Question may be the same, but not the answer!

The answer of the subjective questions varies from person to person and with time and space. No one can guarantee that I am right with some particular answer. The prevailing answers may be accepted by the majority of the people, because, it suits to the present situation or get accepted by the limitation of the knowledge on the particular subject. The law, rules and regulations are made time to time to satisfy the query and organize the people and resources at some particular time and space. This never assure that, the same solution of the query will be working in the coming future as well.

The older generations have the problem that the new generation are not demure and domesticated. But, what is their measurement. They are trying to evaluate the present situation with the outdated scale, which may not work on the current situation.

Coping with the time and space is the best method to be happy and thrive.

Once Albert Einstein was taking the test of the physics. He set the same question what he had set last year for the same students. His assistant thought, might be, by mistake, he has set the same question for the same students in the subsequent year. He asked Einstein, "you have set the same question papers what you have set in last year."

Einstein replied,"It is not by mistake, deliberately, I have set the same paper this year too. The question is the same but the answers have changed in one year."

This is the thought of the scientist. This is the method of new discoveries and invention. We should not stick with the things what is already avail to us, but need to dig into deeper to find the deeper meaning of that. No discoveries, invention, philosophy or statements are final in this world. Who walk on the same trite made by others, remains the part of the crowd, and one who try to demystify everything what they encounter, create their distinct meaning of their life.

Demystifying Diwali, the Reminder of Fate and Skill

Diwali is a five day festival, and it is one of the prominent festivals in India. Diwali celebration starts from Dhanteras (on the 13th of Ashwin month). This day is celebrated to commemorate the emergence of Dhanvantri, the celestial physician, taking the pot of the elixir of the immortality (Amrit) at the time of churning of the ocean of milk. This day people purchase utensils and other metal goods. Buying of utensils signifies that Lakshmi is about to emerge, and to preserve Lakshmi urn is required.

The second day is celebrated as Narak Chaturdasi. On that day, Lord Krishna along with his wife Satyabhama had killed Naraksura. Naraksura was the son of Vishnu incarnation. In Varah incarnation Vishnu had fathered Naraksura along with his wife Bhudevi (goddess earth). And in Krishna incarnation, he and his wife had killed him. On this day, wives apply oil on the body of their husbands. This is for removing the physical and mental pain after the battle from the Asura. Killing Asura is the indication of harvesting crops. The crops are seeded and harvested by the humans for their subsistence, the way Naraksura was fathered and killed by Vishnu incarnation.

The second day is also celebrated as “Chhoti Diwali” (small Diwali), on this day, people venerate Yama, the god of death. Yama keeps the account of the Karma and the fate of everyone. Blessing of Lakshmi depends upon humans fate and skill. In farming or any business to flourish, we need both fate and skill. People venerate Yama to keep the fate on their side.  

The third day is the day of Lakshmi. On this day, Lakshmi along with Ganesha is worshiped. On the new moon, in ditch dark, the series of lights are lit and crackers are busted. This is a celebration of the arrival of Lakshmi. Lakshmi`s twin sister is Alakshmi. Alakshmi is the dark, silent, bitterness and destitute. Lakshmi is the light, celebration, sweetness and prosperity. Lakshmi, despite having the opposite quality from his sister, she never like disrespect of his sister by anyone. When Alakshmi is desecrated, then Lakshmi becomes anguish and walk away.

We lit the light to dispel darkness, bust the crackers to break the silence, distribute sweet to fade away bitterness and spread the prosperity. Distributing food and sweets on that day, gives the concept of market, give and take, to keep Laskhmi flow and grow. In this way, happily, we invite Lakshmi and with respect we bid adieu Alakshmi.

