Om Hrim Ritam Lecture 04 on 15 September 2019
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We are studying the second hymn composed by Swami Vivekananda om Hrim rhythm. It is based upon Swami Vivekananda's vision of The Twelve letters Mantra of Sri Ramakrishna “om namah bhagwate Ramakrishnaya”. The very first verse, we discussed last time SRI Ramakrishna is the parabrahma. He is also they Saguna Brahma. Both Nirguna Brahma and second Saguna Brahma and he is also what is called rhythm. Rhythm means a cosmic order is there. Everything has got a cosmic order; and if there is a deviation from it, then it will be harmful both for itself and also for others.
And Sri Ramakrishna is thvam acalaha-immutable. Immutable means there will be no change. Change always takes place because of three reasons time, space and causation. He is the Conqueror of all Gunas. So we said two meanings of guna. first is sathva rajas and tamas. Everything in this universe is composed of three Gunas
He is the Conqueror means, he this world cannot bind him. And at the same time gunedyaha. He is full of what Ramanuja calls ananta kalyana guna Sagara: So here very interesting point is every guna is good for some purpose.
Tamo Guna is good for sleeping. Rajo Guna is the very important thing if we want to be active. Sathva Guna is very good when we are studying, meditating, concentrating, thinking deeply sathva Guna is very important. So there is nothing really evil in this universe. That is the meaning of rhythm. A tiger eating all the lower animals, that is one of the best things it can be done. Otherwise, there would be an upset in the balance. The world has no need for such a long time. We learnt it. so they modern scientists have formulated a law. It's called a holistic attitude. Looking up on everything as one integrated whole. Everything has its own place. If we make anything redundant then that will harm us in some way.
Therefore O Lord, Naktam-divam day or night. Sakarunam with great humility and sincerity, Mohan-kasham that which destroys Moha, illusion of agNana. What is it? tava padam - your Lotus feet. I have not sakarunam - tava pada-padmam; na bhaje yato'ham- since I have not been able to worship you. Why was I not able to worship because of Moha. What is the Moha that your Lotus feet are useless?They are not necessary. I can go along without them. That means I can go along without God so I can do all by myself. But a Time will come man will learn it cannot move without God's grace of God, then only this hymn will be fruitful and
bahu-kritam means I have done lots of impure things. Therefore Tasmat tvam-eva sharanam, mama dina-bandho this is the essence of Sri Ramakrishna’s teachings. Without self surrender to God, Nothing is going to really work. ultimate teaching of Sri Ramakrishna take surrender. This is in accordance with the teachings of the Bhagavad-Gita too. sarva-dharman parityajya mamekam sharanam vraja' So this is what we discussed in our last class.
Second we gave second verse Also we give a short introduction.
“Bhaktir bhagas-cha bhajanam, bhava-bheda-kari
Gach-chantyalam, suvipulam, gamanaya tattvam;
Vak-trod-dhritopi hridi me, nacha bhati kinchit
Tasmat tvam-eva sharanam, mama dina-bandho.”
There are four verses Are there. the fourth line of each verse has exactly the same Tasmat tvam-eva. So Bakthi – devotion; bagaha – gNanam; Bhajana. Means-sewha; that means devotional path; part of knowledge and path of Karma Yoga. All these yoga's - bhava-bheda-kari for the sake of destroying the bhava means samSarah. Bandana. Bava bandana Kandana - Song is there.
So first of all the first hymn itself We all Bava Kandana. SRI Ramakrishna is the breaker of the bondage. bhava-bheda-kari. Bheda-means destruction. Bhava means this bondage of samsara. Not only Sri Ramakrishna taking Refuge inside. Sri Ramakrishna can break this bondage. He says:
Gach-chantyalam, suvipulam, gamanaya tattvam;
tattvam GamaNaya- to reach the truth, goal. What is the goal? Each soul is potentially divine. Paramatma to reach paramatma. Suvipulam - huge path more than enough. that Gach-chantyalam – alam means more than sufficient. Any one of these three are more than sufficient. What are those three? Devotion, The Path of Knowledge, and the path of karma. All these are more than sufficient. Vak-trod-dhritantu I am going on telling it. That means intellectually I understand. I go on speaking. I know intellectually they are more than sufficient.
Hridi me, nacha bhati kinchit - There is no response in my heart. This is the one of the tragic conditions of human being. We know what is good. We do not have the desire to follow it.
The famous Duryodhana - He was lying with his thighs broken. Somebody went to him and asked him you are you are a very wise person. You knew that this was going to be the end. Then why did you start? After all if you had donated five villages to the pandavas this war could have been prevented. That was what is called YuthishTira's offer. At last if you don't want to give half Kingdom, one fourth Kingdom. to give 5 village to each one of us - we will be more than happy and he would have avoided if you'd have been abiding by that promise. But he said I will not give land which can stand on the end of a needle.. So why did you do it then? It is said the Duryodana has given a famous a reply. "Om janami dharmam na cha me pravrittih, Janamyadharmam na cha me nivrittih, Om janami dharmam - I know What is the dharma. na cha me pravrittih Absolutely I have No desire to follow it. Janamyadharmam, I know what is adharma. na cha me nivrittih - I cannot refrain.
