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PHRASES IN THE GITA - 77
PHRASES IN THE GITA - 77
महात्मा सुदुर्लभः । (अध्याय ७ - श्लोक १९)
மஹாத்மா ஸுதுர்லபஹ ... (அத்யாயம் 7 - ஶ்லோகம் 19)
Mahaatmaa Sudurlabhah ... (Chapter 7 - Shloka 19)
Meaning : Mahaatmaa is Rare and Precious ...
How many coal mines are there on earth ? How much coal lies accumulated in these mines ? What are the similar numbers for diamond ? Diamond is transformed version of coal . Diamonds are rare . Though coal is abundant , though diamond is ennobled version of coal , yet diamonds are rare . Not all pieces of coal transform into diamonds . A piece of coal has to undergo rigorous penance to be transformed into a diamond .
It is believed that a water drop in an oyster shell transforms itself into a pearl . Oysters are in huge numbers in the ocean . Oyster shells are also in a huge number . Oyster shells carrying a drop of water are also in huge numbers . But , pearls are rare . Not every drop of water transform itself into a pearl . To be transformed into a pearl , the drop of water has to undergo a rigorous penance .
A Mahatmaa is an ennobled version of human . A human is transformed into a Mahatmaa as the result of rigorous penance . This may continue for a few births . Birth of a desire is first step . Systematic and consistent exercise , the next . Conscious efforts gradually build up a Swabhava or inherent nature . Mahatmaa is the manifestation of Swabhava , the result of long term efforts , Swabhava that remains unaffected in the face of glamorous diversions and hurdles .
Can every human be transformed into a Mahatmaa ? May be in Sat Yug , the first in four Yuga . The general environment in society , living examples of Mahatmaas rather than glorious examples in books are crucial in inspiring efforts towards making of a Mahatmaa . The society around us is more glamorous , with stronger allurements . The aspirations and efforts are more worldly , more sensual , more towards pleasures and comforts . The importance and concern shown for the exterior is much more than the inner world . The Sannyaasis associated with prominent Missions like Shri Ramakrishna Mission , the Maata Amritaanand Mission , complain that not a single student among lakhs who study in thousands of Mission run schools and colleges aspires to become even a Sannyaasi . A Mahatma may be a almost impossible demand . The exterior may not inspire .
Shri Krishna is issuing a statement , a plain statement , a statement of Truth . It is not an expression of anguish or sigh . It is a factual statement . Mahatmaa is rare , very rare .
How many coal mines are there on earth ? How much coal lies accumulated in these mines ? What are the similar numbers for diamond ? Diamond is transformed version of coal . Diamonds are rare . Though coal is abundant , though diamond is ennobled version of coal , yet diamonds are rare . Not all pieces of coal transform into diamonds . A piece of coal has to undergo rigorous penance to be transformed into a diamond .
It is believed that a water drop in an oyster shell transforms itself into a pearl . Oysters are in huge numbers in the ocean . Oyster shells are also in a huge number . Oyster shells carrying a drop of water are also in huge numbers . But , pearls are rare . Not every drop of water transform itself into a pearl . To be transformed into a pearl , the drop of water has to undergo a rigorous penance .
A Mahatmaa is an ennobled version of human . A human is transformed into a Mahatmaa as the result of rigorous penance . This may continue for a few births . Birth of a desire is first step . Systematic and consistent exercise , the next . Conscious efforts gradually build up a Swabhava or inherent nature . Mahatmaa is the manifestation of Swabhava , the result of long term efforts , Swabhava that remains unaffected in the face of glamorous diversions and hurdles .
Can every human be transformed into a Mahatmaa ? May be in Sat Yug , the first in four Yuga . The general environment in society , living examples of Mahatmaas rather than glorious examples in books are crucial in inspiring efforts towards making of a Mahatmaa . The society around us is more glamorous , with stronger allurements . The aspirations and efforts are more worldly , more sensual , more towards pleasures and comforts . The importance and concern shown for the exterior is much more than the inner world . The Sannyaasis associated with prominent Missions like Shri Ramakrishna Mission , the Maata Amritaanand Mission , complain that not a single student among lakhs who study in thousands of Mission run schools and colleges aspires to become even a Sannyaasi . A Mahatma may be a almost impossible demand . The exterior may not inspire .
Shri Krishna is issuing a statement , a plain statement , a statement of Truth . It is not an expression of anguish or sigh . It is a factual statement . Mahatmaa is rare , very rare .
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