(Post 04)
(Source: http://literature.awgp.org/akhandjyoti/2003/May_Jun/v1.SupremeSignificanceGayatri)
Everything, which is made up of matter, including our physical body, is perishable.
The gross manifestations of life are short-lived - A child looks so cute and fresh. He most often continues to be energetic and attractive in his youth as well. But all his charm and strength are gone after the age of 55 or 65 years.
Nothing is stable or long lasting in this world. Movement and change appear to be the law of Nature. In other words, the world seems to be created by vibrations, movements and variations.
Man usually thinks that if he had enough money, he and his family would live happily and peacefully. But extra wealth brings new worries and tensions; he now has the fear of it being stolen, worries about its safety from thieves and dacoits.
If one is well educated and trained, he would often dream of excellent jobs, power, etc. But the hunger of his desires and cravings can be never fulfilled. If we look at human life closely, it will appear as though man begins his life with problems. He lives with his problems, related tensions and stresses, and spends his whole life in attempting to resolve them, creating newer ones in the process. He leaves this world carrying a burden of too many unresolved problems. The life of a person usually revolves around this cycle, always hunting for some joy or calmness outside him. The living yantra of human body seeks to get peace and happiness through extrovert, materialistic means; it does find some at times, but only momentarily.
If man could ever attain long-lasting peace and happiness, it will be possible only through mantras, by turning towards spirituality, i.e. by realizing his own self-fulfilled divinity within.
(Source: http://literature.awgp.org/akhandjyoti/2003/May_Jun/v1.SupremeSignificanceGayatri)
Everything, which is made up of matter, including our physical body, is perishable.
The gross manifestations of life are short-lived - A child looks so cute and fresh. He most often continues to be energetic and attractive in his youth as well. But all his charm and strength are gone after the age of 55 or 65 years.
Nothing is stable or long lasting in this world. Movement and change appear to be the law of Nature. In other words, the world seems to be created by vibrations, movements and variations.
Man usually thinks that if he had enough money, he and his family would live happily and peacefully. But extra wealth brings new worries and tensions; he now has the fear of it being stolen, worries about its safety from thieves and dacoits.
If one is well educated and trained, he would often dream of excellent jobs, power, etc. But the hunger of his desires and cravings can be never fulfilled. If we look at human life closely, it will appear as though man begins his life with problems. He lives with his problems, related tensions and stresses, and spends his whole life in attempting to resolve them, creating newer ones in the process. He leaves this world carrying a burden of too many unresolved problems. The life of a person usually revolves around this cycle, always hunting for some joy or calmness outside him. The living yantra of human body seeks to get peace and happiness through extrovert, materialistic means; it does find some at times, but only momentarily.
If man could ever attain long-lasting peace and happiness, it will be possible only through mantras, by turning towards spirituality, i.e. by realizing his own self-fulfilled divinity within.
