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Dr. B.G.Y. Sastry has fallen into a pothole as described by Dubois.Sastry says, ' A person who knows that he owns God is not in a hurry for anything. Infinite patience arises in him." HTML clipboard

A view from the West: Abbe Dubois in his own words in green.

Abbe Dubois (1770-1848) a Christian Missionary from France was one of the most astute Hindu watcher in Tamil Nadu, India and an acerbic commentator. He did feel that Mantras neither induced vibrations nor oscillations of Spirit nor obtain realm of peace. He most of his time was watching the Hindus so much so that he did not have time and that he converted in his own words only "two to three hundred converts, 2/3rd were 'pariahs' (his words) or beggars and the rest composed of Sudras, vagrants and outcastes of several tribes." He was frustrated that Roman Catholicism prevailed among the converts because it let the caste system exist among converts. The converts consulted the astrologers and purohitas (priests), practiced Hindu manners and customs in marriage. He had a particular annoyance at the Brahmin community then, whom he regarded as the sole purveyors of Mantras, which 'enchain the power of gods themselves.' Gods thus bound by chains were afraid of

Purohitas who declared themselves as 'Brahma gods or gods of the earth.' He quotes a Mantra familiar to Purohitas:

 

Devadhinam jagat sarvam,

Mantradhinam ta devata

Tan mantram Brahmanadhinam

Brahmana mama devata

 

 

Which means, 'The universe is under the power of gods; the gods are under the power of Mantrams; the Mantrams are under the power of the Brahmins; therefore the Brahmins are our gods.' 'The argument is plainly set out, as you may see, and these modest personages have no scruples about arrogating to themselves the sublime title of Brahma gods or gods of the earth. When one points out to the Brahmins that these much-vaunted Mantrams do not produce startling effects in the present day, they reply that this must be attributed to the Kali-Yuga, a veritable age of iron when everything has degenerated.

Here is what Sastriji says in his post.Bhakti is eternal.

Suppose you go to God, receive a boon, and walk away. When your intention is to get something, then you are in a hurry. A person who knows that he owns God is not in a hurry for anything. Infinite patience arises in him.

When you own God, you will not be in a hurry to get something out of God. Your hurry to get something throws you off balance and makes you small. Have infinite patience. When you have infinite patience, you will realize God belongs to you. Either through awareness or through practice you reach the same point..

With love and regards,SastryGod owns us lock, stock and barrel. That being the case, we should approach Him with humility and prostrate at His sacred feet.Veeraswamy Krishnaraj