Guest guest Posted December 24, 2001 Report Share Posted December 24, 2001 Preamble: True to His nature, Lord Shiva tells us about the consequence of the meditation much in advance. Verse 112 Evam dhyaayan param Brahma sthaatavyam yatra kutrachit / Keeto bhrumga iva dhyaanaat brahmaiva bhavati swayam // The Absolute should be meditated upon whatever be the place one is situated. As he goes on doing that, the practicant himself becomes Brahman, the Absolute, just as the caterpillar converts itself into a butterfly. The practicant who is involved in the meditation upon the Brahman, lies down motionless like Jada Bharata (inactive Bharata) or a python (Ajagar.) (Ref: Ajagaropaakhyaan in "Datta Darshan"). But you can't stay at one place, for you are in the whirl of Samsara. Unless you remain steady in meditation, the waves of the ocean of Samsara don't recede. Unless they recede, bathing is not possible. How to unfold this hard knot? That is the reason Swamiji emboldens us saying that meditation can be done wherever one is. In Avadhoota Upaakhyaanam (self-evolved godman's narration) of the Datta Dashan, the Avadhoota says that He has twenty-four Gurus (spiritual teachers.) Dattaatreya is said to have sixty-four Gurus. Indeed, everything in Nature is His Guru. Every object pulls Him towards the knowledge of Brahman. So it is said that if the practicant meditates upon Brahman wherever he is, he will succeed just as the caterpillar Send your FREE holiday greetings online! http://greetings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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