<p class="bodytext">Reaching out to others who are in need is not everyone’s cup of tea. The day has generally become so fast paced for the average person, that squeezing in the daily activities of waking up, getting ready and rushing to work is all that one thinks of, or the stay at home will get busy with the daily repetitive household chores or that pending pile of mending or sorting to turn to, if one gets a few free moments.</p>.The strength of a hopeful heart.<p class="bodytext">The television, mobile phone, and children, if any, may take up the residual time. The working individual returns home, fully tired, dreaming of watching sitcoms or soaps or a live match perhaps, a brief time with <br />the demanding children or the elderly, having dinner and falling asleep <br />soon after.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The cycle repeats itself leaving little time to give some thought to the less fortunate, the deprived. Can this be the real purpose of life?</p>.<p class="bodytext">No doubt a career is a must to make both ends meet, but at the same time, something should be done to untangle the karmic knots formed through the multiple ins and outs of this material world. One of the ways of loosening the karmic bondage is through helping others who need the support, in whatever manner possible - either physically helping out in person, or being in touch with the person and lending an ear, or extending monetary help if that is the dire need.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In short, the support can be via “tanu-mana-dana”- physical, mental or monetary. The other’s difficulty may be minuscule or huge, but help one must, within one’s capacity, as any opportunity does not repeat itself as one passes that way but once. Procrastination in the matter of helping others is as good as not helping, as the need of the other may have had a time line. Lord Krishna told Arjuna that by keeping oneself free from any sort of sin and engaging with a pure mind in selfless service to all living beings will lead towards attaining Him (BG 5.25). As per the Bhagawath purans (9.4.68), such a person becomes dear to Krishna and resides in Krishna’s heart, and Krishna nestles in the heart of that person, never forgetting or forsaking His devotee - Sadhavo hrdyam mahyam, sadhunaam hrdyam tvaham…</p>
<p class="bodytext">Reaching out to others who are in need is not everyone’s cup of tea. The day has generally become so fast paced for the average person, that squeezing in the daily activities of waking up, getting ready and rushing to work is all that one thinks of, or the stay at home will get busy with the daily repetitive household chores or that pending pile of mending or sorting to turn to, if one gets a few free moments.</p>.The strength of a hopeful heart.<p class="bodytext">The television, mobile phone, and children, if any, may take up the residual time. The working individual returns home, fully tired, dreaming of watching sitcoms or soaps or a live match perhaps, a brief time with <br />the demanding children or the elderly, having dinner and falling asleep <br />soon after.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The cycle repeats itself leaving little time to give some thought to the less fortunate, the deprived. Can this be the real purpose of life?</p>.<p class="bodytext">No doubt a career is a must to make both ends meet, but at the same time, something should be done to untangle the karmic knots formed through the multiple ins and outs of this material world. One of the ways of loosening the karmic bondage is through helping others who need the support, in whatever manner possible - either physically helping out in person, or being in touch with the person and lending an ear, or extending monetary help if that is the dire need.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In short, the support can be via “tanu-mana-dana”- physical, mental or monetary. The other’s difficulty may be minuscule or huge, but help one must, within one’s capacity, as any opportunity does not repeat itself as one passes that way but once. Procrastination in the matter of helping others is as good as not helping, as the need of the other may have had a time line. Lord Krishna told Arjuna that by keeping oneself free from any sort of sin and engaging with a pure mind in selfless service to all living beings will lead towards attaining Him (BG 5.25). As per the Bhagawath purans (9.4.68), such a person becomes dear to Krishna and resides in Krishna’s heart, and Krishna nestles in the heart of that person, never forgetting or forsaking His devotee - Sadhavo hrdyam mahyam, sadhunaam hrdyam tvaham…</p>
