Thread by @AhammBrahmaasmi

#Jagadguru #Shankaracharya #SriSri Bharati Tirtha Mahaswamiji: We have to take care to spend our lives every day purposefully. That is why it is said –
प्रत्यहं प्रत्यवेक्षेत नरश्चरितम् आत्मनः।
किं नु मे पशुभिस्तुल्यं...
“Man has to consult his conscience every day, as to how 1/5

his day went. He has to examine himself thus, “Did I live like a noble person or did I spend it like an animal?”. We must always remember that we can never shut our own conscience to errors we committed. A thief may deny that he committed a theft despite being roughed by cops.2/5

However despite his denial, his own conscience knows that he committed the theft.
Sri #AdiShankara states – नलिनीदलगतजलमतितरलंतद्वज्जीवितमतिशयचपलम् (The life of a person is as fragile as water drops trembling on a lotus leaf). Hence when we are blessed with this human birth,3/5

it is wise for us to utilise it well. How? By adhering to Dharmic deeds. Hence when we reflect upon our own deeds, we must have the conviction to identify our errors and be determined not to engage in them thenceforth–“I did this mistake. I lied to him. I cheated that person 4/5

– Let me not do these hereafter.”
We are born in a land that has given such importance to Dharma that our ancestors went to great lengths and sacrificed everything to uphold #Dharma, #Nyaya & #Satya-these three are to be upheld if we are to truly live as human beings. 5/5 #Gita