Lakshmi is never worshiped alone. In the absence of another god, she is accompanied by her sister Alakshmi, the goddess of strife and destitute. On this occasion, Lakshmi is worshipped along with Ganesha, the god of wisdom, so that, we can use our prosperity wisely to save ourselves to fall in indigence. On this day, gambled are played, which is the game of fate and skill. All the previous account gets cleared and a new book of account is created. The gaining of the last year is the result of the fate and skill. We celebrate for what we have got, and worship for a better year ahead. Everyone is treated equally on this day.

The fourth day, Bali Pratipatha is celebrated. Bali was an Asura and the ruler of the three worlds. The Asura`s place is subterranean. But Bali, by his vigor and strength, had spread his reign in three worlds. Vishnu, in his Vaman incarnation, shoved Bali to the netherworld, the original place of the Asuras. This signify of the social order. On Diwali, everyone was equal. The next day onwards, everyone need to start involving in their own profession, need to recognize their own place.

The fifth day, Bhaiya Duj is celebrated. On this day, brother visits to his sister to know her well-beings. This day, Yama visits his sister Yamini (in the form of Lakshmi) to know how she is being treated. Yama, the keeper of fate, favor those families or people where his sister is being treated and used wisely.

Are you living with your friend or foe ?

 The influence of our milieu plays a prominent role in building our genre and personality. It helps us to program our mind. In our childhood or teenage, we are not well versed in understanding about good or bad, action or inaction. What we get from the environment or family, our  immature mind adopts that. This adoption creates a base on which our future is going to stand.  If it is merely an influence of the environment, it can be corrected by changing the environment, or developing the knowledge by self-effort to mold the life of our choice.

What the society or family teaches us is not always correct or may not be suitable for our spirit and material nature. Everyone has taken birth with his distinct material nature, and have the equivalent potential to blossom in his own material nature. Not living with own material nature invites the miseries and unhappiness in our life. In this case, if you are not living your life according to your material nature and innate quality, you are living an unanimated life. You are living your life with enemy by acquiring others material nature. The moment you recognize your true material nature and innate quality, you get confidence to  live your life according to your material nature without worrying about temporary setbacks, means, you live with your friend.

You can change your profession, if you do not match to your material nature, and get the profession and life of your choice. But, one thing that is very crucial to make our friend to lead a happy and successful life, that is our mind. If our mind is thinking and acting the way we want, it is our friend, else worst foe.

If your brain is thinking negative, hatred, jealous, envious, despises, vile, pompousness, fabricating lie etc, your mind is not in your control, hence you are living with your deadly enemy. Sooner or later, you will be deceived. If your mind thinks positive, knowledge, love, affection, all well-being etc. your mind is under your control and want to help you to thrive in your life. The bridled mind becomes the cause of elevation, and the unbridled mind becomes the reason of decadent.

No one can do any harm to anyone more than his own mind. The achievements and its sustainability are the result of the best friend, the mind. You can change the location, you can change your profession, you can change your environment, but, if you failed to change your mind set up, you cannot be happy anywhere.  

People or Process, which is more valuable ?

 The stability of any organization depends on two major pillars, people and process. We can put an organization in two categories, small and big. In small organization, the proclivity of the policies are people oriented. And, in a big organization, the propensity of the policies are process oriented.

It is tough for big organization for changing policies frequently, it would be tedious too. They maintain their own standards. If any organization keeps changing its policy frequently, or keeps policy on the shelf for some particular people, is akin to creating jeopardize for the organization. The policies are made for better and prolific run of the business.

The majority of the people are emotion driven. To make any pursuit, the logical ability should suppress the emotional one. The decision taken on the emotional basis does not make a positive impact on the future.  The need of policy to check the human weakness of emotion and to abide by some particular direction and path to achieve the major aim of the organization.

The nature of the policy is to be executed equally on all regardless of the post and position, only then, policy can keep its promise the way it is expected. The true leader strictly abides by the process. The policy of the organization is durable not the people. People come and go, but the policy remains. It is never wise to adhere with the temporary for the temporary gain and sympathize.

