Aum Sri Sairam
Just as the oil is hidden unseen in the
till seeds, the fragrance is hidden unseen in a flower, the sweetness is hidden
unseen in a fruit, the fire is hidden unseen in wood, God is there every where
in the universe. The subtle world unseen is the foundation for this gross world
which we can see with our eyes. We can see the flower but we can’t see the
fragrance. We can see the fruit but we can’t see the sweetness in the fruit.
When we look at a pieces of wood, we can’t
see the fire, but only by following a procedure, we can make the fire manifest.
Similarly if we want to manifest ghee which is hidden in the milk, we need to
follow a procedure. Therefore if we want to experience God who is every where
in this universe, we need to put an effort called Sadhana.
Sadhana is the
effort and attempt that we make to experience God who is within ourselves. Ghee
is already there in the milk, it is not that comes from somewhere else.
Similarly oil is already there in the till seeds, it does not come from
outside. So also, the fire is already there in the wood, it is not coming from
somewhere else. Similarly Divinity is already there in the human beings. It
does not come from somewhere else.
The Body is the temple of the God. The
individual being in this body is itself God. In this gross body, God is there
in the subtle form is the Divine form. Divinity will emerge in us only when we
give up that which is not divine in our personality. When a sculptor sculpts a
stone in order to bring out a statue, he removes all the part of the stone
which is not statue and then only statue remains. The body made up of five
elements is like a stone. The Divinity within this body is the sacred statue.
Through sadhana, when we remove all that,
which is not idol or statue, then we can see that statue. Only when we remove
the negative qualities desire, anger, greed, pride, infatuation and jealousy,
then God manifests in us as Sathya,
Dhrama, Shanthi and Prema.
The four things food, sleep, procuration
and fear are common for both humans and animals. Only Dharma differentiates man from animals. If man does not practice Dharma, he is worse than an animal.
Coolness is the quality of water. Heat is the quality of fire. When fire
becomes cold and water becomes hot, we can’t distinguish which is water and
which is fire.
Out of the four goals of human life: Dhrama, Artha, Kama and Moksha, Dharma is the first and foremost goal to be achieved. The life of a
human being is to earn the wealth through Dharma and to utilize the wealth for
Dharma and also to fulfill the desire for liberation or Moksha. Depending on this, our scriptures declared desire for
liberation is very important out of the 6 types of spiritual wealth. Dharma is that which gives us desire for
liberation. All other rituals, which we practice, are only worldly activities.
We can’t call them as true Dharma. But today’s men are misunderstanding
real Dharma. They think that the Hinduism, Christianity, Buddhism or Islam as a
Dharma. They think they are different. But fundamental Dharma is the Dharma of
our heart.
If we want to practice Hrudaya Dharma, we have to
listen to our heart and practise what it tells us. But the inner voice of heart
is very subtle. When you are in a market, your wife calls you up and you
pick up your phone and listen to your wife but because of the noise around, if
she requests you to purchase potato, you misunderstands it as tomato.
Similarly in this market of world, due to the noise from outside, we are not
able to hear the inner voice which is coming from inside.
Therefore at that time, we have to move
out of the market place and go to a calm place and then we have to try to
listen what the wife says. Similarly, we have to try to listen what our heart
says from inside. That is constant integrated awareness. That is Sat-Chit-Ananda. It is always
there in us. As we are not listening to it, we are not able to practice it.
As the mind is thinking all the time of I
and mine, all kinds of noises are growing in the mind. Suppose we are sitting
in our home and watching a program in the television, if there is lot of noise
outside, we will not be able to listen that program. First thing we have to do
at that point of time is to close the windows and doors of our home so that the
external noise does not come inside and the second thing we have to do is to
raise the volume of television. The human body is like a house. Body is called Dasaratha because of five senses of perception
and five senses of action. Eyes, ears and nose are like windows through which noise
can enter. So, we have to look at things which are good, we have to listen to
things which are good and we have to go to places which are good. Therefore we
have to develop self control in this way.
Sadhana is to control
our mind, which always goes outwards and to make it go inward. When we make
our mind move inward, we can see
SAI- See
Always Inside.
When you See Always Inside, we have BABA
B-Being
A-Awareness
B-Bliss
A-Atman
Being, Awareness, and Bliss is Sat-Chit-Ananda. When we
turn our mind inwards, we can experience BABA. This is true Sadhana.
First and foremost we have to control our
body. The body is like a vessel. When the vessel in moving, the material inside
the vessel also moves. So, yoga and dhyana
are very necessary. Yoga is related to the body and meditation is related to
the mind. Apart from the body, we also have to control our 10 senses. This is
called as sama, dama.
Our mind is a bundle of thoughts. When we
have sacred thoughts, we will have sacred mind. If we want to have sacred
thoughts, sacred company is required. Through good company we can control our
mind and body and this good company leads us to detachment. This is
called Uparathi. Uparathi
means to attach to good things only and to detach from bad things. When we are
always in good company, we will get only good thoughts but not bad thoughts and
we develop faith that God will look after us and He is always with us. This
is Thithiksha. Thitiksha
means knowing that God is giving just that much trouble which we can bear and
tolerate. For getting Thitiksha, Shradda
is required. Shradda in not just faith, it is a kind of
bondage of love with God. When we think that God is our everything, then we
develop Shradda. When we develop Shradda, we can gain Samaadhana. Continuous contentment
is Samadhana.
So, we have to achieve these 5 kinds of spiritual
wealth: sama dhama, Uparathi, Thitiksha, Shradda and
Samadhana. Without these, we cannot develop desire for liberation (Moksha).
Good company is God's company.
See no evil, See what is good,
Hear no
evil, Hear what is good.
Seek no
evil, Seek what is good,
Think no
evil, Think what is good
Do no
evil, Do what is good,
This is
the way to God.
Practice makes perfect. If we want to
reach me, practice what I tell you.
