Tidbits for the Mind & the Monkey

Of late, I have been searching through Youtube for movies that are on the great bhakthas, sadhaks, spiritual masters etc. I found many and thought it apt to share it to many others who can be spared the search time. Enjoy! Sri Purandara Dasaru (in Kannada) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qQ2MaMcRrA Sadhak Bamakhyapa (this is a two part movie in Bengali) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIP8KtTQ_VE Sadhak Kamalakanta (this is a series of 9-10 clips in Bengali) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmKpL-mo9_U  Sadhak Ramprasad (this is in two parts as well in Bengali) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yoK3_egvPQ  Yogis of Tibet (in English) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOk0tZHwCs4  Sant Dnyaneshwar (in Marathi) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2736UvG4-M Sant Eknath Maharaj (in Marathi) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbDBpAw8800 Sant Tukaram (in Marathi) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUn2p3uM2_0 Bhagavan Sri Ra...

When I think of the present situation in the world around us and think especially about the various people I meet in my day to day interactions, be at work or otherwise, I am sometimes deluded by the feeling of selfishness that surrounds each one of us including myself. Forcing myself to think further, I was looking for who in this world is a symbol of selflessness that so much has been expounded by the Gita and many other spiritual texts. Mothers probably come close to being selfless examples, but they too have traces of selfishness in many situations. Having found it difficult to find one among human beings, I looked beyond and searched for other living beings. I did find definite indications of selfishness among animals - especially observing crows, dogs, etc. Continuing my search for an answer to my question to beyond animals, deeper thoughts led me to the plant world. And contemplating further, I discovered that a tree is probably a perfect symbol of a selfless nature. Th...