Guest guest Posted June 14, 2005 Report Share Posted June 14, 2005 Surrendering Maan and Buddhi to Guru and Krishna is true surrendering......... beirut_ka_baba <no_reply> wrote:Surrender to the God! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 14, 2005 Report Share Posted June 14, 2005 Namaste all. Here is an excerpt from 'Prema Rasa Siddhant' of Jagadguru Sri Kripaluji Maharaj regarding Divine Grace and Surrendering to the Lord. "yo brahmANaM vidadhAti pUrvaM yovai vedAMz ca prahiNoti tasmai taM 'ha devam Atmabuddhi prakAzaM mumukSurvai zaraNamahaM prapadye" (Svetasvataropanishad 6.18) Desirous of the ultimate beatitude, I seek REFUGE in that Effulgent Being, Whose Light reveals the knowledge of Atman and Who bestowed this Supreme knowledge to the first created cosmic Soul of Lord Brahma. "tapaH prabhAvaH deva prasAdAcca" (Svetasvataropanishad) "tameva zaranaM gaccha sarva bhAvena bhArata tat prasAdAt parAM zAntiM sthAnaM prApsyasi zAzvatam" (Gita 18.62) "O Arjuna! First SURRENDER TO THE LORD, then you shall ATTAIN HIS GRACE. IT IS THROUGH HIS GRACE THAT YOU can attain Supreme Peace and DIVINE ABODE." "daivI hyeSA guNa mayI mama mAyA duratyayA mAmeva ye prapadyante mAyAmetAM taranti te" (Gita 7.14) "The cosmic power of MINE called Maya, consisting of the three modes, CAN ONLY BE CROSSED BY ONE WHO SURRENDERS TO ME." Sri Veda Vyasa says in the WORDS of Sri Krishna - "tasmAt tvamuddhavot sRjya codanAM prati codanAm, pravRttaM ca nivRttaM c zrotavyaM zRtameva ca." (Bhagavatam 11.12.14) "mAmekam eva zaraNam AtmAnaM sarva dehinAm" (Bhagavatam 11.12.15) "O Uddhava! Abandon all MUNDANE AFFAIRS and COME TO ME ALONE FOR SHELTER, because I AM THE SUPREME SOUL, the Soul of all souls. You can fearlessly be liberated from ALL MATERIAL BONDAGE." "mana krama vacana chAmDi caturAyI bhajatahim kRpA karahim raghurAyI" (Sri Tulasi Ramayan) All Scriptural evidence implies that we MUST surrender to God. God's Grace is dependent on THIS SELF SURRENDER. Those who have not surrendered, have NOT attained His Grace, and thus deprived of Divine Bliss, revolve endlessly in the cycle of 8.4 million species of living beings in the bondage of time, actions, their own nature and the three modes of Maya- "phirata sadA kara prerA kAla karma svabhAva guNa gherA" (Tulasi Ramayan) Now, a question likely to arise is that, THE ACT OF DOING SOMETHING IN ORDER TO ATTAIN GOD'S GRACE, is like worldly business transaction of give and take. But to hold such a view is naive, because SURRENDER actually means COMING TO SUCH A STATE OF DOING NOTHING. As long as a new born baby does nothing, the mother does every thing for the baby. When the child starts doing things on his own, the mother lessens her responsibilities to the same extent. When the child begins to do every thing, then the mother does nothing. This example is enough to explain WHAT SURRENDER IS. AS LONG AS WE SUFFER FROM THE PRIDE OF DOING, WE WILL REMAIN IN THE BONDAGE OF ACTION, BECAUSE WE ARE DECLARED TO BE THE DOERS OF ACTIONS. WHEN WE CEASE TO FEEL THAT "I AM THE DOER" and SURRENDER, WE WILL BE CONSIDERED NON-DOERS. IT IS THEN LORD WILL TAKE COMPLETE RESPONSIBILITY FOR US. " teSAM nityAbhi yuktAnAM yoga kSemaM vahAmyaham" Gita 9.22 According to this verse from Gita, the Supreme Lord becomes RESPONSIBLE for THE WELFARE AND LIBERATION OF THE SURRENDERED