Divine Discourse(on 1st may 2008 , MAN WITHOUT MORALITY IS VERILY A DEMON)

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Divine Discourse

MAN WITHOUT MORALITY

IS VERILY A DEMON

May 01, 2008

Bharat

is the motherland of many noble souls who earned great reputation in

all the continents of the world. This is the land of many valorous

people who could vanquish the enemies in the battlefield. This is the

land of many learned people who taught the Vedas and other sacred

scriptures to the people of other countries. But, unfortunately, the

Bharatiyas today have forgotten the principles of spirituality and are

taking to wrong path.

(Telugu Poem)

matru Devo Bhava, Pitru Devo Bhava, Acharya Devo Bhava, Atithi Devo Bhava (revere your mother, father, preceptor and guest as God) is one of the main teachings of the Vedas. Sathyam Vada, Dharmam Chara (speak

truth, practise righteousness) is also the principal teaching of the

Vedas. But these teachings of the Vedas are not seen or heard anywhere

today.

Base your Life on Truth and Love

Wherever

we see in the world these days, greed and desires are on the rise. Even

the people of other countries are also feeling the need of controlling

the senses. Man today is accumulating sin due to the misuse of his

senses. It is alright to have desires but they should be within certain

limits. Man today has limitless desires. Moreover, everything is full

of pollution these days. The water we drink, the food we eat and the

air we breathe are all polluted. In fact, all the five elements have

become polluted. Man’s very life depends upon these five elements. How

can man’s life remain unaffected when all the five elements are

polluted? He appears to speak sweetly but his mind is full of

bitterness. This is very bad.

What

is the purpose of human birth? Who is a human being? Human being is the

embodiment of divinity. But if he takes to wrong path, how can he be

called a human being? That is why it is hard to find a true human being

today anywhere. Even those with high education and big degrees,

occupying high positions of authority cannot be called human beings if

they lack truth and love. They, in fact, waste their money and time in

acquiring this so-called high education which is without any essence.

Acquiring high education, reading sacred books and undertaking

spiritual practices like Japa, Dhyana, Yoga, Yajna – all these are a

mere waste without developing truth and love, which man has completely

forgotten today. Whosoever speaks anything, there is an element of

untruth in it. As regards love, outwardly people appear to be smiling

but inside there is only poison in them. How can one attain peace

without truth and love?

 

Dharma comes from Sathya. Therefore, it is said, Sathyannasti Paro Dharma

(There is no Dharma greater than adherence to truth). Where there are

truth and righteousness, peace will come there automatically. Love can

develop only in peace. Where there is love, violence cannot exist

there. Then only can man perform all his actions at physical, mental

and spiritual levels peacefully. Therefore, if you want to have peace,

you should primarily develop love. If you want to have love, you should

adhere to truth. But today man resorts to untruth even in small

matters. On top of it, he is full of anger. Anger completely eclipses

truth in man. Man has taken birth not to raise a family or fill his

belly but to redeem his life. If he acts contrary to this, he loses his

humanness. A human being becomes divine when he frees himself from

desires. Mother aspires to see the happiness of her children whom she

has brought up bearing all hardships and difficulties. But,

unfortunately, today people do not love their father and mother. In

fact, they do not love anybody.

 

Embodiments of Love!

Wherever we see in this world, we do not find even a trace of peace

anywhere. We do not find peace even in flower sellers, vegetable

vendors and firewood sellers. Where is peace? Peace is only within us.

It is there in our speech and in our heart. It cannot be found outside.

Whatever spiritual practices like Japa, Yoga and Yajna we may

undertake, they cannot provide us peace. First and foremost, we should

make our heart steady and peaceful. We find only conflicts wherever we

see in this world. Even intimate friends who have love for each other

quarrel on trivial issues. In fact, one cannot find a true friend in

this world. Evil qualities of our heart are responsible for these

conflicts. Therefore, make your heart pure, not the physical heart but

the spiritual heart. There should not be even a trace of impurity in

it.

Only God Can Give you True Happiness

People today are accumulating a lot of money. But, what for? What will

they take with them when they go? They have to go only empty-handed.

They have to leave even their body here when they go. Five elements

merge with five elements. Then the empty body is cremated. Therefore,

one should not be proud of one’s body or wealth. Money comes and goes, morality comes and grows. We

should develop morality. In spite of his high education, man today has

lost his morality. One bereft of morality is not a human being at all.

In fact, he is a demon in human form. Where there is no morality, there

can be no humanness. Respect your elders, show gratitude to your

parents. But people today lack such feelings of gratitude and respect,

thinking, “Why should we respect our elders? Why should we love them?â€

Wherever they go, they crave for money and more money! What is our true

wealth? Love is our true wealth. When we acquire this wealth of love,

we can have everything. We can catch even clouds in our hands.

