Thought Power

Those who adopt good moral conduct in place of wicked conduct, achieve excellent life and longevity. They obtain physical and mental purity while being blessed with money and children. For the upliftment of the soul, the foremost requirement is the excellence of character.

Forgetting is also Important

It is not correct to think that God did an injustice by instilling in us a trait of forgetting past memories. No. He has intelligently designed our brain and its amazing capabilities. If we keep on storing old details in memory, at a point of time there can be no room for thinking about present activity. Therefore, the information stored on the surface today gradually sinks to lower level as time goes, making brain cells free for new data processing of day to day activity. In the same way as a wave on water surface moves ahead vacating the space for the succeeding wave that follows behind. This is a reason for forgetting old, past information.    

-Pt. Shriram Sharma Acharya

Selfless Deeds

When helping others becomes the only motive of a man, there does not remain a slightest fraction of any selfish desire. He gets extreme pleasure in charity and service of others. The service rendered without expecting any reward imparts a unique pleasure and joy. These selfless deeds provide tremendous spiritual power and internal strength.

-Pt. Shriram Sharma Acharya

कला लोकरंजन ही नहीं, भावनाओं का परिष्कार भी करे

भावनाओं के विकास और परिष्कार में कला का अति महत्त्वपूर्ण उपयोग है । संगीत, गायन, वाद्य, अभिनय, नृत्य, चित्र, साहित्य आदि कला पक्ष भावनाओं को उभारने में बहुत सहायक होते हैं । इन दिनों इस पक्ष का दुरुपयोग भी बहुत हुआ है । कामुकता भडक़ाने और लम्पटता को प्रोत्साहित करने में आज के कलाकार, कलाप्रेमी और संचालक बुरी तरह जुटे हुए हैं । फलस्वरूप जन-मानस में आदर्शवादी उमंगें उठना बंद हो गई हैं और लोगों के मन मॉंसल रूप-विन्यास-श्रृंगार, यौन आकर्षण की अधोगामी चेतनाओं को अपनी आकांक्षा का केन्द्रं बनाकर शारीरिक और मानसिक स्तर पर दिनों-दिन अधिक पतनोन्मुख होते  चले जा रहे हैं । कला का यह प्रत्यक्ष दुरूपयोग ही है । इसे सरस्वती माता को वैश्या के स्तर पर ला खड़ा करने जैसी दुष्टता ही कहा जायेगा । 

कला की शक्ति महान है, वह मानवीय अन्त:करण को भाव-विभोर कर सकने और उसमें प्रस्तुत उच्च आस्थाओं एवं मान्यताओं को ऊर्ध्वनगामी बना सकने में समर्थ हैं । प्राचीनकाल में कला का उपयोग लोक-मानस में उत्कृष्टता का संचार करने वाली कोमल भावनाओं को तरंगित करने के लिए ही किया जाता था । कला भक्ति-रस के इर्द-गिर्द धूमती थी । आत्म-विज्ञान वेत्ता मनीषियों ने इसी प्रयोजन के लिए भक्ति रस का विशाल कलेवर खड़ा किया और उसके साथ कला के समस्त अंग-प्रत्यंगों को जोड़ा । मूर्तिकला, चित्रकला, कीर्तन, प्रभुस्तवन, वंदना, नृत्य, कथा, साहित्य आदि प्राचीनकाल के सारे कला प्रयास भक्तिरस का अभिवर्द्धन करने के लिए नियोजित थे । इससे अन्त:करण गुदगुदाने की भावनात्मक अभिव्यंजना का आनन्द भी मिलता था और आस्थाएँ एवं मान्यताएँ ही ऊर्ध्वहगामी बनती थीं । वास्तव में इस प्रकार के सोद्देश्य कला प्रयासों को ही सार्थक कहा जा सकता है ।

-पं. श्रीराम शर्मा आचार्य

Art Plays Important Role in Entertainment and Refining Emotions

Art plays an important role in both the development as well as evolution of human emotions. Music (vocal  &  instrumental), dance, acting, painting, literature etc. all play a significant role in invoking an emotional response. This emotional inducing aspect is being exploited these days. Many people who are involved in any way

with the various arts are exploiting by inducing lustful feelings.  As a result people are gradually moving further away from idealistic enthusiasm. The focus is more on external beauty and this is leading to a deterioration of human values, both physically as well as mentally. This is a brutal misuse of art. It is denigrating the pure

beauty, the reverence, and the idealism of Saraswati, the goddess of art.

The power of art is immense. This power can fill our hearts with positive sentiments and it is fully capable of uplifting us to the highest level of consciousness. In the past, art was inspired by

devotional sentiments. All the spheres of art such as sculpture, painting, recitation, prayers, dance, and literature had evolved from roots of religious devotion and reverence. This connection between art and spirituality was instrumental in increasing internal satisfaction, it helped in increasing happiness, and it helped in deepening our faith and perception. Art with such objectives has great meaning.

-Pt. Shriram Sharma Acharya

Freedom of choosing Krishna

Duryodhan and Arjun both went to Shree Krishna.
Prior to the Mahabharata war both Kauravas and Pandavas wanted to keep Krishna on their side.
Duryodhan went first and due to his ego sat near his head.
Then came Arjun and because of his humbleness, sat near his feet. Shree Krishna woke up and saw Arjun.
After greeting him, He was about to ask the reason for his visit, but Duryodhan spoke in between,” I have come first so I should have the first say”.
Shree Krishna was in two minds, he said “Arjun is younger of you two so he will get the priority, but I’ll fulfill your demand also.
On one end I am there and on the other my huge army.
Say Arjun what do you want? ”. There was freedom of choice, it depended on the intelligence as to who asks what – God’s grace or His opulence.
Arjun said, “I’ll choose you, even if you don’t fight and just remain with me.”
Duryodhan was too happy to hear this ‘foolish’ decision of Arjun and his joy knew no bounds after getting Shree Krishna’s army.
Not only did immoral Duryodhan lost the battle of Mahabharata to Arjun who had Gods support and weaponless Lord Shri Krishna but was also killed along with his brothers and friends.
Qualities of those like Duryodhan who chose the wrong path and like Arjun who chose to be on God’s side are both present in a human being- one can be called vivek or righteous intellect and the other can be called immoral intelligence.
To choose among them is one’s freedom.

Picture of opportunity

Once an artist displayed his paintings.
Several rich and famous people of the town came to see it.
A girl also came to see the paintings.
She saw a man portrayed in the last painting whose face was covered with hairs and who had wings attached to his legs.
Under the painting was written in big letters “opportunity”.
The painting was not very attractive so most people would move on without noticing it.
The girl’s attention was there on the painting from the beginning.
The girl went near the artist and asked,
“Why are the hairs covering the person’s face and the wings attached to his feet in the painting?”
To this the painter replied,”Daughter, this is painting of opportunity.
Since normally people can’t recognize it so I have covered its face so that at least people become curious to know who he is.
Wings are attached to his feet because opportunity which is there today won’t be there tomorrow and thus it should be grabbed before it flies off and utilized to maximum”.
The girl got the message and got engaged in making her destiny.
Time is life. Nobody has control over time.