rishi prasad - 190 oct 08

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Those, whose hearts are filled with devotional love and reverence for the satsanga ofSelf-realized Gurus, feel a joy divine. This joy in turn cultivates virtues like

fraternity and entitles one to become united with the Supreme Lord. .(Read full

article in Rishi Prasad magazine).

I am not tired; I am here to relieve people of tiredness(Excerpts from the satsanga of Pujya Bapuji)At times, my eyes become wet with emotion. People with perverse mentality

gleefully announce, Bapuji is crying. I dont cry. Tears flow from the eyes of many

saints Morari Bapu, Dongareji Maharaj and others in devotional love for the Lord

or in empathically feeling somebodys pain, but we people are not used to crying like

cowards, like people stuck in the quagmire of attachment and delusion or like wily

people. Our heart is not made of stone. It is made of stuff that melts quickly. Some

people present it before the people in a distorted manner. They themselves are

discredited thereby and lose their credibility. So far as I am concerned, my devotees

know me.

Somebody asked me, Bapu! What now?

I said, Guru Nanak wanted to retire to solitude at the age of 60 years. I thought of

relieving myself of public life at the age of 63 years. I want to take to solitude and

remain engrossed in Self-Bliss.

Those gentlemen say, Bapuji says he is tired.

Why should I get tired? How can I get tired? My job is not to get tired but to relieve

people of tiredness.

Like Guru Nanak disengaged himself from activity, I too want to slowly disengage

from public contact and spend more time in Self-Bliss and the astral world. I am not

the one to run away tired, defeated, despaired or dejected. I will make many peoplerun away and get their due before I go. There is no cause for worry. Strong and

fierce winds will come; much more than that may happen but this lamp will

continue to glow.

These storms of envy and crookedness were raised against Buddha, Kabirji, Guru

Nanak and others. The poet Goethe too was attacked. But saints say:

Obstructions cannot impede our progress.

Obstructions are born of us

not we of obstructions.

Obstructions exist due to us, not that we exist due to them. Let the sadhakas andthose engaged in service activities rest assured. Bapuji is neither tired nor defeatednor does He cry; Bapuji is here to convert the cries of the distressed into devotion,

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light the lamp of hope in the despaired, to distribute Sain Lilashahjis prasadaamong

the people and to thereby make them satiated with Self-bliss. __go to lowly animal

births. Therefore, it is said that those bereft ofsatsanga and knowledge of Vedas


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are unfortunate. I dont condemn them personally, however the Srimad

Bhagwata says:

In this Kaliyuga, men are generally short-lived, lazy, of dull intelligence,

unfortunate and victims of disease. They are dull-witted, ill-fated and turbulent

and also consign others to the fire of turbulence by hatching conspiracies and

spreading rumours. But I pray that God give good sense to such people as well. OLord!

O giver of bliss! Grant wisdom to them, to us and to all.__

(.Read full article in Rishi Prasad magazine).

Truth will PrevailIn ancient times there was a sage named Gautama. His wife Ahalya was extremely

righteous. They practiced penance for ten thousand years on the Brahmagiri

mountain in the southern quarter. Once it was afflicted with a dire famine lasting

for a hundred years. Not a single fresh leaf was seen on the face of the earth. Then

all men, beasts, birds, and even the sages deserted that place. Gautama himself

performed an auspicious penance for six months, and propitiated god Varuna who

appeared before him and told him to ask for a boon. When Gautama asked him for

rain, god Varuna said, According to your wish, I shall give you a well of

inexhaustible water. Dig a ditch here. Sage Gautama dug a ditch to a hands depth

which was filled with divine water by Varuna. Then Lord Varuna spoke to

Gautama, who was an embodiment of altruism, O great sage, the water in the well

is inexhaustible. This is now a pilgrim center. This will become known on the earth

by your name.

Charitable gifts made here, rites performed here, penance practiced here, divine

worship done here and the shrddha (oblations) offered to the manes, everythingwill be unfailing.After saying this, the Lord vanished and sage Gautama experienced inner happiness

and satisfaction by rendering help to others with that water. Shelter given by great

men is conducive to greatness. Only great men see and realize the real being of great

souls, not the mean.

Man attains fruits in accordance with the nature of the one he serves. Greatness is

achieved by serving the great and meanness by serving the mean. It is the nature of

best of men that they cannot bear the misery of others. They tolerate their own

misery but try to eradicate others. Kindness, lack of egotism, altruism, and sense

control - these are the four virtuous pillars that support the earth.

Having thus secured the precious water, Gautama duly performed his Nitya andNaimittika Karmas. Thereafter he cultivated many types of cereals and barley forthe performance of his obligatory sacrifice. Various trees with flowers and fruits

were also produced in abundance. As there was an inexhaustible source of water,

the drought was not distressing. Sages engaged in auspicious works re-inhabited the

place along with their disciples, children and wives. There was great joy and bliss in

that forest, thanks to the power of Gautama. The wives of the Brahmins who lived

in Gautamas ashram, were once displeased with Ahilya regarding drawing water


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from the well. They provoked their husbands, who then worshipped Ganesha to

harm Gautama. Ganesha, who is subservient to His devotees, appeared before them

and told them to ask for a boon.

