(Excerpts form the satsang of Pujya Bapuji)
‘The Guru’s grace alone can bring about disciple’s supreme good.’
Guru’s grace alone can bring supreme good to the disciple; nothing else can. This is the verbal testimony of valid knowledge. One who grasps the verbal testimony gets liberated. On the other hand the one who weighs the Guru with reference to his own mind and desisted astray. ‘The Guru should do this; he should not do that….. He should conduct himself in such and such manner… we should do this and that… we should get this and that....’ if one has such thinking, it means he is guided by desires.
One, who is guided by the scriptures, acts in accordance with pram Ana, instruments of valid knowledge. One who is guided by his desires acts according to the dictates of his mind. Many people get Mantra Diksha form a Guru, but most of them are guided by desires. Rare are those who act in accordance with the pram Ana. They firmly believe what the scriptures say is the truth what Guru says is the truth what the mind says is untruth.
Desire driven actions are the cause of bondage; samara, the cycle of birth and death. Actions guided by the scriptures, on the other hand are the means to material and spiritual progress to God realization. Of course do purushartha, should make full efforts; but what kind of purushartha should we do? Should we do what comes to our mind or should we so what the Guru or the scriptures ordain? If you cat according to your ling cherished notions, howsoever great may be the amount of work you do howsoever big returns you get it will be worldly gains not spiritual.
What is validated by gains Sruti, the Vedas has to be accepted. For example the Sun is 13 lakh times larger then the earth. This is an authenticated. It has to be accepted even if our eyes don’t see it. The sky looks blue but it is an authenticated fact that the blueness is not there and the blueness that looks to be there is on account of the inability of our eyes to perceive the space. The well authenticated fact has to be accepted. The Vedas, Say the Guru’s grace alone can bring about the disciple supreme good.’ This is a well authenticated fact. Guru Nanak says, The home with in is filled with Bliss but the Self willed mammoth does not get to taste it. This I a well authenticated fact.
I was a member of a rich family. There was no death of caves and places suitable for mediation. Yet Guru ji ordered me to live at a place I didn’t like to in a slum at Disa. I accepted it an didn’t allow the mind to have its way. Had I left that place following the dictates of my mind or my relatives, I would have met the same fate as other wretched men meet,. He is wretched who allows a lump of butter that has come into his hands to is slip away and licks buttermilk. One who fails to take advantage of a propitious situation is wretched. Had I behaved in the way wretched men do, I would have fallen form the path of sadhana.
Disa is not very far form Amdaved. I was married; I could have gone home dozens of times in seven years without taking permission form my Guru… Even if I had gone seventy times, Guruji world have said nothing. But I thought, ‘what would I ultimately get if I cater to the fancies of my or my relatives minds? How can the advice of those who them selves have not crossed the ocean of birth and death, help me cross it? The saints pronounce:
‘No wonder one may reduce his body to a skeleton through severe austerities and practice of mediation night and day but desire won’t be eradicated without reflecting on the enlightening knowledge.’
If it were possible to attain God without engaging oneself in action ordained by scriptures, everybody would have attained God. There are a large number of people, who are believers; a good many of them are devoted. Why don’t they attain God then?
Many people came to my Guru Dev’s Ashram. A two and half lakhs of people appear for i.A.S. Competitive examinations. The bulk of them are eliminated at various stages of tests and interviews and finally bout 1,000 of them are appointed as I. A.S. offers. Similarly many people comes to the Guru; only those out of them attain the supreme Goal who have an earnest zeal for God realization and persevere diligently in Guru’s divine works and actions ordained by scriptures.
Acting according to the fancies of one’s mind jiva is swept away by the current of samsara. Desire driven action make one wander in samsara, transmingratory existence and actions based on scriptural authority (pramana) leads one to liberation. Of course one will fell good if things go the mind’s way. If on works acoring to the fancies of one’s mind one slied toward ruination and by working according to Guru’s teachings one elevates oneself. One may live a thousand births following one’s beliefs and fancies; one gains nothing ad falls to abysmal depths; to the dictates of scriptures.
Shri Ramakrishna paramhamsa, on the strength of his faith made Divine Mother Kali to manifest herself but the Mother said, Seek refuge in a Brahmjnani Grur to attain Self Knowledge”
Namdevji similarly made Lord Vitthal to Manifest Himself but Lord Vitthal said, “Go And get the Knowledge of Ultimate Truth from Vsoba Khechar.” Ma parvati worshipped Lord Shiva to get Him as her husband and got Lord Shiva as her hushed but Lord Shiva said, Go and get the Knowledge of Ultimate Truth From Guru Vamdevji what is the secret behind al this? It is an authenticated fact that:
‘The Guru’s grace alone can bring about the disciple’s supreme good. One must agree to and accept this fact.
‘Let what is mine be consigned to the flames, let what is Thine prevail.’
The purport here is that our desires should be destroyed to reveal the Guru’s experiential Knowledge alone. Serving with alacrity one’s desires are checked and one starts yearning for God realization.
It is a well klauthenticated fact that the world is ever perishing. What evener the jiva may achieve in the world; it cannot get relieved of the sufferings of birth and death without attaining the state of supreme Consciousness.
‘With out the love for Lord’s lotus feet, the sorrow of the heart will not be destroyed.’
One should readily accept authenticated fact and should make one’s life accomplished.
