A very Positive Story at last. Why can not all the stories be like wise without death or punishment. Why can there be no improvement by seeing others better than us than having vengeance in ones heart and thoughts.
ONCE UPON A TIME, a King named Jnana Sruti lived ruling his Kingdom with Pratisthanapura its capital along the banks of the River Godavari. He was a virtuous King well versed in learning an adept politician and a capable administrator. He was protecting the weak and the good and punishing the vicious and the wicked. He was ever engaged in doing noble and goodly deeds in the performance of yagas and rendering hospitality. every one in his connection was devoutly loyal to him.
One day a swarm of swans was flying over the city when one of them said to the others "This is the famed Pratisthanapuram, its ruler is the incomparable Jnana Sruti who is admired by everyone." the other swans though did not agree and said that he could not be even compared to the King Raikva's valour and spiritual knowledge. For they felt Raikva was in many respects greater than Jnana Sruti.
This conversation was heard by Jnana Sruti who was keen on meeting the King Raikva. so he set out visiting sacred places on the way Kasi Gaya and Prayaga, bating in the holy rivers and offering prayers to the deities at the temples. At the famous temple of Manikyesvara he met King Raikva, this is the region of Kashmir. He was overjoyed he greated King Raikva with all humility and with folded hands wished to know how the King had obtained such great valour and matchless spiritual strength. The King replied that the only thing he did was to repeat the sixth chapter of the Gita everyday besides ruling his kingdom, and all these virtues that are said to be found in me have been the fruits of the recital of the holy Gita. From that very day King Jnana sruti too started reciting the sixth chapter of the Gita and he too attained great name fame and spiritual knowledge living a fully satisfied life making his people and kingdom happy and prosperous. He upon death reached Vishnu loka.
The Yoga of Self Discipline (Dhyana Yoga)
Lord Krishna says that he who performs his bounden duty without seeking its fruit, is a Sannyasin and a Yogi, but not he who renounced worldly activities and maintains no sacred fires. action is said to be the means for a sage who desires to attain to yoga. but when he has attained to yoga, inaction is said to be the means for the same yogi. every man can make or mar himself for he himself is his friend or his foe. He who has conquered himself is a friend of himself, on the contrary he who falls a victim to prakrti is hostile to him as a foe. Having arranged a steadfast and comfortable seat on a clean and level spot, should practice yoga sitting there for his own purification, restraining his thoughts and senses and bringing his mind to the object of meditation, sitting erect and steady, calm and fearless, steadfast in the observance of celibacy restraining his mind and senses be absorbed in me. Yoga is not possible for him who eats too much or too little. It is not for him who sleeps too much or is too wakeful. For a man who is moderate in his food and recreation, who is restrained in all his actions and who has regulated his sleep and wakefulness, yoga puts an end to all sorrows. A yogi should attain quietude little by little and with a determined effort, he should fix his mind on the spirit or self not thinking of anything else. If the mind is unsteady and fickle by nature, wanders away from the object of meditation, it should be withdrawn and again brought back and fixed on the self or any other chosen object of meditation. One whose mind is steadfast in yoga, sees all creatures in the self and the self in all creatures and thus realises the unity underlying the diversity of creation. He who sees Me in everything and everything in Me - I am never lost to him and he is never lost toMe.
Arjuna then says O! Krishna the mind is fickle, violent, restless, turbulent, powerful and unyielding. To control it seems to be as difficult as to control the air.
Lord Krishna then replies Arjuna the mind is doubtless, fickle and difficult to be controlled, but by constant practice of meditation and by dispassion, it can be subdued.
Arjuna still asks What happens to him, who has faith, but who is not steadfast and whose mind wanders away from yoga, having failed to attain perfection in yoga.
To which the Lord says "Such a man goes to the regions of the righteous. Having lived there for countless years he is reborn in a house of pure and healthy yogis. He will be born in the families of yogis rich in wisdom. Indeed a birth like this is very difficult to obtain in this world. O! Arjuna he regains the knowledge acquired in his former body and strives more, still further for perfection. By the force of his former practice, he will strive for perfection. Even he who merely desires for knowledge of this yoga goes beyond the Brahmic world. O! Arjuna a Dhyanayogi is greater than men of austerities, men of scholarship and those devoted to action. Therefore be a yogi, Of all such yogis, he who merges his self in me and worships me with full faith, is deemed by me to be the greatest.
