Respect the Divine blessing

If you get by divine grace, some high-ranking position, some supernatural power, a divine gift, the company of a great Guru, prasada given by Guru or a garland and you don’t respect it, you will lose it. The Guru showers his grace on you and thereby endows you with radiance, strength and joy; but if you fail to respect it, it is lost. The prasada given by Guru or God goes on multiplying if we respect it, but it disappears if we fail to appreciate it.

Mother Ganga gave an exquisite bangle to Jatashankar with instructions to hand it over to Saint Rohidas. Jatashankar gave it to the king, who in turn gave it to his queen. The queen hurdled the bangle to pressurize the king into trying to procure the other one to make a pair. As she hurdled the bangle it disappeared, as it was given by a goddess. Therefore by showing disrespect to gifts given by Guru or God, we lose them.

We see the Guru in the body, but his Atman is Divine. God abides in Gurudev’s heart. If we hurt the Guru’s heart, we hurt the Supreme Being abiding in it! Imagine where this will lead us to! God alone knows how many births our misery may continue Gurudev’s blessing works to make thousands upon thousands of hearts noble and pious; but his displeasure can also work to wreak havoc. It is not possible to propitiate the Guru through deception and cunning practices. We should never do anything that may displease the Guru because:
Gurukripa he kewalam shishyasya param manglam
Aakalpjanmakotinam yagyavratatapah kriya
Tah sarvah safala Devi gurusantoshmatratah

‘Guru’s grace alone brings supreme good to the disciple. O Devi! Merely by propitiating the Guru, all penances, sacrifices vows, austerities and scriptural rites come to fruition.

I got whatever I have by Guru’s grace. Is it easy for a pauper to become a billionaire through his own efforts? But if a pauper child is intelligent, he will get himself adopted by a billionaire and become a billionaire instantly. Similarly, the moment one is adopted by Guru’s grace, one attains Divine Peace.

Always let divine thoughts entertain your mind. Never allow negative thoughts to enter your mind. Never entertain thoughts of sorrow, worry or escapism. Don’t let dejection come near you. God’s infinite powers are with you. The consciousness that pervades each and every cell of your body, that itself is called Rama. Rama is not distant for you… the Divine consciousness is not distant for you… God is not distant from you. I unfortunate sense pleasure and passions have kept you away from God and progress. Become your own judge. For centuries you have been deceived by your weak, passionate mind, your neighborhood mind and the company of people involved in trivial matters. These reasons have led to your downfall.

Never trust the opinion of the majority. Always trust the opinion of wise persons. Don’t bother about what the majority says. Don’t get entangled in pleasing the majority. Please God; you will find the majority pleased automatically. If the majority is not pleased, that is their bad luck. Satisfy god, you will emerge out of the difficulty and the majority will also get the appropriate guidance.
(Translated Excerpts from ‘Kalyan Nidhi’ – a book published by the Ashram)