Heights of Gratitude
India as a country shows height
of gratitude, by its culture.
After having studied so many
Western popular bestseller books, I realized one thing that gratitude. It is very important in one’s
life. All are saying express deep gratitude to everything that makes sense,
happy, living, and so on.
Here in India (especially Hindus)
people treat everything with gratitude, more than that they treat them as Gods.
Yes, India is a country having millions
of God's. It has also imported other countries God’s, and following better than
the originated countries.
Let me explain how they
classified Gods.
- Air is treated as Vaayu Deva.
- Fire is treated as Agni Deva.
- Earth is treated as Bhoomi Thayi.(Mother Earth)
- Water is treated as Ganga Matha (Mother Ganga)
- Sky is treated as Gagana Deva.
- Water/Rain is treated as Varuna Deva
- Sun is treated as Surya Deva.
- Moon is treated as Chandra Deva.
- Snake is treated as Naga Deva/Devi
- Fish is treated as Matsya Avatar of Lord Vishnu
- Cow is treated as Kamadenu. (Home for all gods)
- Tree is treated as KalpaVruksua (wishes blessing tree)
Treating people as they are reflections of God’s:
- Matru devobhava treating mother like a God.
- Pitru devobhava treating father like a God.
- Atiti devobhava treating guests like a God.
- Acharya devobhava treating teachers like God.
They also see God in Books/Paper
[Goddess Saraswati], Currency/Money [Goddess Lakshmi], Metals, Food Grains [as Planets],
and so on. In India people see God in diseases as well.
Like above there are 33 million
gods under the hierarchy of Brahma, Vishnu, and Maheshwara (Invisible to
everyone)
Some people say treating
everything as God is stupidity. I don't agree with that, in fact treating
everything commercial is stupidity. That is the reason we are destroying
forests, polluting rivers and ocean, poisoning all our foods and grains,
contaminating water and so on.
I think this concept of Hinduism is
built based on non-dual concept. Everything on this earth is more important for
human well being. That is why they have seen god in every living and nonliving things;
they have seen God in all visible and invisible things.
Let me quote few lines of Abhinava Gavisiddeswar Swamiji, Koppal;
- Tell me what is your contribution to this nature which has helped you in your birth, growth, and living.
- If you buy one water bottle, you pay money. God is filling lakes, rivers and ocean, what have you paid for that.
- If you take one meal you pay, God is serving food to this entire world, what have you paid for that.
- I If you don't pay electric bill, power corporation disconnects the power. Sun and moon are giving light day and night from years, what have you paid for them. Have you given money for that? They don’t need your money, just give gratitude and thanks.
- If you get air to your car/bike tubes you pay, your lungs breathe air 12/20 times per minute, what have you paid for that.
In this world, nothing belongs to
you, all is God’s grace. When you feel
it's yours, it will become a material; if you treat it’s God's, it will become Prasad.
For example, if you take fruits from home to the temple, after offering to
the God, it will turn as Prasad. Even though it is just a fruit, before and
after offering you start seeing it differently. So, it's not in things, it's in
your perception. Just change your perception to see Prasad in everything.
So, treat everything as gift of
God or Gods grace; it’s a beautiful way of showing gratitude.
Send some gratitude and thanks to
the mother Earth, Air, Water and all the organisms. You feel happy!
This is one of the reason we say Inclusion is life, exclusion is death! Please read para/heading in the link, titled as: Everything and everybody is important and must required
Author: GCV (Vishnuvardhana GC)
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I’m not a robot to be constant, consistent and complete, I’m a normal human and my blog will be contradictory like director give multiple movies have different opinions on the same subject or different subjects. I flow like a river, I really don’t look for sand, rock, trees, house, and so on. Intention is helping as many as possible before reaching the ocean. I strongly recommend to consult expert’s advice to follow and adopt any methods. The intent of the author is only to offer information of a general nature to help you in your quest for emotional and spiritual well-being.
