Om Hrim Ritam Lecture 05 on 22 September 2019

Full Transcript (Not Corrected)

In our last class, we discussed the second verse of the Om Hrim Rhythm hymn. The essence of that verse is that any of the paths, devotion or of knowledge or of karma, is more than sufficient to take one to the goal, which is self-realization, God realization. Even though intellectually I know about it, but there is no response in my mind, heart. That means by Behavior has not changed much. Therefore, Oh Lord, I take refuge in you. The essence of this particular Hymn is saranagati.

So Saranagati requires a faith that whomsoever to whomsoever, We are surrendering ourselves that person must be completely capable of helping us. The person, the being who we are surrendering, must be capable of helping us. Otherwise, he may be good person. This is being expressed. The glory of Sri Ramakrishna. Sri Ramakrishna means not Ramakrishna, but God in the form of Sri Ramakrishna.. What does that mean? It means Ramakrishna also is God. If we say also is a God, it doesn't exclude that Rama is also God. If you say Rama is God, only Rama is God. If you say Rama is also God, then Krishna is also God Rama Krishna is God. Any  Guru can be God.

So he says…

Te jas-taranti tarasa, tvayi triptatrishna,                       

Ra ge krite, rita-pathe, tvayi Ramakrishne;

Ma rtyam-ritam, tava padam, maranormi-nasham       

…..Tasmat tvam-eva sharanam, mama dina-bandho.

First  Let us analyze, understand the word by word meaning. Te jas- tarasa  taranti - Tharesa means very quickly. Taranti  They cross over, cross over what –tejaha; teja means rajo-guna. So what binds us is Rajo guna, , but then the people who take refuge in Ramakrishna, They quickly cross over this samsara Sagara. Now here also what we have to understand.

What does it mean those who believe in you? Is  it only word of mouth? Or much more is involved.

So in my last class, I have explained a little. saranagati means it must qualify fulfilling six qualities. What is it? I will never do whatever displeases whom I am surrendering to. I will always do what pleases him.  I will only choose him because he alone can save me. Then I transfer all my responsibilities to him. Responsibilities means, two things. the things that I need to do. Not only that the results of my actions which is if I am happy I cannot become happy because it is his gift. If he gives me unhappiness, that also I accept as Prasad.

So both this is called transferring the responsibility. I will do my best but whatever is the outcome, I accept it fully. That is the meaning of Saranagati. I live ever afterwards great humility humility humility. I did not surrender to you. I don't have the capacity to surrender myself to you. It is only your grace which you took my hand and pulled me towards you. Girish Chandra Gosh, case. Give me your power of attorney.

You could not you could not have said that.  He simply said yes, then he understood many years later how hard it is? That means you can't think one thought saying that this is my thought. It's slightly less. Yeah.

So Te jas- tarasa  taranti - people cross over the samsara of both Rajas & Thamas. Tejaha means rajas restlessness, but it also includes Thamas. But who are the people who can cross over? tvayi   tripta trishna. Trishna means mmm Intense

thirst. Those who are thirsting, only for you and for nobody else. so tvayi   tripta - if they get you, they're completely happy. if they get you they are totally completely happy. But we have to be attached to the Divine in some form or the other.

So raggae akriti, Raga means tremendous attachment. For  whom? For God. That is why one important factor is, that unless we have developed tremendous attachment to this world, We cannot suddenly develop attachment to God. So the whole world is A good playground for us – gymnasium for strengthening or muscles. Of what? Attachment. Raga or dvesha also. Because  if somebody can hit that is it that is also another expression of attachment only. What is attachment always the thought of that person object comes to my mind. if you hit somebody what happens that person's thought only dominates our mind. Rage  krite when I have been capable of only tremendously getting attached  to you.

But what do you mean by you. Rita pathe earlier we discussed. What is Rita the cosmic law. What is cosmic law? Everything has got its own nature. Just to tell you clarify this meaning it is the nature of it scorpion to bite.  The nature of a mosquito to bite. Nature of a thorn is to sting. it cannot give up its stinging. So it should be the main nature of a prakruti of a human being also to behave like a human being. what it is to be human being to err is human nature. Anybody can make mistakes children all the time. They commit mistakes, but you know, we understand it suppose a child breaks something accidentally. You may feel a bit sad but you don't punish The Child, a baby.

But as the fellows understanding grows, then you understand you you have the capacity to understand. you should not have done that then a little bit of punishment will come. For  a baby. We don't punish it. Can we look up on another human being in the same way? We can't do that another human being, you know what to do what not to do. But in reality they are also just like babies only. Had they known this is going to come back to me with compound interest. Will they do it? If God had given God withheld the knowledge was that if I steal something if I tell a lie, this is going to be the consequence. Nobody We will ever do that.

