Date : 22 November 1819
Who is mentioned:
Shriji Maharaj
Mayaram Bhatt
King Janak
So when reading this vachanamrut, a few points come to mind
Vairagya - Detachment of not just what but when
Balance of Living life and Satsang
So when i read this vachanamrut, i felt that this vachanamrut takes what we deal with on a day to day basis to the next level. We have different scenarios in our life that change our thought process and maturity level. As a child, we want every toy that comes out to play with. We play with it and then 5 minutes later.....we are bored and look for something else to do. 5 years later, we see our sibling doing the same thing and we say....wow i cant believe i used to be like that.
As a teenager, we are waiting for that new phone, that new car, that new tablet to come out so we can get one. And this continues through out our life.
I feel that vairagya helps us control what we need and what we want. I think it pushes us to realize that sometimes we become our own enemy in wanting things. In this economy, many people and financially unstable. Yet i see some kids still trying to make their parents get the latest gizmo. This vachanamrut made me realize that its not just about detaching yourself from what you want and living the life with what you need.
When it talks about the 3 levels of viragya, Shriji Maharaj talks about living in the worlds using all the worldly pleasures but not being attached to them. This is really hard. King Janak exemplified it in the time of kings and in those days. Today, we see many people live the life of a millionaire but they keep their life simple.
One of my good friends, left to go become a sadhu, studied at Emory University. Emory each year costs about $40,000. Not just that, but living expenses and since he didnt eat out, he would spend money to get his food prepared and everything. He had it set for him. He was well off already. Even if he didnt attend college he could be rich from all the businesses his family owned. Yet he kept it simple. He wasnt like oh, look i got this, oh i got that. He lived his life by the need and not the want of everything. He exemplified how to balance his satsang living of vairagya and his social living. You can be socially active and still imbibe the quality of vairagi.
We have that mind set that its either or. NOT TRUE. Its something we have to sit down and see that people in this world dont have everything and still live. Some people have nothing and still get along on society. When we see how to balance social life and satsang life we truly can be more successful.
Our friend circle is important in this. I think it helps when we create the right friend circle. There are 3 types of friendship. Friendship based on utility, pleasure and goodness. Utility is an impermanent things: it changes according to circumstances. Friendship between the young is thought to be grounded on pleasure, because the lives of the young are regulated by their feelings, and their chief interest is in their own pleasure and the opportunity of the moment. Only the friendship of those who are good, and similar in their goodness, is perfect. We have to see what our friends are about. Are they a true friend? Can they accept who i am for what i do. WIll they continue to be my friend at a low point in my life? Will they be my friend when i dont have the best of best car? You will see those kinds of friends that really affect in a positive way of negetive way. Friends can help us realize what we are attached to and what we are not attached to.
A true friend will be helpful to you at your low point. He will also shoot you down when your too high up there.The bond that creates is unbreakable. It helps us realize what we want and need.
Pramukh Swami is a friend to me. He ensures that who ever he meets, whether a 2 year old or 85 year old, they leave happier. His motto of, "In the joy of Others, Lies our own."
He helps me realize what i live my life for. What do i need. What do i want. He helps me realize this all the time.
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