Guru Tattva - An Inner Essence- Part 4 By Sri.Sri.Muralidhara Swamiji.

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Dear Members,

 

Once a man said to Ramakrishna Paramahamsa that in

this world none had bhakti and that he wished to speak

to people about ‘seeing’ God.

 

Ramakrishna asked him, “Have you seen God?” He

replied, “No.”

 

Ramakrishna questioned him, “When you have not yet

seen God, how you can show God to another? First, you

work for it and attain Bhagavan. We can then decide if

it is necessary for you to show Him to others!”

 

Without having ‘anubhava’ (experience) of something

you cannot speak to others about it. You cannot speak

and even if you do it will have no bearing on others.

Only fools may get deceived.

 

Hanuman was one who has been sent by Lord Rama.

 

Sri Lanka was the kingdom ruled by Ravana who had ten

heads. The ten heads represent the ten ‘indriyas’ - 5

‘jnanendriyas’ and 5 ‘karmendriyas’ (eyes, mouth,

nose, ears and skin [touch]). ‘Indriyas’ are popularly

known to be 11, adding ‘mind’ to it. The ‘indriyas’

instigate the ‘mind’. What do these indriyas do? Man

is made of three qualities - Rajas, Tamas and Sattva.

Raajasic is to always get into fights or ever involved

in some work or the other. He is always over active.

Taamasic man is very lazy. He eats, sleeps and does

not bother either about this world or the other. He

has no goal in life. He just wastes his life. He does

not bother about anything. Sattvic man does

japa/dhyana/bhajan and takes effort to attain

Bhagavan.

 

In Ramayana, Ravana, Kumbakarna and Vibhishana

represent the three gunas of man - Rajasa, tamasa and

sattvic, respectively.

 

We have all the qualities in us. We sleep because of

tamasic quality. Due to sattvic quality we attend

Satsang and desire to attain Bhagavan. We carry on

activities due to rajasic quality. There is no world

without rajasic quality.

 

Lord Brahma (the Creator) at the time of creation sent

four persons to the world - Sanaka, Sananta, Sanaatana

and Sanatkumara. Lord Brahma having sent them relaxed

in dhyana. But, on opening his eyes, he found the four

also sitting in dhyana! How then will creation come to

be? Brahma spoke to them, but they were interested

only in dhyana and not in creation. Therefore, world

cannot be run by such sattvic people! These people

(sattvic) will stop the work of the world! So, Brahma

sent sixteen ‘rajasa prakritis’ who carried on

activities. They are the ones dear to Bhagavan because

world runs only because of them! They are always in

the midst of activities with deep intention to achieve

something great. The ‘mind’ is made of all the three

kinds of thoughts. To win over these one should take

the support of God, just as Vibhishana (sattvic)

surrendered to the Lord.

 

!!! Will Continue !!!

 

Regards

 

Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare

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