Stages In Worship Of Lord

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In the first stage, a servant is sitting and singing on the owner

without doing any work. He is asking the remuneration for his song

from the owner. The owner refuses remuneration because the singer

has already got happiness by singing and that happiness itself is

the remuneration. One cannot get two remunerations for single work

even if you treat the singing as a work. In the second stage the

servant is doing work and is also singing. The owner will pay for

his work only but not for the song. The servant is singing while he

is doing the work in order to get happiness to forget the tiredness

in the work. Therefore, here also only the work is remunerated but

not the song. In the third stage the servant is advised to stop

singing because his energy is wasted in the song. If he works

without singing all his energy can be concentrated in the work and

the servant will get more remuneration. In this third stage it is

only an advice but the servant is not blamed for singing. Singing is

not wrong at all. But singing has no remuneration.

 

Similarly in the first stage people pray and express devotion

without proving their love in action. In this stage the people are

getting the peace and bliss by the prayers and ex-pression of

devotion. They cannot charge the Lord again for their prayers and

devotion. In the second stage people participate in the mission of

the Lord by sacrificing the work and the fruit of the work. While

working for the Lord, they pray and sing devotional songs, which

give them peace and happiness. Their prayers and songs are not wrong

at all. But they will get the fruit from the Lord for their work

only and not for their prayers (words) and for their devotion

(mind).

 

In the third stage they are advised to stop the prayers and

expression of devotion by practicing silence and control of mind.

The reason for this is that they can store their energy, which is

wasted in prayers, and devotion and which cannot bring any fruit

from the Lord. The energy wasted in these two channels can be

diverted to the work only and more work can be done so that they can

get a better fruit from the Lord. Of course, they should not expect

any fruit for their work. Then only the Lord is pleased and will

give the real fruit. But if they concentrate all their energy in the

work only, they can get a better real fruit from the Lord though

they do not aspire for any fruit.

 

Please note that we are not finding fault with the prayers and

devotion. We are only saying that you are wasting your energy in

those two channels, which cannot bring any fruit from the Lord. If

you control those two channels, better fruit is given to you. If you

need relaxation by prayers and devotion, you will be in the second

stage. Therefore there is no contradiction because in the third

stage it is only an advice in the light of Yoga. Yoga means

concentration of the entire energy in one channel that is useful.

The root word of Yoga is " Yuj " , which means to unite the dissipated

streams of energy in various useless channels and concentrate the

whole energy as a single stream in the useful channel.

 

The third stage is the highest stage. Hanuman never uttered prayers

and never expressed devotional feelings on the Lord as per the

Valmiki Ramayana, which is the only authority. Hanuman concentrated

all His energy in the work of Lord Rama. Lord Rama also never

expressed His love through words or feelings on Hanuman. He also

gave silently the highest real fruit to Hanuman, which is the post

of future creator (Brahma). Veda says " Yato Vacho Nivartante

Apraapya Manasaasah " . This means that the words and mind cannot

touch the Lord and will return back to you only. He will never hear

your prayers and will never observe your ex-pression of devotional

feelings. The reason is that they are giving you the immediate

fruit, which is peace, happiness and satisfaction. It is like a self-

employment scheme.

 

Since the fruit is immediate and automatic the Lord need not pay any

attention. But when you work for Him by sacrifice, you are not

getting the peace, happiness and satisfaction. When you offer the

sweet to the Lord you are suffering with hunger though you may feel

it as happiness. But the Lord is not a sadist. He will pay His

attention to you and will give you the real fruit. Therefore in this

highest stage silence and control of mind are recommended by Gita

also (Mounam Atma Vinigrahah).

 

In the second stage by prayers and devotion, you are eating the

sweet. Why should the Lord pay attention for that because you are

getting the enjoyment in eating the sweet? Shall He give you the

cost of the sweet to you for your eating? When you give the sweet to

Him without aspiring for its cost, the Lord will be pleased for your

sacrifice, which alone can prove your real love on Him and then

reward you with real infinite fruit at the appropriate time and

place. He will delay in giving the fruit since He wants to see you

whether you have sacrificed the fruit expecting something in return.

 

If you have sacrificed the sweet in terms of business, you will

come out with your real color in the time of delay done by the Lord.

The Lord is the top most genius.

 

at the lotus feet of shri datta swami

surya

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