Monday, February 28, 2005

 

BHIKSHU GEETHAM -2

BHIKSHU GEETHAM –UDHAVA MUKTHI

The Sathguru cleanses the sins and evils by means of Nama Japam. The Sathguru removes the illusion of ‘I ness and ‘my ness from our mind. The Nama Japam – chanting of Radhekrishna Namam and the divine mercy of Bhagavan Radhekrishna, with the divine blessings of Sathguru can bring in, wonders in our life. To this, neither our chanting nor we are responsible. It is only the power of Radhekrishna Namam and the blessings of Sathguru that brings in us, the divinity which lead us to success. Without the Sathguru’s blessings and the Manthropadesam – Radhekrishna Namam as given by Sathguru, nothing is possible. Krishna Bhagavan tells the story of a Brahmin who turned his life in to a true divine filled one. From the state of ordinary greedy man, he entered in to a true state of austerity, abandoning each and every luxury. Once upon a time in a place called AVANTHI DESAM, there lived a Brahmin. He was a mighty landlord. He was doing many other business and made substantial income from each and every business. He was fully aimed at minting money, minting more money and so on. He performed all kind of tactics and gimmicks and minted money like any thing. He became a mighty wealthy man. He was unfortunate. A Sathguru did not guide him. He never had any kind of desire for true inner harmony and peace. He was carried away in enjoying the worldly pleasures of sensual things. He was found of wealth, enjoying luxuries. For the minting of money, he toiled a lot. For night and day, he worked strenuously. During the young years, for making more and more money, he worked round the clock. For the sake of work, he missed his food, rest, inner peace etc., and all the necessary things for any one’s life. The basic things in accordance with nature are food, rest, inner harmony and peace, happy life. When money is in abundance, they should be utilized for the divine purpose. The money earned, when surrendered to a Sathguru, for performing divine things, will make our life a happier one, however small the sum may be. Bhagavan looks only a true and noble heart and not the quantum of money. The offerings, however small may be in money or value, when done with divine filled inner acceptance, will always reach the lotus feet of Bhagavan. Bhagavan is giving everything to us. He gives us food, shelter, dress, happy life, supporting people in the form of father, mother, sister, brother, relatives, friends, son, daughter, son-in law, daughter-in law etc., and Bhagavan allocates good food, sound sleep, true happiness to each and every one. But only those who are fortuned to get a Sathguru are leading the life in the way, as wished by Bhagavan. Rest of the world, just moves. Just moves from day to night and once again from night to day. Only night and day goes. No use of enjoying Night and Day, as given by Bhagavan, and as wished by Bhagavan in his divine filled joy. This wealthy man never utilized his money for divine things through a Sathguru. He never enjoyed his family life, happily. He kept himself a miser. For the want of more wealth, he even started to restrict the necessary enjoyments and entertainments. He becomes very strict and selfish to save each and every penny. Everything is stored and dumped in plenty. But, nothing was enjoyed. Neither he had time nor he had the mind to enjoy the things as bought by him. He kept himself occupied round the clock. He become perplexed, tensed, filled with full of inner agony and hidden sorrows. But he gave a false smile on his face. To carry on the show as a wealthy proud man, he made a show off as a happy enthusiastic man. He kept himself fully occupied, not to enjoy food, not to enjoy sleep, not to spend time with family, not to outstations of divine places of Sathguru’s, nothing and nothing stopped him. Nothing stopped him from becoming a workaholic, who works greedily night and day to mint money only. But, the money, which he fetched by toiling bight and day, never kept him calm. It only paved way for further wandering leading to agony and sorrow. He keeps on moving from one place to another and from one thing to another in search of money. His family life too became miserable. Living without luxuries is not miserable. Having all the luxuries but not able to enjoy them in a true proper way, is of course very MISERABLE.
It is like a man, who is sent away from a meal served with delicious items. He takes the delicious item nearer to the mouth. At that time, some one stops him from taking it. He is sent out with starved stomach filled with full of irresistible temptation. Having all the luxuries, but not the time and mind to enjoy them, is really very miserable. His family members too get affected.

