The Solid FoundationSunahu Sadhak Pyare - Part 15
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So, being detached from the material world is a prerequisite to develop faith in God. Developing faith in God and Guru is not possible without detachment from the world. Since eternity, due to lack of faith in God, Guru and the teachings of the Vedas, we have arrogantly maintained our belief that
भस्मीभूतस्य देहस्य पुनरागमनं कुतः ?
चार्वाक |
bhasmībhūtasya dehasya punarāgamanaṃ kutaḥ ?
cārvāka |
"There is no God, no hell or heaven. Once the body is cremated, who is going to come back again?”
So, there are two pre-requisites to attain knowledge – detachment from the world & guidance of an authentic saint.
So, there are two pre-requisites to attain knowledge – detachment from the world & guidance of an authentic saint.
गुरु ते समझिय श्याम सों संबंध अपनो प्यारे ।
गुरु ही ते समुझिय मिलन की साधना भी प्यारे ॥ |
guru te samajhiya śyāma soṃ saṃbaṃdha apano pyāre ।
guru hī te samujhiya milana kī sādhanā bhī pyāre ॥ |
"The Guru will educate you on your relationship with God. The Guru will also teach you the means to attain and visualize Shri Krishna".
The Gita proclaims: Once you develop faith,
The Gita proclaims: Once you develop faith,
तद्विद्धि प्रणिपातेन परिप्रश्नेन सेवया ।
उपदेक्ष्यन्ति ते ज्ञानं ज्ञानिनस्तत्त्वदर्शिन: ॥ भगवद् गीता 4.34 |
tadviddhi praṇipātena paripraśnena sevayā ।
upadekṣyanti te jñānaṃ jñāninastattvadarśina: ॥ bhagavad gītā 4.34 |
"Go to a saint, who is endowed with perfect knowledge and has experienced God. Surrender your mind and intellect to the lotus feet of the Guru, ask questions to the Guru to remove all your scriptural doubts and serve the Guru. Once the Guru is pleased with your service, he will bestow knowledge upon you."
Gaurang Mahaprabhu says -
Gaurang Mahaprabhu says -
वेद शास्त्र कहे संबंध अभिधेय प्रयोजन ।
कृष्ण कृष्ण-भक्ति प्रेम तिन महाधन ॥ |
veda śāstra kahe saṃbaṃdha abhidheya prayojana ।
kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa-bhakti prema tina mahādhana ॥ |
"There are only three things to be known
1, Relationship - we are eternally related with Shri Krishna only;
2, what do we desire to achieve – Divine Love;
3, and how will we achieve it – By performing devotion to Shri Krishna".
1, Relationship - we are eternally related with Shri Krishna only;
2, what do we desire to achieve – Divine Love;
3, and how will we achieve it – By performing devotion to Shri Krishna".
subAla shruti
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Lakshamana Ji said to Shri Ram -
more sabai
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All these verses are indicative of exclusive relationship with God. You have a handful of people in your family, each with a different set of demands from you. The one whose demand you do not satisfy gets upset with you. What can you do in that case? God on the other hand is very kind and generous. He says, establish all kinds of relationship with Me alone. This is not possible in the world. Imagine, what would happen if someone were to refer to their wife as “Mom” or refer to their husband as “Son”.
However, in the spiritual realm,
However, in the spiritual realm,
tavameva mAtA
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"You are my mother, my father, my relatives, my friend…you are my everything"
So, when you have just one Almighty relative, you will never be troubled. You are free to establish any relationship with him at any time.
So, the first thing to be understood is our relationship with Shyam Sundar, who is the object of our devotion. And then what do we have to do? To learn anything, one needs a teacher. If a student starts questioning a teacher as to why is the letter “A” pronounced as “A”, the teacher will never be able to teach the student. To be able to learn from a teacher we must also have faith on the teacher and must follow his instructions.
Similarly we need to surrender ourselves to a Guru (a spiritual teacher) to acquire knowledge of the spiritual realm as well. But we have to be very careful in choosing a saint as our Guru. If a saint gives a mantra in the ear or says think constantly ‘I am God’. Be careful. Think before repeating the Mahavakya of the Vedas
So, when you have just one Almighty relative, you will never be troubled. You are free to establish any relationship with him at any time.
So, the first thing to be understood is our relationship with Shyam Sundar, who is the object of our devotion. And then what do we have to do? To learn anything, one needs a teacher. If a student starts questioning a teacher as to why is the letter “A” pronounced as “A”, the teacher will never be able to teach the student. To be able to learn from a teacher we must also have faith on the teacher and must follow his instructions.
Similarly we need to surrender ourselves to a Guru (a spiritual teacher) to acquire knowledge of the spiritual realm as well. But we have to be very careful in choosing a saint as our Guru. If a saint gives a mantra in the ear or says think constantly ‘I am God’. Be careful. Think before repeating the Mahavakya of the Vedas
तत्त्वमसि
अहं ब्रह्मास्मि |
etc. Can you be Almighty, Omnipresent, All pervading? Can you annihilate the entire universe in a moment?
So, the first step towards God realization is to recognize Him as your real relative with the help of a spiritual master.
There are 2 more important things to be learnt by the grace and association of a Guru.
So, the first step towards God realization is to recognize Him as your real relative with the help of a spiritual master.
There are 2 more important things to be learnt by the grace and association of a Guru.
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