1.
Even years of praying do
not bring such benefit as feeding the hungry, and comforting the tears of the
one who cries.
2.
My son, this (my) nature
is immense. I am present everywhere. These words you hear now are the words of
God.
3.
If one of your desires is
fulfilled, consider it the grace of God. If it is not fulfilled, then consider
it His exceptional grace.
4.
It is not easy to receive
a good spiritual teacher. This only becomes possible through constant
development of perfection.
5.
Tasya vachakaha pranavaha. Which means: sound «Om » is defining God. Taddjapastadarda bhavanam. Which
means: you should always forward your prayers to Him and think of His form of Parameshvara.
By following this rule, each soul acquires knowledge of its true nature, and
also becomes free from reincarnation. My son! Each of such concentrated considerations
is antarmukhata of the soul (being turned inwards, penetration into
thoughts).
6.
If acquiring God is the
purpose of life, then acquiring bhakti
is even more important. After revealing His existence He does not find Himself
in anyone’s power. When he descended upon the Earth as Krishna
or Rama, He revealed Himself to many, but he was dependent only upon the
most devoted Bhakta, such as Hanuman.
7.
As salt becomes one with
water, when it falls into it, so the union of Self and soul is samadhi. When
this happens jivatama becomes whole with paramatma.
8.
Sarvadevamayo guru (all gods are united in a spiritual teacher) – when you
accept this, when you find sanctuary in a spiritual teacher, you receive a
possibility to find full knowledge of the soul’s nature.
9.
Listen, my son! The
easiest way to find God is an unselfish prayer. A prayer means dedication. It
means you are fully devoted to God, and you belong to Him is every way.
10. If desires are prudently turned towards service to God, they
become a way to worship Him, and liberate a person from reincarnation.
11. The one, who receives a gracious glance from God, soon
receives a blow, and he can stand it.
12. A person who comes close to God, but forgets his duty to
his parents, who gave him birth, destroys his true Self.
13. Take all decisions after taking council from God (soul)
that is in your heart.
14. As gold is purified by continuous heating, you should
purify your soul with the constant reflection over the words of your spiritual
teacher, meditation, prayer, silent repetition of the names of God.
15. The aim of bhakti should be God. Material world is
full of sorrow. (It is good when even one good work has been done. It has been
done by the grace of God. Having understood this, His benefits, their pleasure,
give back to God who gives pleasure. Such disinterested actions are yoga, the
true bhakti.
16. Be joyful all the time, always laugh and smile. Near that
Self, which is out of spirits, there is sansara. Self, which is out of
spirits, does not think of God.
17. Talk about God, sing His names, and communicate with the
devoted. Kneel in front of His image in temples. Find a place there to stay
alone and awaken atmabhava inside
yourself (the feeling that there is atma, i.e. pure «Self»).
18. Gradually the heart of one, who with the help of
meditation continuously contemplates upon his spiritual teacherя, is purified and it is filled with God in His form of sakara.
There is nothing so important for purification of one’s soul, as concentration
upon the spiritual teacher.
19.
It is impossible to find
faith without resistance. If your family and friends – everyone – agree with you,
then you will not have a slightest desire to do the good works, communicate
with the devotees, undertake pilgrimage, etc. So you should accept resistance as the God’s gift.
20. You should wake up at 1,5 hour before sunrise, read
mantra given by your spiritual teacher. Time before sunrise is most favorable. At
this time mind rests in piece.
21. Do not give way to the desire to satisfy sansara. Satisfying
God is not so difficult.
22. My son, even without desire, you should always repeat the
names of God. First the fire is lit, and only then it gives warmth; similarly, first
the names of God are repeated, and then it starts to bring its benefit. This is
an unshakable truth.
23. My son, body is the container for illness. The greater
sin is to make a tomb of it.
24. There are three types of divine energy: internal, external
and borderline. а) Internal energy of God
is His form, as it is, which is also called as sandhini. It is a collective
term of Sat-chit-ananda (existence-consciousness-bliss). б) External energy of God is called maja. Material world
generates from it. Maja can also be of two kinds: dravja is maja, of which the material
word is generated, and guna-maja, which is the cause of desire. в) Between these two energies lies a borderline energy, which
gives birth to the living beings (jiva). In his full expansion God is always
present at Goloka (the supreme planet, the abode of God Krishna ), which is also called «Vrindavana-dhama»
25.
