The Correct Perspective Of Guru Dakshina

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Guru Dakshina is the money offered in the service of God. Money is

the fruit of work. Therefore money and work are inter convertible

forms. In Gita, donating money is called as "Karma Phala tyaga" and

donating work is called as "Karma Sanyasa". Both these put together

are called as "Karma Yoga" or "Seva" (Service). One can do the

service by doing both or one of these two according to the

convenience. Only this proves the real love (Bhakti) on God. In

front of this, feelings and meditation by mind and prayers by mouth

are like pickles in the plate without the central item i.e. bread.

One can eat the bread without pickles, but without bread, only

pickles cannot be eaten. If pickles only are eaten, that will burn

the stomach. We are giving only pickles to God. That is why He is

not responding to our chanting of His name. Anybody will respond if

he is called by his name once. But you are calling God lakhs of

times by His name. He is not responding even once by saying "Hello"

atleast. This shows the anger of God. If a prostitute called some

body by name, he will not respond since his prestige will be lost in

the respectable society. Similarly God is not responding to us since

if he responds, his prestige will be lost among sages and angels.

The devotees are really like prostitutes because their devotion on

God is only to get some benefit from God. To get some material

benefits, one is spending money for the sake of God.

 

Astrologers, priests etc., are exploiting the people and are earning

money in the name of Super natural powers of planets and deities.

The money of the devotees is wasted and stolen. There is only one

God in all deities and planets and all the super natural powers in

the creation belong to God only (Veda says "Bheeshodeti"). Such God

comes down in human form only to this earth as said in

Gita "Manusheem" and not in any other inert form. Gita condemns the

worship of inert forms like statues "Bhutejyanti…" The statues are

useful only to have a vision of the past human incarnations (Veda

says "Drastavyah"). Only the present human form of God is to be

worshipped. Worship again means not mere words and feelings but by

participating in his mission through service. His mission is only to

spread the divine knowledge and devotion in this world and to uplift

every body.

 

This "Guru dakshina" is according to one's capacity and devotion. Of

these two, devotion is more important. In construction of bridge on

the sea (Varadhi) for Lord Rama, monkeys are putting big stones and

a squirrel is putting small sand particles, according to their

capacity. Both the stones and sand particles are drowned in the sea.

Monkeys stopped the work, but the squirrel did not stop the work. It

thought "whether I participate or not, the work of the Lord will not

stop. Let me do whatever I can do for the Lord. Lord does not

require even the bridge to kill the demon Ravana. He can kill the

demon even just by His will. This is only an opportunity given to me

to participate in the Lord's work and get salvation". Lord Rama

patted the squirrel and not the monkeys. So, while participating in

His service, do whatever you can. But do it with full faith in Him.

 

Some rich people approached me (Swami) everyone saying that he alone

will fund this mission. Swami (myself) told them "Let all

participate and let all get salvation". The aim of Swami is not the

money required for this work. If that alone is my aim, I could have

accepted the donations of the rich people. The aim of Swami is that

all should participate practically and get the grace of God. My aims

are; 1) World Peace 2) All should get salvation and the hell should

be closed.

 

Swami does not need any money for his personal purposes also. I am

an expert in coaching the students for IIT Entrance exams

(Chemistry) and lakhs will rain on me if Swami continues in that

line. Swami has sacrificed every thing for the sake of saving the

humanity from the ignorance and misleading paths. Every rupee i.e.,

donated by the devotees will be used to publish this divine

knowledge in all the languages and distribute to all the people in

the World.

 

Today several fraud preachers spoil the spiritual field. They do not

know why and what they propagate. They propagate that knowledge

which is already there in the books. They have no other work to do.

They failed in all lines of business and have taken up this line of

spiritual business. They are blind leading the blind followers and

all fall in the well. Veda says the same "Andhenaiva". Swami is

happy even if they earn, if they can show the right path explained

in the scriptures. The propagation is needed when there is a new

knowledge. Sankara propagated since he discovered Advaita theory.

Several disciples of Sankara further propagated it. Those disciples

are teachers but not preachers.

 

at the lotus feet of shri datta swami

surya

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