साँस साँस पर नाम ले, वृथा साँस मति खोय I न जाने इस साँस का आवन होय न होय II
While we are still able to breath, we never think about how precious and important a single breath is to us. However once breathing ceases wealth, status, fame, friends and family all become meaningless. We are human beings of ONE BREATH‘. In other words, the length of a person’s life can best be measured by the BREATH! We humans exist for ONE BREATH at a time, not knowing the life span or even what will happen next. Who knows if this breath we inhale could be our last?
"Kabir says, human birth is precious and once lost cannot be recalled. Human life is extolled as a very "rare" opportunity given to progress spiritually. By focussing on the ultimate purpose of human life — God Realization — we are urged to orient our lifestyle towards this goal even while engaged in worldly activities. If one does not understand this significance and take appropriate steps to realize this objective of life "here" and "now", then there is no escape from repeated pain and delusion. And therefore even a moment not spent in the Lord’s thoughts will be a great loss and is a moment of sorrow; while those moments spent in His thoughts are indeed blessed. Every moment of human life is an auspicious time; an opportunity to overcome all sorrowful memories and take a step towards a fruitful life. With the length of life span as but one breath, we must not let even a breath go waste without the meditative repetition of God's name, for it is not a word, it is God Himself."
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