And if I do good thing I am only going to get back the with compound interest. Everybody will be competing. No. No, you have no right to do good. It is my turn to do good. But unfortunately, what is Maya?  Maya gives the scripture do this, don't do this, but at the same time it does not give us Conviction, this is shraadhdha. But at some point shraadhdha will come. rage krite Rita pate - Pata means path. tvayi Ramakrishne;  oh Ramakrishna in you. What is you? you are they the path of Truth and Dharma. How do we know?

Eshavasya Upanishad:

“Hiranmayena patrena satya-syapi-hitam mukham,

tattvam pusann apavrnu satya-dharmaya drstaye.”

I am Sathya Dharma.  I am the follower of Sathya truth and dharma and you are the embodiment of Truth and Dharma.

So I want to see your face. face to face because I have a

right to see. because I have been following your footsteps.

This is called also imitation of kaish. Okay. So.. Ma rtyam-ritam, tava padam, maranormi-nasham - Marty Marana  means death,  oorme means waves. So how many maranas did you experience? Countless.  from which point past births but shankaracharya gives a beautiful hint here. There are two types of death visible and invisible visible means when a person really he dies stops breathing heart stops beating then doctor comes and certifies that this person is dead. This is called visible. Everybody can see that this person is dead. There is an invisible man's every millisecond the old me is dead. This is now whatever is fresh. So but only if you fast forward this process then we can see that how we are changing small baby then child then adolescent then youth when old age then the full circle complete that is called invisible death.

That is what Sri Ramakrishna is advising us. Beware  of death. Constantly time is eating us up.

Ayur nasyathi pasyatham prathi dinam,

Yathi kshayam youvanam,

Ayur pasyatham nasyathi :- as we go on looking the moment one second back what you are that is finished. You  can't go back. One second back. So Martyam-ritam, tava padam, your Lotus feet Oh Lord, what type of lotus feet are really you not like our physical Lotus feet. That means, Lotus feet represents and high idealism. What can they give Martya - amritam, - they are capable of confirming are making every Mortal into every Mortal into immortal. Tasmat - therefore Oh Lord, I take refuge in you……..Tasmat tvam-eva sharanam, mama dina-bandho.  

Now  here I would like to confirm this. Sri Ramakrishna's Lotus feet. I don't remember he had a  dream last class. Last class. Bawanipur. Yes. So last class I have narrated because it this incident comes in Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna. One day.

SRI Ramakrishna is asking em. Do you have any dreams? He said? Yes. So what was the dream one day I went to the seashore and so many boats were tied there. But no boat was traveling because there is a big Storm and passengers were disappointed. I was one of them then I was thinking I am an urgent need of reaching that place. Now, how am I going to reach that place? Suddenly, He said,  I have seen Sri Ramakrishna - not Sri Ramakrishna but an old Brahmin. Then  I have seen and this Brahmin was walking on the water and he was going very quickly. I asked sir. Where are you going? I am going to bhawanipur. Oh, I also want to go to bhawanipur  only. Can I follow you? He  said No, I am going very fast and you have to come but observe carefully which where my feet are moving. So you just follow my footsteps. So there is a hidden Bridge underneath and that is how you are going also to reach that with that the  dream broke.

Sri Ramakrishna says I am thrilled. My hair is standing on end. You better get quickly initiated by a guru. So what is the symbolism. Follow  the footsteps of Sri Ramakrishna. What does that mean? Follow the footsteps of Sri Ramakrishna? like Paramananda  a sishya, there was a story of a Paramananda ya. He had lot of disciples. Foolish disciples so one day the guru told the disciples. I am going on a pilgrimage watch the ashram. Lot  of Thieves are coming. It  is going on. So they said yes, sir. We will watch. After few days he returned  and he saw the whole ashram has looted. Then he said did I not ask you to watch. They said yes forever. We were watching. The thieves  came. We were watching. They collected materials. We were watching they bundled and went away. We were watching you asked us to watch and we also were watching only.

This is not called following the footsteps means what? Lead  the life of Ramakrishna. Imitation of Christ, is a  Beautiful book. Have you read imitation of Christ? One  of the most beautiful books. One of  the novice Masters in 12th century Catholic heard return this one? What was his name? Thought Thomas a Kempis and there are many translations but one particular translation is the most beautiful translation in the world. So this is very important. What did Sri Ramakrishna  do? How did he live? How did he pray? How did he control his mind? This is called, We have to follow according like a small children, babies, baby’s footsteps. And  have you  noticed and a cat is following going somewhere the kitten also slowly like that it follows. A small puppy follows its mother. maybe they are not as capable of the adult but we have to try our level best.