From
the time immemorial Jivas have forgotten their true
nature. Returning them to God is a great goodness.
26. The soul is concealed in five sheaths. Inside annamaja
kosha (eating, thick physical body) is pranamaja kosha (represents
life energy), in pranamaja kosha there is manomaja kosha (represents
mind), in manomaja kosha there is vigyanamaja kosha (represents
knowledge), and inside vigyanamaja kosha there is anandamaja
kosha (the sheath of bliss, represents potential abilities, instinkts). When
we complete some action, all of the sheaths are inactivated. The action is completed
by hands – annamaja kosha, power is in hands – pranamaja kosha, desire
to complete this action – manomaja kosha, awareness of completed action
– vigyanamaja kosha, connection of desire with the instinkts – anandamaja
kosha. These sheaths change as a result of perfection during lifetime.
27. There is another simple method to cast away the veil of maja.
It requires that the man should reject desires, i.e. renounce all of his
desires. It is always necessary to understand that what God wants is
sufficient. All of us are passengers in the car, which is maja. We have to
act under its management. However, the one, who got out of the car, who stopped
God, i.e. came under His protection, has become free from it. If you send a
signal, then send it to God. When the veil of maja is off, then «Self», which is perfectly aware of the
environment and omnipresent, forgets of all the differences and begins to see paramatma
in everything.
28. The importance of the Sarayu River Sarayu River
29. My son! Continuous thoughts about wealth lead to
reincarnation in the body of a snake, thoughts about a house lead to
reincarnation as a ghost, thought about descendants lead to reincarnation in
the body of a pig. Thus, having become a victim of just a few bodies like these,
Jiva immediately purchases
a chain of 840000 incarnations for himself. On the contrary, if his thoughts are
deeply rooted in the repetition of mantra, received from authorized persons, eventually,
they will bring him to the abode of God.
30. As the frozen river turns into ice (kept in the refrigerator),
similarly, getting close to the competent authorities and concentrated upon a
spiritual teacher, Self dissolves in the heat of his words and receives piece
and bliss. It is always true. (Not ice but water is in the natural and form. We
receive earthly benefits as ice. We are kept in sansara, as in a refrigerator
and lose the ability to reach the ocean). That is why in order to receive an
invariable spiritual piece you should turn to your spiritual teacher. (i.e. at every
birth we accumulate material, and not spiritual wealth, however, spiritual
wealth is granted by a spiritual teacher. If you will fail to obtain it in the human
body, then afterwards, wandering in the several bodies, you will not receive
the human body second time. Thus you should take everything that is given by
your spiritual teacher. There will be no second incarnation) A spiritual
teacher will willingly lead jiva on a road of service, prayer, etc.
31. As an elephant is tamed by an iron stick, so it is
impossible to tame Self without an iron stick of continuous directions taken
from a spiritual teacher.
32. If you hand your Self over to your spiritual teacher,
then its will also become a well of bliss.
33. If material wealth is stolen by a thief, it can be
accumulated again. But if a man once loses the opportunity to accumulate
spiritual wealth, he will never receive a second chance to do this.
34. Vibhishana-tattva (essence, existence of Vibhishana. Vibhishana is the
epic hero, demon, brother of Ravana) is jiva-tattva (essence,
existence of jiva), and Hanumana-tattva (essence of Hanuman)
is guru-tattva. Jiva receives benefit from a spiritual teacher. Hanuman
directs jiva towards God. Humility of Vibhishana is the
love of bhakti. Devotion is the first
priority of bhakti. When jiva gives own self to God, then He
reveals Himself, to satisfy jiva.
35. A family-man should read Gayatri-mantra at least
108 times.
36.
