Enlightening Discourse on Swami Abhedananda,Shivananda, Greatness of Chennai,Namakirtan about Kaliyuga - Part-7

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Radhe Krishna To all,Discourse contd..... Well!

The Bhagavatam says 'let us meditate'. What does meditation (dhyana)

mean? When we find someone sitting with his eyes closed we remark, 'he

is doing dhyana.' Is this true? Anyone sitting with his eyes closed

should not be deemed as doing dhyana. He is sitting with his eyes

closed. That's all. Even a cat sits for long hours with its

eyes closed. Only the thought of stealing milk fills its mind! When a

man sits with his eyes closed innumerable thoughts relating to his

family and office rise up in waves.Thus, dhyana is not merely

sitting with eyes closed. Dhyana is not a mere act. When one claims to

be doing dhyana it only reveals the fact that he is not doing dhyana.

To explain it in simpler terms – let us say that a person who has been

talking to us suddenly gets up and walks away. We call him and ask,

"What is the matter? Why are you leaving?" He

says, "I feel sleepy. I am going to bed." When a person feels sleepy he

can't help getting into sleep. He at once goes to sleep. In the same

way, one just gets into dhyana and it is not an action. He would at

once get into dhyana and forget himself; one knows not when he would

come out of it. One should get into dhyana. Srimad Bhagavatam

while speaking of dhyana says, 'susrooshibhih tatkshanaat'. "Let us all

meditate on that highest Truth with Namasankirtan," says the

Bhagavatam. The Bhagavatam counsels all to do dhyana of that Supreme

One with Namakirtan. The Bhagavatam that starts with 'Janmaadasya

yathah....' which are verily the words of the Brahma sutra, narrates

the story of Ajamila, as the central theme of the Book. This charitra

occupies the place in the Bhagavatam as does a pendant in a necklace.

It recounts how Ajamila, the worst sinner, was saved by Namakirtan. The

same Bhagavatam concludes (in the 12th Canto) with the sloka

'Namasankirtanam yasya sarva paapa pranaasanam | pranaamo dukkha

samanah tam namaami Harim Parma!' singing the glory of the great

Namasankirtan. Mimaamsa speaks of a way to find out, at a

glance, the matter contained in a Granta (book) – 'taatparya nirnaya

nidhi'. It says, 'look into what the book says at the outset, at the

end, in the middle and repeatedly in other places. You would then know

what the book is all about. The Bhagavatam repeatedly speaks of the

glory of Namakirtan; thus, Namakirtan is verily the quintessence of

Srimad Bhagavatam. Why does the Bhagavatam speak of the glory of

Namakirtan? Bhagavata Mahatmyam begins with Narada's visit to

the earth. Narada, learning of the onset of Kali yuga on earth, desires

to come down to the earth and see what this Age (that everyone was

speaking about) was like? Narada was one who wandered all over the

universe. He wandered around all 'lokas' (worlds). On coming down to

the earth, he desired to bathe in Holy Rivers like the Ganga, Cauvery,

etc. He went to Rameswaram where there are many wells containing holy

waters. He approached one to bathe. At once, a man stopped him. "Have you the ticket for bathing here?" he demanded of Narada. Taken aback, Narada said, "Ticket?! I am not aware of any ticket for bathing here. I do not have one."The man said, "If you have no ticket leave the place. You cannot bathe in these waters." So, 'alam teerthaih'. Does this mean that Holy waters are only for the wealthy? Consoling

himself, Narada moved into a Temple there, thinking, 'I have not been

able to bathe in the Holy waters. Let me at least visit the Temple and

have darsan of the Deity inside.' Inside the Temple, on one side, he

found a board with the words 'dharma darsan' and indicating darsan

timings. On the other side was a board indicating darsan on payment. Narada

thought, 'if darsan without payment is called 'dharma darsan' then

should not 'darsan through payment' be indicated as 'adharma darsan'?'

Thus, is it not right to call 'darsan on payment of a sum' as 'adharma

darsan', if one without payment is called 'dharma darsan'? Narada felt

that in this kali Yuga the Temple was not as it should be; Holy Rivers

were not as they should be; all had become places of business dealings.

He felt dejected and regretted in having desired to visit the earth. He

decided to leave the earth at once. !!! Will Continue !!! If any of our members interested to watch this video of the discourse....... Pl click the link below...http://www.namadwaar.org/videos/internal/abhedananda.php Important AnnouncementSorry in my last posting the timing mentioned was incorrect. Kindly pardon us for the error.From

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