The sages said, If the boon is to be given by you, let Gautama be driven out of his

hermitage after being rebuked by the sages.

Ganesa said, O Brahmins, what you are doing is not proper. If you become angry

with him for no crime of his, you are sure to incur loss. Inflicting pain upon those

who have helped us in the past is not beneficial to us. To torment, oppose or slander

one who has done a favour to us will lead us on the path to destruction. If this is

done, ruin will surely follow. Formerly when you were distressed due to the famine,

the sage Gautama made an arrangement procuring water for you and did good to

you. Now you intend to cause him pain. Please all of you think over this. Infatuated

by your wives, if you will not follow my advice, your conduct will doubtlessly benefit

Gautam. Certainly the sage will make you happy again. Please choose another

boon. But the Brahmins did not accept Ganeshjis advice. Then the son of Shiva,

who is subservient to his devotees, said, I shall do what is being requested by you

all. What is destined to happen will surely happen. After saying this he vanished.

Then, as a result of the boon granted to the wicked Brahmins, Ganesha assumed the

form of a feeble cow and entered Gautamas field. Staggering and faltering, the cow

began to eat the food-grains and barley. In the meantime, Gautama happened to

pass by. Compassionate by nature, he warded off the cow with a handful of grass.

But as soon as the cow was touched by the grass, it collapsed and died instantly in

front of the sage. The sages and their wicked wives who were hiding there, seeing

the cow collapse, began to shout, O look what Gautama has done!

The bewildered Gautama called Ahalya and spoke with a dejected, distressed mind,

O devout lady, what has happened? How did it happen? Surely the Supreme Lord

is enraged with me now. What should be done? Where shall we go? I have incurredthe sin of cow-slaughter.

The Brahmins reproached Gautama.

The wives of the Brahmins tormented Ahalya with abusive words. The evilminded

disciples and sons of the Brahmins reviled Gautama repeating the words, Fie on

you. The Brahmins said, You should not show your face now. If one sees the face

of a cow-killer, one should cleanse himself by taking a bath wearing his clothes. As

long as you stay in the hermitage, the fire god and manes will not accept any

oblation we offer. Hence, O sinner, O slayer of a cow, go somewhere else with your

family. Do not delay. Saying this, they pelted him with stones.

Beaten and reproached by these wicked people, Gautama spoke these words, O

sages, I am leaving. I shall stay somewhere else. After saying this, Gautama left. At

a distance of about two miles, he made his new hermitage with their permission. But

even there the Brahmins came and told him, As long as you are not expiated of the

sin of killing a cow, you should not perform any sacrificial rites or rituals. You are

not entitled to practice any vedic sacrifice to the gods or manes.


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The eminent sage Gautama did as he was bid by the Brahmins. He spent half a

month thus and implored the Brahmins humbly for his expiation. Then the

Brahmins said, Gautama! Circumambulate the earth three times announcing

your sin. When you return, observe the holy Vrata for a month, and thencircumambulate this mountain, Brahmagiri, a hundred and one times, and then

you will be expiated. Or you can fetch water from the Ganga and take a bath.Then propitiate Lord Shiva making ten million of his phallic images with clay.

Then circumambulate this mountain eleven times, and performing the ablution

of the earthen phallic image of Shiva with a hundred potfuls of water, the

expiatory rite will be completed. The sage Gautam agreed with them.

After circumambulating the mountain, the eminent sage made earthen phallic

images of Shiva and worshipped them. The saintly lady Ahalya accompanied him

and did the same, while their disciples rendered service to them.

When all this was performed thus by the sage along with his wife, the highly pleased

Shiva accompanied by his Pramatha Ganas appeared before him. Lord Shiva said,O great sage, I am pleased with your supreme devotion. Ask for the boon you

wish.

On seeing the beautiful form of Shiva, the sage bowed to him with devotion and

eulogized him joyously saying, O Lord, make me sinless.

Lord Shiva said, O sage, you are blessed. You are satisfied with accomplishment of

your duty. You are already sinless. You have been deceived by these wicked

knaves. Indeed, on seeing you, people become sinless. How can you be a sinner?

You are always engaged in devotion to me. O sage, indeed, all the wicked people

by whom you have been harassed are vicious sinners and murderers. On seeing

them, others too will become sinners. They have already become ungrateful.

There is no way of atonement for them. On hearing the words of Shiva, the sage

was greatly surprised.Gautama said, O Lord Shiva, these Brahmins have greatly obliged me. If they had

not done this, how could I have had your darshana? Blessed indeed are thoseBrahmins who have done this most benedictory action for me. It is their evil

action that has paved the way to the accomplishment of my supreme goal.

On hearing his words, Lord Shiva was greatly pleased. Shiva said, O leading

Brahmin, you are a blessed one. Knowing that I am highly delighted, you may

ask for any boon.

Gautama said, O Lord, if you are pleased, may river Ganga be given to me for

bringing good to the world. Obeisances to you.

Shiva, the lover of his devotees, gave, to Gautama the remaining part of water given

by Brahma to him on the occasion of his marriage. Then the water of Gangamanifested herself in the form of the most beautiful lady and stood in front of him.

