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Who is a good heart? The one who thinks good of himself and his people, his family, friends, relatives and all other well wishers of him? Can we call him a good heart? A true good heart goes beyond this. He thinks of welfare of all without differentiating the one who is in his favour of him from the one who is against him. A good heart lets go of bad experiences, bad events, and bad people from his mind and heart and continues to wish welfare of all. Let us look at this incident from The Ramayana and see if we could take advantage of it in shaping our own personality.
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Who is a good heart? The one who thinks good of himself and his people, his family, friends, relatives and all other well wishers of him? Can we call him a good heart? A true good heart goes beyond this. He thinks of welfare of all without differentiating the one who is in his favour of him from the one who is against him. A good heart lets go of bad experiences, bad events, and bad people from his mind and heart and continues to wish welfare of all. Let us look at this incident from The Ramayana and see if we could take advantage of it in shaping our own personality.
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The one factor that signifies a good heart.
As Ravana abducted Sita Devi and took her to Lanka and Rama and his associates were preparing for the war with him, Vibheeshana, brother of Ravana, left his brother and kingdom of Lanka and approached Rama for his forgiveness. When Sugreeva informed Rama of the arrival of Vibheeshana, he said the following:
"vibheeshaNovaa sugreeva! Yadi vaa raavaNah svayam?"
"विभीषणोवा सुग्रीव! यदि वा रावणः स्वयं I"
"విభీషణోవా సుగ్రీవ! యది వా రావణః స్వయం?"
The meaning of these words from Rama signifies what a good heart is. He said, "Is it Vibheeshana who came? Or the Ravana himself came seeking forgiveness? I will protect whoever it is."
Ravana did the unforgivable act of abducting Sita Devi. He troubled her and caused a lot of pain to Rama. He became the worst enemy to Rama. But Rama was willing to forget and forgive him. He wanted to even protect him if he also sought forgiveness.
And that is the quality of an utmost good heart.
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"vibheeshaNovaa sugreeva! Yadi vaa raavaNah svayam?"
"विभीषणोवा सुग्रीव! यदि वा रावणः स्वयं I"
"విభీషణోవా సుగ్రీవ! యది వా రావణః స్వయం?"
The meaning of these words from Rama signifies what a good heart is. He said, "Is it Vibheeshana who came? Or the Ravana himself came seeking forgiveness? I will protect whoever it is."
Ravana did the unforgivable act of abducting Sita Devi. He troubled her and caused a lot of pain to Rama. He became the worst enemy to Rama. But Rama was willing to forget and forgive him. He wanted to even protect him if he also sought forgiveness.
And that is the quality of an utmost good heart.
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Thinking good of all including those who caused hurt and pain to us is easier said than done. It is natural for one to develop hatred and stop thinking welfare of those who troubled us. But, in the process, we lose more than those whom we hate and abhor. It would do a world of good to us if we could develop the strength of wishing welfare even for those who worked against us. At the least, it will make our lives less stressful and more joyful.
To your continued SUCCESS,
With love,
Siva
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