Dear Udai and Jyoti,
Wonderful quote " Though, for a Sadhaka, the ideal is not to desire at all. " ... not all have become Sadhakas yet or have they obtained the knowledge of how a sadhaka is supposed to live.. that's why questions keep coming as Subramanian sir said..
However, if one keeps reading and practising all the instructions set by Bhagavan for us, one will definitely turn to be a sadhaka in due course of time.
Jyoti - we have many great souls in this forum to asnwer any question, no doubt in that. I never discourage questioning, I also tried to answer... even I was questioning many times when I joined the forum newly and Subramanian Sir has Graciously answered everything for me everytime with great patience !
All the Glory goes to Bhagavan for having created this forum for us.
A small story that i read sometime back, i forgot the name of the characters...
There was a great sufi jnani living in deserts of arabs. He was delivering very high teacings.. Many Kings would come and wait long in hot deserts to talk to him. One day, he was teaching on the topic of 'surrendering' to God. There were many people gathered around, on the second day one of the disciple who travelled long distance in his camel came to attend the teaching..
After reaching the place, he got down from his Camel and didn't tie the camel to any rods or rock near by saying to himself that God will take care of holding it. And after he entered in to the small tent the Jnani shouted and question him asking "Why didn't you tie your camel outside?" this disciple was first shocked to hear this as he was wondering how come HE knew what he did outside little far from the tent and then replied "I surrendered to God and so he will take care", Sufi Jnani shouted again with rough tone saying "Do you think God has no other job to do? Do you think God will tie the camel outside for everybody? what fool are you? you should have come by walk rather if you don't serve your responsibility for your camel" . He thus scolded him and sent him out.
This is where many get misunderstood.. Camel was to be taken care by the rider, if the rider was matured enough, he would have come by walk without bothering the camel and without minding the hot sun.... there comes his vairagya... That is not the case with all, includeing me, as long as we are held up duties from which we are not able to come out, we are supposed to pray and do all that is dictated.. At the very base of the heart, one should be clear about the Reality.. that should be fine.
If one is unemployed, he can defenitely pray to God for Job.. the strenght and power of his prayer will be rewarded... Again all these actions are also based on Karma.. The effect of karma is considerably reduced by the Grace of God through his prayers or in the other way, the devotee is given enough strength to face his karma and come out of it without worries and sufferings.....
With love,
Arunachala Siva Arunachala Siva