The excellent sage eulogized her and paid his obeisance.

Gautama said, O Ganga, you are blessed. The whole world has been sanctified by

you. Sanctify me too.

Shiva said, O goddess, sanctify the sage and stay here till the end of the

twentyeighth Kali Yuga of the Vaivaswat manvantara.


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Ganga said, O Lord Shiva, if my greatness were to surpass that of all other rivers;

and if you stay here with your consort and Ganas, only then will I stay on this

earth.

Lord Shiva said, Ganga, I will stay here, as you say.

Thus on being requested by the sage Gautama, both Lord Shiva and Ganga stayed

there. There Ganga became known by the name Gautami (Godavari) and thephallic image of Lord Shiva became known by the name Tryambaka.

Get Rid of Separatism(Excerpts from the satsanga of Pujya Bapuji)Fear, sorrow and death dance fiercely where the unworthy are respected, adored

and worshipped and those worthy of worship are disrespected. (Skanda Purana,

Maheshwar Kedar Khanda : 3.48-49)

A sufi saint, Sarmad had been ordered by Emperor Aurangzeb to present himself in

the Jama Masjid on Friday following complaints against him by Mullahs. The Imamstarted saying the prayer. Aurangzeb knelt down and bowed his head but Sarmad

kept standing, and while they were saying the prayers, he walked away saying,

Imams God is buried under Sarmads feet.

The Mullahs instigated Aurangzeb and the emperor pronounced a decree, Arrest

Sarmad wherever he is and behead him. Sarmad was beheaded. When Sarmads

head was rolling towards the river Yamuna, a fakir prayed to Sarmad saying, O

fakir! Aurangzeb has thoughtlessly insulted you. But please have mercy. Even if a

single drop of your blood falls into the river Yamuna, Nature will become enraged

and Delhi will be flooded. Many innocent people will be drowned.

The head stopped. Aurangzeb was amazed. All are not instigators; there are some

good people as well. One such person suggested to Aurangzeb, Your Majesty!

Perhaps we have made a mistake in judging Sarmad. He was a fakir of the highest

order.

We thought that Sarmad had committed sacrilege to Islam, but we could not

understand him when he said, Imams God is buried under Sarmads feet. His

statement should be verified.

The place where Sarmad had been standing was excavated and some buried

treasure was found there. The Imam was asked as to what he had been thinking

about at the time of saying prayers.

He said, I was thinking about wedding my daughter of marriageable age. The

emperor having come, I was expecting some wealth. I was thinking of wealth; so,

wealth was my God at that time. Sarmad was right. There have been great men

like Sarmad even in Islam who beheld the one God in all beings. They didnt call

Hindus kafirs; rather, they considered them akin to their own selves. The Real Self

of the Hindu is the same as that of a Muslim. Whom Muslims call Allah, Hindus call

Rama and Shiva etc.

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So is He in every being.

That which pervades every particle of the universe is Rama.

I was delivering satsanga in Sophia College, Siddhapur. All the students wereMuslims. It is my favourite phrase, Would not you say Jai Ramaji ki? (hail to

Lord Rama) during satsanga. The students there would not respond to this. Theprincipal of the college said to me, Bapuji! These students are Muslims.I explained in my satsanga, Dear ones! Rama means the Pure Consciousness thatpervades every particle of the universe. It is that which enables the hand to work

and the eyes to see. After that, the moment I would repeat the phrase the students

would overwhelmingly respond with Jai Ramaji ki. I have no antipathy to any

religion, sect or faith.

You belong to all; all belong to you;give up separatism.Rama is in you; Rama is in me;So is He in every being.Then who is the fool who has poisonedour minds to quarrel with one another?All want peace of mind, good health and joy. All have this common ideal. Saints or

fakirs dont belong to any particular religion or faith. Like the Sun and the Moon,

they belong to all._

Mad is the one who says I have gained(Excerpts from the satsanga of Pujya Bapuji)This morning I happened to meet a number of people and they met me. Yet I have

never met anybody, nor was I separated from anyone. So now tell me the secret of

this. You will claim, Bapuji, you met us yesterday and then went away in the

evening, and so became separated from us. Now you are with us again. We aretelling the truth.

What you speak is true in your world of illusion. It is not the Absolute Truth. The

Absolute Truth remains constant in all the three times and relative truth is coloured

by the imagination of the individual. Every nation has its own constitution. One

cannot claim that the constitution is universally valid because it belongs to a

particular country. In the US they drive on the right, whereas it is exactly the

opposite here. The US laws are different and our laws are different. What is true

there, need not necessarily be valid here. The relative truth changes but the

Absolute Truth, Consciousness and Bliss, which keeps the heart of an American

beating, is the same that regulates the heart-beat of an Indian as well. That theAmericans do this and that is not in the realm of Absolute Truth, but in relative

truth. However, the Soul of an Indian and that of an American is the same Absolute

Truth. The Absolute Truth is constant and never changing, while the relative truth

and sentiments vary from person to person.