Here this wealthy man gives much trouble to his family members, servants, and to the people who came for help. He rejected the Sadhu’s who come for Bhiksha (begging done for the purification of mankind, through the chanting of Namam- Nama Pracharam.) He neglected each and every one, who came for help. He never performed any divine Bhajan’s with a Sathguru, to please the Deva’s thereby bringing peace and prosperity to himself. He sucked a huge amount of work from the servants and gave them lower wages. He toiled them a lot. He minted huge amount of money through them, but never dispersed the money that is due to them for their extra labor. Thus he became a trouble -maker to himself and to the surroundings, namely wife, children, religious righteous people- Sadhu’s, divine boon giving Deva’s, divine holy people who come on pilgrimage, servants etc., A man who is not fortuned to have a Sathguru, guiding to the true path of Krishna Bhakthi becomes a trouble to himself and to the surroundings and to the mankind as a whole. This Brahmin will later on divert himself in to a poise pure divine filled Sadhu. Here a greedy person, who found of only money and who forsakes all the divine pleasures as bestowed by Bhagavan is represented in a single character, in the drama (drama of life) as a Brahmin wealthy man. This does not deals with religion, caste, or any kind of sect. It is a symbolic representation of greedy people who go after only money, and suffering from restlessness, tension, anxiety. The people who think, money is the only resort, and the final resort, and through money alone, we can get all kind of happiness means, they are the people who are represented in this character.

In his house, he never performed any divine things as that of organizing Sathsangam –Listening to the Preaching’s of a Sathguru, and listening to the divine Leela’s of Bhagavan. He never tasted the blessings coming from a Sathguru. He never spent at least a day, with the holy divine people Sadhu’s –Sathguru. He never even imagined in his mind about the divinity and the divine mercy of Bhagavan. His words, not even out of trembling, uttered the divine name of Bhagavan – Namely Namam. This body, which is the divine abode of Bhagavan, residing in our self is not always looked with care. The body is destroyable. It is temporary only. But, this body is a boon. Within this body, lies the ever joy giving Bhagavan. To enjoy the Bhagavath Anandham (divine happiness got by Krishna Bhakthi through Nama Japam), this body is the only tool. Without this body means, no one can enjoy the divine joy of Bhagavan. So this body and this life is a big treasure that we can always enjoy in a divine filled way, to our heart full. We are not burn to lead tension filled life. We are not born to just think only about the sins that are performed. We are born only to enjoy this present life happily through the chanting of Radhekrishna Namam, as given by our Sathguru – Poojya Shri Shri Amma. We are born to live. We are born to live in a true divine filled joyous state only. With these eyes, we can see the Darshan (divine sight) of Sathguru, who can shower the Krishna Bhakthi on to us. Eyes can see the divine Leela Avatharam’s of Bhagavan. This tongue can taste the sweetness of Nama Japam. The nose can smell the fragrance coming from the flowers that are surrendered at the divine feet of Bhagavan. With this ear, we can listen to the divine Leela’s of Bhagavan from the words of a Sathguru. And this preaching, received from a Sathguru, namely Sathsangam is of utmost beneficiary. The Sathsangam enjoyed for half a minute from a true Sadhu – Sathguru, can always lead us to Mukthi – Liberation. The Manthropadesam –Radhekrishna as given by our Sathguru –Poojya Shri Shri Amma is only for a fraction of second. This Radhekrishna Namam is the protection for us. The Sathsangam enjoyed for even a very small amount of time, say half of a minute, can also lead to mukthi. Here the Manthropadesam given by Sathguru is of very short duration. But this is an opening gateway to mukthi. With the ears, we can listen to the divine Leela’s of Bhagavan. The true divine joy got by listening to Sathsangam is incomparable. With the hands and legs, we can do humble service to Bhagavan and the Sathguru, who has shown us the true path of Krishna Bhakthi. Thus all the parts of the body are of supreme usefulness in enjoying, each and every happiness, of Bhagavan. Bhagavan has created our body only for enjoying true divine joy, in all the possible ways. All his creations namely eye, ear, nose, tongue, mouth, mind, hands, legs, and all the organs are made uniquely to enjoy the divine happiness. Just imagine without this body. No eyes means how come we can see Bhagavan. The Bhagavan’s colors, gestures, all his glories changes from time to time and we need 1000 eyes and not of 2 eyes, to see the divine beauty of Bhagavan Radhekrishna. Without nose, how come we can smell? The fragrance got by scents, are of no use. The fragrances coming from Thulasi (tulsi), which are surrendered at the divine feet of Bhagavan, are of supreme one. By accepting our self to a Sathguru, and through constant chanting of Radhekrishna Namam, we can smell the real fragrance of Bhagavan. Without the tongue and mouth how come we can taste the happiness of Nama Japam? For this Kali Yuga (our present life), the Nama Sankeerthanam (praising loudly the Namam of Bhagavan) is the only refuge, which can lead us to Mukthi – liberation. Without tongue, how can we chant, loudly? Without mouth and tongue, how come we praise loudly in singing loudly the glory of Bhagavan’s Namam? The tongue is created to taste the sweetness of Nama Japam. The mouth is created to sing loudly in praise of Bhagavan’s Namam namely, Nama Sankeerthanam. This alone can bring us true inner joy and true divine happiness.

