Source : Madhuramurali English Edition
Sri Swamiji urges us to make best use of the time available. He says 'nalla samayam idhai nazhuva vidaadhe' Once, Sri Swamiji visited a patient enduring terminal stages of cancer. The ward in which he was admitted was full of patients in the end stages of life. Their days had been numbered and conveyed to them.
Sri
Swamiji was moved to see them and prayed for each and everyone of them and
spoke some sweet and reassuring words to them. They were all very devout and prayerful
and held on to Sri Swamiji's words dearly.
As
Sri Swamiji walked out, he recited this verse from Srimad Bhagavatam (2.1.4),
देहापत्य-कलत्रादिष्व् आत्म-सैन्येष्व् असत्स्व् अपि
तेषां
प्रमत्तो निधनं पश्यन्न् अपि न पश्यति
dehApatyakalatrAdishu
AtmasainyEshvasatsvapi
tEshAm
pramattO nidhanam
pashyannapi
na pashyati
Sri
Shuka tells King Parikshit, "Maddened by affection for those that are
intimately connected with oneself, viz., one's body, progeny, wife and so on,
unreal as they are, one fails to visualize their end, though actually
witnessing it."
Reminded
of this Sri Swamiji kept repeating the words 'pashyannapi na pashyati'. He said
after a while, "Just as how Parikshit was blessed, at least the ones
inside know that they have only these many days left. They have taken to prayer and they are spending time chanting
Nama and in remembrance of God. While we, are living in
blissful ignorance. We are shutting off ourselves from embracing the reality
that our end is inevitable too. At least, they know they are going
to live for a few more weeks. Life is so uncertain, that I do not know if I
might have to leave earlier – a sudden, unannounced departure! Should I not chant nama,
hold on to my Guru's teachings, and follow the path he has shown?"
The time to start is now
The place to start is here
The way to start is
by Chanting and making others Chant!
Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
Hare
Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
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