21 Discursos del año 1993 Saisruthi, Kodaikanal
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Discurso del 26/04/93 ( A TRADUCIR ) | Kodaikanal
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Flowers are of different types, worship is one. The births, the life, beings are many, but the life is one. The religions are different, but path is one. Experiences and visions may be different, but God is one. There are different paths, but the goal is one. Without under - jewellery are many, but gold is one. Cows are different, but milk is one. But the human society does not understand it, but they are bound, chained while living on Earth.
Embodiments of divine atma!
Since ancient times the culture of Bharath has been given boundless, limitless significance to life, the spirituality. The culture of Bharath taught in the first instance, that divinity, to find the divinity in mother and father. (Swami: Maathru devo bhava! Pitru devo bhava!) Mother is God. Father is God.
Truly speaking human life is all sweetness. If such a sweetness is not there in the life, the human life is a waste. Man is struggling hard for all the worldly pleasures, prosperity, and sensual pleasure, above all that something special, sweetness, is most essential. This is that priceless gem in the culture of Bharath. It is the mother who sacrifices everything to, to take, take care of the child, to foster, and to grow the child. This sweetness is not found in any object, in any way, anywhere else other than motherhood. What is the sweet feeling in our country? Is there anything sweeter than that of motherhood?
More than life, character is important. Such noble things is just put down today. It is most essential for every individual to recognize the divinity in a mother. Lord Rama, when entering the forest along with Sita, while conversing with Sita , said, "Oh Sita, there is no other God greater than that of mother and father. When very mother, who knows our mind, who knows our taste, who always wishes good for us, for us - when such a mother is so dear, when we don't understand the divinity in her, how do you know God? The divinity is beyond our experience. The divinity is beyond human feeling. How can, how can we recognize that? Being near - with, giving all his feelings, so close in daily life - we, all of us here, who cannot understand the heart of the mother and father, how can we recognize the divinity which is beyond the word and also (+: the) comprehension of the mind? So, it is esse.., most essential to find God in mother and father. So, it is my bounden duty to follow the command of my father."
But to understand the divinity beyond the human level, we should also reach that state which is beyond the human level. Till then, we have to experience the human quality at this level only. Living as a human being, how is it possible to recognize the divinity beyond the human level? Therefore, human being must lead a life of a human being. He has to recognize the secret of divinity in a human life. Who is a human being? Is it the body? Or the mind? No! The human life is actually that divinity and all that sanctity. (Swami: Manava) Manava. The one who has, who must have faith, is Manava. The human being is the one, who has that trust. So, live with all the faith.
Today this faith is not stable. On this earth human beings are totally blind, because they lost both the eyes, because they have no faith. Why do you search for God anywhere? Render service [seva], receive love. This is true path. (Swami: The best way to love God is to love all, serve all) Swami says, "The best way to love God is love all and serve all." The divinity is the very same in everyone.
Swami was talking to students yesterday. Though the divinity is very same in every human being, the capacities and the potentialities of the individuals vary. Depending upon their maturity of their hearts, depending upon the merits of the past, and also their spiritual practices. Also the background of their parents, their minds could be broad or narrow. Either for broad mindedness or narrow mindedness, it is our daily practice that is responsible.
(Swami:
Sreyo hi jnanam abhyasaj
Jnanad dhyanam visishyate
Dhyanat karma-pahla-tyagas
Tyagac chantir anantaram
Bhagavad Gita 12:12)
Therefore, we should practice all good actions in daily life. If you go in singing you can sing well. If you go on chewing that neem, it, it is bound to be sweet. Even the stone also, if you go on rubbing it will get shortened.
The valuable diamond, the more cuts it faces it will be much more valuable. It is only in difficulties, only out of spiritual practices, that divinity would blossom. When two wooden sticks are rubbed against each other the fire originates. When the curd is churned the sweet butter would come. Similarly, similarly, as he thinks of the Lord every day all the time the divinity, the self would be known. As you go on ground.., grinding the sandalwood you get fragrance out of this sandalwood. As you go on chewing the sugar cane, more and more you get the sweet juice of sugar cane. The more and more you put gold in fire, all the dirt would leave and the gold will shine brilliantly. Similarly, human being, an aspirant [sadhaka], a human being, an aspirant, true seeker of God, in times of difficulties, troubles, blame, losses, he will have that divinity, with all the sacrifice [thyaga, vairagya] and also with all the divine experiences.
With this motherly feeling we can have any lot of divine experiences. Your desires are well-known to your mother. Your desires, your aspirations are well-known to your mother. Your experiences as well known to your mother. Your hunger, appetite well-known to your mother. We should make an effort to satisfy the mother, who knows your mind, your temperament, your taste.