Everything

is there in the hands of man and all gods are present in him. In fact,

he is nothing but divine from foot to head. All worldly things are like

passing clouds, which come and go. To feel proud of these passing

clouds is a great mistake. At the time of speaking, we speak anything.

But when it comes to putting into practice, our actions do not match

with our words. This is a great sin.

 

Oh

people! There is nobody in this world who can give you happiness except

God. God alone protects you in every way. You should always contemplate

on Him. You will be free from all sorrows when you constantly

contemplate on God. Some people make fun of you and ask, “You are

always saying, God, God, God … but, what has He given to you?†It is

God who gives you everything. It is God only who rewards you, punishes

you and protects you. Everything is God. Ekam Sath Viprah Bahudha Vadanti (truth

is one, but the wise refer to it by various names). We give this or

that name to God only for our satisfaction. In fact, all names are His.

We should install Him in our heart permanently. Whatever difficulties

come to you, accept them as the Will of God. Nobody knows what for God

gives difficulties. Think that difficulties are for your happiness. Na Sukhat Labhate Sukham (one cannot derive happiness out of happiness). Pleasure is an interval between two pains.

Man’s mind is responsible for all his difficulties. When man’s mind is

troubled, he finds troubles everywhere. Even he gets disgusted with his

life. He starts feeling that his life itself is a waste. Man’s mind and

his desires are the cause of all this.

Do

not hurt or harm anybody. Love everyone. Serve everyone. You will

derive immense benefit from it. If you help anybody, this help itself

will help you. This type of help is not to be seen in this world today.

Wherever you go, there is self, self, self and mine, mine, mine! Man

has become so self-centred that he forgets everyone except himself and

his near and dear ones. Viswam Vishnu Swarupam (the entire

universe is the embodiment of Lord Vishnu). Man is not a mere mortal;

he is divine. Therefore, consider everyone as divine. Do not harm or

hurt anyone physically or mentally. Some people derive some sort of

satisfaction by hurting others. But they have to suffer the

consequences of their actions in future. They are unable to realise

what difficulties they will have to face. Whatever you eat, you get the

belch of that only. If you eat cucumber, you cannot have the belch of

mango. So, whatever you do, you are bound to experience the

consequences of it. Therefore, see good, do good, say good, be good and

experience good results. Whatever God says, it is all for your good

only. Krishna said, “Arjuna! You are worried because of your delusion.

This war has come for your victory only. This victory is for what? This

victory is to show divinity of man.â€

Love Everyone and Receive God’s Love

 

Embodiments of Love!

All your difficulties are like a mirror. They reveal your true form.

You harbour all types of desires and consequently undergo many

sufferings. Therefore, give no room to desires. Your unlimited desires

are the cause of all your difficulties. There can be no effect without

cause. No sapling can grow without a seed. Therefore, seed has to be

there which grows into a huge tree. Whomsoever you come across,

consider him as your own. Identify yourself with him. Develop this

feeling more and more. Who are you? You say, “I am such and such.†What

is your name? You say, “My name is Nagappa.†In this manner, everybody

has a different name. Even if the entire world asks God, “Who are

You?â€, He will say, “I am Iâ€, “Aham Brahmasmiâ€

(I am Brahman). In fact, the entire world is permeated by Brahman. You

cannot find anyone in this world in whom Brahman is not present. So,

whomsoever you criticise or praise, it reaches God. When you criticise

God, you cannot escape its consequences. Hence, never criticise.

Whatever anybody says about you, let him say. Think that he is not

criticising you but himself. Whatever he may speak, it will go into

thin air. What is the use of reacting to that speech which goes into

thin air? Only love reaches the heart. What sort of thoughts should you

have? Your thoughts should be permeated with truth. You can experience

love only when your thoughts are truthful. Hence, lead your life with

love and end your life with love. Whatever you do to others, in fact,

you do to yourself.

Be

it good or bad, help or harm, everything is the result of your own

Sankalpas (thoughts). Therefore, love everyone. If you cannot love

others, just keep quiet. But do not abuse them. In fact, nobody has any

right to criticise others. It is the same love that is present in

everyone. Can love criticise love? No, no. Love never criticises. It

always gives the experience of love to everyone. Even birds and animals

have love. Should man not love his fellow human beings? When he is

endowed with so many good qualities, man should love his fellowmen.

Only then can he become the recipient of God’s love. Therefore, love

everyone and attain the love of God. Combine your love with truth.

Never resort to untruth. You can have love only through truth. Where

there are truth and love, there is peace. Where there is peace, there

is non-violence. Therefore, man should primarily develop truth and

love. Then he will not resort to violence. Whatever spiritual practices

like penance, Yajna, Yoga you may undertake, suffuse all of them with

love.

