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I perceive today that the Lord has come into my heart. Such sentiments have arisen within my heart whereby I feel like befriending all living beings. I feel as if someone has applied cool collyrium to my red hot eyes (red from anger). Love has manifested in my heart for whoever I was angry with earlier. I now know that those who were the cause of my losses or injury were only the ‘nimitta' (incidental causes). Today, the truth has dawned upon me that it was my own karmas which were responsible for all my woes. I desire progress and prosperity of all those who I was envious of earlier. Let them enjoy the fruits of their good deeds. Why should my heart foster the feeling of jealousy? On the raging flame of animosity, a shower of equanimity is now pouring down, resulting in tender and young sprouts of forgiveness to bloom in my heart.
O mind! Be warned when your karmas are being bound to the soul. It is meaningless to fret when your karmas start bearing fruits.
The erudite have advised souls to desist from committing undesirable deeds. What is the point of crying at the time of being punished?
As an example, let us see what transpired with Paris Hilton. She is the inheritor of one of the most famous chains of Hotels, – The Hilton Hotels. She was caught driving after her licence had expired. She was given a jail term of 23 days. It was a narrow cell with just a wooden plank for sleeping. It was bitterly cold. She cried her heart out for two days.
(Mumbai Samachar dated 8-6-'07)
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