A prosperous shopkeeper who had a chain of shops was inspired by the
story of AJAMILA wanted to outwit God & take a short cut! He named all
his sons after Gods! His plan was to call their names when the moment
comes!!! When he became quite old, he realized that his end had come &
so he started calling all his sons' names (Calling God by proxy!) one
by one 2 or 3 times hoping he would breathe his last right at that
moment. But death didn't come then.
All his sons were standing before him leaving their shops waiting for
some last minute instruction from their father. The father saw all the
sons standing there & suddenly exclaimed, "Alas! You've all left your
shops & come. Who would be looking after the shops? Who would collect
the money? Some body might come & steal!" Right then he breathed his
last!!!
The shops & the money were in his mind throughout his life & he
couldn't switch over to God at short notice even though he named all
his sons after Gods! It's no mean achievement to think of God at the
last moment & have his name on ones' tongue if we haven't practiced it
enough!
There are a surge of emotions & thoughts that would invade us at the
last moment. Mind is like a monkey & it would play tricks. Hence it
requires years & years of practice!
God of death doesn't give notice & he's not a photographer who says,
"I'm going to click. Are you ready?"
We've no choice in the matter. We can't get it sooner if we welcome it
nor can we avoid it or run away from it! From the time we're born, our
march to the cremation ground has started.
Spirituality lies in destroying our animal tendencies & rising to the
level of divinity! This is a skill & hence needs constant practice so
that it gets honed to perfection!!!
"As long as there dwells breath in the body, so long they enquire of
your welfare at home. Once the breath leaves and the body decays, even
the wife fears that very same body!
O Distracted One! Why worry about wife, wealth? Is there not for you
the One who ordains? In the 3 worlds it is the association with the
good saintly people alone that can serve as a boat to cross the sea of
change, birth and death." - Adi Shankaracharya's Bhaja Govindam
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If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it.
Happy moments, praise God.
Difficult moments, seek God.
Quiet moments, worship God.
Painful moments, trust God.
Every moment, thank God
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