The mind is the best thing, which is created by Bhagavan. This mind is the root cause for Bhandham (binding) and Moksham (liberation) too. People, all say, “My mind is tensed. My mind is filled with agony. No one understands me. No one understands my mentality. No one understands my inner feelings. No one is caring to listen to my mind. My mental tension is unbearable. Who knows about my mental agony, which I am facing now? Every one comes and goes. They laugh and pass the comments as they wish. Let them be in my position, and in my mindset. Then only they can appreciate my problem. We can listen to all these words from each and every one. Even from a school kid going to school, in the age of 2 or 3 years or even say one and a half year old too, we can hear the word ‘TENSION’ coming from their mouth.
RADHEKRISHNA.. RADHEKRISHNA.. RADHEKRISHNA.. RADHEKRISHNA..
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Saturday, February 12, 2005

 

BHIKSHU GEETHAM -UDHAVA MUKTHI

BHIKSHU GEETHAM – UDHAVA MUKTHI
Sri Math Bhagavatham 11:23
11th Skandam 23rd Adhyayam

The story tells the life history of a Brahmin true devotee, who keeps himself patient, in the midst of all difficulties. It elaborately deals with accepting the insults caused by others, as the blessings in disguise. Even for the holy people (Sadhu’s), the insults caused by people of crude and crooked mentality is unbearable. The world usually starts ill-treating the true Sadhu’s. Without knowing their true identity, people thinking themselves as people of high status, starts insulting at the true Sadhu’s. Udhavar is a very great devotee of Krishna Bhagavan. Krishna Bhagavan preached him about the divine qualities, which can make a man to become godlike in nature. Udhavar asked, “Oh! Bhagavan, the insults and deprive caused by people of crude and crooked mentality is unbearable. In this regard, I am having a very strong doubt about this illusion of insult. You are the right person, who can clear all my doubts. I want to know about the motive, attitude, severity of this kind of Guna (character) namely, patience.