Son! When you form dhyana
mudra (a special position of fingers in meditation) you will go deep into
meditation and see the image of God Rama-Janaki-Lakshman and Hanuman
in front of you. Contemplating upon these four images the restless Self will
not be able to remain in a balanced state. Master, and what is instead to
contemplate upon the image of Guru-bhagavan (the term bhagavan is
sometimes applied to identify a spiritual teacher, who has completely merged
with God)? What would be your advice? Maharaja (this is sometimes an address to
a spiritual teacher) replies: «My son! This is the best image! So you should do!».
37. Gyana, karma and meditation
are closely connected. The difference is only about sattva (quality of purity,
harmony), rajas (quality of activity, passion, anxiety) and tamas (quality
of inertness, stuggishness, ignorance, darkness, perishable nature). The
prevalence of gyana is the prevalence of sattva, the prevalence
of karma is the prevalence of rajas, and the prevalence of
meditation is the prevalence of tamas. This is a terminology.
38. In the house of a true sage there is no place for
disbelief.
39. Love wherever you want, but if with a pure heart you the
fact that a wise-man is always nearby and ready to prevent us from doing
wrongness, then even if he knows nothing of it, his support will reach you
indirectly (as well as directly). He will help, advise and protect you from
wrong actions and situations.
40. Him, who has approached the saint wise-man and whom the
sage has accepted, God has taken by the hand.
41. Out of the mouth of the sage speaks God. Everything he says
is as if God Himself is making notes in His note-book and always looks after
their fulfillment.
42. What a man has in this world that he could reject? If you
get rid of anger, pride, greed, or from the object of pleasure, this would be
renunciation.
43. Treat your parents as if they were sacred. They are an
embodiment of paramatma. Satisfy them with a faithful heart. He, who serves his
parents and brings them joy, is bringing joy to God.
44.
Ask nothing from God. Doesn’t
the Father of the universe, gracious paramatma, know desires of His
children? What the use telling Him of these desires?
45. A prayer devoid of lucre reaches God’s heart.
46. A true bhakti or a saint is that, who never grumbles
about God’s laws.
47. The life of Hanuman is worth of being learned and
taken as an example. He has never grumbled at Lord Rama. He was a model bhakta. (i.e. completely not to
grumble at God is to become Hanuman).
48. How can He, who endows the whole world with presents, forget
about His bhakti? The one, who serves God only to satisfy own desires,
is not bhakti under any
condition. Such person is a merchant.
49. The fact that a spiritual teacher knows his own destiny
us a special, filled with love, game of God.
50.
Undoubtedly a spiritual
teacher should possess divine knowledge. And it is impossible without devotion.
51.
My son, guru-tattva is
very odd and mysterious. Through its grace it is possible to learn both
material and spiritual world. The state of yoga is also its grace.
52. My son, in order to develop your life to perfection, you
should always remember at least two statements from «Ramcharit manas»: 1) Ram nam bin Gira na soha (Without the name
of Rama even Gira is not beautiful) and 2) Rama-kaja kinhe
bina mohin kahan vishram (Without pious actions you fall into ignorance).
So is there a chance to rest?
53. Along with
repeating the names of God you should pay attention to pious activities. Just
to glorify the names of God is not bhakti. All of material world is a
form of God that is why it is important to satisfy it. Life of Hanuman included both glorifying the
names of God and pious actions. Hence, bhakti should serve to the
benefit of material world along with celebration God’s names. Then God will be
satisfied.
54. My son, guru-mantra contains the whole power of guru-tattva.
Bija-mantra, given by the spiritual teacher, ignites an eternal fire in
the heart of the disciple, but this depends upon the disciple’s abilities. Generally
speaking, all mantra are the forms of sound «Om», but mantra, given by your spiritual teacher, is
filled with supernatural power, from which the pure sound «Om »
originates to glorify authoritative personalities like the image of God Chaitanya.
55. My son, the practice of concentration develops slowly. Concentration
is developed during the practice of meditation. But reading guru-mantra undoubtedly
brings benefit. Up to the fact that reading it is itself beneficial, even
without direct understanding of the word-meaning. Listen! Your body perceives mantra
as naturally as it perceives water, fire and air.
56.
Look here: knowledge, which
is connected to God, and ignorance, which is connected to jiva, are
the inseparable friendly pair of birds. They both sit on a tree of maja (material
nature), characterized with three qualities (sattva, rajs, tamas).
