Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Shelter and forbearance

Verse 1.12.22 (Sacisuta Pr):
* This child will be as strong as a lion, and as worthy a shelter as the Himalaya Mountains. He will be forbearing like the earth, and as tolerant as his parents.
* Two aspects
- sheltering as Himalayas
- forbearing as parents
* Lord's arrangement is such that nature is providing everything that human's need for their existence. Similarly, Harinama cintamani says that the Holy name supplies everything, for even the materialists and spiritualists.
* Attentive chanting in the mood explained by Sri CM in Siksastakam - trnad api sunicena..., that chanting is required.
* Similarly, a devotee should be very tolerant. Tolerance and forgiveness go together. Eg: BG 2.14.
* Forbearance by Mother Earth is also exemplary. We are exploiting her like anything.
* Unless the heads of state become God conscious and respect the gifts of nature, we have to face the consequences of destroying the balance - tsunami, earth quakes, hurricanes etc.

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