Ashwas - Mental wellbeing and much more

                                                                        देहे त्यागितां कीर्ति मागें उरावी। मना सज्जना हेचि क्रीया धरावी॥ मना चंदनाचे परी त्वां झिजावे। परी अंतरीं सज्जना नीववावे ॥८॥ How does a person win over death to become immortal? If this pursuit is towards physical immortality then the battle is lost even before it begins. However there is another way a person strives to live forever. This is KARMIC immortality. Egoistical people try to achieve that by giving their names to buildings or school or hospital wings and other such materialistic possessions or by getting their busts and statues erected. This struggle makes one wonder, why is it so important to be remembered after death? The answer is clear, man loves validation! People who take great efforts in making sure to be remembered long after they are gone are those who have not been able to overcome this compulsive obsession of fame. Even though very few of such celebrated individuals really matter to the world o

 मना श्रेष्ठ धारिष्ट जीवीं धरावे। मना बोलणे नीच सोशीत जावें॥ स्वयें सर्वदा नम्र वाचे वदावे। मना सर्व लोकांसि रे नीववावें ॥७॥ Life is all about the choices we make. It is our choices that not only define our present but also our future. Samarth Ramdas elaborates on the fundamental power of COURAGE in this verse. Through its four lines, Samarth Ramdas connects courage to tolerance, humility and happiness thus reminding us that it is courage alone which can pave way for all the other qualities in life. Because courage alone can empower a seeker to make the right choice when it is most needed.  According to Samarth Ramdas, a seeker needs to have SHRESHTHA (supreme) DHARISHTA (courage) to be able to be happy in life. It takes great courage to stand up to anything that comes in our way of being true to life. This mental strength has to be cultivated slowly, gradually while keeping faith in the final goal which is to lead a pure, scrupulous life. Overcoming personal defeats, backlash, critici