One of them (connected with jiva) enjoys fruit from the tree, while the
other (connected with God) merely has a sense of sakha for it. In the grace of spiritual teacher,
the bird which is jiva comes
into the state of deep concentration, understands own mistake, and
inspired by the authority of its friend, rejects despondency. My son, this is the mystery of mind.
57. I make only spiritual gifts. People often come to me but
care little about what I have to say. These visits are useless.
58. Body is a chariot, feelings are horses, Self is a rein. Mind
performs the charioteer’s function. Owner of this chariot is the soul. The soul
is less then feelings, Self, ego and mind. In practice, feelings are subordinate
to Self, Self is subordinate to ego, ego is subordinate to mind, while mind is
subordinate to the soul. (This means that feelings are geared by Self. If the motion of Self is stopped then feelings won’t work.
Self comes to motion being geared by ego. Can there be active mind wherein
there is no ego from ego? Similarly if the soul is strong, if we hear its voice,
then mind will not gain the advantage. This means, that if the soul and mind are
joint in the pursuit of a common cause, then the priority should be attributed
to the soul. You should let it move forward and follow it, without paying attention
to the mind).
59. Continuous experience of atmabhava brings senses
to the quiescent state. When sadhak is aware of the state of his soul, his
heart is completely filled. That is why self-perception is a way to withdraw
from desires. It is important to continuously maintain an internal sensation that
you are atmasvarupa (the term referring to the universe, indicating that
it doesn’t have the internal reality and exists only as the manifestation of
spirit), that you are aside of feelings, Self, ego, mind, that you are sat-chit-ananda.
This is soham, this is tattvamasi. Even when we become part of
God, we do not feel we are part of Him, because we lack self-confidence as a
result of mind’s ego, expansion of ego, and prevalence of feelings. On the contrary,
when we become part of maja, we fall into such illusion, that in all
aspects we become poor, helpless, weak, killing own true Self. We turn
happiness into misery.
60. My son, I dwell on the ocean of existence. As the laundress
cleans mud off clothes, I clean vice off jivas
on the ocean’s shore. Listen, while I cleaned them my spine has stiffened bent,
and yet I cannot lift my head even for a moment. Can you find anyone as devoted
to his duty as I am? (After ordination himself to God, Baba personally
cleans our vices, i.e. our mind, Self and feelings that become dirty after day.
So are we going to continue to become even dirtier? If not, then let us be attentive
and always remember that we should never commit actions that could stain our mind,
ego, Self and feelings. Otherwise this will cause suffering to Baba, which
is completely inadmissible.
61. Sunshine reaches the surface of our bodies, but we are
warmed with the heat from the inside. When you wash yourself, water comes in
touch with the surface of your body, but its coolness is profoundly felt inside.
That is why in the process of actuation Self, even unwillingly, it is necessary
to undertake sermons. By all means their beneficial effect will penetrate into
us.
62.
Study of Veda only creates desire to find God. If it were not like this, then
anyone could find God having studied just a coulple of Shastra. But this thing doesn’t happen. Along with studies of shastra
it is necessary to engage into spiritual activities, which is possible only in
the grace of a spiritual teacher. Otherwise it’s like keeping an infertile cow.
63. In the grace of a spiritual teacher even a minor
spiritual activity or a great desire can lead to God.
