When things go wrong and when we don’t get what we want in life over a long period of time and when we face failures after failure in life and our mind don’t find any reasons of failure irrespective of all our efforts, after lot of thinking and analysis, we conclude ourselves to be sinners.
But that is not true at all. The worst like that you ever tell yourself is that you were born a sinner or a wicked man. The Vedanta recognizes no sin, it only recognizes error. And the greatest error, say the Vedanta, is to say that you are weak, that you are a sinner, a miserable creature and that you have no power and you cannot do this and that. Sins are very low degrees of Self-manifestation; manifest you in a high degree.
Do not talk of the wickedness of the world and all its sins. Weep that you are bound to see wickedness yet. Weep that you are bound to see sin everywhere, and if you want to help the world, do not condemn it. Do not weaken it more. For what is sin and what is misery and what are all these, but the results of weakness? The world is made weaker and weaker every day of such teachings. Men are taught from childhood that they are weak and sinners. Teach them that they are all glorious children of immortality, even those who are the weakest in Skills, Knowledge and talents and help them to grow in these areas in a right manner. Let positive, strong, helpful thought enter into their brains every second.
Regards,
Tirumalanath
tirumalanath.neelaiagari@gmail.comReferences:
· Contact “Sri Ramakrishna Math” for more information.
· The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda.
· Prabuddha Bharata magazine – Nov 2008.
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