09 14 lesson-03
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The sage met four individuals and blessed each differently based on their nature and future destiny. He told the prince, who led a sensual life of passion, to live forever so he could continue enjoying senses. He told the ascetic brahmacari, who led an austere life of goodness, to die immediately so he could attain higher heavenly planets. He told the devotee, who was beyond the three natures, that they may either live or die as their life is devoted to service. He told the butcher, who led an ignorant life of killing, to neither live nor die as they would go to hell after death. The explanations show how one's current nature determines their next life.
09 14 lesson-03
- 1. STANDARD IX CHAPTER 14 GOODNESS, PASSION AND IGNORANCE What color goggles are you wearing? Lesson-03 WHAT IS EFFECT OF THESE THREE NATURES ON OUR FUTURE? As discussed in 8th chapter, whatever state one remembers at the time of death, same form of life he attains in the next life. When one dies in the natureof goodness, he attains to the higher planetsfor superior enjoyment.When one dies in the nature of passion, he takes birth on earthlyplanets; and when one dies in the nature of ignorance, he takes birth in the animal kingdom. The law of karma is given in the above verse. There is a nice story in this regard. The saintlyperson's blessings
- 2. Once when a saintly person was passing on his way, he met a prince, the son of a king, and he blessed him, saying, "Raja putra ciram jiva: You are a king's son, a prince. May you live forever." Eventually the sage met a brahmacari, and he blessed him, saying, "Muni-putrama jiva: My dear brahmacari, you may die immediately." The sage next met a devotee and said to him, "jiva va maro va: You may either live or die." Finally the sage met a butcher, and he blessed him, saying, "Ma jiva ma mara: Neither live nor die." Saintly person’s student saw his teacher giving these strange benedictionsto different people. He then asks his guru for explanation.The explanation is as follows. MORAL: Those who are very sensual and are engaged in sensegratificationdo not wish to die. Generallya prince has enoughmoney to enjoy his senses(being in the nature of passion),thereforethe great sagesaid that he should liveforever, for as long as he lived he could enjoy life, but after death he would go to hell or be born againamong hard working greedyfellows. Sincethe brahmacari led a lifeof severe austeritiesand penances (indicating the natureof goodness)in order to be promoted to higher planets, the sagesaid that he should dieimmediatelyso he would not have to keep laboringhard on this earthly planet but could insteadgo to higherheavenlyplanets. Sincethe butcherleads a very ghastlylifedue to killing
- 3. animals(exhibitingthe natureof ignorance),and since he will go to hell when he dies,he is advisedto neither livenor die. And a devotee (beyond all the 3 natures)mayeitherliveor die, becauseduringlifehe is serving theLord, and after death he also serves the Lord. Thus thislifeand the next are the same for the saintly devotee, for in both he serves the Lord.