ONCE UPON A TIME, a King named Jnana Sruti lived ruling his Kingdom with Pratisthanapura its capital along the banks of the River Godavari. He was a virtuous King well versed in learning an adept politician and a capable administrator. He was protecting the weak and the good and punishing the vicious and the wicked. He was ever engaged in doing noble and goodly deeds in the performance of yagas and rendering hospitality. every one in his connection was devoutly loyal to him.
One day a swarm of swans was flying over the city when one of them said to the others "This is the famed Pratisthanapuram, its ruler is the incomparable Jnana Sruti who is admired by everyone." the other swans though did not agree and said that he could not be even compared to the King Raikva's valour and spiritual knowledge. For they felt Raikva was in many respects greater than Jnana Sruti.
This conversation was heard by Jnana Sruti who was keen on meeting the King Raikva. so he set out visiting sacred places on the way Kasi Gaya and Prayaga, bating in the holy rivers and offering prayers to the deities at the temples. At the famous temple of Manikyesvara he met King Raikva, this is the region of Kashmir. He was overjoyed he greated King Raikva with all humility and with folded hands wished to know how the King had obtained such great valour and matchless spiritual strength. The King replied that the only thing he did was to repeat the sixth chapter of the Gita everyday besides ruling his kingdom, and all these virtues that are said to be found in me have been the fruits of the recital of the holy Gita. From that very day King Jnana sruti too started reciting the sixth chapter of the Gita and he too attained great name fame and spiritual knowledge living a fully satisfied life making his people and kingdom happy and prosperous. He upon death reached Vishnu loka.
The Yoga of Self Discipline (Dhyana Yoga)
Lord Krishna says that he who performs his bounden duty without seeking its fruit, is a Sannyasin and a Yogi, but not he who renounced worldly activities and maintains no sacred fires. action is said to be the means for a sage who desires to attain to yoga. but when he has attained to yoga, inaction is said to be the means for the same yogi. every man can make or mar himself for he himself is his friend or his foe. He who has conquered himself is a friend of himself, on the contrary he who falls a victim to prakrti is hostile to him as a foe. Having arranged a steadfast and comfortable seat on a clean and level spot, should practice yoga sitting there for his own purification, restraining his thoughts and senses and bringing his mind to the object of meditation, sitting erect and steady, calm and fearless, steadfast in the observance of celibacy restraining his mind and senses be absorbed in me. Yoga is not possible for him who eats too much or too little. It is not for him who sleeps too much or is too wakeful. For a man who is moderate in his food and recreation, who is restrained in all his actions and who has regulated his sleep and wakefulness, yoga puts an end to all sorrows. A yogi should attain quietude little by little and with a determined effort, he should fix his mind on the spirit or self not thinking of anything else. If the mind is unsteady and fickle by nature, wanders away from the object of meditation, it should be withdrawn and again brought back and fixed on the self or any other chosen object of meditation. One whose mind is steadfast in yoga, sees all creatures in the self and the self in all creatures and thus realises the unity underlying the diversity of creation. He who sees Me in everything and everything in Me - I am never lost to him and he is never lost toMe.
Arjuna then says O! Krishna the mind is fickle, violent, restless, turbulent, powerful and unyielding. To control it seems to be as difficult as to control the air.
Lord Krishna then replies Arjuna the mind is doubtless, fickle and difficult to be controlled, but by constant practice of meditation and by dispassion, it can be subdued.
Arjuna still asks What happens to him, who has faith, but who is not steadfast and whose mind wanders away from yoga, having failed to attain perfection in yoga.
To which the Lord says "Such a man goes to the regions of the righteous. Having lived there for countless years he is reborn in a house of pure and healthy yogis. He will be born in the families of yogis rich in wisdom. Indeed a birth like this is very difficult to obtain in this world. O! Arjuna he regains the knowledge acquired in his former body and strives more, still further for perfection. By the force of his former practice, he will strive for perfection. Even he who merely desires for knowledge of this yoga goes beyond the Brahmic world. O! Arjuna a Dhyanayogi is greater than men of austerities, men of scholarship and those devoted to action. Therefore be a yogi, Of all such yogis, he who merges his self in me and worships me with full faith, is deemed by me to be the greatest.
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