I never meet anyone. One can meet a previously non-existent or separated

individual. What was not present previously is met and then separated. On the other

hand, realize the Soul which always existed, is present now, and will remain forever


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as your Self; then you will never be separated from anyone nor meet anyone. Space

does not meet anyone, because in the first place it is never separated from anyone. It

is never separated from any person because it never met any person. If a person

dies, space does not die. If a person is born, the space is not born. Space is ever-

existent before the birth of man, during his lifetime and even after his death.

Similarly, one gets rid of all delusions when he realizes that he is the Consciousness,the Atman that is even subtler than space.

One says, I just dont know when the Lord will answer my prayers. But know

that even the power of saying this is sanctioned by Him. What is there that is hidden

from Him or unknown to Him? It is a misunderstanding on our part that only after

doing a specific number ofjapas or observing certain vratas will we attain God.God is ever united with us and is inseparable from us. However, due to our notion

of, I am the body and folly of seeking pleasure in worldly objects, we feel God is

separated from us; and the ever-separated samsara appears to have been attained.

The body is in a continual process of separation. Did not your childhood part with

you? The cells of your body are not the same as they were in childhood, but the

Supreme Self, the Absolute Consciousness which was a witness to childhood, is thesame. Whatever you attain except God, will not last, and even if it does persist for

sometime, it will fail to provide you with the Absolute Bliss. I am happy. I have my

wife. But you wont get total happiness. You may enjoy your worldly happiness for

a few days. My husband is so smart. I am happy with him. But for how long? You

will only end up wasting your time in this. If you set your mind on anything other

than God, it will invariably lead you to distress in the end. You may cry even in the

present, and not only in the end.

God Himself is the Absolute Truth and actually He alone is the Supreme Bliss. Set

your mind on Him. But, how to set the mind on Him Who is neither attained, nor

ever separated from us? O my dear! Just knowing God as not being subject to

attainment or separation, the mind will repose in Him, relinquishing desires and the

hankering after external objects. The repeated rising of waves on the surface

obstructs the perception of the depth of the water. As and when the waves subside,

the depth of the water becomes visible. Similarly, when we become calm in mind, we

come to experience Divinity.

None is poor.

Everyone has the gem of God within;

The foolish ritualist does not open the inner treasure. He remains engaged in

Karmakanda, he remains destitute.

Fools dont even try to open the inner treasure, and the intelligent ones end up as

paupers by getting entangled in worldly affairs.

If I intend to meet Asaramji Maharaj, I wont have to wait at all. I will never meet

Him, or ever get separated from Him for he is none but Me. Likewise, when you

realize God the Atman, all your foolishness will be gone. Its as simple as that.

A person who says that he has gained is foolish, and one who says that he has lost

something is a liar. In fact nothing has been lost or gained, the fundamental Whole(Existence) stands completely full.


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This is a Brahmic State! Freedom from

all miseries and troubles by realizing ones

pure Self. On attaining this state, the evernew

joy of the Supreme Soul, divine

knowledge and Supreme bliss become easy of

attainment.

The Reflection of the UnseenSaint Kabirji was asked, We cannot see the attributeless, formless Supreme Self.

Even so, please tell us some way by which we can see Him.

Kabirji said, The physical eyes are not capable of seeing the Supreme Self.

Therefore, He is invisible through these eyes. But if you want to see God with these

eyes, go see a saint in whose heart the Supreme Self is revealed, and who has theVritti in the form of the Atman, the form of non-dual Knowledge and evenness ofmind.

You can physically see one in whose heart God is unveiled,seeing whom one is

reminded of the Lord.

The reflection of the unseen is visible in the body of a saint.

If you want to see the invisible, see it in the visible saint.

The body of a saint is a mirror in which you can see the indiscernible Supreme Self.

Therefore, if you want to see God, behold His beloved saint.

If you sincerely contemplate the virtues of the saint with a pure heart and fill your

heart with blessedness and gratitude, it will not be long before the Supreme Self is

revealed in your heart. Even though it is so easy to attain Self-realization, people failto avail themselves of it. Rather they harm themselves by assessing the saints with

their myopic intellects on the basis of their outward behaviour.

Maharshi Vasishtha says, Dont ponder over the virtues and vices of the saints; get

the Knowledge of Ultimate Truth from them by any means. O Rama! When I pass

through the streets, I know how foolish people talk all kinds of nonsense against me,

but my kind-hearted nature makes me do whatever possible to redeem them from

the hell called world. It is for this reason that I impart my teachings.

When detractors made all kinds of abusive attacks on Sage Vasishtha, the Guru of

Lord Rama, bowing before whom Dashratha, the king of Ayodhya considered

himself to be blessed, why should you worry if somebody says something against

you? Rather bless them.

When Dr. Rajendra Prasad became the President of India, some perverse minded

individual started libeling him in a cheap newspaper. Whatever rubbish came to his

mind, he would publish it in his newspaper and distribute it among people who did

not want to buy it. An admirer of Dr. Rajendra Prasad showed the paper to him.

