DO WE HAVE TO OBEY?

                                        

Obviously, it is up to us to obey someone or not. Let’s introspect our lives & see some examples below. 

Audio: https://www.dropbox.com/s/8eel4uomegnwlse/DO%20WE%20HAVE%20TO%20OBEY.m4a?dl=0

1. During childhood & teenage lives we were constantly protected & guided by our parents & teachers, meaning indirectly we have obeyed their instructions in our lives. Without their supervision & instructions we could have been lost in this world a longtime ago. 

2. To acquire a higher level of education we have to obey or follow the college’s curriculum.

3. As a citizen of a nation we are indirectly instructed and govern by the country’s laws. 

Either we know it or not we must obey the country’s rules & regulations. 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. 

4. To become the best sport player we have to obey the coach’s instructions.

5. While driving also we are obeying the Google map to travel from point A to point B.

6. As a patient we are obeying the doctor’s prescription to cure the illnesses.

7. We are obeying the traffic rules & regulations in order to avoid accidents & traffic jams.... so on & so forth.

8. Even in the marriage life we have to obey the WIFE’s instruction to have a smooth & successful journey together...LOL 😂. At home my wife scolds me & shouts at me all the time 1. Don’t you even dare to come in kitchen, 2. Don’t even bother to clean the house, 3. Just seat-down on sofa, watch the TV, listen the Bhajan, Read the Gita, Write the Blog...And I Obey everything without any questions or arguments....that’s the secret of our Happy Marriage Life. I am not joking, I never do. If you guys don’t believe me, please come to our home & verify the truth...... Hilarious LOL 😂 🤣 😆.

In short throughout the life directly or indirectly we are following or obeying someone in our life. By obeying someone to whom we can trust (our parents, family members, teachers, scientists, technology, textbooks or friends) can be helpful in achieving our goal and also save us some times in searching the facts. 

Similarly in spiritual journey also we have to obey or follow (Obey with Devotion not with Fear) some guidelines which help us to live spiritually conscious lives & evolved further. Obeying the Scriptures like Gita & Bhagavatam will 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.

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.

God has given us the Intelligence & Free Will to make the decisions.

Bg 18.63 -- Thus I have explained to you knowledge still more confidential. Deliberate on this fully, and then do what you wish to do.

With respect to everyone’s values & beliefs, whichever GUIDELINES ( Bible, Quran, Torah, Tripitaka-Buddhism, Agama-Jainism, Guru Granth Sahib-Sikhism, Gita or any other...) METHODS or WAYS work for us is good. 

Have a Great Day.

Thank You.  

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MY SPIRITUAL INSPIRATION , SOURCE & THE GURUS:

I am inspired to hear & read the Vedic Scriptures by regularly listening to Sri Pandurang Shashtri Athvale, also known as Dadaji ( speaks on Srimad Bhagavad Gita, Veda based discourses & western philosophy ) and the association of Swadhyay Parivar every Sunday in Swadhya Kendra. 

I also hear and read the discourses & literature on Vedic thoughts from Srila Prabhupada, his disciples & grand disciples ( HH Bhakti Rasamitra Swami, HH Chaitanya Charandas Prabhu, Shubha Vilas Prabhu, Sutapa Das, Amarnath Dasa, HH Bhakticharu Swami, HH Urmila Devi Dasi, HH Sivarama Swami, HH Radhanath Swami, HH Romapada Swami, Lal Govind Prabhu ( Gujarati & Hindi) Prahalad Maharaj in Surat (Gujarati) .......and many more from ISKCON......). 

FYI: A good source of Vedic literature: Vedabase.com . Srimad Bhagavad Gita is the essence & Srimad Bhagavatam (SB) is the nectar of all Vedic scriptures. Repeatedly hearing/reading & meditating the Scriptures, Eating Sanctified Pure Food and Chanting Vedic Mantras are nourishing to our heart (Soul), transcendental to our consciousness, purifying to our senses and thus helps us to overcome our weaknesses or deficiencies. Yes, we do have good qualities within us but there is always a room for improvement. 

It is always a good idea to share our good thoughts & knowledge with others. Thanks to the Facebook/Social media for providing me the platform. Of course I use Smartphone/Google search to collect some data. 

Besides my parents, wife, teachers, family & friends GREATFUL to EVERYONE WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED in MY LIFE. Hopefully my enthusiasm will continue by Grace of the Guru & God ( Krishna , Absolute Truth ).

NOTE:
Many times a word Hearing is used instead of Listening when it comes to the Scriptures. Because Scriptures are so potent that simply by Hearing them even if you don’t try to interpret or analyze or understand them still there will be passive positive effects on our mind & senses.

We can follow either the Quran, Bible,Torah, Tripitaka, Agama, Guru Granth Sahib, Gita or any other Philosophy which makes sense to us, purifies us, elevates our consciousness and qualifies us to understand God and instill the love of God & his creation. ( whichever way we can understand God -- either Personal with many names or Impersonal as an universal consciousness & energy ).

Don’t try to understand God by Name, Religion or Depiction ( means image, picture...etc ) but try to understand him by the Definition through Scriptures. The Transcendental subject of God & his creation cannot be understood by mental speculation. Some times people ask why God is Supreme? It is just like asking why is the circle circular? Just by definition, the circle is circular. Similarly by definition, God is unborn, complete, unlimited, infinite, eternal, the Absolute Truth the source of everything, cause of all causes. 

I see God, besides the above mentioned qualities, as an eternal living person ( not a abstract or some kind of light ) known by the name KRISHNA meaning one who attracts everyone has also MANY other NAMES, forms, abodes, incarnations, activities, qualities, associates, is full of wisdom, bliss, and the cause of all causes.

Bg 9.17 -- I am the father of this universe, the mother, the support and the grandsire. I am the object of knowledge, the purifier and the syllable oṁ. I am also the Ṛg, the Sāma and the Yajur Vedas.

Bg:13-12:-- Accepting the importance of self-realization; and philosophical search for the Absolute Truth ( God ) – all these I declare to be knowledge, and besides this whatever there may be is ignorance. ( Vedabase.com ).















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