Learn Today from HH's pravachan

[Guest guest]

Jaisrimannarayana!

 

Some things we learn today from HH's pravachan of Thirumanthrartham:

 

1. Who is a jnani?

Generally, a person who possesses jnanam is a jnani.

 

2. Who is a real jnani?

A real jnani is one who shares the true knowledge he possesses with others; one

who practices what he preaches.

 

3. What do the acharyas do?

They grasp the essence of scriptures and shower their knowledge to the needy and

deserving as per their caliber and necessity - to be utilized by them as and

when required like a cloud that absorbs water from the water bodies and rains

all over the space to be used by one and all for different purposes. It never

stores the water for its sake. So also a guru never keeps the knowledge he

earned for himself.

 

4. What is samsaaram?

Sam = as one

Saaram = thinking

 

Thinking that athma and this prakruthi (body) which are different are one and

the same.

 

5. What is more powerful – the deed or the motive behind?

Of course – the 'bhaavana or the feeling' is more powerful.

 

6. *HH mentioned a point that Pedda Jeeyar Swamy used to mention.*

This life is like a loose knot with the two dangling ends. If we pull one, the

knot gets opened. If the other one is pulled, the knot becomes tight. If our

life is pulled towards the Lord, we get liberation. If we get pulled to

ourselves, we get entangled.

 

Jai Srimannarayana!

Ramanujamma Mudumbai

Ramanuja Dasi