Seek The Truth With Love And Patience
nithyānandeśvara samārambhām nithyānandeśvari madhyamām | asmat āchārya paryantām vande guru paramparām ||
I welcome all of you with my love and respects. I welcome all the devotees, disciples, samajis, satsangis, Sri Mahants, Mahants, Thanedar, Kothari, disciples, visitors, viewers, Balasanths, Sanths, everyone sitting with us all over the world through Nithyananda TV, Sadhna TV and two-way video conferencing having Nayana Deeksha.
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Today we are celebrating the 9th day of the Brahmotsavam, where we are celebrating the Devi's Digvijaya. She goes around all the ten directions and conquers all the fourteen worlds - Bhur, Bhuvah, Svah, Tapah, Satya... Vaikuntha, Kailaasa. All the fourteen worlds she conquers. She actually conquers Kailaasa, other than Mahadeva. Except Mahadeva, the whole Kailaasa has come under her control, so even Nandi was not able to handle her. Nandi gave up. She was almost... about to conquer the whole Kailaasa, Mahadeva stood in front of her... and immediately she fell in love with Mahadeva and she realized her identity that she is Devi, not just one queen. It is because she is Devi she conquered all the fourteen worlds. And her avataric mission was realized by her. Then Mahadeva smiles at her and says, "Alright, go back to Madurai. I'll come there... and marry you.” Because of Mahadeva's assurance, she comes back, and the Digvijaya is celebrated today. Devi is gracing on Suvarna Naga Vahana - the golden snake vehicle which is embodiment of Kundalini Shakti. Let's receive her grace.
Devotional offerings and Arti being performed to Devi
Mahadeva is also gracing on Sarvalankara. Evening we will be having Digvijayam.
With this, I’ll move to... 10th verse of the Isavasya Upanishad. Please recite along with me.
अन्यदेवाहुर्विद्यया अन्यदाहुरविद्यया । इति शुश्रुम धीराणां येनस्तद्विचचक्षिरे || १० ||
anyadevāhurvidyayā anyadāhuravidyayā | iti śuśruma dhīrāṇāṃ yenastadvicacakṣire || 10 ||
I’ll read out the translation. It is said that by vidya, the knowledge cognized from the right context of grasping the truth, consciousness and the superficial knowledge acquired from the wrong context of grabbing without cognizing the subtle truths, certainly a different result is achieved. Similarly it is said that by avidya, the authentic actions and the ignorant actions a very different result is achieved. Thus, have we listened from those wise beings who have explained that absolute principle to us.
Listen.
अन्यदेवाहुर्विद्यया अन्यदाहुरविद्यया । इति शुश्रुम धीराणां येनस्तद्विचचक्षिरे || १० ||
anyadevāhurvidyayā anyadāhuravidyayā | iti śuśruma dhīrāṇāṃ yenastadvicacakṣire || 10 || Constantly keeping your seeking alive makes you grasp the truth, you will not try to grab them, understand. For example, you see somebody melting down, overflowing, with that melting devotion offers a bilva leaf to Mahadeva... and he is liberated. You see that, and then you also decide, “Yes, if I pluck that tree, leaf and put it on this statue, I will have liberation.” That is what is grabbing the truth, understand. You are not grasping it, you are grabbing it. You only see the action. You don't see the context. So you see everyone sitting in that Padmasana posture and chanting, "Ooommm..." And all the Rishis enlightened. Immediately you also think, let me sit and do "Aaahhh..." That is only grabbing the truth, not grasping.
Grasping means understanding the context. All the problems... everyone faces in the life is trying to grasp not… sorry, trying to grab not to grasp. If you try to grasp the truth, you will have the approach of love towards the truth. Don't have the approach of result towards the truth - "Alright, this is what I want. You want to say that I should sit and chant "Om,” okay I’ll do. How many hours I have to do?" It’s not a bank accounts. Twenty thousand time you chant, “Shiva, Shiva, Shiva” and put it in the bank account, and Mahadeva has to appear and give you what do you want. No, most of the time, you try to only grab. You are asking, “Give a set of rules, standard instruction. Give.” I’ll do that. If I can't what should I give, do? Give the plan B, plan C.
And understand, all the religions which caters to your mind, which tries to grab the truth... the religions which tries to cater to the mind which grabs the truth, which does not have patience to grasp - they only give a set of rules. Finally evolved into a socio-political cult. Anything other than enlightenment, even the pleasure and luxury which is the side effect during the enlightenment process; in Hinduism, even the pleasures and luxury is the side effect happens while you are travelling towards enlightenment. Anything other than enlightenment is put as a priority, that tradition is not a religion. Be un... very clear. It’s a socio-political cult. All socio-political cults try to cater to the human beings who try to grab the truth, not grasp. For grasping the truth you need... completely different space where seeking, tremendous seeking becomes the first priority. Understand.
