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Meanwhile, Duryodhana received news of how Pāndavās have moved to Kāmyakavana. One day Durvāsa Muni came to Hastināpur accompanied by 10 000 disciples. Duryodhana & his brothers welcomed the sage with great respect & humility & attended to his every need as if they were menial servants

 

Muni continued to reside at Duryodhana’s palace for several days. He tested the service attitude of Duryodhana by his varied demands & eccentric behavior. But Duryodhana did not become angry or even annoyed. The Muni was pleased & said: I will give you a benediction, provided it is not opposed to the principles of religion

 

Duryodhana had been waiting for this opportunity & had already decided what benediction he would ask in consultation with Karna, Sakuni & Duhsasana. He replied: O best of sages, as you may know Maharāj Yudhisthira is now living in forest along with his brothers. I wish that you & your disciples would pay him a visit just at the time when Draupadi has finished eating & everyone has laid down to rest

 

Durvāsa gave consent & after his departure, Duryodhana & Karna were ecstatic, thinking they had successfully plunged Pāndavās into an ocean of danger because of sage’s impending anger, in case he was not fed & served well

 

If we use our benediction to take revenge on others, what a terrible waste of it. Our skills & blessings should always be used for a higher purpose of helping, creating harmony & bringing smiles to others. It should never be used for even slight harm, let alone even thinking negative about others. What we face & what others do are all outcomes of one’s actions, either present or past. We are responsible for correcting the self & contribute and not retribute. This all starts with genuine humility

 

Krsna says:

amānitvam adambhitvam ahiṁsā kṣāntir ārjavam

 

Humility; pridelessness; nonviolence; tolerance; simplicity are few elements I declare to be knowledge, and besides this whatever there may be is ignorance

 

Humility means that one should not be anxious to have satisfaction of being honored by others. The material conception of life makes us very eager to receive honor from others, but from the point of view of a man in perfect knowledge – who knows that he is not this body – anything, honor or dishonor, pertaining to this body is useless

 

One should not be hankering after this material deception. People are very anxious to be famous for their religion, and consequently sometimes it is found that without understanding principles of religion one enters into some group which is not actually following religious principles and then wants to advertise himself as a religious mentor. As for actual advancement in spiritual science, one should have a test to see how far he is progressing. He can judge by these items

 

Thoughts? #gameoflife


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