- Prasad
Holy Sacrament.
People fell into great misfortune when they neglected the Prasad, says the Satyanarayana Katha.
We have our daily dose of God's Prasad - so many blessings - a beautiful day to live, healthy body, food, clothing, shelter.
Let us accept them and be thankful to God for them, instead of going on grumbling about what we do not have.
Think of the lame, the blind, the starving etc.,
Be thankful to God for what he has given you and glorify the Prasad.
- Adam and Eve
Even in the statement that after eating the forbidden fruit, Eve realised she was naked and donned a fig leaf, has a meaning.
If Adam and Eve were alone, why should Eve feel ashamed?
Because once Cosmic Consciousness is lost and Jiva comes within the influence of Time, Jiva veils itself by ignorance.
- Normal
Who can say whether I am normal or not?
To my own maker, I am normal.
There is not just one single pattern of human behaviour.
There is not just one pattern of animal behaviour - the tiger is normal, so is a cow.
Let all express their own selves.
Protect society as you protect humans from tigers - by suitable moral laws.
There will be less tension caused by everyone trying to fit into someone else's "normal'-jacket.
- Religion vs Science
Starvation, poverty and human suffering are not caused by religion - offering ghee and other foodstuffs, into fire, etc., but by wars 'brought on by modern civilization.
The 'Knowledge' - vol 3, no 36, tells us: 'In the last war 40 million Europeans died and over 100 million were living only just above starvation level.'
Money was not spent and foodstuffs were not poured in sacrificial fire, but in the holocaust created by politics, aided and abetted by science.
- Enough
Enough of flexing your body to suit the jacket made by other people.
Expand your soul to suit the companionship of the Lord.