So this is called Ma rtyam-ritam, tava padam and also rita-pathe, Rita means truth and the path that leads to truth. Also must be truth only.  Sathyena vithatha sampthathae The way to the higher worlds is strewn with the truth. One that means untrue that takes us to the opposite way. So what is the truth here follow the five Commandments of Sri Ramakrishna.  Remember the five Commandments first? Develop love to God, sing God's glories. Then four ways to develop love for God cultivate only company which Yoga bakthi Yoga now and then go to into solitude. Neerjanastan - Neerjanastan means what? What is Neerjanastan? Usual meaning is solid solitary place where there is no human being. But  here the meaning is I have nobody who can help me. No human being can ever help me. How can one bound person help the other bound person?

I narrated I think that story. Do you remember King and his daughter? not King King and his minister’s daughter. It is worth recollecting once more. There was a king and there was a Brahmana he used to teach him the scriptures and then scriptures tell if you use get a real teacher if he explains to you properly, you will be free from all bondage. So After a lot of study, he said boy why you are not able to Capable  of releasing me from my bondage. Then the poor man did not know what to answer said come by tomorrow with an answer. Otherwise, I will chop off your head. So the fellow was worried. He was not eating. He had an 8 year old daughter. So the daughter asked, dad, Why are you worried? You're not eating then he narrated It. Daughter said you eat hot early wholeheartedly sleep soundly tomorrow morning. You take me with you. You know the story. I told you how many of you know the story. Okay, so you take me with you. I will I will answer the King’s question.

So next morning, She went along with. The  King asked was told my daughter will answer you so the Daughter said that you have to obey for a few minutes, whatever I ask you. Okay, you ask your servants to bind you and ask my father also to be bound. Then we spooking you release my father. He said how is it possible? I am bound unless I am free. I cannot help him. Your daughter said that is the answer to her question. My father himself is bound. How can he free you. Talking about  scriptures Etc. is a different issue, but it is really not possible. So this is the truth about it.

Okay, so we have to really follow the footsteps and slowly by the grace of God, we also will be free. That is where it may take Lives Many Many Lives. But what does it matter every time you're becoming happy happier happiest there is always keep in mind. spiritual progress and increasing happiness They are synonymous. Anybody says I am progressing in spiritual life how? previously used to do 1000 Japa. Now  I am doing 10,000. Previously  I could tolerate you for one hour. Now I can’t tolerate you even for a second. Is it a spiritual progress? Because, man grows in three things, if he is progressing in spiritual life. man Grows. sadaka, grows in 3 ways. Do you know what are the three? What is the name of God? Sath Chit and Ananda. The growth in Sath means what Sath means goodness Sath means Purity Sath means truth. So Sath means Health existence.

So if I am healthy If I'm good, if I am pure if I am truthful more than before that means I am going towards God. Now you may say that what is the relationship between being good and being healthy? The answer was given by Raja Mahraj's he says a person. Please put it off completely. a person Who meditates who could meditate well his health also grows. if we can meditate well, two things will happen. The first thing is the Mind becomes very calm and quiet if anybody says I am able to meditate well, but my mind is not so calm and Serene. There is something deeply wrong with that meditation. Secondly here or here or here is when a person is capable of meditating. That means he was he is capable of understanding the thoughts of his mind and gain control over them. Therefore he will have cherish only positive thoughts. meditation means positive good positive thoughts Will there be positive thought also about health? Some problem comes what does it matter? Everybody is suffering. I am also suffering. I don't care a little bit. So that gives them tremendous strength. And then when the mind is calm then the body also functions in a much better Sathvika.

So this is one way. Another way to understand is as a person's meditation becomes deeper. Which Guna grows? Sathva, Guna. The  moment  the Sathva Guna is growing his own tastes also will Undergo a change. Thamo guni What does he do? Three  days old food is very dear. Thamoguna’s food uchishtam. Somebody has eaten even dog also might come and eat also. Madeya. Then poothe you know, what is poothe? Parushitham. poothe means 2 to three days of old rotting food is called pootie, but somehow that fellow likes. Dry  fish is very favorite. If a person promotes himself to Rajas what type of food he thing you think he likes? Athi ushna, theekshna ruksha VidaHenaha -  knows that which is burning from top to bottom or bottom to top. Athi Ushna - Ushna  means  chili. Not that Thermal heat, but chilly heat. Ruxna is just you know create lot of very sour  very salty and very hot spicy always Biriyani  and other things they call it. So just one second of enjoyment and it won't even 23 hours and 59 minutes of terrible payment.  That  is the truth. So if a person has grown to sathva, then he naturally likes just a little bit boiled maybe a bit salt maybe a bit pepper and he enjoys it. The point is many people consider This is a great austerity. No not austerity is a great Joy for a person To eat sattvic of food.

