Greatness of India –Mahans-Rama Nama discourse series-By Sri.Sri.Muralidhara Swamiji – Part- 14

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Radhe Krishna To All,

 

Mahans are full of ‘vairagya’ while doing sadhana (spiritual practice).

 

They totally dislike the company of people as they move ahead in their sadhana.

They will be unable to mix with people. But, once they attain ‘Bhagavat

sakshatkara’, compassion flows out of them and falls on all who come to them,

irrespective of their status - sinner or virtuous.

 

Pouring forth Grace becomes their very nature. When milk collects in the teats

of a cow it calls out to the cowherd who is around. It wants to pour forth its

milk. Similarly, a Mahan wishes to pour forth his Grace. The Grace filling up

their hearts pours forth on all crossing all boundaries of caste, creed, good,

bad, deserving or undeserving.

 

If we are unable to do any sadhana like japa or dhyana, it will suffice if we

have deep, unstinted devotion to their Lotus Feet. This devotion would certainly

lift us up. In the forest we find chain of small hillocks. The distance between

two such hillocks may not be too wide. The bees, worms or other insects in one

hillock will not be able to cross over to the other hillock as it is too small

to take the leap. But, a lion is able to jump across easily. If these bees,

worms or insects hold on to the lion it easily crosses over as the lion moves

over to the other hillock.

 

In the same manner, even if we are too weak to do any sadhana for the attainment

of Bhagavãn, it is enough if only we could hold on tightly to the Lotus Feet of

Sadhus who have attained Bhagavãn, if we have deep unstinted bhakti to their

Lotus Feet. They would take us across this ocean of ‘samsãra’, as they

cross it over.

 

This is the reason that Mahans like Kabirdas extol the glory of Guru. He says,

‘if Govinda and Guru appear before me, I would ignore Govinda and prostrate to

my Guru!’ Thus, more than the glory of Rama, the ‘dohas’ (verses in

couplets) of Kabirdas speak only on Guru Bhakti, on the glory of Sadhus and

Satsangh.

 

How are the Sadhus? In this world they live in a trance. We, of the world should

never complain, ‘when I visited the Sadhu he did not look at me, he did not

enquire after my welfare, he did not speak a word to me,’ for, one should not

move with them as one does with other humans and one should also not expect such

things. We should understand that they are in a state where the world (that we

experience) does not exist for them and move with them accordingly. During our

visits, at times they would speak to us, at times they would appear to be angry

with us but their every action is only a blessing (‘anugraha’).

 

They possess ‘bhava bhushti hrudaya’ (heart filled with fine inexplicable

feelings) and we should behave in a suitable manner. It is not in us to

comprehend in what ‘bhãva’ (deep inexplicable mood) they are in. Do not

move away from a Sadhu or your Guru because he did not/does not speak to you.

 

!!! Will Continue !!!

 

Regards

 

Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare

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