SOULS and showers His Divine Bliss upon one WHO SURRENDERS IN THE FORM OF NON-DOING. "sarva dharmAn parityajya mAmekaM zaraNaM vraja" Gita 18.66 "O Arjuna! Abandon all thoughts of religion and irreligion and come to ME ALONE FOR SHELTER. It is then, that I, Who am a Judge to all, will cease to judge in your case, and will instead pardon your countless past sins of past lives, THROUGH MY GRACE." Isn't the GRACE OF GOD IMMEASURABLE? Now let us consider WHAT HAS TO BE SURRENDERED. We possess a body, sense organs, mind, intellect, ego etc., It is stated that - "mana eva manuSyANAM karaNaM bandha mokshayaH" (Pancadazi-Sri Vidyaranya Swami) MIND ALONE IS THE CAUSE OF BONDAGE AND LIBERATION. Bhagavatam says: cetaH khalvasya bandhAya muktaye cAtmano matam, guNeSu saktaM bandhAya rataM vA puMsi muktaye Bhagavatam 3.25.15 The stage in which the consciousness of the living being is attached by the three modes of material nature is called conditional life. But when that same consciousness is attached to the Supreme Person, the living being is free in liberation. Bondage or liberation, happiness or misery, the cause for both is simply attributed alone to the mind which is full of desires. The cause of bondage and freedom is the MIND. Hence the MIND alone that HAS TO BE SURRENDERED TO GOD. SURRENDER OF THE MIND AMOUNTS TO SURRENDER OF EVERYTHING. WHAT usually happens is that we worship GOD PHYSICALLY and SURRENDER THE MIND TO THE MATERIAL WORLD. Our attainments are always in accordance to the ATTACHMENT OF THE MIND. If we perform just physical actions with the body, but DO NOTHING WITH THE MIND, EXCEPT SURRENDER TO GOD, then we will not be rewarded for our PHYSICAL ACTIONS, but will instead attain SPIRITUAL BENEFIT. SURRENDER OF THE MIND IS ACTUAL SURRENDER. Just as it is impossible to run with the feet tied, or talk with the mouth closed, IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO DEVOTE ONESELF TO GOD WITH MIND ATTACHED ELSEWHERE. In reality, IT IS ONLY THE ATTACHMENT OF THE MIND IS REFERRED TO AS DEVOTION IN SPIRITUAL REALM (UPASANA). But this same attachment directed to the material world, is infatuation (Asakti). It is impossible to manage both attachment to the world and devotion to God simultaneously, because the MIND CAN ONLY BE ATTACHED TO ONE AREA AT ONE TIME. Besides, the material and spiritual are totally opposite worlds. Whatever worship we perform, we will find ourselves bound to the material world, IF THE MIND IS ATTACHED TO WEALTH, SPOUSE, FAMILY, SOCIAL STATUS, NAME, FAME, PRESTIGE and so on. The Gopis expressed their DEVOTIONAL CONDITION TO Uddhavaji very beautifully in the following lines- "Udho! mana na bhaye dasa bIsa eka huto so gayo zyAma sanga ko avarAdhe Iza" "O Uddhava! We have ONLY ONE MIND AND THAT TOO IS WITH SHYAMA SUNDAR(KRISHNA). IF WE HAD TEN OR TWENTY MINDS, THEN WE COULD HAVE USED EACH ONE IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS, AND MANAGED BOTH DEVOTION TO GOD AND THE WORLD." But God is aware of the fact that IF EACH INDIVIDUAL IS TO BE GIVEN TWO MINDS, THEN NO ONE WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FULFILL THE CONDITION OF "mAmekaM zaraNaM vraja", i.e. SURRENDER TO GOd ALONE. To conclude, SURRENDER OF MIND alone IS TRUE SURRENDER to God, whatever the physical actions be. Now the question is, what is the DIFFICULTY IN SURRENDER OF THE MIND? The only difficulty is that THE MIND IS ATTACHED TO THE MATERIAL WORLD SINCE TIME IMMEMORIAL AND THIS ATTACHMENT HAS BECOME VERY FIRM. Jaya Sri Radhey! