Friday, January 21, 2011

The Greatness of self knowledge

(From benedictory discourses of Pujya Bapuji)
Self Knowledge is so profound that it should be given to all irrespective of having desire for it or not. Self knowledge is that nectar so divine that it has to be given to open who wants it and also to the own how doesn’t to the later by arousing the want in this heart so that he attains his supreme good. And it is not correct to say that people don’t need self knowledge. Now only human begins but a correct to say that people self knowledge. Not only human begins but all creatures need happiness. From morning to evening living makes all possible efforts to become happy. Only when one attain self knowledge one reaches the pinnacle of wisdom which is the culmination of a bodily actions the zenith of all mental concepts an understanding the height of intellectual prowess form where a thoughts of the mind seen worthless.
In fact things after which the softy is hankering are not required so much the Rishi were filled with compassion at the plight of people being carried away by such things. The know that is only out of ignorance that people think philosophy unnecessary. Foolish men think that don’t need knowledge of Ultimate Truth but Rishi know nobody can do without self knowledge. There have been many saint who attained the realization of slumped truth an become silent. They thought why should when the people feel the need for self knowledge? But there have been some who thought people self knowledge but they don’t feel the need. So they have to persuaded a read nether when she finds that her child does not take regular meals at home and takes junk foods becomes worried she tires every possible mans to get her chide art home made food a step mother of course may say when the child does not like hoe made food what can I do if he will ask for food I shall give.
Our Rishi are not the step mother of the society. They are real parent of human being. Even if people don’t want to spare time to receive the parsed given by the Rishi the Rishi want that people should come to listen to the satsang on self knowledge on any pretext. Unfortunately people are not thirsty for the nectar of the knowledge of ultimate Truth out if ignorance they do not know the greatness of this knowledge. They don’t new the valor of peace in self supreme good will not come to them until and unless they realize the value of self knowledge. If you read the history of spirituality, you will come to know how glorious how immensely valuable self knowledge is. Emperors renounced their kingdoms besmeared there bowl in their hands in order to get favour of self favour of self Realized gurus what to speak of emperors even god in his incarnations as lord Rama reveres the Guru!
“Rising at break of day the lord of Raghus would bow his heard his parents and preceptor.
(Sri Rama Charita Manas Bala Kanda)
Lord Rama would arrive at the guru ashram early in the morning if the guru would be in samdhi he would l not disturb him and will stand at a distance with folded hands. when gurudev would get up form Samadhi. He would prostrate himself before the Guru now this was lord rama himself uttering whose name people are delivered form samsara lord ram knew the value of spiritual knowledge lord Krishan too saved this guru sandman he along with co disciples would go to the forest o cut wood. After he finished his strides he prayed to the Guru I want to offer guru Dakshna (the fee paid at the end for the instructions) kindly tell me what I should of far Gurudev said I don’t need any thing.
Well ask your mother (guru wife) what she wants.
Lord Krishan went to guru wife and asked mother what can I do to earn your pleasure guru wife said Krishan you are endowed with great prowess my child has gone to Yama abode the good of death. Bring him back.
Lord Krishna broke the laws of nature. He brought the child back form the city of death and placed him in his mother lap.
The gita was little time to say anything inessential you will not find in the whole of the gita a single word which it was not essential to say. He lord conveyed what he wanted to society in pithy sentences. The lord and Arjuna were in a chariot stationed between the tow armies ready for battle. At such juncture lord Krishna says:
Know that through prostration inquiry and services. The wise one how have realized the Truth will impart the knowledge to you. Lord Krishan is advising Arjuna who was in close purity to him to get knowledge for the knower of Truth this indicates the self knowledge brings about harmony between human beings dissolving their difference it helps the human society tormented by fear grief jealously and agitation develop dinged quilts like happiness and peace affection and sympathy good conduct and self restraint courage and enthusiasm, velour and forgings in order to dispel the darkness of ignorance to unite the jiva with Barman. When even ay person any community or ay nation disregarded the knowledge of Ultimate Truth behaving contrary to it principles with the viruses of bribery escapism. Terrors an cowardice.
There is no gain superior to self realization self restraint an self knowledge alone can transforms a languid and dejected would into a vibrant an radiant one.

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