DwarkaMai - Sai Baba Forum
Indian Spirituality => Philosophy & Spirituality => Topic started by: ShAivI on January 04, 2015, 08:36:24 AM
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OM SAI RAM!!!
Found this in Gita today- truly inspiring...though not a easy path. sharing with you all.
Hope BABA keep guiding us so that we start allowing all these qualities to emerge in us.
(find myself so far from these.....long long way to go....!!!)
May Baba have mercy on us- his devotees and help us quicken our pace of getting better....
Lord Krishna begins by describing the 26 divine qualities of a true devotee:
1) abhayam is fearlessness due to the absence of anxiety which arises from the
dread of harm to the physical body or the prospect of losing what is precious.
2) sattva-samsuddhih is purification of one's existence and denotes purity
of heart consisting of pure goodness undefiled with the taint of passion and ignorance.
3) jnana-yoga-vyavasthitih means situated in the knowledge of devotion
resulting from discriminating theatma or immortal soul from physical matter as the
individual consciousness attains communion with the ultimate consciousness.
4) danam is the charity given to worthy recipients from what one legitimately
owns.
5) damah is self restraint, controlling the mind to be uninfluenced by
sense objects.
6) yagna is Vedically authorised ritualistic ceremonies in propitiation and
devotion to the Supreme Lord Krishna exclusively for His satisfaction
without any self interests. This also applies to His authorised incarnations and expansions.
7) svadhyayah is devoted study of Vedic scriptures,
knowing that the alone teach the glories of the Supreme Lord and are the quintessence
of all that is spiritual.
8.) tapas is austerity and penance.
9) arjavam is simplicity, straight forwardness to others in thought,
word and deeds.
10) ahimsa is non-violence to all living entities by thought,
word and deed.
11) satyam is truthfulness verily speaking what is true that is
beneficial to all beings.
12) akrodah is freedom from anger due to absence of resentment
for others.
13) tyagah is renunciation of whatever is opposed to atma-tattva or
soul realisation.
14) santih is tranquillity, keeping the senses peaceful and impervious
to agitation.
15) apaisunam is aversion to fault finding and slandering others even
if warranted.
16) daya is mercy, sympathy for life, empathy for the distress and
misery of others.
17) aloluptvam is absence of greed for sense gratification.
18) mardavam is gentleness and humility which is appropriate for
Saintly association.
19) hrih is modesty, the feeling of shame at the thought of
anything inappropriate.
20) acapalam is determination to remain firm against temptations
presented to one.
21) tejas is radiance, luster. The illustrious proof of the efficacy of
spiritual practice.
22) ksama is forgiveness. The absence of vengeful feelings against
those harmed by.
23) dhritih is fortitude. The capacity for righteousness while enduring
great duress.
24) saucam is cleanliness both internally and externally to be spiritually
worthy.
25) adrohah is absence of envy, non-interference in the interests of
others.
26) natimanita absence of false ego, lack of desire for honour and
prestige.
The divine qualities and nature are for those aspiring to activate their divinity following
the time tested eternal, divine ordinances and injunctions as revealed in the
Vedic scriptures by the Supreme Lord Krishna. Their virtues of these 26 qualities are
revealed by following them and living them in this manner. The word abhijatasya refers
to those who were born with the divine nature destined to follow the divine path and
who are naturally in harmony with divinity.
OM SAI RAM, SRI SAI RAM, JAI JAI SAI RAM !!!
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This is what's truely important in our life...
If one wants to understand it comprehensively that too in today's context of bhakti (as we are surrounded by negetive forces pulling us away from shradhha towards god) the person must read its full explanation in eknathi with the permission of his guru....these traits are explained there in many pages , there's guruprem in every single word of eknath maharaj....
Jay jay ram krishna hari