When you are trying to grasp the truth, you will look in, "Wow! How can this simple act, he goes and plucks one bilva leaf from a tree, Bilva tree and offers it on a statue; how can such a simple act liberate him? Why is he so blissful? Why is he in ecstasy?” If you approach the happening with the tremendous love, you will grasp the truth. You will grasp the truth. You will understand something more than the action is happening. He is having a different context altogether. He is having a different context altogether. He is having some higher possibilities opening up to him. The body may be doing the simple action of plucking a leaf and putting it on the deity, but, the context behind this action is something different. You will understand that. Only when you approach the happening with the tremendous love to grasp it. If you try to put everything in a frame and come to a conclusion, you will only try to grab it.
That is why... one of the great Masters of the modern day - Unjaji Maharaj, a disciple of Bhagavan Ramana Maharshi or I can say follower because Ramana Maharshi never initiated anybody formally. He says, "I neither have a Guru nor have a disciple." So he never accepted anybody as a disciple formally. So a follower of Ramana Maharshi... he beautifully describes to his disciples, some of his disciples asked, "You say enlightened beings don't have karma, what about your body movements and all that?" Unjaji says, "Who says I am moving? I am not.” They said, "No, you are talking to us." He says, "No. Because, you expect I should be talking, you get the response I am talking. Otherwise, I am not doing anything." He disowns... the responsibility of the very action he is doing. By that very action, by talking he declares he is not talking. And it’s true. He is true. Because whatever agitation need to happen in you to talk is not happening in him. So if you approach his talking from the context of love and understanding, trying to grasp what is happening - you will understand he is not talking.
If you approach a Master without patience, trying to frame him into your mold, your frame, trying to grab him as you want... you will say, "What is there, he is also doing everything like me." You will only be grabbing the truth. You won't be grasping. Approaching the world, approaching God, approaching Guru, approaching yourself with tremendous love, patience and the context of grasping the truth is seeking. Approaching everything with tremendous love and patience from the context of knowing the truth, wanting to know the truth is grasping, seeking. If you are approaching the truth, with the mood of grabbing, framing it, making it as a utility value - you are trying to make a frame out of life, soon you will be tired and bored. Understand, approaching God, Guru, life, yourself, everything, with tremendous love and patience to know the context, to grasp the truth about it is seeking.
I am defining seeking. Seeking means approaching you, approaching God, approaching world, approaching Guru, everything, with tremendous love and patience, passiveness. Try to grasp what it is with the world, have patience, love. Try to grasp what it is, don't try to frame. Don't try to relate with agitation. With God, approach it with the tremendous love and patience. Don't enter into the with... don't enter into him with the fear or a greed or a agitated mood. To Guru, try to approach with the tremendous patience, love and see. Try to grasp what is, not try to grab or put himself in a frame as you want. And even about yourself, try to approach with tremendous patience. Tremendous patience. What you need to achieve, what you want to do, what your plans and visions are; when they are becoming real day by day, when you are realizing them day by day - celebrate it. Approach yourself with the tremendous love, patience. Not with agitation, taking yourself for granted. Taking yourself for granted. Understand.
अन्यदेवाहुर्विद्यया अन्यदाहुरविद्यया । इति शुश्रुम धीराणां येनस्तद्विचचक्षिरे || १० ||
anyadevāhurvidyayā anyadāhuravidyayā | iti śuśruma dhīrāṇāṃ yenastadvicacakṣire || 10 || Again and again understanding the context, and trying to grasp... the subtlest truth of everything is seeking. Seeking means approaching everything with the tremendous love and patience and try to grasp the truth and context. Not grab... without cognizing the subtle truth, not grab. Develop seeking. Keep your seeking alive. Reinvent yourself with your seeking. Restrategize yourself with your seeking. That is the basic truth this verse of Upanishads want to describe.
Today's subject for Vakyartha Sadas again: seeking. Seeking, seeking, seeking. How to approach with love and patience the world, God, Guru. So what’s the difference between grasping and grabbing? This is the subject for today's Vakyartha Sadas, listen, difference between grasping and grabbing.
I bless you all. Let you all radiate with Integrity, Authenticity, Responsibility, Enriching, Causing, Living Advaita, The Eternal Bliss, Nithyananda. Thank you. Be Blissful. 22:44
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- 29 April 2015
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