To this Krishna Bhagavan replied, “ Dear student of Brihaspathi (Guru for Deva’s), the question asked by you is of good to all. The insults caused by crude and crooked people, by means of their words, actions is unbearable to calm down, by one’s own sustained efforts. The pain caused by the wounding coming from the bad words of cruel people is unbearable in comparison to the physical pain caused by them. The external wound may get cured. But the internal wound caused by the hurting, insults, bad words of cruel people will always leave a scar in our mind. This scar remains a permanent wounding. The pain caused by this insult is much more than physical suffering. Absolutely, keeping patience in the midst of insults, hurting, is a tough task. Let me tell you the story of a young revered Brahmin saint. The word Bhikshu means a saint, who accepts the offerings as given by others in replace to the divine glory of Bhagavan, which is showered by him to one and all in the world. The work done by him is Nama Pracharam. He preaches the divine Leela’s of Bhagavan and makes the people around him filled with divine joy. He carries with him nothing, except an unquenchable, undefeatable, un-surmountable treasure namely, the Bhagavath Bhakthi. The Bhagavath Bhakthi carried by him is incomparable to any worldly things. The true saint keeps in him bounded the Bhagavan. The Bhagavan creates the worldly things. He is omnipresent, omnipotent, all pervasive, all-powerful, who only gives and nourishes the entire world. A true devotee of Bhagavan, by his un-swerved meditation of Nama Japam and seeking the divine Anugragham, keeps himself one with the Bhagavan always. The Bhagavan is all pervasive and nothing can keep him bounded. But, Bhagavan is kept bounded by the unconditional divine love- Premai, as shed by true devotee. The all-pervasive, uncontrollable Bhagavan keeps himself bounded with the true devotee’s heart. The true Mahatma’s heart is fully occupied by the Nama Japam of Bhagavan and he never lets anyone to enter into it. With the blessings and Manthropadesam got form a Sathguru, one’s mind is allotted a seat to take Bhagavan into his body. True Mahatma’s heart is filled with only Bhagavan. All his actions are aimed at making people, to understand the glory of Nama Japam and the divine mercy of Bhagavan, namely Karunyam, which is showered unconditionally on to us. The Bhagavan and the Bhaktha’s becomes inseparable from each other. For the sake of a true Bhaktha, Bhagavan is ready to leave the entire divine abode of him, namely Vaikundam. All the Bhagavath Avatharam’s (incarnations of Bhagavan in various forms, to save the good people and to destroy the evil things) are only for the divine unconditional love of Bhaktha’s. The unconditional divine love –Premai and unconditional surrender to Bhagavan through Nama Japam – Saranagathi, as done by the true Bhaktha, keeps Bhagavan himself to take incarnations. All the Avatharam’s of Bhagavan are only for the Bhaktha’s to enjoy the divine mercy of Bhagavan in various forms. Bhagavan becomes inseparable from Bhaktha’s. A true devotee of Bhagavan keeps his mind fully devoted to Bhagavan through the chanting of Namam. He leaves everything. He doesn’t care for any luxuries, or any royal majestic powers or mystical powers. He even abandons the four kind of Mukthi- Moksham –Liberation.
1) SARUPYA – RUPAM – Becoming in shape as that of Bhagavan. Taking the shape of Bhagavan. (Shape)
2) SAMIBYA – SAMEEBAM – Proximity – being in close connection or living nearer to Bhagavan. (Nearer to Bhagavan)
3) SALOKYA – LOKAM – Living in the divine abode of Bhagavan, namely Vaikundam, seated one among the Bhagavan in his empire’s kingdom. (Location – divine abode)
4) SAYUGYA – YUG – become one with Bhagavan. Removing duality and becoming one with Bhagavan. (Mixing with Bhagavan and becoming one with Bhagavan)

The four kind of Mukthi – Moksham, namely SARUPYA, SAMIBYA, SALOKYA, SAYUGYA are of supreme divine pleasure, which is aspired even by Rishi’s and Yogi’s who do extreme Tapa’s (vigorous strenuous sacrifice) for many years. The Bhagavan is caught easily by unconditional true divine love, by the constant chanting of Nama Japam. The Gopi’s, who lived in Vraja Bhoomi, attained Krishna Anugraham, very easily. For them each and every thing, each and every one, every action performed, each word spoken or heard, all seemed to be of Krishna Swarupam (incarnation of Krishna Bhagavan in human and other worldly forms). To them flowers, tree’s, rivers, ocean, fruit, milk, milkman, milkmaid, calves, cow, sticks, bamboo, buildings, etc., and all seemed to be of Krishna Bhagavan himself. They did all homely works. They never performed austerity. They never abandoned any worldly pleasures and luxuries. But in turn, they enjoyed all the worldly pleasures as the divine pleasures as given by Krishna Bhagavan himself. To them, sitting, sleeping, walking, running, taking care of husband, children, elderly people, looking after cow and calves, etc., and all routine works, itself become as divine sacrifices, performed with fire namely Yagna. The word Yagna means sacrifice. The Gopi’s sacrificed each and every emotions, that affected them namely, angry, jealousy, hatred, love, escapism, selfishness, possessiveness, unbearable thirst, uncontrollable emotions, hidden sorrows, restlessness, wavering, fear, tension, anxiety, etc., or by what ever words you want to call those emotions, to them it is only Krishna Prasatham (gift of Krishna Bhagavan).