Who just tore and threw them away. Another one brought the newspaper and it was

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But why should I be disturbed even when I come here among the crowds? I am

blissful

here as well. I go through the normal actions and transactions, all for carrying out

the will

of the Lord, as all is He. Just as the sweetness of sugar permeates a sweet meat, so

alsobehold the Absolute Truth-Consciousness and Bliss in all that you see. Know that

the

sapidity in water is that of the Lord

(I am the sapidity in water, O Arjuna); if you see light, behold theLord in it -I am the light in the moon and the sun; I am thesacred syllable . in all the Vedas;-I am the sound in ether, andvirilityin men. Come to Jnanayoga in this way. One practising Dhyanayoga or meditation may start contemplating divine knowledge.As sweetness permeates sugar, ether permeates objects andindividuals, so is the consciousness all-pervading.

There was a saint who had scaled great spiritual heights. He would practise penance

in a cave at Gangotri for as long as twelve years at a stretch. People from far off

villages used to come for his darshana. When their faith increased, the devoteessaid, Babaji! Children come to their father. But the father too should pay a visit to

the children once in a while. Be kind and bless us with your darshana.The sincere aspirations of the people made the saint accede to their request, and he

said, Ok, I shall come. The date was fixed. The villagers made elaborate

arrangements for celebrating Babajis arrival. People from nearby villages also

gathered at the venue.

In a crowd of devotees, there are usually some nave, thoughtless people. While

jostling for Babajis darshana, one of them stepped on Babajis foot. Babaji waswearing wooden sandals and he was wearing shoes. The pain angered Babaji but he

soon regained his composure.

Nevertheless he declared, I will not come to villages henceforth. My sdhan hasnot yet attained perfection. I will perfect my sdhan and then only come to thevillages. Some old men of the hills cautioned him, Do you want to go back to the

cave for perfecting your sdhan? Where there is no disturbance, you will attainsteadiness in yoga, but you should aim at a state where your bliss remains intact

even in the midst of disturbances, noise, and jostling by stupid people like us. This

state you can attain only by living with us, not in the cave.

How great was the wisdom of those householders! And equally great was the

simplicity of the saint. He didnt go to the caves, but turned to where there was

disturbance. This bears testimony to what Lord Krishna says:

He becomes established in the

unshakeable yoga of devotion; there is no

doubt about it. (The Gita 10.7)


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Devaraha Baba further clarified the matter regarding this giving of preference to

high officials: These officials control a large group. It is the society that will be

benefited if these people undergo a change in their nature through prolongedsatsanga. If a common man is freed from worries in his life, it will lead only tohis individual good, but if ministers, magistrates, barristers and high officials

attain spiritual upliftment, it will lead to the universal good which is alwaysbetter than individual good. If my precepts act as a medium for this, what is

wrong in it?

The above-said words of revered Devaraha Baba are cent-percent true. If talented,

high officials attain purification of heart, they become a beacon, a source of

inspiration to the masses and instrumental in bringing good to the society at

large. Even if they dont bring good to the society at large, their vices are

controlled anyway.__

Who can Estimate the Knower of Brahman?

(Excerpts from the satsanga of Pujya Bapuji)The Knower of Brahman apparently laughs, weeps, takes, gives and does all

activities, but at heart he does nothing. He is well aware of his absoluteness. He may

outwardly live like an ordinary worldly man, but internally he experiences the

Supreme State within.

Suppose somebody has become a professor. In the company of his rustic friends he

may conduct himself in a rustic manner, yet he always remains a professor within.

Similarly, an enlightened one conducts himself in a worldly manner, yet always

remains enlightened (jnani) within.Lord Krishna lived in the midst of worldly people. He conducted Himself in the

ways of worldly men in all matters. Lord Rama, King Janaka, MaharshiVashishtha, and Saint Kabir all did the same, yet they were established in the non-

doer State. Therefore, to evaluate or form any opinion about God or the enlightened

ones, who have attained God, is nothing but foolishness.

Guru Arjandev says:

The Lord is limitless, but I can only describe Him within my limitations; what do I

know about what He is like? Who can estimate the Knower of Brahman? Only aBrahmajnani can know the divine spiritual state of the Brahmajnani.

Such is the state of the Knower of Supreme Brahman. They may express the Truth

in different ways Mansoor saying, I am God and Kabir saying, He is

unmanifest

it is all one and the same thing.Those who attain Knowledge of the Supreme Self conceal it, but they cannot conceal

it from the sadhakas. They reveal their experience to a worthy disciple. As onebelches after eating, as the tortoise protrudes its limbs when in need and then

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experience only when a worthy sadhaka is found, and then withdraws it back intoHimself.

Vasudeva and Devaki said to Lord Krishna, You are the SupremeBrahman! You are the Indwelling Lord abiding in all hearts. To this,

Lord Krishna replies, This is your nobility. You too in fact all beings,are the same Supreme Brahman that I am. It is out of reverential faiththat you say so; otherwise I am but your son, your servant. Anenlightened one acts the part of a father and even a son in the play ofhis life. He acts like a son before his mother, a father before his son,a husband before his wife and a Guru before his disciples but reallyspeaking, he is such that all gods, fathers, mothers, stars, suns andgalaxies the entire nature is encompassed by His all-pervading Self.He envelopes even the sky which envelopes everything else. Such isthe experience of the enlightened ones. If you once have this

experience, all mysteries will be unravelled.For the Knower, there is action in inaction, and inaction in action. Let us forexample take the case of one who is not doing anything outwardly. He is apparently

doing no work, but his mind is working. Thus it is a case of action in inaction. Ajnani, on the other hand, is working with his mind and body but knows himself asthe non-doer Atman. This is a case of inaction in action.

