subhAshitAni discussed on the SSS SubhAshita group : नियतिः कारणं लोके नियतिः कर्मसाधनम्। नियतिस्सर्वभूतानां नियोगेष्विह कारणम् || 4.25.4 ।। "Fate" is the cause of the world. "Fate" is the means of accomplishment. "Fate" assigns duties to all beings. -- Sri Ramachandra from Srimad Valmiki Ramayanam, Kishkinda Kanda "niyati" is that which is supposed to happen, what is destined to. There are things that we can control and things we cannot. "niyati" is that which we cannot control. Sri Ramachandra says this to Angada, Sugreeva and Tara after the death of Vaali when they were excessively lamenting on. भो दारिद्र्य नमस्तुभ्यं सिद्धोऽहं त्वत्प्रसादतः | पश्याम्यहं जगत्सर्वं न मां पश्यति कश्चन || Oh Poverty, salutations to you. By your blessings I have succeeded in one thing : I see the entire world but no one sees me (as if I am invisible). I discovered this subhAshita in 2012 when we were going through a low in life, when some bad decisions...
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