We find reports from many parts of the world that a person crowning himself a 'Guru' mesmerizes people in large number and harms them. Caught under the spell of mass hypnotism people dance to the tune of this self-anointed Guru. People do not hesitate even to consume poison and die! Such questionable incidents have begun to occur in India too.
On one side innumerable treacherous 'Gurus' have cropped up who play on the innocence and ignorance of the people and on the other side are people who are immersed in ritualism without understanding the real import behind the rituals.
Let us say that a person has been asked to clean a glass so that it can be used to drink water. The person keeps washing the glass with no end in sight to the job given. He goes on scrubbing it. On and on he goes. What was the purpose behind the instruction to clean the glass? — Only to use it to drink water. But what does he do? He does not bring the cleaning to a close so that it can be used to drink water. Similarly, our scriptures speak of various rituals only to purify your mind so that through the purified mind the Lord can be attained.
In the case of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu's disciple Advaitacharya we find that caught in the net of rituals he misses out on its real purpose. His Guru comes to his home hungry, seeking food. A Sadguru is verily God. And in this case Chaitanya Mahaprabhu is verily the incarnation of Lord Krishna.
The Lord comes home in the form of the Guru seeking food. What fortune! But caught firmly in the net of rituals he says that he has not yet completed the daily rituals and that it would take some hours to cook and serve him food! Well, WHY HAVE THESE RITUALS BEEN PRESCRIBED? — To purify the mind and attain God.
In this case, Advaitacharya had attained a Sadguru but failed to recognize the blessings.
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu went on a long tour of India, covering the length and the breadth of the country. Wherever he went he initiated people into the Mahamantra,
HARE KRISHNA HARE KRISHNA KRISHNA KRISHNA HARE HARE!
HARE RAMA HARE RAMA RAMA RAMA HARE HARE!
Know that it is verily Bhagavata dharma that is supportive to this Kali Yuga. And, what is Bhagavata dharma? To chant
HARE RAMA HARE RAMA RAMA RAMA HARE HARE!
HARE KRISHNA HARE KRISHNA KRISHNA KRISHNA HARE HARE!
All other paths are impractical in today's world.
What do Mahans speak about when they get together? It will either be about their experiences with the Lord or about the means to be taken up to help people traverse the ocean of life. They are anxious to protect and show the right way to people.
The meeting of Sages Narada and Valmiki resulted in the birth of Ramayana.
The meeting of Sages Narada and Veda Vyasa brought forth Srimad Bhagavatam. In Srimad Bhagavatam, written thousands of years ago, we find the deep anxiety of Mahans (saints).
Srimad Bhagavatam says that in Kali Yuga people will be of low intelligence, lethargic and short lived. What is the way out for these people? Verily the Divine Name of the Lord!
The Mahamantra,
HARE RAMA HARE RAMA RAMA RAMA HARE HARE!
HARE KRISHNA HARE KRISHNA KRISHNA KRISHNA HARE HARE!
The Divine Name of the Lord ('Bhagavan Nama') has the power to redeem one and all. Was not Ajamila, the worst sinner, redeemed for merely uttering the Divine Name? He had named his youngest son 'Narayana' (the Divine Name of the Lord). He was deeply attached to this son. In the final moment of his life he called out "Narayana!" addressing the son. But it was enough for the deeply compassionate Lord. He saved Ajamila.
Ahalya was redeemed from the curse and made immaculate by the dust of the Holy Feet of Rama. And in today's world Rama still exists in the form of His Divine Name 'R A M A'. ‘Name’ and the 'Named' are one and the same.
They are not different from each other. So will not Rama in the form of the Divine Name 'RAMA' redeem all – even the worst sinner?
!!! Will continue (The Atithi shall visit next week…) !!!
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On one side innumerable treacherous 'Gurus' have cropped up who play on the innocence and ignorance of the people and on the other side are people who are immersed in ritualism without understanding the real import behind the rituals.
Let us say that a person has been asked to clean a glass so that it can be used to drink water. The person keeps washing the glass with no end in sight to the job given. He goes on scrubbing it. On and on he goes. What was the purpose behind the instruction to clean the glass? — Only to use it to drink water. But what does he do? He does not bring the cleaning to a close so that it can be used to drink water. Similarly, our scriptures speak of various rituals only to purify your mind so that through the purified mind the Lord can be attained.
In the case of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu's disciple Advaitacharya we find that caught in the net of rituals he misses out on its real purpose. His Guru comes to his home hungry, seeking food. A Sadguru is verily God. And in this case Chaitanya Mahaprabhu is verily the incarnation of Lord Krishna.
The Lord comes home in the form of the Guru seeking food. What fortune! But caught firmly in the net of rituals he says that he has not yet completed the daily rituals and that it would take some hours to cook and serve him food! Well, WHY HAVE THESE RITUALS BEEN PRESCRIBED? — To purify the mind and attain God.
In this case, Advaitacharya had attained a Sadguru but failed to recognize the blessings.
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu went on a long tour of India, covering the length and the breadth of the country. Wherever he went he initiated people into the Mahamantra,
HARE KRISHNA HARE KRISHNA KRISHNA KRISHNA HARE HARE!
HARE RAMA HARE RAMA RAMA RAMA HARE HARE!
Know that it is verily Bhagavata dharma that is supportive to this Kali Yuga. And, what is Bhagavata dharma? To chant
HARE RAMA HARE RAMA RAMA RAMA HARE HARE!
HARE KRISHNA HARE KRISHNA KRISHNA KRISHNA HARE HARE!
All other paths are impractical in today's world.
What do Mahans speak about when they get together? It will either be about their experiences with the Lord or about the means to be taken up to help people traverse the ocean of life. They are anxious to protect and show the right way to people.
The meeting of Sages Narada and Valmiki resulted in the birth of Ramayana.
The meeting of Sages Narada and Veda Vyasa brought forth Srimad Bhagavatam. In Srimad Bhagavatam, written thousands of years ago, we find the deep anxiety of Mahans (saints).
Srimad Bhagavatam says that in Kali Yuga people will be of low intelligence, lethargic and short lived. What is the way out for these people? Verily the Divine Name of the Lord!
The Mahamantra,
HARE RAMA HARE RAMA RAMA RAMA HARE HARE!
HARE KRISHNA HARE KRISHNA KRISHNA KRISHNA HARE HARE!
The Divine Name of the Lord ('Bhagavan Nama') has the power to redeem one and all. Was not Ajamila, the worst sinner, redeemed for merely uttering the Divine Name? He had named his youngest son 'Narayana' (the Divine Name of the Lord). He was deeply attached to this son. In the final moment of his life he called out "Narayana!" addressing the son. But it was enough for the deeply compassionate Lord. He saved Ajamila.
Ahalya was redeemed from the curse and made immaculate by the dust of the Holy Feet of Rama. And in today's world Rama still exists in the form of His Divine Name 'R A M A'. ‘Name’ and the 'Named' are one and the same.
They are not different from each other. So will not Rama in the form of the Divine Name 'RAMA' redeem all – even the worst sinner?
!!! Will continue (The Atithi shall visit next week…) !!!
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