I could not have believed this and I went to Argentina we went to one Japanese Chinese restaurant. And there are at least 50 varieties of only this grains, leaves Etc. said where did this Swami bring me here? Can this food be eaten. After  eating that food, never tasted such a tasty food in the whole world in my whole life. You know just boiled.  This is like something's they add. But  it is everything has got its own flavor, you know, their philosophy every vegetable every fruit has its own special flavor. So the culinary skill lies how to bring about that natural flavor to the front and make people enjoy it.

We love. We  all love children  why we love our children because you know, they are so innocent we are there is no scent because they eat only. Sathvika food. You - know well boiled rice little bit of dhal and pure ghee. it is so tasty that the child can eat only that one and his nature also after that slowly in Andhra, they introduced a Aawkaya and all those things. That's a different issue.

What am I trying to tell you that as we change our diet our quality Thomas, Rajas or Sathva also grows. And  As we are growing in the quality our liking to this things also simultaneously grows, they grow together. So when a person is capable of meditating he is getting so much joy, it does not require that kind of stupid Joy from Rajasika foods and other things. He  derives highest happiness from Sathvika food. naturally sathva gives the highest type of Happiness when a person eats a Sathvika of food, What do you think it is is its effect upon the physical health? Some diseases could come from outside, you know, dengue fever and all those things they will come. But  my suspicion is, unproven suspicion, mosquitoes Also don't like Sathvika Person.

Maybe it is not so tasty. Yeah, anyway, so what are we talking about? Those people who are totally satisfied in you whose goal is you and those who follow your footsteps those who observe truthfulness and Dharma such people for such people they quickly overcome Rajas and enter into Sathvika- State and they go beyond the Sathvika state also. Why? Because thava patham - your Lotus feet,  Martyam-ritam-  even they can they have the power to convert Mortal Mortal being into Immortal beings. maranormi-nasham that completely destroy the waves of samsara. Martia means samSarah. That means what one attains Liberation by just  Loving you.  Loving you means converting our life into the teachings of Sri Ramakrishna. That is an important Point.

Otherwise verbally, we are all greatest devotees of God. But  action-wise, we just travel in the opposite direction. The first thing we have to resolve in spiritual line is this conflict between what we talk And what we do? What we think what we talked and what we do that has to be resolved. now here is something which I want to point out to you. It's most wonderful thing for us to understand it. What was the definition of Truth? According to Sri Ramakrishna? Mom mock at Kora you make your thought your speech and your action one. This is called the path of Truth. This is what Sri Ramakrishna , This is what every devotee of Sri Ramakrishna must attain.

Even  though I know all these things yet. I am not I am helpless. I am not able to follow it. I understand it very clearly, but something is pulling back - …..Tasmat tvam-eva sharanam, mama dina-bandho.

Then further …

Kri tyam karoti kalusham, kuhakanta-kari             

Shna ntam shivam, suvimalam, tava nama natha;

Ya smad-aham tvasharano, jagadeka-gamya           

…..Tasmat tvam-eva sharanam, mama dina-bandho.

So he is describing the glory of the name of Sri Rama Krishna. So what is what where does Ramakrishna's name?

end in which letter? Shna ntam. tava nama natha..Oh lord thava naama your name – shna  Antham. It ends in the letter “shna” Ramakrishna, what type of it is Shivam it only confers auspiciousness. Sarva  Mangala mangalye.

So this auspiciousness is of two types. Abyudaya & Nisreyasa.  For  those who seek worldly happiness seek only God, because he will give you the highest worldly happiness. What is the highest worldly happiness a person can get? Brahmaloka.  Brahmaloka is the highest limit of this samsary happiness, but if you want even the highest Which is infinite and eternal that is called brahmananda Loca.

Brahmaloka  Ananda, brahmananda Ananda. They are completely different. one is limited. Another is unlimited. within the limited brahmaloka. Ananda is the highest. Is that is what his linga Shivam? Then he says what what is your glory kuhaka anta –kari.. you are the Destroyer. Anatakari means  He puts he who puts an end. End to what? Kuhaka. Kuhaka means what? ord coca coca means what? Kuhaka means hypocrisy, deceitfulness. Here It means Maya. What does Maya tell? Oh this table is real. But in fact, what is real? Or to give classical example this snake is real. But what is really real? The rope.  Who is the rope in this in this case? God Brahman. so maya’s power is it makes the infinite finite. It  makes the all-pervading as limited. It makes the Eternal as a short time that is called Kuhaaka, deceitful.

