People Address politicians as Leader / Neta ! ?; On what basis politicians are leaders? Are they Saints, Teachers, Wise, Visionary, Person of exemplary character, Intelligent, Honest, Sincere, Dedicated, what? what? Then why we call them so? : A Responsible Leader : - Swami Tejomayananda

Opinion
      12/05/2018
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Sub : -People Address politicians as Leader / Neta ! ?; On what basis politicians are leaders? Are they Saints, Teachers, Wise, Visionary, Person of exemplary character, Intelligent, Honest, Sincere, Dedicated, what? what? Then why we call them so?

Ref :- A Responsible Leader : - Swami Tejomayananda

Whatever a great person or a Shreshta Purusha (leader) does, his example is followed by others (Bhagavad Gita 3.21). For instance, if you admire someone in the field of sports, music, theatre or spirituality, there is a tendency to imitate the behaviour of that person. You follow the standards, values, ideals and conduct upheld by him/her. Whatever a great person or leader does, people will imitate him. Therefore, it is the crucial responsibility of a leader to live an exemplary life.

Practice what You Preach :-

Once, a determined lady travelled a long way with her son to the ashramam of a Mahatma. She requested him, “Please advise my son not to indulge in sweets as he has a medical condition”. The Mahatma asked them to revisit him after a month.

On returning after the elapsed time, the Mahatma looked at the boy and advised, “Don’t eat so many sweets. It is bad for your health. Be moderate.”

The lady was taken aback. “But why”, she asked, “Did you not say this a month earlier?”

The Mahatma replied “At that time, I could not have said it. I too was eating a lot of sweets. First, I myself had to give them up, only then could I counsel him”.

Each One is a Leader :-

In society, every person is a leader to someone else. I may be looking up to some person for guidance or advice, but there is also somebody who holds me in high esteem and looks to me for direction. In a family where there is a five- year old and a three-year old, the three-year old looks up to the five-year old. Consecutively, the five-year old may look up to a cousin or a neighbour.

At home, the head of the family is a leader to other family members – they consider him to be a source of strength and wisdom; in an organization, the members look up to its head for guidance and inspiration. So each one of us has the responsibility of setting an example by the values we uphold, by our conduct and speech. We have to first live the values that we want others to follow, be it our children, neighbours, friends or co-workers.

Bhagavan – the Ultimate Example :-

Sri Krishna cites His own example. He tells Arjuna that though He has no duties to perform and nothing to achieve, yet He tirelessly engages in action. Moreover, if He did not ever remain engaged in action, with alertness and vigilance, other people would follow His example. The Lord has nothing to lose by not engaging in karma or anything to gain by performing action.

You must have seen and experienced in your life that if a child misbehaves, people ask ‘Who are your parents? Is this what they taught you?’ If disciples do not work properly, they ask ‘Who is your Guru?’ Even the Guru is not spared.

If the present generation does not take care of peace, prosperity and happiness, the next generation will hold us responsible. Is it not so? A leader or a great person must ensure that the followers are upholding the rules of right conduct; if they misbehave, the leader is held responsible.

Similarly, Sri Krishna states that the people are His responsibility. He says, ‘I cannot let them perish. I have to engage in karma to guide and bring them on to the righteous path’. Whenever Bhagavan uses the word ‘I’ in the immediate context, it means Shreshta Purusha.

If you see Shri Krishna as the Lord of the universe, you know that the Lord functions through all the laws and forces of Nature; if He takes time off - even for a few seconds - all the worlds will perish. So, whether you regard Shri Krishna as Ishvara or Shreshta Purusha, He knows He has responsibilities to fulfill and always fulfills them.

NOTE : -

1. STOP ADDRESSING POLITICIANS -NETA;

2. DO NOT FOLLOW POLITICIANS, PLENTY OF MAHATMAS TOOK BIRTH IN THIS SRESHTA BHARATHAM, FOLLOW THEM;

3. YOU WILL BE UPLIFTED IN ALL SENSE, IF YOU FOLLOW TRUE PERSON.

OPINION :-

1. DO YOU REGARD LALU, MAMATA, KEJRIWAL, KARUNANIDHI, YECHURY, MULAYAM, AKILESH, PASWAN, KARAT, SONIA, RAHUL, ANTONY, ABDULLAH, MUFTI, NAIDU, TSR, YSR -  DO YOU BELIEVE THAT ALL THESE TRUE PERSONS TO WORSHIP OR TO FOLLOW?

2. WE BHARATEEYA ARE FOOLS WASTED 70 YEARS BLINDLY FOLLOWING THESE IDIOTS, NOW KINDLE YOUR CONSCIOUSNESS, AWARE THE TRUTH;

3.  FOLLOW WISE,  LIVE WISE, KEEP OPEN INTELLECT, DISCRIMINATE, FOLLOW THE RIGHTEOUS PATH;

4. BHARATEEYA, MAJORITY ARE STILL IGNORANT, WAIT FOR FREEBIES, RESERVATIONS, FOOLS, UPLIFT YOURSELF, NO ONE WILL HELP YOU, BELIEVE IN YOU, YOU ARE THE HELP;

5. KNOWLEDGE, IS SUPERIOR, NOT MONEY, MONEY IS NECESSARY WITHIN LIMITS, TRUE KNOWLEDGE IS NOT DEGREES, THEY ARE MATERIALS, JNANAM & VIJNANAM ARE THE ESSENTIALS;  "OBTAIN BY FOLLOWING SATSANGAM."

JAIHIND
VANDEMATHARAM

"Srimad Bhagavad Gita : Ch-3. Slo-20 & 21."

20.
karmaṇaiva hi sansiddhim āsthitā janakādayaḥ
loka-saṅgraham evāpi sampaśhyan kartum arhasi.

21.
yad yad ācharati śhreṣhṭhas tat tad evetaro janaḥ
sa yat pramāṇaṁ kurute lokas tad anuvartate.

karmaṇā—by the performance of prescribed duties; eva—only; hi—certainly; sansiddhim—perfection; āsthitāḥ—attained; janaka-ādayaḥ—King Janak and other kings; loka-saṅgraham—for the welfare of the masses; eva api—only; sampaśhyan—considering; kartum—to perform; arhasi—you should; yat yat—whatever; ācharati—does; śhreṣhṭhaḥ—the best; tat tat—that (alone); eva—certainly; itaraḥ—common; janaḥ—people; saḥ—they; yat—whichever; pramāṇam—standard; kurute—perform; lokaḥ—world; tat—that; anuvartate—pursues

Translation :-

BG 3.20-21: By performing their prescribed duties, King Janak and others attained perfection. You should also perform your work to set an example for the good of the world. Whatever actions great persons perform, common people follow. Whatever standards they set, all the world pursues.

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