BIRDS ON BANYAN TREE
Everyday thousands of
birds takes shelter on a big banyan tree.
Early morning they all fly out in search for their food and in the
evening they return back to the same tree and take shelter on the same branch
as they believe that branch they are sitting on is the only true banyan tree.
They all think the same way though they are sitting on the different branch.
When a gust of wind, rain or thunderstorm hits the tree,
they fly out but return back on the same branch as they have fully believe that
their branch is the only true banyan tree.
However some will opt for even better banyan tree and they are
being lured by birds from other branch and they move from their branch to other
branch believing that they now have found true banyan tree. However the wind,
rain and thunderstorm do strike there too and once again they began their
search for real banyan tree.
We, human beings are like birds. We are all sitting on different branch
(different faith) of banyan tree (GOD) and each one claims that their branch is
the only real banyan tree. We tend to be cleverer than others, smarter than
others and vigorously propagate to lure others that ours is the only true
banyan tree. In the rat race of increasing followers to one's faith, one forget
that all faiths are part of one big banyan tree called (GOD).
In Shreemad Bhagwad Gita, Lord Krishna said to Arjuna:
Urdav mool madhah
shakha, masvatham prahuravyam|
Chandasi yasya parnani
yastam ved sa vedvit||15:1
Meaning:
"He who knows the Pipala tree (in the form of
creation); which is said to be imperishable with its roots in the Primeval
Being (GOD), whose branch is represented by Brahma (the Creator), and whose
leaves are the Vedas, is the knower of the purport of the Vedas."
The whole universe is like a banyan tree having its root in
the GOD. Its branches are blossomed in the materialistic world in form of our
various deeds, be it a good deed or bad deed. The ultimate aim of all mortal is
to merge with the supreme being, through whichever faith one belongs too. When one
try to increase followers to one's faith, one is in fact not serving the GOD
but falls in the pit of jealousy and greed to prove that one was able to
convert so many people from different
faith to one's own faith. It is merely an act like birds sitting on banyan
tree trying to lure other birds on their branches.
There are three different category of life existence.
First is unmovable like plants and trees. It
has life. It bears flowers and fruits but it can move. It does not have any
other senses.
Second is in form of birds and animals. They are living
creatures. They have senses of hunger and sex too. But they cannot enjoy bliss of God.
Third the most wonderful and powerful
creation of God is human being. Human beings have everything. They can move
from one place to other. They have control over their senses. They do
understand right and wrong and yet they fall for wrong doing. They have power
to visualize supreme being and yet they act like second creation of God like
birds and animals. One finds people with birds and animal behaviour in every
society.
One does not do justice to God's creation when one acts like
birds and animals. Luring others to one's faith is merely an act like birds.
God did not give this life to waste in such petty acts like birds on banyan
tree.
