Saintly Enmity - Swami Ganapati Sachchidananda

Na dvesha bhaavena ripoon hinasti
Maandyaat svayam vaa nabhaved vinashtah
Nayena soumyena sadaa vidhatte
Hitam dvayoh sajjana lakshanam tat

(He does not torture his enemies with hatred. He doesn’t remain lazy and cause his own downfall either. He deploys gentle methods and brings about well being of both (self and the enemy). This is the character of a pious person.)

When people hear the word ‘Saint’, immediately the picture of a person who is generally inactive, incapable and devoid of commonsense comes to their mind. By this token, everyone who is intelligent, sharp and capable should either be a cruel person or a cheat.

© "Bhakti Mala" (July, 2003) published by Sri Bhakti Mala Trust, Mysore at Lakshmi Narasimha Mudrana Sri Ganapati Sachchidananda Ashram, Mysore 570 025. Reprinted with permission.

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