How can we think of that divinity that is beyond the human level? What is it that God loves? What is it that God loves? What is it that God expect? It is very difficult for an aspirant [sadhaka] to understand. How should you conduct yourself, so as to be acceptable to God? The spiritual practice, you are undertaken they make God to be adverse to you or may be pleasing onto him. Rama said, "That divinity present in all, is present in my parents also, therefore, I obey the command of my father. If you want to have the power beyond your level you, if you want to have the strength, beyond what you have, you should approach that, which is beyond all things.
Though man in position, in power, and all that, there is something that makes man dance. That is illusion [maya]. This illusion is beyond the comprehension of man. This illusion is more powerful than the power of man. To conquer this illusion we should surrender ourselves to a higher power beyond illusion.
For this in Ramayana, the position of Sugriva is a very good ideal. Vali and Sugriva are brothers. The power Vali is infinite. There is no greater power than that of Vali. To conquer such Vali who is all powerful, I should seek the help of one who is more powerful. When good thoughts come, God's grace necessary follow. If all thoughts are to be fulfilled they must be good. When Sugriva was consulting Hanuman, very close to the mountain he found two strong people talking. Sugriva sent Hanuman to find out, who are those two strong people. Might be the emissaries of Vali. Hanuman, the son of the wind God, in all humility and obedience approached those two strong people inquired - who they are ? Hanuman is not an ordinary one. He is all peace. One virtuous, strong. That is Hanuman. Listening to the sweet words of Hanuman, Rama felt very happy. He must be a very great one. The one who is a scholar in veda and ethics and all the sacred texts, can only put such questions?
Rama also asked in turn, "Who are you?" Then he said, "I am the minister working for Sugriva." "Who is Sugriva?" "He is the brother of Vali." He started, he started telling all the history and the story, how the difference has crept in between Vali and Sugriva. How Vali had driven him out of the kingdom. They have got the desire for, to come into a compromise. The way, how they, the walking style and the behavior is very surprising. Though they are strong, they have all the effulgence, but they look very serious, worried.
Leaving all the food and drink, they consume only green leaves, eating all the tubers, make their bodies weak. Their weakness is telling as they were walking. That was known by Hanuman. He said, "Oh brothers, you will take lot of time to reach the mountain this way." He said. Sugriva is on the mountain by name Rishyamukha, Hanuman said, " You please sit on my shoulders. I will take you." Rama thought, "It is not acceptable to have the chariot of a human being, but there is no other go . It is a must - sometimes we have to conduct ourselves appropriate to the time. We have to be tactful taking into consideration the material as we experiment. Soft butter can be cut into two with the little finger. Hard iron cannot be cut with the little finger. No! It has to be hammered. Under these circumstances it is not proper to think like this." Ultimately, Rama decided to get on the shoulder of Hanuman.
The, the son of wind God, Hanuman, reached the mountain in a moment's time. Lakshmana was thinking within, Lakshmana was thinking within "Such a minister has got this much of a power, this much of a strength. The king must be having more than that." Sugriva waited. Sugriva came with all humility and did, paid his salutations. Sugriva would come to know that Rama and his brother was moving about and being separated from Sita. The positions also sometimes lead to friendship. Vali has taken the wife of Sugriva and has driven Sugriva out of the kingdom. Sugriva is feeling very sad because of separation from Vali. Rama also is feeling sad because of separation from wife.
Depending upon the positions, under the circumstances, different friendship. The kind of, the kind of suffering I have the same as yours. We are both in the same plight. So, no objection for friendship between us. When he said so, Sugriva was happy, but he expressed his doubt. My brother Vali, my brother Vali is very strong with all the capacities. I can only conquer Vali, if I, if only I have friends more powerful then Vali. On this mountain Mahimanta??? there are five trees, plantain trees. Not plantain, Swami? I am sorry. They are very big trees with all ???gum, with gum and secretion.??? Big trees. Strong. When Vali shot an arrow it passed, it passes through all the five trees at a time. If Rama is more powerful than Vali, then I certainly seek his friendship. Rama smilingly shot an arrow. The arrow of Vali would cross only five trees, but the arrow shot by Rama crossed all the seven trees.
Sugriva fell at the feet of Rama. "I should have friendship with you. I need you." Then he bowed down at his feet. He offered all his strength, all his kingdom - all his family offered at the feet of Rama. "You are the refuge. You are, you are the only help. It is my good fortune to have an association and such a powerful one. With fire as a witness let us be friends now."