64. That is why the grace of a spiritual teacher is also
called «Sri varad vallabha ma» (the giving beloved mother). During a
divine service each guru-bhakta (bhakta of a spiritual teacher) must
thus praise a mother seated in the lotus flower and holding the blessing rain
in her four hands. Sri varadavallabha devyaya namaha Yatrasti moksho
na cha tatra bhogaha Yatrasti bhogaha na cha tatra moksho Sri sundari
Sevana tatparanam Bhogazhya mokshazhya karastha eva Kantaste purushottamaha phanipitiha
shayasana vahinam Devatama vihageshvaro zhdavanika maja jaganmohini Brahmeshadi
suravrajaha sadayatiha tvadadasadasi gana Sri ityeva cha bhagavati brumahakatham
tvam mayam Yasyaha te mahimanam atmana iva tadvallabhompiprabhu matuma iyattaya
niravadhim nityanukulam svataha Tam tvam dasa iti prasanna iti cha stoshyami ayam
nirbhayo Lokaikeshvari lokanatha dayite dante dayam te vidan Ishat tvat karuna nirikshana
sudha sindhu kshanad rakshjate Nashtam prad padha alabhataha tribhuvanam samprati
anantodayam Shreyo na hi aravinda lochana manaha kanta prasada rite Sansriti akshara
vaishnavadhasu vrinam sambhavyate karhichit Shantananta mahavabhutiha paramam
yad brahma rupam hare Murrta Brahma taaatompi tatapriyatamra rupam yad ati adbhutam
Yani anyani tatha sukham viharato rupani saaarvani tani Ahuha svayaha anurupa-rupa
vibhavay garho pagu rhani pani Akaratraya sampanam aravinda nivasinim Ashesha jagadishitrim
vade varadvalabham.
65. From the ploughing up of land, seeding and up to
gathering crops: the primarily goal of these tasks is food. If ready food falls
from the sky, nobody will do this job. Just like this, God should be the final
goal of pilgrimage, vows, fasting, communication with bhakta and gaining
control over feelings. Just as it is impossible to have food fall from the sky,
it is impossible to reach God without spiritual activities. With regards to this,
based upon the instructions of your spiritual teacher and within his grace, I am
sure, in the need to repeat Gayatri-mantra 108 times, thus continuously
ploughing the soul-land, seeding
it with the grain of bija-mantra, watering it with concentration upon
your spiritual teacher or ishta (meditation), fertilizing it with the
instructions of your spiritual teacher, communicating with bhakti in order to through away all
useless and unclean items like stones from the land, and fill it with the light of the names of God,
continuously repeating and glorifying them, providing it with access to the
fresh air by studying Scriptures, live in harmony with it, properly enjoy the
bread born from the land, and sharing it
equally with everyone. The sense of joy from doing this job is bhava-samadhi.
66. As it is acceptable to eat food purchased with money or with
jewels, so the earthly joys can be used to reach God (on condition of food
requirement). I.e. under the feeling of need to find God.
67. Make your human life, patience, respectability, work, health
so beautiful, that the sight of them should bring joy to the whole universe. Much
as there are people in your family, you should learn to live in love with all
of them. You will see how much felicity this may bring.
68. If a person cultivates the inner beauty and exists separately
from own body, if he continuously gets to know own Self, then for him there’s
no difference whether he is in the body or he has left it.
69. In purana and shastra one God is placed
above the others. This is done with the only purpose, that sadhak, who follows these Scriptures, would be filled with
the eternal faith in his ishta. Eternal faith is required to reach the
goal. It is necessary to become devoted, faithful.
70. When the name of God penetrates you, its energy activates
the pulse of 72000 blood vessels. You come to the state of complete delight and
joy. When during the time of kirtana the names of God are sung aloud,
tiny particles of love (of God) begin to accumulate on the outside. As a result
you even deeper merge into meditation. Sounds appear in the downward sequence: paravak,
then pashshyanti, madhyama and vaikhari. An now in the
reverse order vaikhari enters madhyama and anahata appears (the mystic sound that yogi
can hear). Thus, if you read or glorify aloud the names of God, then such human
vices like love, attachment, and tenderness will go away.
71. He, who dances in front of the statue of God during kirtan,
i.e. in His eyes, wins Him over with these actions.
72. Meeting and separations in the material world are subject
to prarabdha, there is nothing than depends upon a human. That is why
you should always believe into the grace of God and be satisfied with it.
73. Finding a place to stay alone, pray to your ishta filled
with faith. Your mind will be purified from ego, arrogance, hypocrisy, and the
light of paramatma easily reaches the bottom of your heart.
74. If in your heart you continuously contemplate upon the
image of your spiritual teacher through meditation, in a time your heart is
purified and God dwells in it. There is no better or easier way to clean your
heart but meditation upon your spiritual teacher.
75. If reading mantra for a long time doesn’t help the mind
to concentrate and purify, then the problem is not about the little efficiency
of mantra. Those are your wrong actions, committed in the past, that form and
obstacle. You should concentrate upon reading mantra, then in a time the clouds
of your wrong actions will fade away, and you will see God.