But  you are capable of destroying this deceitfulness. capable of destroying this deceitfulness. What a beautiful what we have got here. So this is called kuhaka anta-kari. How does Sri Ram Krishna do it? Most of the time what we are doing is impure actions. Kalusham. The  way we act, we think, we speak is kalusha. now kalusha is also of two types, but is the kalusha to it physically speaking there is good water and some dirt dust. Something is mixed in it. What does it become? kalusha impure - telling lies or stealing somebody’s  something, injuring other persons… what we call Papa Karya.

This is the lowest type of Papa Karya.

The highest  type of Papa  is what Eshavasya Upanishad – asuryanam athe loka anthena thamasa -  those who do not recognize their own Divinity neglect to manifest to Divinity and doing everything probably good in this world, like ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar that is called is the second type of impurity. But  those who take refuge in you what happens you destroy because you are very nature is kuhaka. Kuhaka also means Darkness, ignorance. So how does God do it not by doing something. God doesn't remove darkness by doing something does the sun remove Darkness? What happens as soon as the sun rises as soon as you light a lamp it does not need to do anything by its very presence Darkness Totally gets destroyed.

Oh Lord by your very nature you what is your nature –jyothir ajyothi ujwala hridi kandara. You are the light of the lights. So that is how what does he do that? Kalusham Kri tyam karoti.. What is the meaning of krithyam -  here? Pure, every impurity is turned into Purity. That is the glory of you. Because by turning to Sri  Ramakrishna an untruthful person becomes truthful, an adharmic   person becomes dharmic, an unhealthy person becomes healthy.

Now, you may say what why are you bringing that health and

other things? Because what Sri Ramakrishna and Swami Vivekananda taught  is called holistic philosophy.  He never   said no you be very unhealthy person but you just take the name of Sri Ramakrishna and your unhealthiness will remain like that but your mind will attain to brahmaloka. No. our philosophy is holistic philosophy. What is holistic philosophy? everything must be harmonized otherwise, I often give this example - because suppose Formula One car. And your Ambassador body? Formula 1 car engine and your Ambassador body if you marry both of them what will happen they will be both will be engine Will get spoiled and the body also will get spoiled. Ah, formula one body and Ambassador engine. ambassador so what am I talking about? The body mind must be healthy. Otherwise Sadhana is not possible.

That is why. What is the very first step of yoga? Shuddhi. Ahara Shuddhi , nadi Shuddhi  then only Yama,  neama, all these things will come because unhealthy body. It is not it. It does not serve two purposes. neither Can he become a bogi  nor Can he become a yogi? So the foundation of either Boga or yoga enjoyment or spiritual progress for both, What is the foundation healthy body? That is why yoga asanas? Why are they called yoga asanas? Why are they not called physical exercises because they are specifically meant for people. Who are who are the people Yogi's take limited food? Limited activities but convert that sattvic food yogic food into full energy and these yoga's measurement. Otherwise, you know, if yoga is a obvious fellow if he wants to do yoga sooner. He can't really do that. The only Asana he can comfortably do is Savasana. So this body mind and spiritual practice. They must become harmonious. That is what Sri Ramakrishna will do.

kalusham karma krithyam karothi-instantaneously, it becomes purified. I will give an example once a devotee came to Sri Ramakrishna.. And Sri Ramakrishna  was in a prophetic mood and he looked at him and said this fellow is not going to realize God in this life. That person was eager to realize God. And he knew that Sri Ramakrishna knew the future of people.

The moment Sri Ramakrishna uttered these words, he became disheartened. and then sir, why is it I I cannot progress in spiritual life. He said, you know, there is some shortcoming in the either legs are hand - I don't remember - very weak. This fellow saluted SRI Ramakrishna went back. He did not come for two three years. He came back now. He went joined the gymnasium made his body. Absolutely, you know, like I am the greatest  Muhammad Ali and very, you know his the title of his autobiography. “I am the greatest”. It's really wonderful book. Yes, every spiritual aspirant must read that book because he has not become greatest by just sitting and then listening to this Aaratrikam song explanation. How did he become? I am just describing…42:27 -2

So he was a world-class boxer. Before any major boxing They have their own gurus. The guru will tell them what food to eat, What activities to do, how many exercises to do how much or how many hours they have to rest. Absolutely like military commandant. They can't do whatever they like. So he is graphically describing in that book. Two months before, this fellow get up at four o'clock in the morning and then jog six miles and then go up in a hillock and that will take two hours. So I don't remember the details. He comes back and after that he has a breakfast and what breakfast you will have? Not  Idly and Chutney, cereals and other things. Yes to have then something like “Ensure” like that. Then, afterwards you will  Be taken to the gymnasium. There is a bag - sandbags will be there. Nowadays  They have electronic gadgets previously sandbag there used to have and would like that so that they are dumb now.

