Mind set & Attitude of a Sishya - Baba

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Shankaram Shiva Shankaram

 

He should go with a blank mind. He should not have any expectation; he must go with a mind for research. He must not feign acceptance. Else, at a small pretext the faith will fade. It is not worth it. He must not take a decision about any guru without assessing totally. And once he has decided to accept a guru, he should not think about that afterward.

Research various gurus first, then you can decide on who is yours based on whose wavelength you synchronize with. Do not visit only one and accept him right away. Observe in whose presence you enjoy peace. If you have visited one hundred gurus and yet not attained peace of mind, then wait for more. If you are happy and peaceful in the presence of a certain guru out of all the 100 you have met, then accept him as your guide.

The first time Ramakrishna wept, it was for Darshan of Kàli. Once he had The Darshan, and after his thoughts synchronized on the Lotus Feet of Kali, he would have sought worthy disciples. And his tears testify that none of the disciples who sought him met his expectation.

He was waiting for the cream of disciples. That is the implied meaning. He was not satisfied with the thronging crowd of disciples. He was beseeching Kali to send him the right disciple who was either evolved or fit enough to be initiated.

Ramakrishna, being a self-realized soul, would have found it difficult to tolerate persons seeking material pleasures. He would have pleaded with Kali for a spiritual seeker, someone seeking the Permanent Bliss of the Lord’s Lotus Feet rather than the illusory pleasures of the transient world.

If the pretext is to please the guru, the guru is capable enough to know that it is a facade. So, leave aside the angle of guru. A Guru, in the true sense of the word, is capable of discerning the false from the genuine.

Then it is a question of the person who is masquerading. If the person really wants to grow spiritually, he must be able to look on everyone as a manifestation of his Guru. Then he will not come to any harm. Even if he is not able to perceive everyone as a form of Divinity, he must start believing that his guru has taken on some form to test his interaction with others. This is for the spiritual growth of a person who has not yet been able to drop his pretence.

And then the third party involved, that is the person who is the target for the cheating; if he is capable of understanding whether it is a pretence or genuine case, he needs no guidelines.

That is the substance of the question, is it not? How do we deal with persons who cheat us? Since you know the person is trying to deceive you, do not allow yourself to be taken for a ride. A commonsense approach is required.

I have heard: A king had gone hunting with his soldiers. Feeling hungry, he told a soldier to fetch a fruit seen at some distance. A blind person who was seated nearby told the king, ‘that is not a fruit.’ The king was astonished to find that what the stranger said was indeed true. Feeling thirsty, he asked the soldier to fetch water from the southern side of the forest. To which the mendicant said, ‘Water is available in the eastern side not the southern side’. The soldiers found his words were true.

The king was amazed at the insight the person had gathered despite being blind. The person explained, ‘If that was a fruit, it would have been consumed by now. The very fact no one has touched it goes to prove that it is not a fruit. Secondly, though I am blind, I can feel coolness in the breeze coming from the eastern side of the forest but not in the southern side and so I inferred there is a water source in the eastern side’.

Feeling thrilled with this approach, the king took the beggar along with him to his palace and ordered the royal kitchen to feed the beggar with a helping of curd rice daily. The story does not end here.

A few days later, a diamond merchant displayed his goods at the court. The king was unable to find whether the diamonds were genuine. He called upon the blind mendicant to help him make the choice. To his surprise, the blind beggar was able to distinguish the originals from the fakes -- by feeling the warmth of the diamonds, he was able to find the genuine ones. As a reward, the king ordered that the mendicant be given a plate of sambar rice daily. The blind man laughed and told the king, ‘You were a beggar earlier, weren’t you?’. Astounded, the king replied that he had been garlanded by the royal elephant to ascend the throne and asked the person how he knew. To which

our hero replied, ‘If you were a king by birth, you would have presented me with your pearl necklace the first day I impressed you. The qualities you had inherited by birth have made you reward me in beggarly fashion instead of according me royal treatment’.

You need not be a man of letters for using the common sense God has gifted you. Just observe around you, filter the impressions and act on intuitions. Do not get deceived when you know very well someone is out to get at you.

If life is a game, what are the rules?

Love one; Love all.

 

In Samratchana, you need not concern yourself with whether you are a key volunteer or secondary volunteer — you need not worry about your performance.

All you need to do is to have the willingness to serve. I know how to tap your inner wisdom and get the best work out of you.

Love ,Blessings & " Big Hug "- Baba

Chant & be Happy " Shankaram Shiva Shankaram"

Mahalaxmi

Chennai

 

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