If we introspect our lives since birth, every one of us during our childhood & teenage lives were constantly protected & guided by our parents & teachers, meaning we accepted them as Authoritarian in our life. Without their supervision & instructions we could have been lost in this world a longtime ago. In our adulthood as a citizen of a nation we are indirectly supervised, instructed and govern by the government. Either we know it or not we must obey the government rules & regulations. Whimsically we can not live a irresponsible crazy life the way we want to live otherwise we will be punished and forced to surrender to the government.
LOL 😂 😝 😆 TIME. "Even in the marriage life we have to accept someone means WIFE as Authoritative...talking about your marriage life not mine.... to have a smooth & successful journey together."
In short throughout the life directly or indirectly we are accepting someone as Authoritative in our life. Accepting someone as a Authoritative to whom we can trust (our parents, family members, teachers, scientists, technology, textbooks or friends) will be helpful in achieving our goal and also save us some times in searching the facts.
Similarly there has to be an Authoritative guideline in this world which can give us a deeper understanding about ourselves meaning Spiritual Knowledge, help us to live spiritually conscious lives & reawaken our dormant divine qualities like forgiveness, compassion, and love for all living beings. Yes Scriptures like Gita are the supreme guidelines given by the Supreme Authority of this world, which guide us towards the right path--Path of Duty, Wisdoms, Devotion & Liberation. These guidelines are the eternal truth, it’s meaning does not change with time, places or circumstances and are universally applicable to everyone irrespective of their nationality & religion.
If the higher human mind is not focused toward higher supreme objects, then by default, it will come down to lower mundane objects. With respect to everyone’s values & beliefs, whichever AUTHORITATIVE GUIDELINES ( Bible, Quran, Torah, Tripitaka-Buddhism, Agama-Jainism, Guru Granth Sahib-Sikhism, Gita or any other...) METHODS or WAYS work for us is good.
Bg 16.23 -- He who discards scriptural injunctions and acts according to his own whims attains neither perfection, nor happiness, nor the supreme destination.
Bg 16.24 -- One should therefore understand what is duty and what is not duty by the regulations of the scriptures. Knowing such rules and regulations, one should act so that he may gradually be elevated.
Have a Godly Day.
It is easy to say, but difficult to follow. I am in the same boat with everyone else, or I may even be behind, but thinking in the right direction will help us to go in the right direction.
Thank You.
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I am inspired to read the Vedic Scriptures by regularly listening to Sri Pandurang Shashtri Athvale and the association of Swadhyay Parivar every Sunday in Swadhya Kendra.
I also hear and read the discourses & literatures on Vedic thoughts from Srila Prabhupada & his disciples… ISKCON (International Society for Krishna Consciousness).
