Salute the soldiers who find spirituality even on the battlefield.

1. IT IS EXACTLYIT IS EXACTLY
10:0710:07

2. PRESENTATION CREATED BYPRESENTATION CREATED BY
SWAMI SUNYADEVASWAMI SUNYADEVA
Music: Autumn RoseMusic: Autumn Rose

3. It was quiet that day, the guns and the
mortars, and land mines for some reason
hadn't been heard.
The young soldier knew it was Sunday,
the holiest day of the week.
As he was sitting there, he got out an old
deck of cards and laid them out across his
bunk.
Just then an army sergeant came in and
said , “Why aren't you with the rest of the
platoon?”
The soldier replied, “I thought I would stay
behind and spend some time with the
Lord.”

4. The sergeant said,
“Looks to me like you're going to play
cards.”
The soldier said, “No, sir.
You see, since we are not allowed to have
spiritual books in this country,
I've decided to talk to the
Lord by studying this deck of cards.”
The sergeant asked in disbelief,
“How will you do that?”

5. "You see the AceAce, Sergeant?
It reminds me that there is only one Godonly one God

6. The TwoTwo represents the two Realities of the
Sankhya Darshana , Purush and Prakriti.

7. The ThreeThree represents
Brahma , Vishnu and Mahesh -the Holy TrinityBrahma , Vishnu and Mahesh -the Holy Trinity.

8. The FourFour stands for the Four
Vedas: Rik, Yajur, Sama andRik, Yajur, Sama and
AtharvaAtharva

9. The FiveFive is for the Pancha Koshas.
Annamaya, Pranamaya,nnamaya, Pranamaya,
Manomaya, Vignanamaya andManomaya, Vignanamaya and
AnandamayaAnandamaya.

10. Don’t expect life to be fair.
The SixSix is for the Arishadvargas:
Kama, Krodha, Lobha, Moha, Mada and
Matsarya
.

11. Don’t be worried about losing a battle, if this helps
you win the war.
The SevenSeven is for the Saptha Rishis Bhrigu,
Atri, Angirasa, Vasishta, Pulastya,
Pulalaha and Kratu.

12. The EightEight is for the Ashta Vasus: Anala,
Anila, Soma, Ahas, Dhara, Dhruva,
Pratyoosha, Prabhaasa:

13. Don’t be afraid of saying, “I don’t know” or “I am sorry”.
The NineNine is for the Navagrahas:Surya,
Chandra, Mangal, Budh, Brihaspati, Shukra,
Shani, Rahu and Ketu

14. The TenTen represents the Dashavataras of Lord Vishnu:Dashavataras of Lord Vishnu:
Matsya, Kurma, Varaha, NarasimhaMatsya, Kurma, Varaha, Narasimha ,Vamana,
Parashurama,
Rama, Krishna, Buddha and Kalki

15. The JackJack is a reminder of Mara who tried to seduce
the Buddha

16. The QueenQueen stands for Maha Lakshmi.

17. The KingKing stands for Vishnu for He is the KingKing
of the Universeof the Universe.

18. When I count the dots on all the cards, I come up
with 365 total, one for every day of the year

19. Don’t be so hard on yourself. You’ve
born to learn all about who you are.
So enjoy the experience.
There are a total of 52 cards in a deck;
each is a week - 52 weeks in a year.

20. The four suits represent the four Yugas: Krita,Treta,
Dwapara and Kali.

21. Each suit has thirteen cards –
there are exactly thirteen weeks in a quarter.

22. So when I want to talk to God and thank Him,
I just pull out this old deck of cards
and they remind me of all that I have to be thankful for.

23. The sergeant just stood there.
After a minute, with tears in his eyes and pain in his heart,
he said, "Soldier, can I borrow that deck of cards?"

24. Please let this be a reminder
and take time to pray for all of our soldiers
who are being sent away,
putting their lives on the line fighting.

25. GODGOD
BLESSBLESS
YOU!YOU!
Ed Marbella