Light Of Life

Author(s): Padmasagarsuri
Publisher: Arunoday Foundation

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THE GANGA OF PACIFICATION :
There is the need for pacification on the plane of spiri tual endeavours. There can be no mental firmness or equani - mity on the plane of Sadhana or spiritual endeavours. In the absence of pacification, there can be no mental firmness, and in the absence of mental firmness there can be no realisation of truth.
The Harijan said, "Bhagwan ! Though you are a great man, you have not conquered your anger. Anger is an evil passion; and it has polluted me. So, I have to take a bath."
Hearing this, Shankaracharya felt deeply repentant. He thanked the Harijan and said, "You have awakened me to-day. Today, I have really attained sainthood. 1 acted wrongly in getting angry with you; A saint should not act thus."
Beneficial ideas can be learnt even from youngsters.
The man who admits his mistakes becomes eager to scrutinise them. He will carry out his scrutiny with spiritual awareness.
AN ASTONISHING MYSTERY:
Thus, during his wanderings in the south, Shankaracharya established his ashram at a place. He saw an astonishing event there. He saw a cobra giving protection with its hood from sunshine to a wounded frog. There, the sunshine was very scorching. The frog which was wounded was lying on the scorching sand, because it had lost its legs by chance. And we know a frog is a tender creature that lives in water. It was experiencing great agony and agitation. A cobra was giving it shelter from the sun with its hood spread out. Shankaracharya was amazed to see a cobra giving protection to a frog. So he asked the Rishis
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