This fellow is very intelligent. If you give a blow it will come from the other side and give a blow. It is training you, it reacts to towards you. You know that table tennis. Can there is a machine We know that for table tennis. There is a machine. There is a table, you know table tennis. tennis played on a table is called table tennis and the other side this machine is there. This  fellow is doing like that. You know, the small bat will be there like that. The machine also has got a bat. Even  before you did this movement. It knows exactly where it is landing. It will never fail. It  is there on the YouTube look at it and this boxing also wrestling also same case. Bags are there so they are not previously it was you act and they react now they act on you or reactive. They will give like that. It comes to him. You don't know your to be absolutely alert.

Like  that They train whole day practically. When  to sleep how to sleep. But the most important thing is he was a married man. This is no sex for two months until they match is over. If that is the regime for winning a title what to speak of now what struck me so greatly observing celibacy for two months before the match. then he explains later on. What is the effect of this celibacy? It doesn't make him takada. What it makes is that absolute alertness the opponent, you know how quickly they can beat. Sometimes you can't even see it lightening fast it beats and you should be able to anticipate and turn react before he could he could even connect it. So some kind of intuition and that will not come to those who indulge in uncelibacy and all those things.

That is the condition of married people, what to speak of this is why is most important is the simplest  thought the moment it starts Rising the person must be able to say oh this is coming up. This is not desirable. I'm going to finish it off. So that is what is being said here. Oh Lord, tava nama natha; ends with Shnantam. It is Shivam. it confers Highest auspiciousness. What our auspiciousness two thing I said.

This worldly person, devotee of God, He will get - what does he get a gets freedom from arthy freedom from artha.. He gets whatever he wants example: Druva, Druva Got the highest Kingdom. Even  today it is a symbolic one. But  in chandi  you get the vaishya got Samadhi & and the King got his he became the ruler of this world Surya genma samatha the Savannah coma know abou he became Shivani Kono Mama Manu all by the grace of God. That is what Sri Ramakrishna  had given. What did he give Martya Amrita. He made human life into Immortal Life. For to whom to those who have taken refuge in him.

Three  examples are there. Who  are those examples? Rashik,  Khalifa the gosh, Prathap Chandra Hazira. Simply they took refuge in him., Baba you please come we have no hope of getting Moksha. You take us when we are going back and that's what exactly He did. This  is what we know. But  we don't know how many other people he had done. Holy mother initiated one Railway Porter somewhere and near Vishnupur like that.  Now. Do you think he got  Liberation or not? Get liberation. In this life will be Porter only. Sri Ramakrishna Ramakrishna used to say you know, if a blind man goes, takes bath in the Ganga river his blindness will not disappear, but he will get mukthi in the next life after death. Nothing changes in this world. So what does your do you do that “Kri tyam karoti kalusham”, whatever impure activities we might have done, Oh lord your very name purifies. “Koojantham rama ramethi madhuram madhurakshasam aruhya kavitha saakam vande valmeeki Kokilam”. In this ramanamma, you know, the Thulsidasa has written. There should be this poet Valmiki is compared to a cuckoo and it has climbed the tree called Rama. And in the sweetest voice, madhuram madhurakshasam going on Kuiing.

What is it Kuing Rama Rama Rama. Aruhya  Kavita saka- the highest poetry had come out from an illiterate person all by the grace of God. So everything happens by the grace of God. So what is the meaning of this? Oh Lord. First of all, you make every impure act into a pure act. every sinful act into the greatest meritorious act. then you put an end to this very samsara. Then you confer  the highest Bliss highest position Anybody can get. what is that do make mortal into Immortal. but I don't have that devotion. I don't have that faith. I don't have that Purity. Therefore I take- Tasmat tvam-eva sharanam, mama dina-bandho. that's  why four times I take refuge in you. Oh friend of the lowly comes four times. That is why it is called sharaNagadhi Gadhya.  Then later on the next. Two lines to the versus added.

“Om sthapakaya cha dharmasya,sarva dharma-svarupine;

Avatara-varishthaya Ramakrishnaya te namah.”

I salute Ramakrishna the greatest manifestation of God. I will explain to you who is the very embodiment of every Dharma I am not translating into English. I will explain and who is the greatest establisher of Dharma and who is the very embodiment of Dharma. He  is both the truth and the way to the truth. he is Dharma, he is also the way to Dharma. So this is salutations to you.

