Satyopanisad

July 5, 2009

Swami? We are here by your sheer grace and mercy. You say that you spend

three-fourths of your time on your boys. What do you want us to do?

There is nothing you can do for me. I don't need anything from you. I only give

and never receive. I do not accept or receive anything from anyone. I never

stretch my hand before anybody in order to receive something. I have never asked

anybody for anything till now. In fact, all things happen according to the will

of Swami. But, I ask you to give me only one thing, and that is enough. What is

it? It is your love. Your parents sometimes stay away from you. But I am always

with you, in you, below you, above you and around you. I am indeed yourself. You

remember this always, and that is enough. You follow Swami, you will shine like

a precious gem in the future. You will be highly respected and you will get a

good name in society. Whatever you have learnt here in the hostel and the

college, and on top of all this, the love of Swami you have received, should

never be forgotten. Get for yourselves a good name. Follow Swami's teachings.

Once King Janaka put a question in the open court, " Is there anyone who can

teach me brahmaj nana, knowledge of the ultimate reality, within the time it

takes to place my foot in the stirrup and ride on the back of my horse? " His

preceptor, Yajnavalkya said, " Oh King! I shall teach you. Follow me " . King

Janaka accordingly got up from the throne and started following him. After

walking some distance, Yajnavalkya asked the king to stop and sit on the ground

in the middle of the royal highway. Janaka obeyed and sat down accordingly.

Everyone was taken aback on seeing the King sitting on the ground. In vain they

prayed to him to go back to the palace but he would not respond to any of his

citizens. The army chief and the ministers heard the news; rushed off to the

spot and pleaded with the King to let them know what had happened. Janaka did

not open his mouth. The Queen came out of the royal palace, sat in front of him,

cried and begged him to let her know what had happened. The King did not speak

to her. Soon everyone came to know that Sage Yajnavalkya was responsible for the

present plight of the King. They went out in search of him, and finally got him.

They questioned him as to what he had done to the King that made him sit on the

ground in the highway. Yajnavalkya replied that he did not do anything to the

King, and never asked him to keep silent.

Followed by all of them, Yajnavalkya came to the King and asked him why he was

remaining silent without replying to any of the queries made by those visiting

him. Janaka said, " Swami! You asked me to follow you. I did so. You made me sit

on the ground in the highway. I obeyed you. But you never asked me to reply or

talk to anyone. I needed your permission to do anything other than what you had

told me to do. The moment you wanted me to follow you, I was no longer my own. I

had to wait for your instructions, isn't that right, Sir? " This kind of strict

obedience to his Guru made Janaka a Rajarshi, a saint among kings. What is

expected from all of you is following the teachings of Swami.

The Pandavas were acclaimed as the noblest of kings since they followed Lord

Krishna unquestioningly. You follow Swami's command. That is enough. Since

Anjaneya followed the command of his chief Sugriva, he could come so close to

Rama and he could do the duty assigned to him successfully. This is why he is

remembered today as a great devotee of Rama.

There is nothing that you can't achieve if you follow Swami's teachings. There

was a Muslim devotee by name Mansoor. He always used to repeat analhak, which

means `I am God'. Hearing this, the King of the place was very furious and

forbade him to repeat these words. But still Mansoor did not stop saying

`analhak'. The king became so very angry with him this time that he got

Mansoor's hands and legs chopped off. Yet, Mansoor didn't stop repeating

`ahalhak'. The blood that was oozing out of the wounds started saying 'analhak'.

Finally, the King got Mansoor burnt alive. Then the ashes from the burnt body

started rising, echoing `analhak'. This is an eloquent example of a devotee's

staunch and unflinching faith in God. He may choose to die, but he would not

under any circumstances lose his faith in God.

July 6, 2009

-the writr has mentioned Swami

who is swami..?

please explain this because even after your writting swami...there is a

question mark there after the word swami..?!!!!

pl explain

thanks

dinesh k jani

-- In Shambhavi , " C. P. Kumar " <cpkumar wrote:

>

> Swami? We are here by your sheer grace and mercy. You say that you spend

three-fourths of your time on your boys. What do you want us to do?

>

> There is nothing you can do for me. I don't need anything from you. I only

give and never receive. I do not accept or receive anything from anyone. I never