|| Love, Compassion and Humanity ||

Dalai Lama said two great things: "If you want others to be happy, practise compassion." Compassion is essential for happiness. The other is that "love and compassion are essentials, not frills, without which humanity cannot exist." Love, compassion, and humanity are the only necessary ingredients for this universe to thrive. To beautify our universe, we only need to work on these ingredients, which nature already provides around us. We all know, and it has been shown, that what we do in life is 80% what we feel and 20% what we learn in school. One of the authors explains why some individuals in our country are poor while others are wealthy. Why are some people better at dealing with physical health issues than others? Why do some people enjoy freedom while others enjoy stress, and why do some people enjoy music while others enjoy their mundane lives? Everything is different because of our unconscious mind, which only operates in accordance with the love, compassion, and humanity attitudes we learned from others.

We have so-called different medicines to treat in contemporary scientific life, but if you read any old and mythological books, humans had a nice life. They existed with the help of healing, which they used to obtain from the most energetic people, people who were lively and had the ability to heal others. If any gvals, gopis, or vrajwasi of Gokul, Mathura, or Vrindavan had any fears or troubles, the melodic sound of Krishna's flute would cure them. Ved (ayurvedic doctor) used to make special medicines from plants to cure the health of the strongest individuals. Lord Krishna's harmless smile was one of a kind, a medicine that served to heal countless senior citizens and those who believed in him. Lord Krishna made it obvious to all those who were connected to him that humankind could only survive if they believed in love (the symbol of Radha), compassion (Arjuna), and humanity (Sudama). We humans are capable of these components, but our self-centeredness and industrialization have obscured this. It is now time to understand and use what we have learned from practise for our own benefit.

We recently celebrated our 75th anniversary of independence, and patriotism was at an all-time high. Someone came up with the brilliant idea of "Har Ghar Tiranga," and it worked wonders. This notion inspired our love and compassion for our own country. And every person thought, "Let us at least do something little for our own country." Even Indians residing in foreign nations celebrated our 75th anniversary of independence in whichever way they could. I recently read in the news that 30 crore flags were sold in India, providing employment to more than 10 lakh individuals who made the tricolours in their houses and generating a Rs 500 crore industry. This initiative demonstrates how effective it is when we come together and do something for our own homeland with love and compassion, which also serves to develop human values.

 

This week we celebrated Independence Day; next we will be celebrating Lord Krishna's Birthday and World Humanitarian Day, demonstrating how essential it is. God wants us to feel these three days very closely so that we notice and try to implement them as little as possible. We also celebrated Raksha Bandhan, a symbol of relationships between brother and sister, and will shortly celebrate Lord Ganesha's existence in our lives. We pray to Lord Ganesha for any new occasion, whether it be a new house, office, or ritual. Let us all begin working towards positivity with love, compassion, and humanity at this coming festival of Ganesha. All of these ingredients are readily present in all humans intuitively; we only need to feel and acknowledge them. Love is the most powerful tool for creating the potential to enact change, and we have the power of love dispersed throughout our country, through our gods and goddesses. This ability has enabled us to constantly be helpful to others; we have received warmth and love from our gods and goddesses, and we have been fortunate to transmit it to other countries. According to history, we have never attacked another country in our ten thousand years of existence. Indians are known as peacemakers.

I used to love this poem that we had in school. It was in Gujarati, but it meant that two people who were in love with each other met after many years in a people's gathering. They were so happy to see each other. They had so much to talk about after so many years, but when they had to talk about themselves, they just cried because they couldn't share anything about their separation. The cry contained all of the emotions. Such strong love is not possible in today's fast-paced world, but we can console our own cherished individuals who are in need of our love, attention, and compassion, which will help enormously to enhance human values. Working with people who face obstacles, and especially with special children, has taught me that when we expect nothing, everything is a gift. Wow! It feels great to feel this statement.

I recently met with an extremely intelligent individual who has very concrete work to undertake for our society. Both his father and mother became ill at the same time. His employment commitments prevented him from working properly for his parents; fortunately, I was able to speak with him through a mutual friend. Discussion with him let me realise how close he is to and concerned about his parents. He is unable to spend much time with his parents, but his subconscious mind is constantly concerned about them. He stated, "I'd try my best for your parents, and I have faith that someone is there to help my parents improve their confidence, as well as family members who are concerned about upcoming problems."  Love for parents combined with compassion for labour led me to believe that more human values are required here, with money falling into the second group. I'm grateful and always feel privileged that my job allows me to meet such lovely people.

Love your surroundings, and love with compassion. We feed plants with soil and water, and we maintain them so that we always and consistently receive lovely fruits from them. Similarly, let us nourish our beautiful souls with love, compassion, and humanity in order to nurture the beautiful environment around us. Let us not limit our devotion to our country to just one day or a year; let it last as long as any soldier can. Allow patriotism to bloom in our hearts forever. Let us not limit our devotion to Lord Krishna to just his birthday; let it live on in our hearts all year. Believe in him, have faith in him, and you will begin to believe in yourself. We may not be able to repay our motherland's or our parents' love and affection, but we may support and soothe them in this fast-changing world. Just consider it and see how much of a difference it will make in humankind.

I believe and constantly write with positivity that God's plan is always the best. Sometimes the process for us is painful and difficult, but don't forget that while God is silent, he is doing something for you with love and compassion, and as a result, humanity has survived. Always believe in love, compassion, and humanity. Use your voice for kindness, use your ears for compassion, your hands to serve, your mind in search of truth and your heart for love.