Then what is the significance behind this. That power that brings what you want to have, it is only possible if you approach a more powerful person, mightier. Today, who is the enemy that makes us suffer. Who is the enemy who is making us suffer like that? This all-powerful enemy one is there. That is illusion [maya]. To get out of this powerful illusion, we should surrender to one more powerful. Who is, who is more powerful than illusion? God himself, because he has got illusion as vesture. If you surrender to God you can easily capture, hold on, the toy, that is illusion.
Human beings today, covered by illusion, they are born, they are born in illusion, they grow in illusion, they do not know what illusion is - being foolish. The entire human life is illusion. Attachments is illusion. Family, illusion. Death is illusion. Why, should - living is illusion, why should you be deluded? We are covered by that illusion which is very powerful. It is this illusion that enacts the entire drama in the Universe.
It dances. (Swami: Narthaki) So, this illusion is called Narthaki. (Swami: Nar-tha-ki) Three letters: Nar-tha-ki. (Swami: Kir-tha-na) If you want to have full control on Narthaki, reverse the order: Kir-tha-na.(Swami: Hare nama, Hare nama … not seva, not seva, not seva) It is only out of this Kirthana, chanting the Lord's name, which is most precious in this kali yuga , nothing more, that will lead us to liberation.
Adi Sankara, at the age of five Adi Sankara, ??? he approached his guru, preceptor. Adi Sankara could learn within three years all four vedas and six sastras.
(Swami: Sraddhaval labathe jnanam ... ; Bhagavad Gita 4:36)
Out of steadfastness you can accomplish any mighty thing. All the education that he had, that oneness is the true path for everything. That is the wisdom of non-duality [adwaitha]. What do you mean by non-dualism? (Swami: Ekam sath viprah bhahuda vadanthi)Truth is one, scholars refer to it in many ways. Only, (Swami: Not two, only one) only one, not two. There is no second. But we see the second. Not two, we see three. Not two lakhs! Not twenty-two lakhs, two crores! But how to, but how do we find oneness there? For this a very good example.
Keep one at one place. Nine at a different place. Out of these two one and nine, which is a big number? Naturally we say nine is a big number. No! One is a big number. (Swami: One, plus one, plus one, plus one, plus one, plus one, plus one, plus ...) So, one plus one plus one plus one ... will make the total of nine. (Swami: Ekoham Bahusyam) It is only the unity, that manifested into multiplicity. Only one that exists, but it manifested into many, variety. This unity in diversity, that oneness, is non-dualism.
Collecting many sugar canes, when all the sugar canes are crushed, you get the same sweet juice. Sugar canes are many, that sweetness is one. (Swami: Beings are many, but breath is one) Swami says, "Beings are many, but breath is one." (Swami: Nations are many, but Earth is one) Nations are many, but Earth is one. (Swami: Jewels are many, but gold is one) Jewels are many, gold is one.
Adi Sankara started telling of this oneness in multiplicity, or variation. He has decided that sugar cane juice is one and the same - sweet juice. But, this juice how long does it last? So, this juice is not the proper one. The sugar cane juice could be converted in a different form, so that sweetness could be enjoyed in different ways, that was the theory of Ramanuja [visishta-adwaitha]. How could he convert? He converted sugar cane juice into sugar. When it is converted into sugar, it could be mixed in any combination. Wherever it joins it is bound to be sweet. Without that sugar cane juice, no sugar.
Juice is non-dualism [adwaitha]. This sugar is qualified non-dualism [visishta-adwaitha]. What is the use of the sugar? There should be other flour. Either rice flour, there should be rice flour, or wheat flour, or dhal, which you can mix with the sugar and enjoy the sweetness. The taste of the flour is not that of the flour. The, that, that preparation has got the taste because of the sugar. When flour and sugar are together, then you will be able to prepare several sweets like laddhu and mitai.
So, sugar juice is non-dualism [adwaitha], sugar [visishta-adwaitha] sugar qualified non-dualism. The associations with the flour, that is dualism [dwaitha]. Sankara stands for non-dualism. For qualified non-dualism Ramanuja. For dualism Madhvaja. They stood as preceptor and they, they spread the spirituality to the entire Universe. However, dualism, qualified non-dualism, non-dualism, the sweetness is one. Sankara propagated that one has to realize the unity in diversity. (Swami: Isa, Girisa, Naresa, Paresa, Bilebiyabhusha Namo Sambasadasiva Sambho Sankara Saranam Meythava Charanayugam) You are the Girisa, Paresa, Naresa - everything you are. |