Shri Shirdi Sai Speaks-20th Feb/The Bhagavad Gita for Children and Beginners-Chapter 6-Path of Meditation/The Story of Dhruva |
| Posted: 19 Feb 2013 04:59 PM PST Om Shree Ganeshaya Namaha! Om Sai Ram ! Om Namah Shivaya! If for some reason you are not able to see , or download the below pictures or click to the below links and pictures- Plz go to http://debu7370.blogspot.com/ You can also have access to all the previous Shirdi Sai speaks mails at the above link.And if any of you would like to receive these messages directly to your mailbox everyday-- To request for Shri Sai Satcharitra books go to : http://www.saiseva.omsrisai.net/store/index.php For everything else related to Shri Shirdi Sai baba , go to http://debu7366.blogspot.com/  Ok so I am back from my trip and can't wait to continue reading the Shri Bhagvad Gita.. Hopefully, all those of you who have just been glancing thru the pictures - have had some time to actually read the sacred Gita..  Anyways, For all those who are keen on going for the Amarnath Yatra this year..... The annual Amarnath Yatra is one of the most famous annual religious pilgrimage of Hindus, wherein thousands of devotees travel to have darshan of Holy Shivling at Shree Amarnathji cave in south Kashmir Himalayas in India. Amarnath Yatra 2013 is expected to start from June 28, 2013. The Amarnath Yatra of 2013 concludes on August 21, 2013 on Raksha Bandhan day. So that means just 55 days.. The registration of yatris (pilgrims), on both Pahalgam and Baltal routes, will be through 110 designated branches of Jammu and Kashmir Bank all over India and online.This year the cave shrine can be accessed from Baltal and the traditional Pahalgam route. The Baltal route is shorter but the climb is steep. The traditional Pahalgam route passes through Sheeshnag and Panchtarni – both are important mythological places. Yatris will have to submit revised Compulsory Health Certificate while seeking registration for this year's Shri Amarnathji Yatra.Mr. Navin K. Choudhary, Chief Executive Officer, Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board disclosed that no one below 13 years or above the age of 75 years and ladies with six weeks pregnancy would be allowed to undertake this yatra. The Registration Process for Shri Amarnath Yatra 2013 will start about 40 to 45 days before the actual date of Yatra.The Registration of Amarnath Yatra 2013 will be done in two modes i.e Offline Registration and Online Registration. For more info about thhis yatra go to I hope that I get to go for this yatra this year and offer my humble pranams to the holy shivling at Amarnath Sai Bhakt, Deepa H  THE BHAGAVAD-GITA For Children and Beginners To read this from the very begining - Click Here  CHAPTER 6 PATH OF MEDITATION  A yogi is one who meditates to achieve control over his mind, senses and desires Arjuna said: O Krishna, I find the restraining of my mind as difficult as restraining the wind. What should I do? Lord Krishna said: Sure it is difficult to restrain the human mind. Only detachment and repeated practice of meditation can make it free of restlessness. The yogi, who is devoted to meditation, is superior to the ascetics, vedic scholars and those who perform rituals. Therefore Arjuna, rise to become a Yogi.  . Jai: Grandma, you said there are several paths leading to God. You told me about the path of duty and the path of spiritual knowledge. Please tell me about other paths. Grandma: The third path is called the path of meditation. One who is united with God is called a yogi. The mind of a yogi is peaceful and completely united with God. A yogi has control over his mind, senses, and desires. He is free from anger and greed. A clod, a stone, and gold are the same to a yogi, who sees God in everything and everything in God. (Gita 6.08, 14.24) A yogi sees every being with an equal eye, whether friend, enemy, hater, relative, saint, or sinner. (Gita 6.09) The mind of a yogi remains calm even during the worst time. (Gita 6.19) Jai: Is there a method of meditation simple enough for children, Grandma? Grandma: Yes, there is, Jai. The mind is your best friend as well as your worst enemy. The mind is a friend for those who have control over it and an enemy for those who do not control it. (Gita 6.05-06) So you should try to control this enemy. The mind is like wind, very restless and difficult to control, but you can control it by regular practice of meditation. (Gita 6.34) Guru Nanak said: Master the mind, and you master the world. A Simple Method of Meditation The best time to meditate is in the morning before going to school. Sit in your meditation or Pooja..room. Hold your waist, spine, chest, neck, and head erect, motionless and steady. Close your eyes, take a few slow, deep breaths. Remember your favorite deity and ask his or her blessing. Mentally chant OM for five minutes. If your mind starts to wander here and there, bring it back gently to concentrating on your favorite deity. There is a story of a child named Dhruva in our scriptures who got his wishes fulfilled using the path of meditation.  6: The Story of Dhruva Dhruva was the son of king Uttanapada and Suniti. King Uttanapada was very fond of his second wife, Suruchi, and used to be mean to Suniti, Dhruva's mother. One day, when Dhruva was five years old, his step-brother was sitting on his father's lap. Dhruva also wanted to sit there. But his step-mother stopped him and dragged him aside. She spoke rudely to Dhruva, saying: "If you want to sit on your father's lap, you should have been born to me instead of to your mother. At least now, pray to Lord Vishnu, so that He will make this happen." Dhruva was deeply hurt by his step-mother's insulting words. He went to his mother, weeping. His mother consoled him and told him to take his stepmother's words seriously and pray to Lord Vishnu, who is the helper of all beings. Dhruva left the kingdom for the forest with a determined mind to see Lord Vishnu and reach a higher place. On the way, he was met by the celestial sage Narada ,who gave him the 12 syllable mantra: "Om namo bhagavate vasudevaya" for worshiping the Vishnu form of Lord Krishna. Dhruva worshipped Vishnu for six months, and Lord Vishnu appeared before him. Vishnu promised that Dhruva's wishes would be fulfilled and he would reach the highest heavenly seat of the Polestar, which is not destroyed even when all the worlds are destroyed. Dhruva returned to the kingdom. When the King grew old, he decided to crown Dhruva as the King. Dhruva ruled for many years and in the end reached the Polestar granted by Lord Vishnu. It is said that the entire Zodiac is made up of planets, stars, etc. All rotates around the Polestar. To this day, when Indians see the Polestar, they remember Dhruva, the devotee of perfect purity of mind and firm determination.  Jai: What happens to a yogi who does not become successful in this life? Grandma: No spiritual practice performed by a yogi ever goes to waste. The unsuccessful yogi is reborn into a rich or spiritually advanced family. The unsuccessful yogi regains the knowledge he had in the previous life and tries again to become perfect from where he or she left off. No spiritual effort is wasted.  Jai: How can I become the best yogi, Grandma? Grandma: To be the best yogi, see all beings as yourself and feel their pain and pleasure as your own. Lovingly think of God with supreme faith, and always keep your mind on Him. (Gita 6.47)  Chapter 6 summary: The third path to God is yoga of meditation. To be the best yogi, see every being as yourself, and feel the pain and pleasure of others as your own. A very simple method of meditation uses the sound vibration of OM. No spiritual practice is ever wasted.  Quote of BABA: Offer your mind and intellect to me, remembering me all the time.  When one does not get attached to the objects of sense or to works and has renounced all will of desire in the mind. then is he said to have ascended to the top of Yoga.  Thus freed from stain of passion and putting himself constantly into Yoga, the Yogin easily and happily enjoys the touch of the Brahman which is an exceeding bliss  |
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