On Apr 7, 12:10=A0pm, jaiguru <jaigu...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> We have to struggle through many a difficulty in this life. We come
> across both friends and enemies. The enemy of course directly shows
> antagonism, but sometimes even the friends work like our enemies
> behind our back. The truth is, whoever does a beneficent act is a
> friend and whoever inflicts harm is an enemy. But if we delve deep, we
> find that in this whole wide world, there is neither any friend nor a
> foe. It is our own karmas which fructify in the form of friends and
> enemies. The fruit of some of our karmas are obtained instantly, while
> that of others continues to issue over several lives. These take the
> shape of our destiny. It is through our own karmas, which have begun
> to yield by way of destiny; people bring us tensions and harm us
> acting inimically. Then a sense of enmity is roused in us, we burn
> with a growing desire to seek revenge and we are filled with tension.
> When caught in such
> situation, remember the chaupai (four-syllabled verse) of Tulasidas:
>
> Kaahu Na Kou Sukh Dukh Kar Daataa,
> Nijakrit Karam Bhoga Sabu Bhraataa.
> (Doha 91, Chaupai 2, Ayodhya Kanda)
>
> [Nobody in this world is capable of giving happiness or sorrow to
> another. Everything is the fruition of one's own deeds.]
>
> As soon as we think that all our sorrow is self-created destiny; that
> we are ourselves responsible for it, our tension disappears and our
> minds are naturally filled with strength and courage. We stop blaming
> others and calmly endure the sorrow. The fruits of karmas are
> inevitable; they have to be endured anyway. There is no way to escape
> one's karma. Lord Krishna declares in Srimad Bhagawat--
>
> Avashyameva Bhoktavyam Kritam Karma Shubhashubham
>
> [One has to reap the fruits of one's actions, both virtuous and
> sinful.]
>
> It is better to take refuge with God's Name during moments of grief
> and reap the fruits of one's karma earnestly. This way, we will surely
> have to go through sorrow but our tension will be curtailed to a great
> extent and even the experience of sorrow will be considerably reduced.
>
> From ART OF OVERCOMING STRESS & GAINING PEACE OF MIND by KINKAR
> VITTHAL RAMANUJA
Found some insightful information there. Thanks :)
Etznab
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