Guru Geeta - Datta Vaakya - 180
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✍️ Sadguru Ganapathi Sachidananda
📚. Prasad Bharadwaj
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Avadhoota Swamy told king Yadu that his fourth Guru was Water. He described thus what he learned form Water, “Water is pleasant and pure. It is sweet.
Similarly, a sage should be pure within and outside. He must be without any impurity and should be pleasant. He should be calm. He should never hurt anyone and should always speak sweetly. He should be clean and hygienic. He should have love for everyone.
He should show love and compassion to all living beings. He should remove the difficulties of those who approach him. He should give them courage. He should purify others with his darshana (view of his divine form), touch, songs and words. He should remove the sorrow hidden deep inside the heart of the downtrodden.
He should give them the appropriate lessons and encourage them to undertake Dharmic (righteous, for universal welfare) acts.” See, this is how a sage’s conduct should be. “They should clearly point out which tasks are beneficial and which ones are harmful. They should constantly strive for universal welfare”, Avadhoota Swamy said.
The Vedas say that in the process of creation, God created Water first. Waters enlivens all worlds. Water is the basis for all substance. These days, we hear news of travel to other planets. The first thing they look for is presence of water. Scientists get excited at even the prospect of water having existed there many years ago. Imagine if they actually found water.
That is why water is primary, it is the basis of life for all living beings. It enlivens all the worlds. Water is the basis for all substances. Similarly, a Yogi should constantly strive for universal welfare.
“Apo Narayati Prokta”
Water has the names Aapam and Naram. The Supreme resides in Naram. That is why he is called Narayana. Water purifies the living beings, it makes them clean. Similarly, a Yogi too should be pure, clean and hygienic.
Where there is purity, auspiciousness occurs. That is why, those who learned qualities such as pleasantness, purity and cleanliness like water will never face failure. They will always achieve victory. They will achieve unblemished fame.
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11 Jan 2021