How to control bad qualities

[dattaswami]

How to control bad qualities

It is foolish to think to get rid of the bad qualities completely. By spiritual efforts, you can control these bad qualities (Rajas and Tamas) to certain extent and this is also essential because uncontrolled bad qualities disturb the balance of the society. In such case God will punish them. Control is possible but complete eradication is impossible in the case of these bad qualities. Control is boasted as eradication. Therefore, after achieving the control by the detachment from the worldly bonds, these qualities remaining in the soul should be diverted towards the Lord. The Lord is pleased by the basic love existing in these qualities.

The selfless love is like sweet milk and the bad quality is like a ceramic cup. The selfish love is like salt water and the good quality is like a golden cup. The milk is paid but not the golden cup. The sage Shuka says that if the devotion exists, the nature of the quality is not important at all. This was the answer given by the sage to Parik**** in this context (Jarabuddhyapi…., Kimutadhokshajapriyah…Bhagavatam). Here you must be very careful to understand that the already existing sin is diverted by the Lord and the Lord did not generate the sin. Wealth from waste means extraction of wealth from the existing waste.

It does not mean that to extract wealth, waste must be created! Similarly, you can explain the non-vegetarian food of Jesus. People cannot be controlled to avoid the non-vegetarian food. It is already existing which is uncontrollable. Jesus tried to divert this at least towards the God. He advised that one should thank God for providing such non-vegetarian food instead of taking it directly. He showed the dry fish to God with gratefulness. Veda says that you should offer the flesh of the killed animal to God in the sacrifice (Yajna). This does not mean that Veda is asking you to kill the animal. Anyway you are going to kill the animal to eat it and you cannot be controlled under any circumstances. In such case, Veda says that you should offer the flesh to God and eat it.

Shankara says that the scripture is based on the existing nature of the human being and is not generating the same nature (Jnapakam Natu Karakam). Even if Krishna did not exist, such nature is existing in Kali Yuga. Even if Jesus did not exist, such non-vegetarian habit exists in the world. God comes through a medium having the same common qualities of human beings to be close with them. By such common qualities, the Lord encourages them also to have a straight path to God from their qualities without any change. If such encouragement is not given, the sinners will go deeply in the path of sins only, since the path to God is opposite to the sin (Apichet Sa Duracharah, Apichedasi Papebhyah, Sarva Dharman –Gita).

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[ahmed.zafar]

Bad qualities can be controlled by understanding and implementing the Quran in your life. Only Quran is a true book and guidance for us to show the right and wrong.

[dattaswami]

Originally Posted by ahmed.zafar

Bad qualities can be controlled by understanding and implementing the Quran in your life. Only Quran is a true book and guidance for us to show the right and wrong.

Bad quality shall be diverted to God then it will go. Reading Quran or any holy book will not help. Development of actual devotion on Allah alone will help.

God is coming in human form. Forming single love on Him is the devotion.

[dattaswami]

Originally Posted by ahmed.zafar

Bad qualities can be controlled by understanding and implementing the Quran in your life. Only Quran is a true book and guidance for us to show the right and wrong.

A real devotee only loves God others expect reward from Him

The Lord behaves as a real father towards the souls of Gana (Gana means a group of souls, who have become very close to the Lord by their unimaginable devotion) because these souls have real devotion to the Lord as their real father. The other ordinary souls treat the Lord as adopted father. The adopted children love the father only for getting his property. Even if they serve him, the service is done with the ultimate aim of getting his property. The real children serve the father even though the father is poor without a single paisa (a penny). Their devotion is real.
The ordinary souls love and serve the Lord only for getting some benefit from the Lord in return. Some like protection in this world by solving their problems here. Some others like to have protection after the death. All these are one and the same, since they aspire some fruit in return. Real love is always pure without aspiration for any fruit.

The devotee serving the Lord practically by recognizing Him in human form here alone becomes the member of the Gana. Those souls worshipping Lord theoretically without practical sacrifice and service or those serving practically the idols and photos cannot enter Gana. The service rendered to idols is either received by themselves or the priests but not the Lord. Of course, the Lord is pleased if you can identify a real deserving devotee and serve him.
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[Emgee]

Originally Posted by dattaswami

God is coming in human form. Forming single love on Him is the devotion.

I read something interesting recently, where an anthropological researcher came to the conclusion that "man has created god in his image".

[dattaswami]

Originally Posted by Emgee

I read something interesting recently, where an anthropological researcher came to the conclusion that "man has created god in his image".

God has no birth or death. God is unimaginable. Such God comes to this world in human form by coming in human form so that human beings can see Him, touch Him, co-live with Him and clear all their spiritual doubts. One must enquire about Him and meet Him now in this world.

You can see Him now in this link
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