aaj ka jeevan mantra by pandit vijayshankar mehta, story of dayanand saraswati, prerak prasang, we should remember these tips in worship | पूजा-पाठ करते समय मन को भटकने न दें, पूरा ध्यान भक्ति में ही होना चाहिए

story – Swami Dayanand Saraswati, the founder of the Arya Samaj, was called to deliver a lecture at a gathering of Vedic religion in Lahore. Although he was punctual, but one day he got a while to arrive.

Those who attended the satsang ceremony were waiting. While waiting, people started praying. Everyone closed their eyes and started meditating. After some time Dayanand Saraswati entered the assembly.

There was a stir at the discourse site as soon as Swamiji arrived. Due to this movement the attention of the people was broken, everyone looked at each other. After this, all the people stood looking at Swamiji.

Dayanand Saraswati reached the stage and started speaking, ‘Before I came, all of you were praying, discussing with the ultimate power. When I came, all of you guys opened their eyes and stood up immediately. Keep in mind, when we are doing devotion to the Lord, no matter who comes, we should not leave the worship in the middle. I am respectful to you, but no greater than that divine. Greet me, but do not break your worship. Whenever performing pooja in future, first complete your worship, then welcome someone. ‘

Learning – Today most people do devotion without full concentration. While worshiping, half of the attention is focused on family and other things. Until worship is over, we should not pay attention to other activities of the world. Worship without concentration does not bring peace to the mind.