Why does this happen? But there is some power which is sitting like a ghost. So one of the definitions of Maya one definition is famous definition popular definition, which is agNana not knowing thing rightly. Another definition is even more important knowing fully well Well, something is right, I can't follow. Knowing fully Well, something is not good. I am driven to accept that path. So this is what is being said.
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So even though I am telling there is it is not translating itself into action. So the what is the reason? Such is the power of Maya. I gave the second definition of Maya. knowing fully. Well that what is right what is wrong we just to do what is wrong. We don't refrain from what is right. This is called the power of Maya or sameskaara. So I know oh Lord all these things. Thasmath - therefore I take refuge in you. There is no other way. This is the Core teaching of Sri Ramakrishna jata Mata Tata pod - as many faiths, So many paths. So here also it is beautifully written.
Chaitanya mahaprabhu had composed one of the best stotras of instruction. It is called siksha Aztaca. Eight verses on how to proceed in Sadhana. So here it is:
“namnam akari bahudha nija-sarva-saktis
tatrarpita niyamitah smarane na kalah
etadrisi tava kripa bhagavan mamapi
durdaivam idrisam ihajani nanuragah: (sloka 2)
Oh Lord, you have created infinite names - Vishnu sahasranama, Shiva sahasra nama. Kali sahasra nama. Lalitha sahasra nama. Every God, Goddesses has that means thousands of names. Islam also talks about a hundred names of Allah. Thousand names of Allah. Every religion speaks about it. And God has created thousands of names so that we can have a choice which name we like we can accept. At the same time He has put all his power in each one of your name. That means every name is more than capable of taking us to that highest truth.
Niamitta smarane. Smarane na Kala niamithaha Not named it that you did not put any condition. My name has to be taken only at this time. You can repeat it according to your convenience at any time keeping. Ekadrushi thava kripa - Such is the tremendous Grace you have bestowed upon each one of us.
Hey bhagavaan or Lord
etādṛśī tava kṛpā bhagavan mamāpi
durdaivam īdṛśam ihājani nānurāgaḥ
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mamāpi durdaivam - how unfortunate I am. īdṛśam – iha knowing all these things, anurâg ha na Ajani – devotion, love for even one name of yours has not risen in my heart. What could be more unfortunate thing than this? So this is what Sri Ramakrishna said:- cultivate Devotion to any name, bakthi he means devotion. If you think The Path of Knowledge is more suitable for you follow that. but if you are very restless then you perform Karma Yoga. So he says any one of these. But don't think these are only three any path is if you believe in it, but by giving Bali to God I reach God that is also possible. By killing Somebody I can reach God that is also a path for God realization.
Now, it may create problem. Small smile is coming. Cruelty How can it be the a path towards God? I can tell you a lot of stories. But SRI Krishna bagwan is the greatest example. Yudhha …how many people died? 18 lakhs of people. who killed them. Did Arjuna kill them? Did Duryodhana kill them? Did the Karna kill them? Did anyone of them kill them? But what are you looking at?
The Lord clearly says mamaivite nihata poorvameva. I have even long before Arjuna. You were born all this Bhishma was born before Arjuna or after Gina. Bhishma. Drona. All these people are born when long before And all of them had been killed by whom by the Divine Lord in the form of what? Kala. Kaloham loka kshaya krithva vritho. So We have to understand. That is why so many times I repeat not because I forget, because that has to enter into our minds. What is it? If someone is killed the person who kills is not responsible. That person's fate Karma pala. He had to be killed. Who kills? Kala. kala kills him. Then What is this Person's role is just an instrument.
Then will he not be punished. Depends upon which is what one
says teaching to Arjuna.
सुखदु:खे समे कृत्वा लाभालाभौ जयाजयौ |
ततो युद्धाय युज्यस्व नैवं पापमवाप्स्यसि || 38|| ch 2 / bg
sukha-duḥkhe same kṛitvā lābhālābhau jayājayau
tato yuddhāya yujyasva naivaṁ pāpam avāpsyasi
you see You consider everything it's my duty to fight. I don't want to kill I don't want to refrain from killing. If this is my duty I want to do it. If it is not my duty. I would never even look at this side. I have been put in that position. We're at this moment. This is my duty and therefore, you know Bagawan tells to Arjuna :- sukha-duḥkhe same kṛitvā considering Happiness and unhappiness, laba alaba profit and loss, Jaya and aba jaya Victory and defeat. do this. yuddhāya yujyasva you do with this mental preparation you be prepared to perform your - do discharge your duties. tato yuddhāya naivaṁ pāpam avāpsyasi - You will not be beset with any sin. That means your progress towards God Will grow.
It applies to everybody if a terrorist wants to kill, I will give you two points. A terrorist may think I am going to kill. The bomb may not go off or somebody might discover the Bomb earlier, diffuse them or they may be arrested. Anything can happen. But, supposing he's successful. He thinks I killed them.
