MY FIRST EXERCISE IS TO GET RID OF FEELINGS, THOUGHTS RELATED TO EGO. SECOND THING IS TO EFFECTIVELY PRACTICE REGULARLY ON IT.THIRD THING IS TO HAVE IMMENSE AND TOTAL FAITH ON THE UNSEEN. I STRONGLY FEEL ONCE OUR MIND HAS ENOUGH FAITH ON THE UNSEEN, I FEEL THAT WILL TAKE CARE OF ME UNDER ALL CIRCUMSTANCES. I WOULD LIKE TO ADD THAT DEVOTED PRAYERS WITH FULL CONFIDENCE RESULTS IN TOTAL SURRENDER.
ON THIS SUBJECT MATTER, I WOULD LIKE TO QUOTE TWO INCIDENTS FROM EPIC MAHABHARATHA. ONE IS THAT ONE OF KAURAVA'S NAMED DUSHASANA DRAGGED DRAUPADI(THE WIFE OF PANDAVAS) IN THE ASSEMBLY AND TRIED TO DISROBE HER. DRAUPADI PRAYED SINCERELY WITH FERVENT DEVOTION AND COMPLETELY SURRENDERED TO LORD KRISHNA AND HE MADE SARI TO BE OF INFINITE LENGTH, SO THAT DUSHASANA COULD NOT TAKE IT.
THEN THE SECOND INCIDENT, WHEN THE MAHABHARATA WAR WAS OVER AFTER RESTORING "DHARMA" IN THE UNIVERSE, AND HIS PURPOSE OF BIRTH FULFILLED, KRISHNA STARTED BIDDING FAREWELL TO NEAR AND DEAR BY GIVING THEM BOON OF THEIR CHOICE. WHEN AUNT KUNTI DEVI'S TURN CAME, HE FONDLY ASKED WHAT SHE WANTED. KUNTI WITHOUT HESITATION ASKED TO KRISHNA "GIVE SUFFERINGS AND HARDSHIPS". WITH LAUGHTER LORD KRISHNA RESPONDED "WHY HARDSHIP?". SHE ANSWERED BACK CALMLY SAYING "ONLY IN HARDSHIPS AND SUFFERINGS WE THINK OF YOU MORE OFTEN. AS MY MIND FEELS HAPPY WHEN I THINK OF YOU AND WITH HARDSHIPS, I WILL NOT FORGET YOU AND THAT IS MORE THAN SUFFICIENT FOR ME".
THIS IS GREAT EXAMPLE OF TOTAL SURRENDER.
MY PLEA IS WE ALL SHOULD POSSESS THE QUALITIES OF KUNTI AND ALWAYS RECEIVE THE BLESSINGS OF MADHAVA, KESHAVA, MADHUSUDHANA, MURALIDHARA, BALAKRISHNA,KRISHNA.
HARE KRISHNA HARE KRISHNA HARE HARE.
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