God is

your true relation. He comes to you in the form of your son, your

daughter, your friend and all other relations. God is your true

relation in all your difficulties. That is why He is called

Apadbandhava (a relation in times of difficulty). But how should we

deal with this relation? We should not deal with this relation at

physical level.

Here

is a small example. Immediately after marriage, the husband and wife

develop intimate relationship. They say to each other, “You are me and

I am you.†But after a week, there is a change in the relationship;

then wife is wife and husband is husband. Soon after the marriage, when

the husband and wife go out together and the husband sees a thorn on

the way, he gets very much concerned that it may hurt his wife. On

seeing it, he shouts, ‘thorn, thorn, thorn’ and pulls his wife away to

save her. There is so much love and concern! They go to bazaar after a

week. There the husband sees another thorn and says to his wife, “There

is a thorn; can’t you see with your eyes?†After some more days, when

he sees another thorn, he shouts in anger, “Are you blind?†There is a

change in this love just in a few days. If we repose our faith in this

love and lead our lives in this type of love, then how long can we

live? This love changes in just a few days. Physical love is no love at

all. The two bodies are like two water bubbles. Both are filled with

air. This will burst and that will also burst. When the bubble bursts,

air will merge with air. Therefore, this type of love is not what we

should aspire for. Heart to heart love is important. It is this heart

to heart love that reaches God.

Community Bhajans Benefit all Participants

Here so many people have come to participate in Bhajans. Do all of them

have Sraddha and Bhakti (steadfast faith and devotion)? Can all of them

get Mukti (liberation)? No, not at all. Out of all these people, the

prayers of merely ten people may reach God. Community Bhajans are

organised with the hope that out of the large number of people

participating in them, the love of a few of them may reach God. Bhajans

are also meant to develop love for God in the community at large.

Guru

Nanak started the practice of community singing. When somebody asked

him, “So many people are singing together. Will God listen to all of

them?â€, he replied, “It is possible that the love of at least one or

two persons will reach God. That is enough to protect all of them.â€

Therefore, we should conduct Samashti Bhajans (community singing).

Samashti (community) is formed by Vyashti (individuals). When many

individuals come together and form a community, then their Pushti

(strength) increases. Parameshti (God) has not created Srishti

(creation) just for fun. He has done this to manifest the unity of all

creation.

Unity

is the underlying principle of creation. It is meant to promote the

principle of love in all. But, unfortunately, political parties today

are dividing people on party lines. Four persons belonging to the same

family are taking to four different ways and partition the house into

four sections. This is very bad. Even if there are four hundred persons

in a family, there should be unity among them. Everyone should help his

neighbour. All should help each other. Then only can there be harmony

in creation. Otherwise, the creation loses its purpose.

You

should take part in Bhajans wholeheartedly and sing the glory of God.

Even if you are not able to do any other spiritual practice, chant the

name of God. That is enough. (Here Swami sang the Bhajan, “Hari Bhajan Bina Sukha Santhi Nahin …†and

continued His Discourse.) You cannot attain peace and happiness without

Bhajan. Peace can be attained only through Bhajan and not by any other

means. “Hari Nam Bina Ananda Nahin†(You cannot attain bliss without chanting the name of Hari (God). “Japa Dhyana Bina Samyoga Nahinâ€

(You cannot have union with God without performing Japa and Dhyana).

What does Yoga mean? It is not merely to sit still with closed eyes.

What does meditation mean? It is not remembering God with closed eyes.

You should install God in your heart. Do not think that you are

different from God. You should become one with God. Ardhanareeswara

(Androgynous) form of God symbolises this truth. This form represents

both man and woman. One is Jiva (individual soul) and the other is

Daiva (Brahman). True liberation signifies the unity of Jiva and Daiva.

Where there is Jiva, there is Daiva. Therefore, there is no need to run

after God. God is present in all Jivas (individuals). Do not consider

yourself merely a Jiva; think that you are Daiva. You consider yourself

a Jiva because of your body attachment. You should not do that.

The

same Atma is present in all. When you take the Atmic principle into

consideration, all are one. So many individuals are present in this

Hall. The Atma in all of them is one and the same. There is one sun in

the sky. It gives light to the entire world. Similarly, God is like the

sun who illumines the life of everyone. We engulf ourselves in darkness

when we criticise others. Therefore, love all and serve all. If someone

abuses us, let him do so. Abuses will merge in thin air. Therefore,

always think that nobody can criticise you. Have faith that God will

always protect you. Develop unflinching faith in God. There are many

people who deny the existence of God. If there is no God, where have

you come from? What is the place of your origin? If you don’t have

faith in God, all your life becomes a waste.