Therefore, one should endeavour to attain the Bliss of Brahman, Knowledge of

Brahman,

and contemplate on Brahman.__

Development of Life Energy(Continued from the previous issue)

Any addiction towards tobacco or smoking, proves extremely detrimental to our

Life Energy. Not only the smoker himself, but also the people who come into his

surroundings become victims to the harmful effects of the smoke. While smoking in

a room, the nicotine level increases in the blood of the smoker. Within a mere

twenty minutes, exactly the same level of nicotine is observed in the blood of the

people present in that room as well. Even gazing at the picture of a smoker

diminishes ones Life Energy. The life energy of a person standing within ten feet of

an X-ray machine is also diminished. The attendants of patients going for X-rays

should be careful enough to enwrap themselves in a protective coat.

7. Effect of Food on Our Life Energy:

Bread, biscuits, sweets, synthetic or refined foods and overcooked foods also deplete

our Life Energy (the more foods are processed, the less, if any, life energy will

remain in them). The food consumed by us nowadays is not as beneficial as we

think it to be. We eat it because we have become used to it. People normally think:

Well, a little sugar will not hurt me; a little alcohol will do no harm. thus they

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same harmful effect. This fact can be substantiated by measuring the life energy of a

person after placing some sugar in his mouth. You will definitely find it to have

diminished. However, put some honey in his mouth and this time youll find the life

energy substantially greater. Dr. Diamond proved this fact through

experimentation that the consumption of refined sugar etc. depletes the life energy

of a person, whereas, the consumption of natural products like fruits, vegetables,etc. helps in boosting ones life energy.

The artificially prepared, tested and packaged honey under various well known

brand names is not as useful as natural honey. Various chemicals are used in order

to purify sugar cane juice in sugar factories and these chemicals are harmful to the

body. In our country, millions and billions of rupees are spent on the production of

synthetic food products and cigarettes etc. The end result is disadvantageous only.

We cook our natural vegetables in such a wrong way that we destroy their natural

nutrients.

8. The Effect of Body Posture:Those

who sit, stand, walk or sleep in a careless manner, apart from looking odd, expend

more of their life energy. Managing ones physical posture while performing every

task helps in conserving the Life Energy. People who sit or walk with a stooped or

hunch-back, reduce their life energy. If the same person is made to sit with their

spine erect, and neck and head in a straight line, their life energy is bound to

increase. On sleeping with your head towards the East or South you develop your

life energy, whereas keeping your head towards the West or North diminishes the

life energy.

(A translated excerpt from Jivan shakti ka vikas, a book published by the ashram)

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The Theory of the Three Humours(Continued from the previous issue)

Every human being has a unique physical and mental disposition. This is called the

persons constitution or Prakriti. At the time of conception, whichever of the threehumours is dominant determines ones nature. Thus one can have a vta nature, apitta nature or a kapha nature. The humour, which is predominant in ones nature,affects all dhtus, senses and the mind. This nature remains unchanged throughoutones life. Selecting ones food, mode of living and treatment according to ones

nature is essential for a long and healthy life.

Kapha Nature

People with kapha constituency are heavily built, strong and handsome. They have acheerful countenance, large eyes and a resonant, deep voice. They have a bright and

wheatish complexion and have dark hairs. These people have a weak appetite and

feel thirsty less as compared to the others. They sleep more. They like pungent,

bitter, astringent, hot and dry foods. They are thoughtful, patient, tolerant,

forgiving and hard-working. They are taciturn, simple, modest and righteous.


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They are hard learners but have good memory skills. They are far-sighted, full of

vigour, procreative and have a long life. Drinking water, which has been boiled and

reduced to one-fourth of its volume, before going to bed in the night, is beneficial in

diseases related to kapha.

Pitta NatureThose with pitta nature are intolerant to hot foods, sun, heat and summer season.They are fari complexioned and attractive. Their nails, eyes, tongue, lips, palms and

soles are of brownish colour. They have good number of moles on their body. They

start looking senile comparatively at younger age. Their appetite is good and

digestive power is strong, so they eat frequently. They like sweet, astringent, bitter

and cold foods. Because of predominance ofpitta, they are valiant, intelligent,bright, fearless, dominant and they get easily irritated and pleased. Their sleep is

short but deep; their memory is medium and voice clear. They are low in vigour,

procreative ability and medium in strength and longevity. Drinking water which has

been boiled and reduced to half its volume, before going to bed at night, is beneficial

in pitta related disorders.Vata Nature

People with a vta constitution have dry skin, and are thin and small-built. Theyhave coarse voice and are dark complexioned. Because of the movement property ofvta, they talk and walk quickly. They have disturbed sleep. Their digestive power isvariable so they have some times good and some times bad appetite. Veins are easily

visible through the skin. They are talkative. They are quick to initiate activities.