76. Reading mantra, given by your spiritual teacher, as well as
bringing into life all of his instructions are a true way to win his love, and
also to receive all siddhi (supernatural abilities).
77. If you pray hard, meditate or practice yoga, you will
receive a newly formed, true body. Delicate nerves and represent chakra,
which are capable to sustain the flow of super powerful feelings.
78. Kalpa-vriksha (kalpa-vriksha – myth. a tree performing wishes of everyone who is
covered by its shadow) of Kaliyuga is «Ramcharit manas». That is
why at least take a lesson from its five doha
(doha
79. Dirt cannot be washed away by simple water. Only tears of
love of God can wash it off.
80. Self is full of anxiety. It is in constant wander. When
it stops, its stubbornness increases. But continuous concentration exercises on
a single definite object of meditation help to calm it down. That is why there
is a need in constant practice. Then it has no way to go and it becomes
obedient. When Self is at rest, it reaches the target very soon. Concentration of
Self is the key o performing any activity. In any activity concentration
of Self leads to its correct performing. Self can be pure only when it rests in
the satisfied state.
81. My son, Vindhyachala is a place filled with super-natural power. I visit many places,
but I am always concentrated upon Vindhyachala. Bhakti should
regularly serve there as much as they can, because it is a glorious and very
beautiful ashram.
82. Continuous connection with God, makes this place even
more important, than connection to any great people in this world. You swim in
a river. And suddenly a crocodile snaps at your keg. Even if you are friends
with the president, this friendship cannot help in the given situation. However,
if you keep friendship with God, then He can immediately save you, because He
is your closest friend – suhrida sarvabhutanam («Bhagavad Gita»
5.29). God is always ready to appear merely at remembrance of Him.
83. If sadhak lives in a world of sansara, this
is not a problem, but a world of sansara should not live in him.
84. The names of God, as well as the bija-mantra, given
by a spiritual teacher, are God. That is why in the time of Kali it is
very important to sing His names.
85. God gives a man all earthly pleasures according to the
pool of previously committed good deeds.
86. Listen, my son, you should never censure any saint. They
are the ornament to earth. For the benefit of humanity they apply terrible
bodily mortifications, when they come into relations with society. When jiva
receives a special grace of God, then these saints reach sannidhya (sannidhya
is a merger of soul and God).
87. Are your parents alive? Have you ever shown them your
respect? If not, then run from here, ungrateful! Unfortunate, why did you come
here? What will you receive when you bow to me?
88. The true form of God is nirguna. Saguna is
the result of bhakta’s love.
89. The true nirgunopasaka (one, who worships God in
His form of nirguna) may even become yogi, as svarupaavasthe
(the state of existence with Brahman, rest in Absolute reality or Brahman) is
the final stage of nirgunopasaka.
90. My son, when merging with ishta, in the natural
grace of God, bhakta starts to feel anxiety. There are absolutely no
defects in your spiritual activity. If in the state of unity with the Mother
you suddenly feel anxiety, you should continue to read mantra from the spot on mala
where your finger has stopped.
91. My son, a photograph is the best way to remember. You
will always be able to find with you my small and perceivable image.
92.
Infinite faith is enclosed
in paramatma. It is full of desire to get hold of you. Draw away from
the fruits of your activity and take a close look at your friend. Over and over
you best friend repeats: «Na phaleshu kadachan». Jump through the branches
of the tree, but do not be attached to its fruit. Perform the activity, but reject aspiration for its results.
93. Body is like a chariot. Feelings are like horses. Now it depends
upon you whether, like Arjuna, you are
going to give the reins of your chariot to Sri
Krishna and stop to worry about the earthly things, or you will get hold of
your feelings yourself. If you stop them, then your desires will rule them and
will become the charioteer. Let God driver your chariot. When Narayana drives
your chariot, there will be no more doubts in your Self. There will be no more
conflict, no agitation. In the hour of need God will advise you, and layer
after layer will open all of the misteries – Sarva guhyatamam bhuyaha shrinu
me paramam vachaha Drishtonsi me dririhamititatio vakshyamite hitam.
