Guru Geeta - Datta Vaakya - 169
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✍️ Sadguru Ganapathi Sachidananda
📚. Prasad Bharadwaj
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Guru Ashtakam, Sloka 7:
Na bhoge, na yoge, na vaa vajirajou Na kanta mukhenaiva vittesu chittam |
Guroranghri padme manaschenna lagnam Tatah kim Tatah kim, Tatah kim Tatah kim ||
So far we discussed that some people feel, “I am prosperous, I have desires”. True. Still, if the mind is not absorbed in the Guru there is no use. Even if you have all the wealth, desires, fame and Karna-like magnanimity and courage (Karna is a character from Mahabharata known for his courage and generosity) , life is worthless if the mind is not absorbed in the Guru’s feet and there is no devotion towards the Guru. They stipulated that if there’s no devotion to the Guru, all these can be dismissed.
Now, they are talking about sacrifice. Lot of people say, “I have no desire at all for pleasures, for Yoga, for karma (action), or for women”. They keep saying this all the time. “What’s there in money? I have no desire for money. All these Yogas – Kriya Yoga, Raja Yoga, whatever, I have no interest. What’s there in them. Sacrifice! I have no interest in luxuries or in Yogas or in karma.
People do a lot of rituals and fire sacrifices. I do not even think of them. I am not interested in women either. I have acquired dispassion. I don’t even believe in Guru”. All this sounds good…they are saying they have no interest in anything. But, it is not enough to say that you have done everything you needed to do.
You will still not attain liberation. Unless you have the Guru’s initiation, your dispassion will not take you anywhere. That is because you do not have the passport called Guru’s initiation. You cannot go to any other world, you cannot attain liberation. Because you do not have the passport of Guru’s initiation.
Some people say, “My father is my Guru, he initiated me”. True. Father and mother are the first Gurus for anyone, but you have a certain leniency with them. Even if they are great Gurus to you, when you see them, you feel the leniency that they are your mother and father.
Once in a while, you will feel, “I am near my father and mother, why should I take their words seriously. They will always forgive me for my mistakes”. That is why you should always follow a Guru. Even if your parents initiate you, even if you consider them your Gurus, you should follow another Guru.
These days, there are many people that will initiate you to a mantra if you give them 10 rupees. Only 10 rupees. It used be 100 rupees in the beginning, it dropped to 50 rupees and now it is 10 rupees. Everything else has increased in price, but the Guru’s initiation has fallen to 10 rupees. It feels like some will even do it in exchange for a cup of coffee.
But, there is no benefit at all from those mantras. First, you must grasp the Guru Principle. Your mind should be absorbed in the Guru. Only then will your dispassion and sacrifice bear fruit.
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31 Dec 2020
So far we discussed that some people feel, “I am prosperous, I have desires”. True. Still, if the mind is not absorbed in the Guru there is no use. Even if you have all the wealth, desires, fame and Karna-like magnanimity and courage (Karna is a character from Mahabharata known for his courage and generosity) , life is worthless if the mind is not absorbed in the Guru’s feet and there is no devotion towards the Guru. They stipulated that if there’s no devotion to the Guru, all these can be dismissed.
Now, they are talking about sacrifice. Lot of people say, “I have no desire at all for pleasures, for Yoga, for karma (action), or for women”. They keep saying this all the time. “What’s there in money? I have no desire for money. All these Yogas – Kriya Yoga, Raja Yoga, whatever, I have no interest. What’s there in them. Sacrifice! I have no interest in luxuries or in Yogas or in karma.
People do a lot of rituals and fire sacrifices. I do not even think of them. I am not interested in women either. I have acquired dispassion. I don’t even believe in Guru”. All this sounds good…they are saying they have no interest in anything. But, it is not enough to say that you have done everything you needed to do.
You will still not attain liberation. Unless you have the Guru’s initiation, your dispassion will not take you anywhere. That is because you do not have the passport called Guru’s initiation. You cannot go to any other world, you cannot attain liberation. Because you do not have the passport of Guru’s initiation.
Some people say, “My father is my Guru, he initiated me”. True. Father and mother are the first Gurus for anyone, but you have a certain leniency with them. Even if they are great Gurus to you, when you see them, you feel the leniency that they are your mother and father.
Once in a while, you will feel, “I am near my father and mother, why should I take their words seriously. They will always forgive me for my mistakes”. That is why you should always follow a Guru. Even if your parents initiate you, even if you consider them your Gurus, you should follow another Guru.
These days, there are many people that will initiate you to a mantra if you give them 10 rupees. Only 10 rupees. It used be 100 rupees in the beginning, it dropped to 50 rupees and now it is 10 rupees. Everything else has increased in price, but the Guru’s initiation has fallen to 10 rupees. It feels like some will even do it in exchange for a cup of coffee.
But, there is no benefit at all from those mantras. First, you must grasp the Guru Principle. Your mind should be absorbed in the Guru. Only then will your dispassion and sacrifice bear fruit.
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31 Dec 2020