Understand these truths life are truly wise.
This universe is continuously evolving. The cycle
of change is ever active. Those who understand
this truth and prepare themselves stand to benefit,
while others have to face difficulties. Let’s consider
the example of seasonal cycles. Monsoon follows
summer. Winter sets in right after monsoon. This
is a definite cycle and that does not change as
per our convenience. We have to mold ourselves
in accordance with the seasons. The transitional
phases are always troublesome. Those who
manage to prepare themselves for these changes
stands to gain and stays comfortable. Those who
don’t prepare themselves for monsoon will see
their roofs leaking, taps drying up and slush all
around. But those who gear themselves up for
monsoon will see their fields and ponds filled
with adequate water. They enjoy the profit from
a good harvest.
If you are not prepared for cold weather, you end
up shivering and suffering from the ill-effects
and diseases owing to cold weather. Those
who brace themselves up for winter are spared
these hardships. As part of preparation, they do
requisite exercises to digest the partaken food and
lay the foundation for good health and longevity.
Our ancestors have formulated certain rules and
life style guidelines based on which we can make
best use of seasonal changes. Those who are
ignorant of this knowledge and those who merely
sing praises and do not practice cannot derive
any benefit from the experience of our ancestors.
Those who imbibe these principles in their daily
life are truly wise.
In the process of Era Transformation
Just like seasonal cycles, era transformation also
follows a cyclic structure. Just like a meteorologist
predicts weather and informs everyone about
the forecast, similarly exponents of scientific
spirituality and rishis create awareness in the
public about the coming changes in the era.
Those who are wise and react to these messages
not only align their life style but also convey it to
their near and dear ones. Such people transition
smoothly when the change occurs and can use the
changed circumstances optimally. Others tackle
change with grievances and remain unhappy on
being forced to face different conditions.
Ancient rishis and saints have written a lot about
era transformation and the thinkers and modern-
day saints have also made people aware of this
from time to time. [A separate article titled ‘Is
this a phase of epochal change?’ in this issue
itself deals with this aspect.] Saint Bahaullah,
Swami Vivekananda, Sri Aurobindo and others
have given sufficient indications about the era
transformation in their messages. Yugrishi Pandit
Shriram Sharma Acharya has thrown light on
each and every aspect of era transformation. He
has written at length about the changes that will
come in emotions, thoughts, talents and finances.
While writing about each of these aspects he has
given clear guidelines on how to adopt the right
approach and what’s to be done to stay away
from undesirable outcomes of these changes.
Those people who believed in his thoughts and
followed them in their life will surely reap the
benefits in the form of personal happiness,
attaining respect in the society and gaining divine
grace, while others who ignored will have to face
the consequences. Following are Acharyasri’s
own words –
“The entire scheme of Yug Nirman Yojana works
on this basis. I have given stern warning as well
as inspiration to each one of the parijans to mould
their lives in accordance with the upcoming
changes. Each and every soul has a specific duty
and responsibility towards achieving this goal.
Taking active part in this Divine plan is the first
and foremost objective of all those people living
today. This should be understood very well and
acted upon.”
Those with clairvoyance have done their duty
and now it is left to the society to either make use
of it or not.
Current economic storm
Presently, all of us are facing extremely
challenging situation in the financial realm. Since
times immemorial, people have been giving
undue importance to money. They had forgotten
that money was just a medium through which
the necessities of life could be acquired so that
a happy personal, familial and social life could
be attained. Out of ignorance, people began to
perceive means as an end. The ultimate aim is
to have a happy and progressive life. Money,
property, wealth and other resources are just a
means to achieve this aim. The moment money
became the aim of life, people entered this blind
race of accumulating it meaninglessly. Even
worse, people began to be evaluated based on
he wealth they possessed. This had its own ill
consequences. In the words of Yugrishi –
“It is most unfortunate that humanity is giving
utmost importance to money today. It is as a
consequence of this that everyone wants to
accumulate wealth so as to gain respect in the
society. The real use of money is to keep it
continuously flowing by putting it to use for some
good cause or another. Stagnated water in a ditch
or food in the stomach gets rotten and leads to a
host of ailments. Money stashed in lockers makes
the person intoxicated and spreads bad influence
in the society.” - Hamari Yug Nirman Yojana Part-I (1972)
Now, a majority of the people have come to
believe that this tendency of wealth accumulation
has led to increase of black money which can at
any point in time create an artificial crisis in the
society and terrorize people much to the pleasure
of hoarders and money launderers. This money
becomes the medium for flourishing of drug
markets, terrorists, separatists and smugglers. To
get rid of these ulcers in the society, government
has taken a very bold step. Whoever has hoarded
wealth, their life is in jeopardy and they are
losing sleep over it. In this context, yugrishi had
long back given a message in very clear words.