This was composed separately. When was it composed? When Nava gopal Gosh’s wife was the first true devotee, who built a small Shrine for Sri Ramakrishna. She invited all the direct disciples, Swami Vivekananda, Swami Brhmananda,   and others. They  all went.  Swami Vivekananda, He himself cooked   Paysa and then He himself offered. spontaneously

it came from his mouth” Om sthapa kaya cha dharmasya, sarva dharma-svarupine; Avatara-varishthaya Rama krishnaya te namah..

First point we have to say is Avatara-varishtha. He is the greatest of Avatara.. What do we what do you mean by the greatest? This comparison is a silly comparison. So he says, you know when I was Five years old. I was very foolish. When I was 10 years old when wisdom tooth is grown. Is it um, do I become a little wiser? And when I am 25 years old my wisdom grow a little more when I am 50 years old. I became even wiser now. I am eighty years old. Therefore I am the greatest compared to myself. Does it make any sense? Comparison must always be with something other. So Rama  was one Avatara Krishna was one Avatara, Krishna Chiatanya , Jesus Christ,  Buddha, Prophet Mohammed and so many others are Avatars. compared to that Sri Ramakrishna  is the greatest Avatara.

Is that what Swami Vivekananda meant? Because who are all of them. He, who was Rama, he who was Krishna he only became Ramakrishna. So “me” greatest. No ? what does it mean the greatest ideology a person could create that person is the greatest manifestation of avatharahood. Not Avatara. avatharahood means what the qualities of an Avatara.  so I will give you some illustrations. Rama, Krishna and so many avatharas, say Dasavathara,  for example who is considered by Hindus as the greatest Avatara. Shri Krishna or what was he called poornavathara. why he was called poornavathara? He  is something really poorNa? means that poorna has come down to this here, but it were by the very definition Avatara means limited. God can never become limited. It is impossible. Then what does it mean? It means he manifested the highest ideal to the largest number of human beings. what does that mean? He was the ideal child, ideal brother, ideal student, ideal father, ideal teacher, ideal lover, ideal husband, ideal philosopher, ideal spiritual way, whatever way you take he is the most ideal person on Earth. That  Is why widows can adopt him as a son, young woman can love him as a lover. rukmini and others loved him as chaste wives love their husbands. and all they gopas How did they consider him as the greatest friend all the gopis? How did they consider him as the greatest beloved? And how did Nanda and yasoda consider him as the greatest most loving dutiful child. So when he was teaching Gita, what did he manifest the highest? Teacher. Teacher  when he was the disciple of sandipani. What did he manifest? Sishya.

You  know, whatever role he played and when he was driving the Chariot of Arjuna the greatest driver on Earth, no accident happened. Accidents happen to other people nothing happened to him because his Chariot was under his complete control. So in that sense that Incarnation which manifests the greatest number of relationships idealisms, that is the greatest. Second c in the first the second point is power. So in this age who exhibited the greatest power Ramakrishna how many people knew and when Krishna came how many people in this world knew about him? very few people. Now  practically the millions and millions of people know about Sri Ramakrishna.  Every  day, They are just singing. Kandana. Om Hrim rhythm  in their own homes. If they don't come to the ashram, they're putting that one either they're singing are there to listening? How many people know Krishna only now in this Kali kala and this Hare Krishna movement had spread to the whole world. above all what is Avatara varishta? He who establishes the most ideal and practical ideal for a particular age. He is an Avatara varishta. Only  in that sense not in the sense of you who is greater than Jesus, greater than Buddha, no. that's not the idea.   Swami Vivekananda  was never fanatical about it. So that is the meaning of Avatara varishta . 57:38-7

Then  Sarva, Dharma swaroopine is the embodiment of all Dharmas Of  all the Dharmas, according to Hinduism. Dharmas are divided into two categories Ashrama and Verna.

Verna means according to the development of quality Brahmana, kshatria Visya, Shudra. Even  now they are there. Who is Brahmana a great thinker is a Brahmana. Not only thinker it person who lives a Pure Life is a Brahmana. Who  is kshatria. The fellow for the good of other people who Exercises his muscular power Etc is kshatria.  Who is a Visya. He who sells For the benefit of other people for his own benefit is the true Visya. And  the person he frankly says I don't have that brain power. You tell me what I have to do. I will discharge whatever you ask is called Shudra. So this is called establishment of what is called job satisfaction job. Psychologists advice is if you take this job, you will get a hundred percent job satisfaction.