94. A man is ishta for God that is how much grace is contained in Him! He will
unconditionally speak His graceful sermons. He will conceal nothing. He will
explain everything and say with love: «Brother, I have told you everything. Now
act as you consider rightly».
95. This requires that you put both mind and Self to the lotus
feet of God. Sacrificing them both is a complete sacrifice. If you leave
something for yourself, then it will turn into Indra’s trident (trishula) and cover
your body with many wounds. All mistakes and doubts are generated by Self and
mind. If a man trusts them, he will be deceived. The cause all of the
wanderings on the road. That is why you should entrust both of them to God,
free yourself from anxiety, and perform your duties.
96. If you devote yourself to God, whatever activities you
perform, do them as a worship of God, with purity, and feeling of duty. Consider
everything, which is performed with the means of body-Self-mind, as a service
to God. If you perform your duties as a divine service, then you will
acquire siddhi and undoubtedly will gain bliss.
97. My son, a brave man is the one, who keeps no evil
thoughts and who always guided by wisdom. Wisdom is always at the disposal of
one, who controls his feelings and manages them.
98. It is impossible to find
understanding of Paramatma merely by living in Ayodhya
or in Kasha, by worshiping Ganga , or just by eating
lenten fair. If it were possible, then any bird merely feeding on fruit would
be able find it. Merely rejection from relations with women also doesn’t lead
to bliss. Understanding of paramatma can
only be found though love. If you do not feel attachment to it, then there will
be false indifference.
99.
My son, when God wants to
show mercy to His bhakti, He leads them to the saint sages. I you go to
them, then you should come with a pure soul. You should not go while carrying
vices in your soul. Talk to them, and perform divine service together. Their advices are prasad. Go. This is grace, infinite grace!
100. You should know that if during meditation you will form
understanding of the body and world, then you are not yet completely concentrated upon ishta.
101.
My son, now we will go to
our place. This is a place in Himalayas, in Tibet
102. Step by step, gradually you will reach Haridvara. Similarly
by regular development of concentration, you will find God. This is beyond any
doubt. You should concentrate upon the lotus feet of God, and be resolute.
103. The anahata chakra is
inside of your heart. You should concentrate upon the
image of God, seated on the twelfth
lotus flower.
104. Repetition of the
sacred names of God destroys all sins. This is beyond any doubt. But is the sins
are destroyed, then why even then Self of
sadhak is full of anxiety? Sins are destroyed but their cause
remains. It will also be destroyed with the help of the names of God. The
reason of sins is desires. With the names of God on your lips there are no
desires. Desires dwell in your heart. With the image of Sri Narayana in a heart, and the names of God on
lips, the spiritual activity of sahdhak will become firm. Undoubtedly,
his faith will grow. He will always move forward. Hence, a spiritual activity
should always be structured in such a way that it would have an image of God Narayana
in a heart, and His names on
lips. Such should be a spiritual activity.
105. Vaishnava is
he, who has seen the sufferings of jiva, who
has been filled with compassion towards them, who has accepted everyone as if
he were an abode of God and has been filled with a sense of love towards each
one he has accepted.
106. God is in everything – in the forest, in the mountains, in
trees, in birds, in animals. You should understand this and share your
compassion and love with everyone.
107. God is also contained in feelings. Thus when you are
filled with different feelings, consider this a way to worship Him.
108. A man who faces God with joy is called Prahlada – pratyakshena
ahladaha prahladaha («Srimadbhagavad»).
109. Sraddha ghat-ghat herahu bhai, jal thal me prabhu rahe samai
zyada der na ki kidjie bhai, sir ne kal rahe mandarai (Seek faith in every soul,
brother. God is in water and on land. Do not waste your time, brother.
Tomorrow is already looming right in frond of you).
110.
All roads lead to God. You
should follow these roads to Him by eradicating ignorance, winning over
attachment, merging with paramatma, suppressing desires, getting rid
from dualities, such as suffering, i.e. by becoming gyani.
111.
«God is always rewarding (faith of this is very strong), that is why you
should kneel before God, as this is the easiest way of all possible! »
112.