Here are some of his words of wisdom from a
book titled ‘Yug Nirman Yojana Part-I” (1972) –
“Some bitter truths must be understood by the
rich people. In the coming years, the wealthy
people are not the one who will be respected.
In fact, they will be looked down upon as those
stone-hearted ones who have turned their heads
away from social welfare and will be rejected as
cowards. A social system, in which wealth will
not be owned by individuals but by the society, is
approaching us fast like an incoming typhoon.”
If such clearly-spoken words are not understood
by anyone, they certainly have to suffer the
consequences of that. In the process of individual
development, entire society has to face difficult
situations. All people, good or bad end up
suffering some inconvenience. This is what is
being seen today. It is best to take demonetization
as an essential step towards creating a glorious
future and accept the resultant inconvenience
gracefully.
Difficult process but a fortunate opportunity
In the process of creating a glorious future,
man has to undergo some difficult situations. A
student has to study day and night. A sportsman
has to put in enormous hard work. In this process
of creating a better society, something similar is
happening. Yugrishi has written in clear words –
“The coming 30 years will be most difficult
and worrisome for humanity. It is just like
for the mother who is about to undergo the
pangs of delivery. Each and every moment is
filled with restlessness and apprehension. All
transformations are difficult. Inflation, famine,
drought, revolution, chaos and other situations
are seen every now and then. In the coming days
we have to gear up for some natural disasters and
small-time cold and hot wars. When useless clay
needs to be moulded into useful pots and utensils,
it has to undergo pounding, moulding, drying and
heating. No transformation comes without its set
of difficult processes.
For humanity to be evolved into a refined race in
the next 30 years, it has to undergo a variety of
difficult situations. Man is also not wise enough
to leave the wrong path and come onto the right
path by merely asking him to do so. Stubborn
people have to be corrected by force and the
Nature is going to take strict actions in making
this possible.”
Whenever mother or father or teacher or God takes
some severe actions, these are always directed
towards the real well-being of their wards. There
definitely is a wonderful consequence behind all
the difficulties being faced today. Yugrishi has
given some clear indications as follows:
“Nobody should be worried or afraid about the
truths mentioned above. What is required is to
accept this to be ordained by God and align your
life style and activities accordingly. Evolve into a
forward-looking person and reap the benefits of
that vision. Lanka was about to be demolished,
rakshasas were to be killed and Lord Sriram
was to win the battle. Those monkeys and bears
who realized this upfront came and helped Lord
Sriram. Though they had limited resources, they
have become immortal for the help they rendered.
Bhagirath was fortunate that he realized the
possibility of bringing down the Ganges and did
intense penance to achieve the same. Because
of this Mother Ganga came to be known as
Bhagirathi. India was to get independence. All
those people like Tilak, Gandhi, Patel, Nehru,
Subhash, etc who saw this possibility and worked
for it became immortal. It is most prudent if one
can realize the Divine Plan and gather courage to
participate and be the front runners in that. These
opportunities come very rarely and those who
miss out on them will only end up repenting later
on.”
People often read history and say that if they
were able to forecast the significance of coming
times, they would certainly make use of the
opportunity and spearhead the activities. Param
Pujya Gurudev has given this opportunity to all
the people associated with this gigantic mission.
It is left to each individual as to how much benefit
they derive out of it. Gurudev has given clear
guidelines as below –
“The family members of Akhand Jyoti are being
inspired to look and evaluate the rapidly changing
situations and decide for themselves if they have
a special responsibility to discharge during these
transitory times. The mark of a fool is to be
bound by some single notion and remain so like
a bull that moves round and round to extract oil
in a ghani. A fool neither corrects his mistakes
nor identifies new opportunities. So there is no
point in preaching such people because they are
not ready to heed your advice. Such people can
be brought to their senses by the blows of Nature.
Only the wise can be made to understand by
words.”
There will be many challenges which will do a
litmus test of the prudence of the intelligentsia.
According to our divine culture ‘Parigrah’
(excessive possessions) is said to be a great sin.
That very trait today is being extolled as a symbol
of greatness, success and prosperity. Whatever
are the consequences of a sin are bound to surface
and saving yourselves and others from it depends
on your ability.
Today, misuse of currency notes has been curtailed
by the process of demonetization. It is necessary
to free the society from the shackles of misuse
of other forms of wealth too. Such measures will
also be taken as per the Divine plan. Only a smart
move is to restrain oneself from uncontrollable
greed. Align yourselves to the changes so that
you are spared from the difficulties and stay
happy and contented.
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