Passage 16

In English

From the examples of and , we know how can be overcome. ’s parents were to have a son who would live only for sixteen years. But from the time of the birth of the child, not only the child but also the parents were worshipping God in great devotion; and the effect is that they could change even the of God, and, as a result, could live forever. There is this capacity of changing the of even God by devotion. We need not be afraid of or . If we think that the effect of the is inescapable, then what is the use of worshipping God? Even though is there, the grace of God will certainly remove, to a large extent, the bad effects from the . Here is a small example for this. There is an injection bottle. It will be written on that, that the medicine inside can be used up to 1970. That bottle is there even in the year 1972 and the medicine is also there in the bottle, but the medicine will have no power. It cannot serve its purpose. In the same way, in our destiny there may be the medicine or ; but by the grace of God we can weaken its effect, blunt its effect. Even though it is there, it cannot trouble us. We can become beneficiaries of God’s grace; we need not be afraid of either or or . If God is pleased with our worship, He will certainly annul the bad effects of and . Therefore, the most important thing we have to try is to earn the grace of God, by which we can overcome all these bad effects Another question is what we hear of the . We must try to make the best of our present age only, and try to do good things and live happily in this world. Past is past, and it will never come again, and we are not sure of the future. Present is not permanent. It will be always changing and moving. That is why we say, “Be good, do good, see good - that is the way to God.” Try to be good, fill your heart with good and lead a good life, and the result also will be good. When one falls sick, it is not in any way useful to feel sorry over it. After falling sick, it is necessary that we should somehow try to take proper medicine and get over the sickness. Instead of weeping over the disease we have got, it is better to try and get it cured and help the body to get well. So also instead of feeling sorry for the bad things that are happening in this , we must try always to be good and remove the bad from this world. We are seeing many bad things and distractions among the students nowadays. You are all students, and you have to try to remove all of those distractions and bad things. Try to be good so that you may reap happiness as a result. Students should not give place to bad associations and bad ideas. The right way of leading a good life in this world is the spiritual, moral and ethical way. We must care for these three paths: the spiritual, the moral and the dharmic. Where there is love, there is no room either for hatred or for disease. When there is no love, there will be hatred towards others and that hatred will develop into a big disease. Jealousy, anger, and ego are the biggest diseases. If you want to keep yourself aloof from these three diseases, you must try to love everybody.