They are quick learners but they forget quickly. They are more prone to develop

diseases. They cannot bear cold. They like sweet, sour, salty and hot foods. They are

fond of dance, music and fun, they lack in self-restraint. They are low in strength,

vigour, procreative ability and longevity. Drinking water which has been boiled andreduced to three-fourth of its volume, before going to bed at night, is beneficial in

diseases related to vta. One should know ones nature on the basis of thesecharacteristics and select ones food and mode of living accordingly. (Contd)

(In the Next Issue: Diet and Life-style according to Nature)

Satsanga News

(Rishi Prasad Correspondent)

As iron is assimilated into fire when cast into it, so can man assimilate the

experience of saints by availing himself of their holy company. The saints share their

experience, which they have achieved on the path to God, with the common massesthrough their precepts. Therefore, people who come to their satsanga experience joyin their lives and learn how to lead a truly happy life. Satsanga alone can build abeautiful society. The fortunate devotees, who have experienced this can never live

without satsanga under any circumstances. Not only that, they also inspire others tocome to satsanga, or try to bring them to satsanga so that they too may availthemselves of its magnificent benefits. They not only purify themselves but also

sanctify others in this holy work.


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Blessed are the parents (of one whose heart is filled with devotion to the Guru).

Jaipur, 7 September: Wherever a great

seer, a Brahmajnani, is present, the devotees get pulled towards that place. Thesunrise is enough for the sunflower to blossom. Similarly, the utterances of great

saints who possess the radiance of divine wisdom blossom the withered hearts of nota few, but many. Jaipur was blessed with the presence of Pujya Bapuji, without any

prior planned arrangement, on the 7 thSeptember, Sunday. Thousands of local

residents benefited listening to the powerful and brilliant satsanga ofBrahmajnanafrom Pujya Bapuj.

Delhi, 13 to 15thSeptember: The three day satsangaprogramme coincided with the auspicious festivals

of Ananta Chaturdashi, Praushtapadi Poornima and the firstday of the shrddha paksha. The vast expanse, the hugecrowd of devotees and the sea of faith was aspectacle in itself.

Food nourishes the human body, but what nourishes human life? While putting

light on

this, Pujya Bapuji said, Satsanga is the food for human life. Through satsangaalone does one realize the significance ofsatsanga.

One attains one fruit (dharma) on bathing in a pilgrimage, four (dharma, artha,

kama, moksha) on meeting a saint, and the fruit infinite (imperishable) when he

attains the Satguru, thus says Kabir.

The satsanga of Satguru blesses one with the fruit imperishable. The saint impartsto us the knowledge of our Self. By virtue ofsatsanga one rises above the dualities ofpleasure and pain, virtue and vice, gain and loss. Satsanga prevents domestic strifeand promotes mutual love and understanding in the family. It relieves one of the

painful attraction of the senses and makes one farsighted. Explaining the

significance of paying obeisance to the forefathers through tarpanshraadh, PujyaBapuji said Such a coincidence occurs after a long interval. All Grihasthas(householders) should definitely carry out the shrddha for the gratification of theirforefathers. Pujya Bapuji described the three kinds of debts that are part of human

life (1) Indebtedness to the forefathers, pitru rina (2) Indebtedness to the gods, devarina and (3) Indebtedness to the Seers or Rishis, rishi rina. Out of these the devarina is fulfilled through japa and worship of the gods, pitru rina through servicetowards our parents and shrddha of our departed elders and rishi rina throughreciting, listening to and propagating the holy scriptures.

The devotees were satiated with divine bliss when Pujya Bapuji revealed that the

Supreme Soul dwelling in the animate and inanimate is the essence of all the Vedas,

Upanishads, Gita and doctrines of Srimad Bhagavatam. The realization of the

Supreme Truth that which pervades every moment, every particle and every

heart; that which the Gita reveals through the dictum of Vasudeva Sarvam; that


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which the Srimad Bhagavatam alludes to through Sachidananda Rupaaya andthat which Manu Maharaj refers to as Ishavasyamidam Sarvam was revealed byPujya Bapuji in the form of a simple and effective sdhan by the means of worshipof the Omnipresent ..kar. Fortunate were the Poonam Vratadhris and lakhs ofdevotees who were present and also, kudos to the Zee Jagran TV channel that

provided the coverage, which benefitted crores of devotees who could not come inperson.

Surat Ashram (Guj.) from the afternoon of 15thSept.:

The selfless service

of the samiti and sadhakas of Surat fructified when they were blessed with thesatsanga and darshana of Pujya Bapuji twice in a single month. The mammothgathering of people, who had come from all over Gujarat and neighbouring states,

over here was a slap in the face of slanderers and conspirators In the course ofsatsanga Pujya Bapuji said, Those who have their own understanding, experience,culture, faith and wisdom, cannot be misled by anyone. The Hindus are

compassionate, generous and tolerant, but not cowards, foolish or escapists. While

explaining the glory of the Eternal Vedic Culture in His satsanga, Pujyashree said,If one practices Upsan in accordance with Vedic knowledge, then LordVasudeva who pervades all the universes and comes in various forms can manifest

Himself in the house of a devotee as well. There is nothing to be surprised about!