They surrendered whatever emotion comes to them, on to Bhagavan Krishna through the chanting of Nama Japam. By their un swerved, unconditional divine love they kept their body, mind, soul united with Bhagavan at all times and enjoyed the true divine joy of Atma- namely Atma Anubhavam, continuously.
So Bhagavan and the Bhaktha have become inseparable to each other. To the Bhaktha’s the Bhagavan is so dearer just as the soul. Krishna Bhagavan is the soul, which kept moving of these bodies of Bhaktha’s namely Gopi’s. The Nama Japam is the simple seed, which can keep our self, united with Bhagavan at all times, by all means. This unision of our mind with Bhagavan, becoming one with Bhagavan is YUG – YOGAM, and a person who achieved perfection in keeping himself united with the Bhagavan, at all times is a Yogi. Gopi’s attained the true state of Yoga Bhagavan, without knowing anything of what they acquired through constant meditation of Nama Japam. The Nama Japam silently gives all the hidden true divine joys to us, without our control and knowledge. The Rishi’s and Yogi’s, who does Tapa’s for hundreds and hundreds of years, could not enjoy the Bhagavan in the human form, as enjoyed by Gopi’s. Bhagavan is approachable by true divine love. He is untouchable and in comparable to the qualities of wisdom, knowledge, power, Tapa’s, Yogam etc., All the path’s of Bhakthi whether it is of Karma (actions) or Yoga (unison) or Gnana (knowledge), ultimately they will only lead to Premai – unconditional divine love on to Bhagavan. The Gopi’s, who doesn’t know even to distinguish between right and left hand, has acquired the possession of Bhagavan and kept himself tied to their knots in the Sari’s. The Gopi’s kept Bhagavan tied in the knot’s of their Sari’s. Accepting their true divine love through constant meditation and Nama japam, the Bhagavan who is uncontrollable by any force, kept him bonded. The true saint carries with him, this kind of treasure. Bhikshu – A true devotee (saint) who goes for Bhiksha – begging done for the purification of mankind, by singing the glory of Bhagavan. The true Mahatma carries with him, the Bhagavan himself. Then what is the need for him to carry any other objects? He keeps himself burden less. His mind, body, soul, word, deeds are filled with the divine joy of Bhagavath Bhakthi. He cares for nothing. He roams around the world, to destroy the sins and evil’s, through the chanting of Nama Japam and by the praising of Bhagavan’s divine glories. Bhikshu’s life is taken care by Bhagavan himself. The food, shelter, dress, amenities, luxuries, or whatever worldly pleasures belonging to this material world and that of divine pleasures as enjoyed in the divine abode of Bhagavan, namely Vaikundam, is taken care by Bhagavan himself. A true Mahatma (Bhikshu) doesn’t care for either material pleasures or divine pleasures. He constantly meditates on the divine glory of Bhagavan’s Namam and the divine mercy of Bhagavan in keeping each and everybody in a blissful divine filled life.

The Bhagavan provides and keeps all living and non-living things, in a blissful way. He is showering his grace to one and all, in all the worlds. But, we keep our self, covered and not to enjoy the divine pleasure, as showered by him, by our Ego namely ‘I ness and ‘my ness. To remove this ever lasting illusion or Maya, namely ‘I ness and ‘my ness, we need a Sathguru who can guide us to that motive. The Sathguru gives the Manthropadesam. The Manthropadesam given by the Sathguru is the protection for our life, at all times and it is the only guiding force, which will keep us in the path of light, amidst of darkness. When a Shishya (student) is taken by the Sathguru, and given Manthropadesam means, from that time, from that moment it self, a new life begins for him. He enters into a new divine filled life. The Manthropadesam – Namam – Radhekrishna, as given by our Sathguru, Poojya Shri Shri Amma is the protection for us.


RADHEKRISHNA..RADHEKRISHNA..RADHEKRISHNA..

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