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Excellent Moral character from Religion

Meaning: The line of Athervaved 17/1/29 has described about our deeds, that can be expressed as — "Human life will be safe only with good deeds and religious conduct. Therefore let us be sinless and praise worthy and always go on acquiring higher knowledge".

Message: Religiousness means religious conduct. To respect religion in every field of life to follow the injunctions of religions, is itself called 'dharma-achaaran' (or religious conduct).'Dharma' not only means religion (as regards spiritual science and worship), but it has several other meaning including 'moral duty', but unfortunately politicians and the so-called intellectuals are twisting the interpretation of the word 'dharma' to suit their selfish ends.

In reality religion is beneficial to man in every field. The question of narrowness does not at all arise in religion. In fact religion contributes to a wide and vast viewpoint. Real religion does not talk of putting blindfolds on the eyes, but enjoins us to remove them. No religion produces jealousy, malice and such perversities. Religion in the real moral sense creates an atmosphere of good thinking and love. Religion and humanity are mutually complementary. Man can never remain without religion and religion cannot remain any where except in man.

Religion means a rule for carrying out one's responsibility, in other words, 'self-accepted imposition for achieving excellence'. Every field of activity has its own 'dharma' such as teacher's dharma, student's dharma, people's dharma, leader's dharma, soldier's dharma, servant's dharma, father's dharma, women's dharma etc. Religion does not mean mere worship or rituals. Dharma is a symbol of the entire life, because it pervades every aspect of life.

Dharma is good activities, good deeds and truthful conduct. A dharmik man is a man of good conduct, is satisfied, quiet (at peace), disciplined and restrained. Never does he get angry, has no malice, does not ridicule others, nor disrespect others. His main qualities are mental purity, truthfulness in conduct and excellent sentiments for public-welfare. A religious man does not show off his religion. He is busy in his duties with a quiet and unselfish attitude. He relies upon excellence in thinking and simplicity in life. He always utilizes his total capacity and insight for deeds of public-welfare and removes the obstacles in the path with patience and firmness. A life of simplicity propounded the ideal of high thinking. Prosperity lays in simplicity only and in that only lies one's reputation.

To disrespect religion is like discarding humanness and acknowledging animal-ness. For animals there is no religion except fulfilling the needs of their bodies. If an animal coming in the path creates an obstacle, then to drive it away with its horns, to frighten it or to kill it (i.e. selfish survival) is the only 'dharma' of animals. Animals do not have a sense of respect, sentiments, discretion, tradition, society and culture. These exist for man only and therefore at every step in life he has to conduct himself according to the rules laid down in religion. The essence of religion lies only in obliging or helping others, mutual cooperation, compassion, and living together.

Conduct according to the rules laid down in the religion is the only basis for excellent character.

Satsang is the Good Path for Character formation

Meaning: According to the line of Rigved 6/21/12 — "Those who do good to others, tread the religious path and also lead others on the good path, they only are learned. This attitude is awakened by 'Satsang'."

Message: Great benefit is achieved by the satsang of learned and religious men. Great is the grandeur of 'satsang'. The saying in Hindi is 'sath sudharhin satsangat pai' which means even the foolish become reformed by the company of the saintly. The great poet Kalidas before his transformation was such a big fool that he was sawing the very branch of the tree on which he was sitting. Some people through a peculiar, strange procedure got him married to an unusually learned scholarly lady called Vidyottama. What a contrast! On the one hand the height of foolishness, while on the other hand the height of learning. But this contact created an intense desire in the heart of Kalidas who wrote the Sanskrit epic 'Dhaakuntala'. Tulsidas, who was a lecher, because of his wife's admonition became a 'mahatma (great soul) and became a saint.

Innumerable men's lives have been changed by 'satsang'. The best means for making the life great and divine is the company of learned men only. The Sanskrit saying is —Chandanum sheetalum loke, chadanaadapi chandrama

Chandanandrayormadhye sheetalaa sadhu sangathi.

Which means, sandal is cooling, but the moon is cooler and the company of excellent and learned men is cooler that both. The learned people have the treasure of knowledge and the energy of experience, by which they are able to charge of, enliven anyone. They have the capacity to provide solutions to every kind of difficulty. They are patient, sober and restrained and they are always ready for every type of cooperation. Just a gentle smile from them is capable of giving peace to the man suffering from physical, material and other difficulties. There is only benefit and nothing but benefit through their company.

In this world full of disease and material-ills, the company of really saintly and knowledgeable people is extremely difficult. One will be able to get everywhere the wicked and hypocritical persons moving about with the religious marks on their foreheads and bodies. The bad company of such person's increases sins, corrupts the intelligence, destroys fame, kills morality, increases immorality and intensifies anger. Bad company destroys man's present in this world and his future in the world after death.

When a person sits under the keekar-tree, he is hurt by the thorns; similarly difficulty is certain with the company of wicked men. Therefore, one must keep away from people with bad tendencies. What can one get except bad thinking in the company of atheists, and those who deride Vedas, religion and God? If we wish to do something good in life and become great, then we must keep the company of gentlemen, men of good conduct and men who are learned.

Satsang is helpful in the formation of character.

Sa no bodhi pureta sugeshutga

durgeshu pathikrudwidaanaha

Ye ashramaas urvo vahishthaastebhirna

Indraabhi vakshi vaajum. (Rigved 6/21/12)