«While there is life in your body, you should think as follows: “I have
no need to live, I live only to contemplate upon the feet of God’”. Thus all of
your life will become a prayer, and God will show His grace ― undoubtedly it
will be like this».
113.
«All of your completed actions should
be devoted to God, acting in line with the precept: “Do your duties with your
soul and speech, be a faithful slave of God without thinking”».
114. «The living beings (jiva), even the
most clear, consider the visible world with the help of mind. The state of mind
is changing every moment. But there is no buddhi in the system of yoga, because
God has clearly stated in “Gita”: “Those devotees, who are continuously busy
with concentration upon Myself, those, who pray to me with love, I give yoga in
the form of theoretical knowledge… They find Me through this knowledge, they open
to Me”. When the obscuration of mind fades away, the living being gains
consciousness and a new form. Such state is called “kaivalia”».
115.
«There is one more simple method
to cast away the veil of maja. A man has to stop forming desires, i.e. he
simply has to reject all of his desires. He has to consider, that only God’s
wishes are to come true».
116.
«Energy (Sakti) of the Sun is
called Gayatri. Sakti of the Sun forms an innumerable number of rays and
reaches the Earth. Gayatri controls all of these rays. It protects life powers (prana),
due to it the planets of the Solar System revolve on their axis. Pronouncing
Gayatri mantra concentrates this power. Due to it, the soul (man), life energy
(pran) and speech act in congruence. Buddhi (mind) is an imaginary form of the
soul, and you have to worship Gayatri to strengthen your mind.
117.
«Maja is the reason why Brahma is
called Ishvara; ignorance is the reason why He is called a “living soul” (jiva).
Ignorance is the reason why jiva forgets own true form, loses Knowledge and
becomes aware of own Self. In such a way jiva begins to act and consume, and is
caught into the circle of reincarnation».
118.
«Daily spiritual practice is
called “Brahma rituals”. For example, a “Human ritual” is hospitality. A host
is a person, who stays for a night (this is neither a friend, a schoolmate and
not an acquaintance)».
119.
«My son, show me the place where
I am not?»
120.
«The very thought of God provides
ablution to the soul».
121.
«You have to wake up early in the
morning, in the “hour of Brahma” (Brahma-muhurt) and read mantra, given by your
guru. The moment before sunrise is the best time, as your mind rests in peace».
122.
«A man has to think twice as much
as he communicates with the great people. Better eat less but chew more, as
thus you increase health».
123.
«To contemplate means to get rid
of all thoughts; to be washed means to get rid of all vices».
124.
«When you go to worship gods or a
saint, you should not go with the empty hands, bring at least a fruit or a
flower as a present».
125.
«Rading aloud or pronouncing by heart
mantra, which are dedicated to Mother Gayatri, is capable to clean even the
most terrible deeds, your mind becomes clear. As far as it is possible you should
read “Gayatri-mantra” in the morning and in the evening at least one circle of
mala (108 times)».
126.
«Before commencing any activity
ask a blessing of Paramatma, which is inside of you».
127.
«Compassion for the divine word, commitment
to glorify God, esteem for the saints, - that is how a special grace of God is
revealed in people».
128.
«”Brahma” is the name for the divine
light, which appears on the surface of a pure, clear heart of a devotee in the
moment, when it is filled with the ray of Knowledge. Similar light, which
illuminates heaven of the devotee’s heart, is called Paramatma».
129.
«Wherever you go, consider that
you respectfully walk around God. Whatever you see, consider that you are
watching different manifestations of God. When you eat, think that you are
eating Prasad that has been blessed with God. When you drink water, be aware
that you are drinking nectar, which has washed the feet of God. When you are asleep,
believe that you rest on the chest of loving God. And when you wake up, think
that you are starting the new day to work for God».
130.
«God doesn’t bring sorrows. He eliminates suffering, while in
his ignorance a man considers his experience to be sorrowful. A child soils his
body and refuses to wash himself. His loving mother will clean the child’s body
for his sake and even against his will. The child sobs, cries, and thinks that
his mother causes him harm. While actually it is not so… That is why you should
consider everything a highest divine blessing and be happy about everything».
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