MYSTERY OF MYSTERIES AND SUPER SAINT - SADGURU SAI NATH

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This takes us over Samyama and purification stage and dips us into the main

stream of devotional love. The devotion does the reverse action of pulling

down God into the mind, buddhi and ego. That is why Tukaram and Kabir call

Bhakti as superior to the plane of heart. This requires the process of

Nama, love, control of breath and such other techniques the Saguna form is a

sportive aspect of God.

This leads to Nirguna. That is why Saguna is significant. The Saguna love

is also called “Shambhava Bhava” or “Viralodaya Bhava”. This is a

sentiment of positive assumption of cosmic ego. This sprouts through love

for God. The divine love is a rare gift of God. The love expands with

equanimity sense. The surrender melts it into fluid action. When the love

assimilates in Chitta (inner mind) it becomes the energy of Chitta. This is

the descent of God in other words. The devotee enters the heart of the

universe through his own heart. The universe becomes the heart of the

devotee. The ocean of Samsara turns into the ocean of love sentiments. The

bhakti sentiment starts from the deep faith (Shraddha) but mere faith is

not bhakti. The steady and determined emotion of love is faith. It has the

basis of determination of buddhi and fixture of emotion. But bhakti is a

spontaneous flow of love. Action tinged by love devotion is the easy

denouncement or detachment (Sahaj Sanyas) love with faith, suffer Prarabdha

with courage (Saburi), surrender enjoyment to God and face the senses. God

can accept the offerings through a picture also. But the mind must be

cosmic oriented. God is indebted to love and a servant of Bhakti.

This article has dwelt upon the initial spiritual preparation consisting of

purification of the mind, intellect and ego and control of breath. It has

also touched the advanced stage of devotion flourishing in a pure and

controlled mind. This article has descanted the stage of sublime

sentiments.

Tukaram describes the realization experience as follows: -

“The Pranas have been sluggish, drowsy and slumbering. The sign of

immorality is manifest. The eyes have dilated by light, throat is choked

with sentiment, the body is thrilled with ecstasy. The mind has been glued

to the self and is motionless. The blue light is lit like in the dawn.

The seventeenth Kala is exuding Amrit. The sun and moon are together.

The Jiva is allying with Shiva. The ecstasy is sprouting in the water of

bliss. The Jiva is plunged in Ananda and the mind is Unman. The awareness

of space, direction and time has died down. Atma has expanded into the

universe. Aham has merged in Soham and the external world has vanished.

The Brahma has blazed out of the heart as a flame.

 

(To be contd....)

 

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