Sri Ram sacrificed his wife for his kingdom and subjects. He showed his interest in the welfare of the kingdom, not a particular person. That is why, Rama is known as a great leader and king, and his regime is considered a utopia.

It is the responsibility of each and every individual of the organization to give the value to the process and policy to regain the self-value back, and keep seeing the organization burgeoning in a healthy environment. 

Durga is the External Manifestation of Internal Energy

The Hindu mythology tells a fascinating legend of the fierce battle of Durga with Mahishasur, a demon who had a boon from Lord Shiva to not be defeated by any man or deity. Using his power and boon, Mahishasur  defeated gods and toppled out Indra, and spread the reign of his atrocity. 

To get rid of Mahishasur and his atrocity, all gods headed to Brahma, and Brahma led them to Lord Shiva and Vishnu. There, all the gods invoked their energy and spotted to a point. From these collective energies a female form took place named Durga, who succeeded to kill Mahishaur and other demons viz. Raktabija, Madhu-Kaitabha, Chand-Mund, Shumbha-Nishumbha  in her distinct forms, and helped gods and the universe to set free from the atrocity of ferocious demons.

The word "Durga" in Sanskrit means a fort, or a place which is difficult to overrun. Another meaning of "Durga" is "Durgatinashini," which literally translates into "the one who eliminates sufferings." Thus, Hindus believe that goddess Durga protects her devotees from the evils of the world and at the same time removes their miseries.

These demons are not the outside, but these are inside us, who consistently seek to pervert us from our real purpose. To reach our purpose on the earth, first, we need to get rid of these demons. To kill these demons, we need to have more power and strength than the demons. The more power can be acquired by congregating all the energies at one point. We have stupendous of energy within us, but these energies are either dormant or scattered. To make our major purpose accomplished, we need to invoke the latent energy and congregate the scattered energy at one point.

This refers to “Shakti Jagran” , to invoke the inner energy to obliterate of the weaknesses. The mediation, contemplation, consistently working on some particular purpose and inner purity of every kind help in invoking the latent energy and its congruous. The invoked energy is the media of the achievements in the life.

The internal energy cannot help us to take physical manifestation until it is invoked and directed into the direction of our goal of the life.

A Method Never Fails, Only Individuals Fail

If you are not getting the result the way you wanted, just check the method you are following. A method never fails, only individuals fail.

Not any specific religion or custom or tradition, and not even your lineage can pledge you for a happy and successful life. If it would be, the people who fall is some particular religion or creed or following some particular tradition would have all in living in abundance of all kinds!  But, unfortunately, we do not find the same. Some are very successful and happy, and others are compelled to live in destitute and indigent. The religion, caste, creed, race, custom, tradition and other stratification are social concept and creation for organizing and directing  a group of people in a particular direction, can help you to be the part of the crowd but not the part of the ecstasy which is the natural quest of the human on the earth.

The success, prosperity, health, wealth and happiness depend on some particular pattern. The door of unfathomable treasure, which is hidden within, can be opened and claimed by anyone by understanding and following some certain pattern.

Discrimination of any kind is circumscribed to social level only, not the natural level.  She opens and disclose the secret to those who intend for that. Naturally, human life on the earth is not to suffer but to success. But the majority of the people take birth crying, live in miseries and die complaining despite having all the raw material to  live in abundance. WHY …? Because, they fail to recognize their own potential, power and energy to privilege the quality of life.

The outer success in nothing but the manifestation of the inner success. The success and failure depends on an understanding of the faculty and mastery on that. Generally, what is not understood is abused.

If something does not go in our ways, we find someone to blame and give-up. The common blame is our destiny.  We are only the creator of our destiny …., then why blame destiny or someone for anything goes wrong in our life?

The destiny is the result of the past deed, and the present deed is the creator the future destiny….., then who bears the responsibility of our success or failure …… of course, no one but us.

Many things what we think and understand about the life and other manifestation are wrong.  There is always the wrong result of wrong understanding.