And the culture which teaches the art of revealing the Lord in every heart let alone

in the house of a devotee, is called Sanatana Sanskriti and such a dharma is called

Sanatana Hindu dharma.

Amdavad Ashram: Pujya Bapuji arrived at Amdavad ashram

on 16thSeptember. Pujyashree is a saint of the

masses. Though being above all sense of doership or

nondoership, this year too Bapuji arranged forshrddha, karma to awaken the society to Indianculture and establish the tenets of social

discipline.

Apart from the public of Gujarat, thousands of devotees from different parts of the

country had thronged the Amdavad ashram to avail themselves of Bapujis satsanga

during His solitary stay over here. The number of people who come to imbibe the

pious atmosphere of Bapujis ashrams and before whom the scandal-mongers stand

exposed, is constantly on the rise. Bapujis ambrosial words which express His

goodwill towards even those who have launched a defamation campaign against

Him, fill the heart of the satsangis with supreme faith, reverence and love for Him.They experience the supreme joy of having attained a rare great soul endowed with

the divine outlook that Lord Vasudeva abides in all dmgwXod gd andtheir head bows in reverence to Him.

Pujya Bapuji said, I have no ill-feeling for anybody, nor do I speak ill for anyone. I

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whether you call Him Allah, Bhagawan or God the one Supreme Soul is present

everywhere. It is this non-dual spirit of Advaita that will promote peace in the

world, peace in the family and peace in the society. From the point of view ofTattvajnana, the one Supreme Soul abides in all. By virtue of this awareness, Iexperience great peace and happiness within. No matter how great the misleading

propaganda launched against me be, I never lose my peace of mind.Some people say, Bapuji is facing one trouble after another. But many a time I say

openly that when worry and trouble approach me, they regret their mistake for

coming to

the wrong place! How great is the Gurus knowledge! How wonderful is the

knowledge

of Vedanta! How Supreme is the knowledge of Vasudeva-tattva! What I want to say

is, you too should attain Self-knowledge which sanctifies even the pure and

experience

beatitude.

Inner Voice of Guru Saved My WorkersIve been blessed with mantra initiation by Pujya Bapuji. I own a Dal mill, a factory

of split pulses which is located in the industrial area of Ricko in Beawar (Raj). On

9th

June, 2008. around 9.30 a.m., I had an intuition and I declared it an off-day for

all the employees and workers of my factory. I myself went to do some service in a

special camp organized for brightening the future of the students at Beawar

Ashram.

Around 10 a.m., a panther came into my factory premises. It badly wounded a

watchman of a nearby factory. Throngs of people and even the media surrounded

the place. The panther also injured a forest employee who had come to entrap it.

For the entire day, the panther remained hidden in the factory premises. There wasno chance of any employee of my factory being hurt by the wild animal because I

had declared a holiday. At last by 10 p.m, a special task force called from Jaipur

ensnared the panther.

During the past five years, it was the first instance that I had declared a holiday for

the

employees. My innumerable salutations at the Lotus feet of my Gurudev Pujya

Bapuji Who had inspired me to declare it a holiday for the employees barely half

an hour before the intrusion of the panther. - Madan Longani Ajmer road,

Beawar (Raj)

Saved from the Toil of Twelve Years in a Moment!I, Gopinath Sumalaya, had visited the ashram to practise an anushthna. I had beenobserving a vow of silence for the past two and a half years. One day, at 5.30 am,

Bapuji came to the satsanga hall and I had a talk with Him. Pujyashree asked,Since how long have you been here in the ashram?


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I said, Gurudeva, for the past twelve days, Im here. Ive started an anushthnafor forty days. During the conversation, I expressed my desire to practise ananushthna for twelve years.Bapuji said, Why do you invite such trouble? Youve conditioned Him for twelve

years and prevented Him from meeting you by assuming that only after doing so

much you can attain Him.

I was imparted the key to vishrantiyoga (self-repose) and the technique of chantingthepranava . and that of going into meditation while reading the Sri Yogavasishtha.I felt blessed on receiving the guidance of the farsighted Gurudeva who

eradicated the distance of 12 years between me and God, thereby saving me

from the toil of twelve years in a moment! - Gopinath Sumalaya, Tolnoor, Dist.

Palghar (Kerala).

Cured of jaundice

In June 2008, I was afflicted with jaundice. My condition was pretty serious. Noimprovement was in sight. I couldnt even get out of my bed. I was vomiting quite

frequently. I contacted Amdavad Ashram on phone and was advised to repeat a

mantra for curing jaundice.

I started repeating the mantra lying in the bed. After half an hour ofjapa, I saw aball of light in front of the image of Pujya Bapuji I was looking at while doing thejapa. As I saw the ball of light, I felt as if an electric current ran through my bodyand I started weeping loudly. But I continued the japa. Then suddenly I began tolaugh loudly. I noticed miraculous improvement in my condition after completing

the japa and today I am healthy.My faith and conviction have won. My weight has substantially reduced but I am

maintaining it well with Bapujis blessings. - (Mahavir Singh London, UK) (Tel:

0044-7939236503)

Narayana Narayana Narayana

rishi prasad - 190 oct 08

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