'The Secret of Eternal Remembrance'

One day, Swamiji was giving a sermon in a village temple. In that sermon, Swamiji explained:
"Children! You must study, play, and do all your work. They are very important in life. But no matter how great a job you do or how much you win in this world, that happiness is temporary. This body, this fame, will end one day. That is why, while doing all these things, the real goal of every human being is to reach God, who gives eternal happiness. All the things you do are important, but more important than all those things is keeping your mind fixed on God. Moksha is to reach that Supreme Soul. We should practice our whole life to win that eternal prize."

After listening to Swamiji's words, Aryan, Pragya, Kutil, and Maya discuss how to reach God. In this discussion, Kutil and Maya enthusiastically said, "There is no need to struggle so much to reach God. In the Bhagavad Gita, Lord Krishna clearly says that in the end, if we just remember Him, we will attain salvation! That is why, no matter how we are, no matter what we do, no matter how many mistakes we make throughout our lives, it is enough to remember Him in the end," they said lightly.

Aryan and Pragya did not like those words. "Is it that easy to reach God? Why is there a need to live a good life and follow rules?" They had a doubt. To resolve this, everyone immediately went to Swamiji and told him about their discussion.

Swamiji smiled and said, "Children, the matter you have discussed is very important. That verse is true. But I will tell you the secret behind it. There were two people in a village:

Pujari Shivayya: He spent his entire life in the temple. He performed pujas and chanted mantras constantly. But opposite his house was a dancer named Ramani. Shivayya would always look towards Ramani's house and constantly scold her and her work, saying, 'She dances; she is immersed in entertainment; she will have bad luck.'

Artist Ramani: Even though Ramani was busy with her profession, her mind was always on Shivayya. 'How lucky he is! He got the opportunity to worship God in His presence. How good it would be if I also had the opportunity to serve God in that way,' she would constantly think good thoughts.

One day, the time came for both of them to die. The angels of God came to take Ramani away, and the soldiers of Yama came to take Shivayya away. Shivayya was surprised and said, "Sir, you have come to the wrong house. I am a priest, and the woman who lives in that house is just an entertainer. You came to my house on the way to that house," he said.

Yama Bhatulu: "No, we have come to the right house. Even though you are a priest, you always remember the mistakes and bad feelings of others in your mind, and you died thinking about them even in your last days. But Ramani, whatever her profession, always had good thoughts in her mind, and thought that she should have an opportunity to serve God, and she died with the same thoughts even in her last days."

Then Swamiji quoted the verse given by Sri Krishna in the Bhagavad Gita:

Slokam: Antakale cha mamava smaran muktva kalevaram .
              Yah prayati sa madbhava yati nastyatra samshayah

"Children! Understand this. "Those who remember God in the end times will definitely get Him. But the power to remember Him in that way is possible only through the practice we do throughout our lives. No matter where we are, what work we do, how much money we have, how much fame and fortune we have in society... if we do not have good thoughts mentally, if we do not have lifelong practice, we will be in trouble," he said.

Kutil and Maya realized their mistake. They realized how important the contemplation we do throughout our lives is.

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