
– Arab proverb

Saturday, August 28, 2010

THE GANDHIAN WAY .

 If you want to be Gandhian in your actions and life (practical only ),you will have to follow eleven vows of Gandhi without any fail and any thought ,action or behaviour that goes against these vows ,means that you fail Gandhi . Any action of any person or group can be justified ,verified ,tested and approved by these vows fallowed not in words but in spirit and if any thing goes against or deviates a little ,one falls down from the rope of life like an acrobat and can not call it Gandhian . But it is the simplest way and there is no chance of doubt or failure if you are sincere (honest ) ''ज्ञान क पंथ कृपान क धारा : परत खगेश न लागहिं बारा '' (Tulasi in Ramcharit Manas ); means - the way of knowledge is like the blade of sword and needs no frequency to cut the things that are put on . So is the Gandhian way .
These eleven are  --   (as Gandhi thinks and writes ) 
1- Satya (Truth)
Truth has no form. Therefore everyone one will form such an idea or image of Truth as appeals to him, and there will be as many images of Truth as there are men. These will be true as long as they last. For they enable a man to obtain everything he wants. - Diary of Mahadevbhai, p. 120 .
Truth should be Truth in thought, Truth in speech, and Truth in action. To the man who has realised this Truth in its fulness , nothing else remains to be known, because all knowledge is necessarily included in it. What is not included in it, is not truth and so not true knowledge. - From Yeravda Mandir, p. 2.
 2- Ahimsa (Nonviolence)Ahimsa is not merely a negative state of harmlessness , but it is positive state of love , of doing good even to the evil-doer. - Young India,August 25, 1920
Ahimsa is a weapon of matchless potency. It is the summum bonum of life. It is an attribute of the brave, in fact, it is their all. It does not come within the reach of coward. It is no wooden or lifeless dogma, but a living and life giving force. - Young India, Sept 6, 1926.
Ahimsa is not the way of the timid or cowardly. It is the way of the brave ready to face death. He who perishes sword in hand is no doubt brave; but he who faces death without raising his little finger and without flinching, is braver. - Young India, Oct. 11, 1928 
3- Asteya (Non-stealing)
Non-stealing does not mean merely not to steal. To keep or take anything  which one does not is also stealing. And of course, stealing is fraught with violence.- Bapu-ke-Aashirvad, November 24, 1944.
We are not always aware of our real needs, and most of us improperly multiply our wants and thus , unconsciously, make thieves of ourselves. One who follows the observance of Non-stealing will bring about a progressive reduction of his own wants. Much of the distressing poverty in this world has risen out of the breaches of the principle of Non-stealing.- From Yeravda Mandir, p. 20. 
4- Brahmacharya (Self Discipline)
Brahamchraya means control of all the organs of sense. He who attempts to control only one organ, and allows all the others free play is bound to find his effort futile . To hear suggestive stories with the ears, to see suggestive sights with the eyes, to taste stimulating food with the tongue, to touch exciting things with the hands, and at the same time to expect to control the only remaining organ, is like putting one's hands in the fire and expecting to escape being hurt. Bapu's letters to Mira. P.257. 
5- Aparigraha (Non-possession)Non possession means that we should not hoard anything that we do not need today. - Bapu-ke-Aashirvad, Nov. 25,1944.
The less you possess, the less you want , the better you are. And better for what ? Not for your enjoyment of this life but for enjoyment of personal service to your fellow beings ; service to which you dedicate yourself ,body, soul and mind. - Mahatma Vol. 3, p.155. When you dispossess yourself of everything you have, you really possess all the treasures of the world. In other words , you really get all that is in reality necessary for you., everything . If the food is necessary, food will come to you.- My Philosophy of Life, p. 138. 6- Sharirshrama (Bread Labour) Earn thy bread by the sweat of the brow- says Bible . Bread labour means that everyone is expected to perform sufficient body-labour in order to entitle him to his living. It is not ,therefore, necessary to earn one's living by bread labour ,taking living' in its broader sense. But everyone must perform some useful body-labour. Young India, Nov. 5, 1925.
The economics of Bread labour are the living way of life . It means that every man has to labour with his body for his food and clothing. If I can convince the people of the value and necessity of bread-labour, there never will be any want of bread and cloth. - Harijan, Sept. 7, 1947.
7- Aswada (Control of the Palate)Unless we are satisfied with foods that are necessary for the proper maintenance of our physical health, and unless we are prepare to rid ourselves of stimulating heating and exciting condiments that we mixed with food. We will certainly not be able to control the over-abundant, unnecessary, and exciting stimulation that we may have. If we do not do that, the result naturally is that we abuse ourselves, and become less than animals and brutes. - Speeches & Writings of Mahatma Gandhi. p. 384
The diet should be healthy and well-balanced. The body was never meant to be treated as a refuse-bin. Food is meant to sustain the body. - My Philosophy of Life.p.111
 8- Sarvatra Bhayavarjana (Fearlessness)
Fearlessness should connote absence of all kinds of fear - fear of death, fear of bodily injury, fear of hunger, fear of insults, fear of public disapprobation, fear of ghosts and evil spirits, fear of anyone's anger. Freedom from all these and other such fears constitute fearlessness. - Bapu - Ke Ashirwad. Nov 26, 1944
9-  Sarva Dharma Samantva (Equality of the religions)
Religions have been interwoven . One sees a special quality in every one of them . But no one religion is higher than another. All are complimentary to one another .Since this is my belief, the speciality of any one religion cannot run counter to another, cannot be at variance with universally accepted principles. - Harijanbandhu, March 19, 1933. 
were necessary for the people to whom these religions were revealed. And I believe that, if only we could all of us read the scriptures of the different faiths from the standpoint of the followers of those faiths we should find that they were at bottom all one and were all helpful to one another.- Harijan, Feb. 16, 1934 .
 10-  Swadeshi (Use Locally Made Goods)
Swadeshi is that sprit in us which requires us to serve our immediate neighbours before others , and to use things produced in our neighbourhood in preference to those more remote. So doing, we cannot serve humanity to the best of our capacity, we cannot serve humanity by neglecting our neigbours. - Young India, April 20 1919.My definition of Swadeshi is well known . I must not serve my distant neighbour at the expense of the nearest. It is never vindictive or punitive. It is in no sense narrow , for I buy from every part of the world what is needed for my growth. I refuse to buy from anybody anything, however nice or beautiful, if it interferes with my growth or  injures those whom Nature has made my first care. - Young India, March 12, 1925
11- Sparshbhavna (Untouchability)
 Untouchability means pollution by the touch of certain persons in reason of their birth in a particular state or family. It is an excrescence. In the guise of religion, it is always in the way, and erupts religion. - From Yeravda Mandir, p. 31 Removal of untouchability means love for, and service of, the whole world and thus merges into Ahimsa. Removal of untouchability spells the breaking down of barriers between man and man and between the various orders of Being. -From Yeravda Mandir,