‘The Guru’s grace alone can bring about disciple’s supreme good.’
Guru’s grace alone can bring supreme good to the disciple; nothing else can. This is the verbal testimony of valid knowledge. One who grasps the verbal testimony gets liberated. On the other hand the one who weighs the Guru with reference to his own mind and desisted astray. ‘The Guru should do this; he should not do that….. He should conduct himself in such and such manner… we should do this and that… we should get this and that....’ if one has such thinking, it means he is guided by desires.
One, who is guided by the scriptures, acts in accordance with pram Ana, instruments of valid knowledge. One who is guided by his desires acts according to the dictates of his mind. Many people get Mantra Diksha form a Guru, but most of them are guided by desires. Rare are those who act in accordance with the pram Ana. They firmly believe what the scriptures say is the truth what Guru says is the truth what the mind says is untruth.
Desire driven actions are the cause of bondage; samara, the cycle of birth and death. Actions guided by the scriptures, on the other hand are the means to material and spiritual progress to God realization. Of course do purushartha, should make full efforts; but what kind of purushartha should we do? Should we do what comes to our mind or should we so what the Guru or the scriptures ordain? If you cat according to your ling cherished notions, howsoever great may be the amount of work you do howsoever big returns you get it will be worldly gains not spiritual.
What is validated by gains Sruti, the Vedas has to be accepted. For example the Sun is 13 lakh times larger then the earth. This is an authenticated. It has to be accepted even if our eyes don’t see it. The sky looks blue but it is an authenticated fact that the blueness is not there and the blueness that looks to be there is on account of the inability of our eyes to perceive the space. The well authenticated fact has to be accepted. The Vedas, Say the Guru’s grace alone can bring about the disciple supreme good.’ This is a well authenticated fact. Guru Nanak says, The home with in is filled with Bliss but the Self willed mammoth does not get to taste it. This I a well authenticated fact.
I was a member of a rich family. There was no death of caves and places suitable for mediation. Yet Guru ji ordered me to live at a place I didn’t like to in a slum at Disa. I accepted it an didn’t allow the mind to have its way. Had I left that place following the dictates of my mind or my relatives, I would have met the same fate as other wretched men meet,. He is wretched who allows a lump of butter that has come into his hands to is slip away and licks buttermilk. One who fails to take advantage of a propitious situation is wretched. Had I behaved in the way wretched men do, I would have fallen form the path of sadhana.
Disa is not very far form Amdaved. I was married; I could have gone home dozens of times in seven years without taking permission form my Guru… Even if I had gone seventy times, Guruji world have said nothing. But I thought, ‘what would I ultimately get if I cater to the fancies of my or my relatives minds? How can the advice of those who them selves have not crossed the ocean of birth and death, help me cross it? The saints pronounce:
‘No wonder one may reduce his body to a skeleton through severe austerities and practice of mediation night and day but desire won’t be eradicated without reflecting on the enlightening knowledge.’
If it were possible to attain God without engaging oneself in action ordained by scriptures, everybody would have attained God. There are a large number of people, who are believers; a good many of them are devoted. Why don’t they attain God then?
Many people came to my Guru Dev’s Ashram. A two and half lakhs of people appear for i.A.S. Competitive examinations. The bulk of them are eliminated at various stages of tests and interviews and finally bout 1,000 of them are appointed as I. A.S. offers. Similarly many people comes to the Guru; only those out of them attain the supreme Goal who have an earnest zeal for God realization and persevere diligently in Guru’s divine works and actions ordained by scriptures.
Acting according to the fancies of one’s mind jiva is swept away by the current of samsara. Desire driven action make one wander in samsara, transmingratory existence and actions based on scriptural authority (pramana) leads one to liberation. Of course one will fell good if things go the mind’s way. If on works acoring to the fancies of one’s mind one slied toward ruination and by working according to Guru’s teachings one elevates oneself. One may live a thousand births following one’s beliefs and fancies; one gains nothing ad falls to abysmal depths; to the dictates of scriptures.
Shri Ramakrishna paramhamsa, on the strength of his faith made Divine Mother Kali to manifest herself but the Mother said, Seek refuge in a Brahmjnani Grur to attain Self Knowledge”
Namdevji similarly made Lord Vitthal to Manifest Himself but Lord Vitthal said, “Go And get the Knowledge of Ultimate Truth from Vsoba Khechar.” Ma parvati worshipped Lord Shiva to get Him as her husband and got Lord Shiva as her hushed but Lord Shiva said, Go and get the Knowledge of Ultimate Truth From Guru Vamdevji what is the secret behind al this? It is an authenticated fact that:
‘The Guru’s grace alone can bring about the disciple’s supreme good. One must agree to and accept this fact.
‘Let what is mine be consigned to the flames, let what is Thine prevail.’
The purport here is that our desires should be destroyed to reveal the Guru’s experiential Knowledge alone. Serving with alacrity one’s desires are checked and one starts yearning for God realization.
It is a well klauthenticated fact that the world is ever perishing. What evener the jiva may achieve in the world; it cannot get relieved of the sufferings of birth and death without attaining the state of supreme Consciousness.
‘With out the love for Lord’s lotus feet, the sorrow of the heart will not be destroyed.’
One should readily accept authenticated fact and should make one’s life accomplished.
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