So that is the called Sri Ramakrishna caters to all those things. Sarva Dharma means what ashram. Then  ashrama adharma. What I described earlier was Varna dharma. Now what I am describing now is ashrama dharma. Ashrama    means what each one of us have got own duties according to our age. Simple example. What is your Dharma now to study well to pass examination well, and if you feel like getting married and formulating leading grihasthasrama life. Here  is 60 years 65 years old Is still running to the shop is is I don't get to my mind becomes restless if I I don't sit here. I think that story is there, you know in a Village two old men were there. They don't have any work. Nobody gives any work because everything they do is sloppy. So a feast is going on. Nobody invited them. They themselves come just before serving these young people, you know with buckets. They are ready. They come in the middle. They people respect them because of their age.  hey come here. What is it?  Sir rice. Where are you going to serve to that? Yes, go and serve in that row.  What is this? Sambar.  Where are you going? I'm going to serve. Yes go that side like that to three people. They will tell your highly satisfied. We also rendered some service to this society and then disappeared. This is called Sri Ramakrishna  used to tell  priests were playing cards. Sri Ramakrishna saw. At  this age, What is the dharma?

They should devote more time to God, studying scriptures or trying to advise other people living the ideal life and also encouraging others to live. That is the Dharma who but whereas a young child's dharma to skip to run to Eat  to grow to study to absorb like a sponge and prepare himself. Sri Ramakrishna had come to establish both Ashrama  Dharma as well as Varna dharma. But who can establish. you yourself practice first. That is indicated Sarva dharma-svarupine. as a child he practice room first class learning, but don't make him your ideal because as soon as he went to school he put his signature and then took off. Where did he take up monik rajas  mango grove. What was he doing there? Play dramas. He never attended School properly. in that respect is not an ideal for us. Because supposing Ramakrishna signs to come to my class. How many times do you think he will come? If he comes once I consider myself blessed, okay, at least once you have come. at least will you keep your eyes open and listen to what I am saying? The moment I say even after my class is over. He might not come down also. who is going to get joy out of this kind of students. So I am advising you that respect to don't follow him. Other aspects are there other aspects are there you can follow him. So what I am trying to tell Sri Ramakrishna  practiced himself, and he taught. That  is called Sarva dharma-svarupine.

When he was an ideal son. He  was ideal Playmate ideal brother ideal Guru ideal sishyah I deal in every respect even social meetings all Great idealist so first he practiced and then he preached established. So there is one law you are talking about what is that law? Unless you have something you can't give it to others. If you don't know science, you can't give it to others. If you don't have money, You can't give money to other if you are not happy. You can't you happiness to others. But if you're unhappy you can give a lot of your unhappiness you can go on making the whole world miserable.Yeah, that's why Swami Vivekananda used to say the day you are unhappy don't come out of your room just  sit there because already the world is very unhappy. You don't need to come and add it to it.

So Om sthapakaya cha - here who established dharma , but there is also a historical movement. It is called Dharma chakra pravathana.  Beginning  of the establishment of Dharma. Buddha started it when when he went back to budhdhagaya or Kashi - Kashi and to those five disciples who abandoned him.

When did Sri Ramakrishna  start dharma sthapana?  11, September 1893 At Chicago's. dharma sthapana that address shrunvanthu vishve amruthasya puthra. His whole teaching there is Dharma sthapana. This is what is religion. This is how you have to live your life and there will be different religions because of different temperaments. There is no need to quarrel with each other. you all of you are going only towards the one single goal, which is god This is the essence of vedanta. Each soul is potentially Divine. manifest your Divinity that is your goal and manifest. It is either through Karma Yoga bakthi Yoga Raja yoga, gnanayoga by one or more or all of this together and be free. This is the whole of religion doctrines doctrines dogmas from books. Temples. All these are secondary details.

So this is the hymn that spontaneously came out of his mouth when he went to do Puja at Nova Nistharini  Devi’s Place. And he is that that verse which came has been appended here after swamiji composed this one. And then now this has become a regular thing now to summarize what we discussed about this. What is the summary that Sri Ramakrishna  is the goal. Sri Ramakrishna is the path. Sri Ramakrishna is the Refuge and we have to take refuge at the feet of Sri Ramakrishna .. And then only we will be successful we can take refuge in Sri Ramakrishna  either through the path of bakthi, karma or meditation or knowledge. through one or the other any path followed sincerely. Ultimately, what is the teaching surrender yourself to God and nothing else. This is the essence of the whole thing. first  hymn. What is Sri Ramakrishna ? second hymn take refuge in him and taking his guidance you practice Sadhana and by his grace you can succeed. By  his grace You will also realize God.