Essentials of Hinduism - For Retirees Only

Essentials of Hinduism

For Retirees Only

I decided to add this Chapter quite late in the finalization of this Book.

Why “For Retirees Only” is Considered so Important for this Book?

Because, this is the Last Chance we get to Live In This Life,To Live Our Life Properly as Prescribed by Our Scriptures.

All through our Life, Most of Us were busy - busy acquiring our Education, busy during our Family Life raising Children, busy with our Professional Life seeking Job Promotions and Chasing Money. Essentially, we were Always involved with our “Outward Life”. We never had a Focused Time for The Paramatma – We Always had Excuses that we were busy with Survival and did not have time for The Paramatma. When we are Retired, we come up with a New Kind of Excuse – We Worked Hard all these years, and we need to Relax and Enjoy our Life. My Dear Friend, When is the Time to Focus On The Paramatma?

First, Let us take a Moment and Think How did we Obtain our Education, Family, Job, Money, House and Other Material Possessions? We may say we worked Hard to get them. The Fact is, we got them All because of the Grace of The Paramatma. No one can deny the Fact that Everything, Yes Everything, we enjoy Everyday is due to the Grace of the Paramatma and no one can deny this Truth.

Second, the next most Important Thing to think about – What is the Purpose of our Life in this World? We are born as Human because of Our Good and Bad Karmas of our Past Life. All of us have a Purpose in this Life: We have to Seek Paramatma; We have to have a Deep Urge Inside Us for Self Realization; We have to Seek Salvation.

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This Chapter is addressed to the Retirees Only who are in their Early 60s, enjoying Good Health, and, the Assumption that they are Blessed with Long Life. The Clock is Clicking! The Time is Running Out!! Let us Pursue Our Ultimate Purpose in Life to Seek Self Realization in this Life itself !!! Retired Life is Our Last Chance to try for Self Realization and Stop Our Cycle of Births and Deaths Forever; The Last Chance missed is Lost Chance forever. If we are born in a Brahmin Family, then this is the time Atleast Now to make sure that we take the time to perform the Mandatory Nitya Karmas. As we have seen already, if we do not perform our Nitya Karmas, it will be considered as Committing Sins. However, if we perform the Nitya Karmas, there are No Punyas Earned.

Third, Prior to the Retirement, we have lived an Outward Worldly Life. To seek the Paramatma, we have to start living an Inward Life. Paramatma can be Found and Experienced only Inside of us. This cannot happen Overnight. We have to Toil Hard and perform Deep Meditation for years. Then, if we are Fortunate, we will have His Grace and Experience Self Realization. This Process is Easily Said than Done – May Happen In This Birth Itself or may take Several Future Births.

It can be said with Assertion that Meditation with Deep Faith in Paramatma, as well as, Obtaining His Grace is the One and Only Guaranteed Way for Self Realization. All other processes described in the various Chapters of this Book are Excellent Preparatory Recommendations to Obtain the Deep Faith in Paramatma – like – Going to the Temples Regularly and Praying Faithfully, Praying at Home Faithfully, Vishnu Sahasranama Parayana, Rudra Parayana, Chanting of Veda Mantras in an Authentic Manner, and many more done with full faith.

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The Clock is Clicking! The Time is Running Out!! Let us Pursue Our Ultimate Purpose in Life to Seek Self Realization in this Life itself !!!

IT IS NOT HOW LONG WE HAVE LIVED OUR LIFE THAT MATTERS, BUT, HOW WELL WE ARE LIVING OUR LIFE THAT REALLY MATTERS MORE!

Chapter Re-cap:

1) This is the Last Chance we get to Live This Life Properly, as Prescribed by Our Scriptures.

2) The Brahmins have to perform their Nitya Karmas.

3) To seek The Paramatma, we have to start living Inward Life.

4) Meditation with Deep Faith in Paramatma, as well as, Obtaining His Grace is the One and Only Guaranteed Way to Experience Self Realization. All other processes described in this book are only preparatory recommendations to Obtain the Deep Faith in The Paramatma.

5) Self Realization - Easily Said than Done – May Happen In This Birth Itself or may take Several Births.

This article is a snippet from the Book Essentials of Hinduism, Authored by G.S Nilakantan. Hinduism for All is available online at www.giri.in and across Giri Trading Agency Private Limited, A chain of Speciality Stores dealing in all kinds of products needed in Indian Culture and Tradition.