Hypocrite
He
who, restraining the organs of action, sits thinking of the sense objects in
mind, he of deluded understanding is called a hypocrite. - Bhagavad Gita Ch.
The
five organs of action known as Karma Indriyas, are Vak (organ of speech), Pani
(hands), Padam (feet), Upastha (genital), and Guda (anus). They are born of the
Rajasic portion of the five tanmatras or subtle elements. Vak (speech) from the
akasha tanmatra (space), Pani (hands) from the vayu tanmatra (air), Padam
(feet) from the agni tanmatra (fire), Upasthan (genital) from Aapas tanmatra
(water), and Guda (anus) from the prithivi tanmatra (earth). That man who,
restraining the organs of action, sits revolving in his mind, thoughts
regarding the objects of the senses is a man of sinful conduct. He is
self-deluded. He is a veritable hypocrite.
The
organs of action must be controlled. The thoughts should also be controlled.
The mind should be firmly fixed on the Lord. Only then will you become a true
Yogi. Only then will you attain to Self-realisation. -Swami Shivananda, The Divine Life Society,
Rishikesh
Story
of two Brahmacharis
In
the olden days, a young woman was living with her 3-year-old son in a house
near the banks of a river. In the hot summer season the waters of the river had
receded and people would walk across knee-deep waters to cross the river. The
woman left her house and went across the river to gather some wood from the
countryside. When she came back to the river, to her horror, she saw the river
in floods. Lots of heavy rains in the mountain regions caused the waters to
make the river swell with water. The woman was worried about her 3-year-old
son. He could wander around to the rapidly flowing waters of the river and can
drown. The mother was getting hysterical with fear and worry.
Just
then two young and well built Brahmacharis (celibate students) were passing by
and the mother, crying and begging, asked the Brahmacharis to help her go
across the river. She told them about her 3-year-old son left alone to play by
the house.
The
Brahmacharis remembered the strict rules that they should not touch any female,
lest that could arouse desires. That they should not be in the company of any
females.
One
Brahmachari whose name was Harshananda, reminded himself of the strict rules
and said he cannot help the young woman. The other Brahmachari whose name was
Devananda, immediately carried the mother on his shoulders and started swimming
across the strong currents of the river. He safely delivered the mother to the other
side of the river and swam back.
The
Brahmacharis resumed their journey towards the Ashram where they were staying
with their Guru. Harshananda, who refused to help could not believe the breach
of the strict regulations and was constantly harping on it, muttering and
thinking about it all the way.
When
they reached the Ashram, the Guru asked them how their day went. The irritated
Brahmachari Harshananda immediately spoke out in strong condemnation about the
behaviour of his companion. Then the Guru asked the other Brahmachari.
Devananda
said: I carried the mother across the river and forgot all about it but it
seems my friend is still carrying the woman in his mind.
The
Guru was pleased with Devananda who used his discrimination and helped the
mother and spoke about the true meaning of hypocrisy as taught in the Bhagavad
Gita.
1)The
witness was asked to indite
the reasons he thought the grand jury should indict
his boss for extortion.
2)The
truck was mistakenly marked INFLAMMABLE
so the firefighters thought the noninflammable
material was dangerously flammable.
("Flammable" and "inflammable" mean the same thing!)
3)The
tyrant inflicted
great hardship on the people. They felt afflicted
with his harsh regime.
4)Her
naive and ingenuous
mother expressed amazement that her daughter could create such an ingenious
demonstration for the science fair.
5)The
insidious
nature of her argument suggests an invidious
comparison.
6)There
were, for instance,
several instances
in which the latch failed and the door floor open, just at the the most
dangerous instant.
[There is rarely an occasion to use the plural of instant, which would
be instants.]
7)In
the intense
heat, the team of scientists did an intensive
study of the extensive
crop damage.
8)The
scientists were intensely
focused on the problem. They studied it intently
for months.
9)Its
and it's — See above
10)Jibe
and jive — See gibe
You
cuss, I cuss, we all cuss, for asparagus!
You
know New York New York New York
You've
no need to light a night-light On a light night like tonight, For a
night-light's light's a slight light, And tonight's a night that's light. When
a night's light, like tonight's light, It is really not quite right To light
night-lights with their slight lights On a light night like tonight.
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