Satsang - don´t talk or discuss in groups etc

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"Don’t give importance to anybody. As all of you have friends just invite

them and leave it there. Don't talk in the sabha about anybody. After the

satsangh just have the prasadam and then leave - run. Don’t talk or discuss

in

groups. ..." from below

 

Sri Swamiji's Speech

Addressing devotees gathered at

Kalyan & Smitha Jarajapu's residence

July 29, 2003

 

 

Everybody participate in the satsangh. Everybody make a decision that you

will attend the satsangh. Don't give reasons that you don't have time, or since

it is not in my house I will not come, etc. There might be some cases of

serious exemptions but other than that don’t take any exemptions. Everybody

participate in the satsangh and there is no big person, small person, understand

each

other and do the satsangh. Everybody should have a souwmyam (peaceful) outlook

and participate in the satsangh. If there are any problems contact Mysore and

sort out your differences.

 

Murali is not big nor Jay nor Sirish everybody is one. With that bhavana you

should take up big tasks and do them. Don’t have discussions or fights instead

come to a decision fast and move forward. Be careful and don’t let politics

come between you. You should all remember that very well. It will be nice.

Don't talk about each other to everyone, be very careful. Everybody is one.

 

Coming to Dallas for the first time and telling you all this is a wonder.

Usually Swamiji does not travel to new place unless there are lots of well-known

devotees. Even more strange is the trip to Memphis. We don't know what will

happen there. Whatever it is you all have won. Don’t feel proud but start

thinking how more beautifully and greatly you can do things. Think how more

you

can contribute towards projects. In the process your health gets improved,

all get jobs and you all will have peace of mind.

 

Remember that you do more you will get more of the benefits. It is like a

reflection, Swamiji does not need anything. There have been many beautiful

mandapas built in India and many historical events that have taken place in

India.

So many people wonder why Swamiji is taking so much pain to travel all the way

to US. It is all for you only. Swamiji does not need anything. Since your

Karma is good Swamiji did a good program and you should all use it for your

benefit. Use it very well. Guru usually does not come near but if he is near

don't leave him and go after other things. So don't go after something that is

far away when guru is so near to you all. Still you don't know Swamiji's

tattvam so try to learn more about it.

 

Do satsangh in everybody's house. Do it in their (Aparna Gangasani's) house.

Do it in the ground floor, as the top floor may not take many people. Go to

the North Texas Hindu Mandir and join them also in your group for the

satsanghs. Don’t think that West Indian people are useless; they are very

useful

people. Try to get them; there are very knowledgeable and wealthy people there.

Try to get them and even after you trying still if they don’t come then you

can

leave. Main reason for asking you to call them is to make your group a

bigger one and that is the main reason.

 

Gradually take a small separate house for satsanghs where everybody can meet

at a common place. That would be good. Do it slowly not at present. After

doing satsanghs as you are doing now slowly start thinking of new place. Once

there are more than 200 people then there will be lot of problems like

parking, bathrooms, and people saying “no I will not come to their houseâ€

and they

said this and that and other problems. If the news goes to Swamiji that people

are talking like that Swamiji will feel bad and those people will get papam

(sin). That is not good.

 

So even when people don’t come don't pin point at them and ask why they did

not come. It is very good if everybody can come but if some don’t come then

don

’t point at them. Instead of telling they did not come, they did not come,

focus on the people who have come, focus on the people who have come. If we

constantly think that person has not come then he will get ego, so just ignore

them and that is the best medicine. When you ignore then they will come running

and ask you why you did not call them or invite them to the satsangh. Then

you can say sorry and ask them to join the activities. No compulsions. If you

keep that policy then even if you keep the satsangh in a shed everybody will

come. Don’t give importance to anybody. As all of you have friends just

invite them and leave it there. Don't talk in the sabha about anybody. After

the

satsangh just have the prasadam and then leave - run. Don’t talk or discuss

in groups.

 

Sing Lalitha Sahasranamam before the satsangh, don’t ignore it, it is also

very important. Based on the time availability sing one bhajan less and plan

accordingly. Don't discuss at the satsangh what bhajan to sing, that bhajan or

this bhajan. Decide it before otherwise new devotees would get confused; so

decide the list before. Type it and make a list and think that this list came

from Swamiji. Then nobody will talk. Prepare it well before. Don’t ask

others you sing, you sing. Everyone should leave shame, pride, prestige and

everything and sing the bhajans and nobody should criticize others regarding

their

singing. If they sing well then say thanks but otherwise don’t criticize

anybody. This is not a concert it is only satsangh and only singing and singing

and singing will get the raga. So don’t worry.

 

We should be liberal; being a miser nobody will look at him even at the time

of his death. A knowledgeable person always wants to share his knowledge but a

miser always wants everything to himself. Singing, singing will make the raga

come and even a fellow who is dumb will get a voice. Why are we singing

songs? It is to leave our pride, prestige and shyness.