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 14, 2005 Report Share Posted June 14, 2005 ANOTHER IMPORTANT characterstic of TRUE SURRENDER OF MIND TO GOD is "ANANYATA", EXCLUSIVENESS, of none other than God. Loving and surrendering only to the Lord is ANANYATA. If any other subject apart from LORD enters the mind of surrendering devotee, 'Ananyata' is obstructed and deprives the devotee from attaining His Beloved. This is the secret behind the SURRENDER. This is demonstrated well during the rescue of Queen Draupadi sati. When Duhssasana dragged Draupadi devi into the assembly hall in order to insult her in the presence of thousands of kings, it was a moment of greatest embarrassment for her. She first sought help from her FIVE WARRIOR HUSBANDS, but there was no response. She then frantically turned to the great preceptors and elders, Bhishma pitamaha, Dronacarya etc., for protection. But they too remained silent. Draupadi sati's hopes of help from the world dissolved before her very eyes, she decided to use her own strength to protect herself. She clenched her saree between her teeth and AT THE SAME TIME CALLED OUT TO THE LORD FOR HELP. At that time Lord Krishna was at Dwaraka. Forseeing the calamity that had befallen on His devotee, HE SAT MOTIONLESS. When His consort Queen Rukmini saw Him in His strange stance, She asked Him what the matter was. The Lord replied, "A devotee of mine is in trouble." "Well then, why don't you go and save that soul." "I cannot because I AM BOUND BY MY OWN LAW - "ananyAzintayanto mAM ye janAH paryupAsate teSAM nityAbhiyuktAnAM yogakSemaM vahAmyaham" Gita.9.22 I TAKE COMPLETE RESPONSIBILITY ONLY OF ONE WHO IS EXCLUSIVELY SURRENDERED TO ME, but this devotee STILL HAS CONFIDENCE IN HER OWN STRENGTH, SO I CANNOT PROTECT HER." But what strength could a helpless woman have, and how long could she face the mighty Duhssasana, who had the strength of ten thousand elephants? When the wicked Duhssasana gave one jerk, the saree slipped from between her teeth, and Draupadi sati was helpless. SHE NOW ABANDONED ALL FAITH IN HER OWN STRENGTH, AND DEPENDED ENTIRELY UPON LORD KRISHNA. THIS WAS THE MOMENT OF COMPLETE, UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER, AND LORD IMMEDIATELY CAME TO HER RESCUE. In other words, she CAME TO A STATE OF DOING NOTHING. IT WAS ONLY WHEN SHE CEASED TO THINK PROTECTION FROM OTHER SOURCES, THAT SHE WAS SAVED. Now the Duhssasana pulled her robes, they SEEMED TO BE NEVER ENDING. He finally gave up in COMPLETE EXHAUSTION. Thus "ANANYATA" or EXCLUSIVE SURRENDER TO GOD, is the VERY FOUNDATION OF STEADFAST DEVOTION. The Lord states in Gita- "sarva dharmAn parityjya mAmekaM zaraNaM vraja " "O Arjuna, ABANDON ALL THOUGHTS OF RELIGION AND IRRELIGION. 'COME TO ME ALONE FOR SHELTER.' It is then, that I, Who am a JUDGE TO ALL, will cease to JUDGE in your case and will instead pardon your innumerable past sins of countless past lives, THROUGH MY GRACE!!!" - An excerpt from Sri Kripalu Maharaj ji's book: "Prema-Rasa- Siddhant". Jaya Sri Radhey! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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