Enlightening Discourse on Swami Abhedananda,Shivananda, Greatness of Chennai,Namakirtan about Kaliyuga - Part-15

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Radhe Krishna To all,Last Sunday was 'Holi Festival' and the other important day was Chaitanya

Mahaprabhu's Jayanthi.... Namadwaar bring's out A loving tribute to

Chaitanya Mahaprabhuji. Pl click the power point presentation...http://www.namadwaar.org/index.htmlThis day is celebrated as 'Holi' Day. After Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhuji's descent on earth on this day, it is also a 'holy' day.His Holiness Sri Sri Muralidhara SwamijiDiscourse contd.....

It was verily Chaitanya Mahaprabhu who spread the Mahamantra all over

the world. He was born in Bengal, five hundred years back. Man is beset

with many worries. He is worried about the marriage of his daughter,

education of his son, construction of a house, etc. In the same way,

Mahans are also beset with a worry – how to carry the people of the

world ashore? How to do good to them? – Mahans are verily children of

God. As they are filled with bliss, wherever they go joy and peace

spreads. They sprinkle joy everywhere. Through mere love they transform

everything in the world. Wherever they move, whosoever they touch, they

become healthy, peace descends on them, and fears fly away. Just as the

vasanta ruthu (spring) spreads joy even without its knowledge, so too,

Mahans bless people and fulfill their desires – merely by their

presence. Mahaprabhu

was beset with a worry. Srimad Bhagavatam, Vrindavan, Radha-Krishna

yugalam and the Mahamantra were verily Mahaprabhu's lifeline. Srimad

Bhagavatam repeatedly speaks of the state in Kali. Reading this,

Mahaprabhu was worried over the state of the people in Kali. 'What is

the way out for them?' He began to think. There are 108 Upanishads.

They bear different names and of them, only one Upanishad appearing in

Krishna Yajur Veda, bears the name 'Kali santarana Upanishad'. This

Upanishad bears the term 'Kali', the name of this Age. Thus, whatever

has been said in this Upanishad is verily the only way for the people

of Kali. 'Santaranam' means to help cross over. How to cross over this

Kali? A way is shown. When we desire to admit our child in a school we

enquire about the primary education in the school in the locality. It

is just the beginning. We do not then enquire about the education in

higher classes. Only when the child reaches higher class do we enquire

about the syllabus for that class. Not before that. Is

Narada an individual? Yes and no. One who guides you to God is verily

Narada. The Guru who leads you to God is verily Narada. Thus, here,

Narada represents all Mahans. Dwapara yuga had come to an end and Kali

yuga was about to set. Narada

approaches Brahma and asks, "Have you not created all these?" Srimad

Bhagavatam says even at the outset 'tene Brahma hrudaaye aadi kavaye

muhyanti soorayah'. We speak of Valmiki being the first poet (aadi

kavi). But the Bhagavatam calls Brahma the 'aadi kavi'. What was that

first kaavya composed by Brahma? It is said to be the Vedas. A kaavya

should contain the nava rasaas in it. It contains all the nava rasaas

in it and therefore, 'tene brahma hrudaaye aadi kavaye'. 'Dhyayan

kritaye, Yajnaih tretayam, Dwaapare archayan yathaapnoti tathaapnoti

kalau sankeertya Kesavam' – (the dharma of Krita yuga is dhyana, of

Treta yuga performance of Yajna, of Dwaarpar yuga archana and of Kali

yuga singing the glory of Lord Kesava) is the ordained yuga dharmas. Our

religion does not speak of the same dharma for all. A householder can

hit and kill a snake and he does not incur sin. If a land dispute

ensues between him and his neighbor he can fight for his right; he can

go to the court and settle the matter. It is not wrong. But a Sanyasi

(ascetic) is not right in killing a snake. The dharmas are different

for a Brahmachari, a grahastha (householder), a vanaprastha (hermit)

and an ascetic. While a householder is permitted to kill a snake or

even a cow when attacked, a Sanyasi is forbidden from even plucking a

flower. He has to follow ahimsa to that extent. Sanyasa is akin to

walking on the rope. It is very difficult to follow. Just as dharma

differs as per the asrama (walk of life), so does dharma vary as per

the Yuga (Age). Each Yuga viz. Krita, Treta, Dwaapara and Kali have

different dharmas ordained. Thus, the Shastras have ordained

Namasankirtan as the dharma for this Kali yuga. There was a Maharishi by the name Chyavana. He has written a smriti in which he

says, 'Sruti smriti puraanesu Rama Naama prakirtitam: tan Naama kirtanam bhooyah taapatraya vinaasanam.' – I

have gone through the Vedas, Itihaasaas and Puraanaas deeply,

repeatedly and have found that the quintessence of all these is verily

Rama. 'Ra' is moolaadhara and 'Ma' is the sahasraara. Therefore, one

who does japa of 'Rama' would become a Yogi, would become a Bhakta,

would become a siddha; he would become verily God Himself! 'Rama' is a

simple two-lettered Mantra. !!! Will Continue !!! Guided "Hare Rama" Meditation at Redding, CA

An AnnouncementOn Saturday's and Sunday's you can watch the Maharanyam Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji

discourses on VIJAY Indian TV in-between 6:00 AM and 6:30 AM on the topic "Shakti Pirakkudu Moochinile..." in tamil language....Don't miss it!--Regards & Chant The Maha mantra:Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare HareHare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare HareSource: http://www.namadwaar.org/home.php