Always Remember God

Therefore, embodiments of love, develop truth and love. When you have

both truth and love, then you will have peace. When you have peace, you

can lead your entire life happily. You will not have hatred for anyone.

You have hatred only when you lack love and truth. You should unite

love and truth in your life. When you have love, you will love

everybody; you will make everybody happy. Therefore, treasure love and

truth in your heart and never forget them; not even in your dream.

Dreams are only the reaction, reflection and resound of the waking

state. Whatever you do in daytime, it comes into your dreams at night.

Dreams are like passing clouds. Do not run after them. Hold on to God

who is true, eternal and changeless. When you hold on to God, you can

accomplish anything. Then you will have no fear and no worries.

Let

people talk whatever they like. Do not bother about it. Think that they

are criticising your body and not you. Do not give undue importance to

your body. You are not the body. When you say, “this is my body,†then

you should question yourself, “who am I?†This ‘I’ is not the

individual ‘I’. It is the fundamental ‘I’. It is not merely related to

a particular individual. It is related to all. The symbol of

Christianity (+) signifies the cutting of the individual ‘I’. Only when

you cut the individual I can you attain divinity. Hence, give up the

narrow feeling of I and mine. You say, “Naa Koduku,†“Naa Bidda,†(my

son, my daughter). Here ‘Naa’ means no; it signifies nothing. Only God

is with us always. Everything is God. You should always remember Him.

Do not waste even a single moment. Waste of even one moment is a very

big wastage. If you think of God even for a moment, you will experience

so much bliss. When you are in the grip of sorrow, close your eyes and

remember God. This will give you peace. Do not feel sad or miserable

for anything. Face all situations with courage and fortitude. Courage

and fortitude are your true strength. In this way, being devotees of

the Lord, you should contemplate on Him every moment of your life.

(Bhagawan sang the Bhajan, “Rama Rama Rama Sita …†and continued His Discourse.)

Students sing the Bhajan, “Kausalyatmaja

Rama Charan, Vaidehi Priya Rama Charan, Bharatarchita Sri Rama Charan,

Ahalyodharaka Rama Charan, Hanumatsevita Rama Charan†(Always

worship the Lotus Feet of Rama, son of Kausalya, which are dear to

Sita, are worshipped by Bharata and served by Hanuman, and which

redeemed Ahalya). All the five persons mentioned in this song are very

dear to Rama. In this way, every Avatar selects some fortunate persons

for His special grace. The persons so selected are those who have

effected total surrender. Rama was the very Atma of Mother Kausalya.

Rama said, “Kausalya gave Me birth. Without Kausalya how could I

incarnate? So, My mother is My God.â€

The second line of the song is “Vaidehi Priya Rama Charanâ€. Vaidehi means one who has transcended body attachment. The next line is “Hanumatsevita Rama Charanâ€. Hanuman

always thought of Rama only and constantly recited “Rama, Rama, Ramaâ€.

The sound of “Rama, Rama, Rama†emanated from every pore of his body.

Once Rama asked him what he was contemplating upon. Then Hanuman said,

“Swami! Every hair of my body recites Your name!†Saying so, he plucked

a hair from his body and brought it close to the ear of Rama. Rama

Himself heard, ‘Rama, Rama, Rama’ emanating from it. Therefore, while

contemplating on the name of God, our entire being should be permeated

by divine consciousness. Our every thought, every word and every action

should be suffused with the name of God. Then only can we truly become

divine.

Daivam Manusha Rupena (God

is in the form of a human being). God incarnates in human form. One who

recites the name Rama or any other name of God constantly is a true

human being. Even an atheist would say, “Ayyo Rama!†when he is in

pain. One says, “Abba Rama!†when one is hurt or wounded. Therefore,

everybody has to utter the name of God at some time or the other. We

should always remain immersed in the name of God. Recite any name of

God – Rama, Krishna, Allah, Jesus. God is called by many names, but He

is one. There are many sweets like Mysorepak, Gulab Jamoon, Burfi,

Palakova, Jilebi. But it is sugar only which imparts sweetness to all

of them. Similarly, in all the names, the divine principle is the same.

 

I am one but

I am present in everyone in all forms. There is unity in My creation

but you see diversity because of your defective vision. You should see

unity in the creation. You should not go by your vision. Your eyes see

both good and bad. When there is a defect in one’s eyes, one sees two

things instead of one. Defect lies in your vision. Truly speaking, God

is one. Chant any name but chant it with love. When you chant the

divine name with love, you will experience love everywhere.

 

– From Bhagawan’s Divine Discourse in Sai Ramesh Krishan Hall, Brindavan, Whitefield (Bangalore) on 1st May 2008.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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