Rise and fall

Getting to the heights involves effort sacrifice dedication.

Falling from heights can happen without effort, if one is not alert

‘’Bharthruhari has said

shiraha sharva swargat pashupatishirastaha kshitidharam 

mahidhra tungadavanimavane shchapi jaladhim| 

adho adho gangeya pad upagata stoka athava vivek 

bhrashtanam bhavati vinipataha shatamukhaha| ‘’

…meaning….’’Ganga fell from sky on to the head of shiva,

from there on the Himalaya ,

and then to the ocean

from there ended reaching the deepest down into the earth

The falling happens in many ways if one falls from the path of viveka /discretion’’….భర్తృహరి నీతి శతకం

  -ఏనుగు లక్ష్మణ కవి

ఆకాశంబున నుండి శంభుని శిరం, బందుండి శీతాద్రి, సు

శ్లోకంబైన హిమాద్రి నుండి భువి, భూలోకంబునందుండి య

స్తోకాంబోధిఁ, బయోధి నుండి పవనాంథోలోకముం జేరె గం

గాకూలంకష! పెక్కు భంగులు వివేకభ్రష్ఠ సంపాతముల్! |శా|

…….India did reach the heights, but Indian, chose to only satisfy the four instincts ahar, nidra, bhaya, maithunam

And simply surrendered to the 6 enemies,…kama krodha lobha moha mada matsarya, lost the goal of mukthi

So the solution is to go back to the roots of our culture of tapas, sadhana, under right guidance from sathguru

India is veda bhumi, enriched by great tapasvees, not easy to relive, but is possible if we are serious, shradhavan labhate gyanam

One should become alert, and shift the attention to the real purpose of life from the routine trivialities, and thru sincere efforts the silent transformation can be made possible