 

Doing angha pradakshanalu (circumambulating the temple) is also for the same

reason. One single rich person can build a temple but that is not done; it is

always done by a group of people so everyone gets a chance and everyone is

benefited by it. No fame / money / religion / pride / race should come in the

satsangh. We all are one data family, all Datta devotes belong to one family.

Please bear with each other.

 

This is an incident that happened at Guntur. There were this very rich and

famous family who were very good devotees of Kanchi Peetam. They asked Swamiji

to visit for pada puja and Swamiji gave them a test by saying that Swamiji

would come only if they give 1 lakh rupees. They accepted that and said that

they would not mind paying any amount for Swamiji to come to their house.

Swamiji went to their house and in the end all the family members gathered

together

and requested Swamiji to ask him something.

 

They asked – “Please include us in your Datta familyâ€. What prompted them

to ask Swamiji about joining the Datta Family is that they have been seeing

their friends who are Datta devotes who even though have many problems,

financial, family and etc they still were always smiling and happy. Thus this

family

who were feeling tensed up for all their problems wanted to be peaceful as their

friends.

 

In Datta family all are happy even if they have a lot of problems. Datta

devotees are good, always smiling devotees. You all should get that, Datta

devotes

have that shakthi (power). One example is Bhagwan’s wife and children. They

were attached to Bhagawan a lot but still they came and enjoyed Swamiji’s

bhajans. Datta is like shock absorber and the power of Datta is - Papa nivarana

(free from sins) and dukha nivarana (free from sorrow).

 

You should never say that being Swamiji’s devotee I still have problems. It

is your karma you have to experience it. Instead of complaining you should

address that in these two ways:

1. Even in this difficult period it is only Swamiji who is the only one who

is near me taking care of me.

2. With Swamiji being with me the problem has at least stopped at this point

without causing any more problems.

 

Able to get confidence and take the pain and withstand the difficulties is

what we should ask Swamiji. Everything is Swamiji but it is your mind that is

responsible just as it is responsible while driving your car. So you are

responsible. Guru is just showing signals we have the follow in that direction.

Swamiji shows the direction to Moksha, so you have to follow the instructions

given by Swamiji. I cannot be near to just one family; I need everybody. I

will tell and go away you should catch it.

 

This is amrutam (nectar). One drop is enough. Some people ask two glasses of

amrutam. That means you don’t have belief in the amrutam. While going for a

walk in the morning a person met Swamiji and said that having a darshan of

Swamiji is more than enough and that he has got moksha. But after some time he

asked if he could touch Swamiji’s feet. Again after sometime he asked if

Swamiji

could keep his hand on his head. You should be satisfied with just darshan

from Swamiji; that is moksha. If you are not satisfied and want more then

Swamiji will get hurt and then it is papam (sin) to you.

 

If Swamiji comes to your house than it is more than enough. Don’t ask him to

sleep in all the rooms; don’t ask him to stay for biksha. All these are himsa

not puja. Darshanam of Swamiji is sarvasyam (everything) should be believed.

“

Somebody cleaned Swamiji’s legs the other day so let me please clean your

head so that I will get more moksha†should not be the attitude with which one

approaches Swamiji. It is wrong we should not do that. Swamiji seeing and

smiling is moksha. Jealous devotion NO; be sportive but not with stomach

burning

(jealousy) but with happiness.

 

You should know Guru Tattvam read Datta Darsinam, Katha Sagara, and Guru

Charithra. For 5 years Swamiji has been telling small stories in Gemini TV

which

have been compiled into the Katha Sagara book. Give it to children; there are

lot of one-page short stories from Ramayana, Mahabarata and others. Form these

stories you will learn everything.

 

Talk with children only in Telugu. Even if they don’t understand it is ok

they will learn it. Don’t talk to them in English thinking their English

would

get improved. They will anyway learn English at school so talk only in Telugu

so that they can learn the language. Don’t feel proud when your child

doesn’

t do namaskaram by saying that they are like that as they are in US; instead

you should give them a beating and make them learn. Don’t give freedom as

people do in this country. Even if they get hurt for few days it is ok.

Don’t

feel that they will get hurt. Don’t think in the lines of American people.

Don’

t give freedom that is wrong. Gujurat and Tamil people follow strictly; they

talk compulsorily in their mother tongues. If the children don’t talk they

don

’t give them food especially Gujarati people. Now they are all very happy

people.

 

Dallas good, even if three sentences get into your mind it is good. I have

sat here for a long time. In all the houses don’t have the madness about

calling Swamiji for biksha. It should go. If I stay here for 10 days then

maybe

you can think about biksha. Whenever anyone plans a visit to visit India then

plan to come and visit Mysore Ashram even if Swamiji is there or not.

 

 

 

Sree Guru Datta