But there is a fate. One second before 50 people were passing that way. They just crossed the path of danger and one fellow, old fellow, innocent fellow. He is going there suddenly the bomb exploded them. So it is true. It is hard to believe that so I have to repeat hundreds of times. That is a that was hard to believe for Arjuna that I am not killing these people. This is what happens is if they are already dead Corpses. There are no living corpses. Do you think so? Many are living Corpses.
They are better be dead. Because they are worse than dead. So these all these people if I don't kill them, you know, they are dead. I just discharged the arrows and they were standing before dead and standing now, they fall down and dead, Oh Arjuna killed so many people. That Pride should never enter. I am not they doer. I am not the Enjoyer. That's why the second chapter again. He says who knows the Atman
ya enam vetti hantaram
yas cainam manyate hatam
ubhau tau na vijanito.
He who thinks he is killed and he who thinks he is the killer both of them do not know the truth. nayam hanti na hanyate- this is one explanation, but why this explanation is necessary because we think this world is real. And this explanation applies. Suppose you are seeing a cinema.
Mahabharatha Arjuna was killing. Who was killing? One actor NT Rama Rao. He took the form of Arjuna and you are discharging these arrows and ultimately killed Karna and so many other fellows. now NT ramarao with the name of Arjuna. He gets all the name and fame. If he acted well then many people go pay money. Why do you go pay money?
Can you can you see somebody you employ somebody and say you kill that fellow I will watch. Will you do it? You won't do it. In drama, You do it. why?
Why because it's not real and vedanta tells what you think this world, just like your dream the whole thing is unreal, but don't apply it right now. (Big Laughter) You have to grow into that wisdom.
So this is what he is intending? Oh Lord. I know your name is great. And I know that any name every name has tremendous power. I am telling Any many times I am also convinced or intellectually. I am not a hypocrite. I am telling intellectually. I'm convinced but unfortunately the heart and the head seems
to be at loggerheads. This is our greatest problem. We have to pray mon mock Acura make the mind and the speech and the actions one. Sri Ramakrishna defined it as truth. So it would first second word that we currently call it Baga. Baga the word Baga has many meanings. One of these meanings is bhaga means Bagawan. One who has got Baga is a Baghavan one who has got Dana is a dhaNavan. One who has got two guna is called gunavan. wha-what is this Baga?
It consists of six excellent qualities according to Vishnupurana. What are they? Balam yAsaha Aishwaryaha gnanum SRI and vairagya. So because one who has got all these things only he will attain to God. God is one who is an infinite repository of all these six wonderful qualities.
What is the first one Balam. Tremendous strength. kNow, all our strength comes from his strength. Yesha, everybody knows. You knows something but in this world everybody is known by somebody. I may not be known by the whole world. But at least few of you, I'm sure I hope you know me so like that even if a small insect is recognized by another insect. What am I driving at? This whole world consists of infinite number of objects with infinite number of knows who knows all of them together only God. So that is why he is yAsha is a name and fame. He is known to everybody. So he knows everybody everything and he is known by everybody.
How do we understand that? See everybody has got three things. Existence, knowledge, Consciousness and Bliss at least one. The table has got existence. Sath, chit and Ananda are hidden, but every living creature, even a mosquito has got that much as what existence. Otherwise he can't see us. I can't also See see him existences. Their existence is part of God. That means even if one creature exists, that is the yesha. That is the known. yesha means what? somebody knowing somebody. many people knowing somebody. the whole world knowing one being who is God. This is called yasha.
Then Aishwarya. Now Aishwarya means usually we associate it with money. Aishwarya is not money. Aishwarya is possession. So somebody can run. Can somebody can sing. Somebody can talk. Can somebody can write and can somebody can sleep consume. Somebody can eat different people have different Expressions. All of them fall into this one quality Called, Aishwarya. a beautiful lion that man, you know men of the eloi how many people can have so like sathya Sai Baba was beautiful men. How many people will it run some invitations have come up, but nobody can defeat him. So you understand now Aishwarya means some special possession which distinguishes a person and that that comes from God. The collective Aishwarya of me, you, everybody is a God's Aishwarya.
Gnana. Gnana means chit. We are all aware even a mosquito knows I'm a mosquito. SRI.. SRI means happiness Sath chit ananda. That is why it is Shri always associated with Vishnu SRI means people think bhagya the Lakshmi behrama. They think it is money. What will you do money with you're hungry stomachache stomach ache headache tooth ache back ache joint ache every ache Is there. What what are you going to do with billions of money? The other fellows only will enjoy. This is the theme of PG Wodehouse's books. If you have heard PG Wodehouse's books making fun of the upper classes. They have everything but they can't eat they can’t digest. They can't even think brainless chops a series of books. PG Wodehouse's an English writer very, very funny writer. if you know ok. otherwise ignore it.
Then Vairagya. Ultimate quality is Vairagya, what is Vairagya if anybody is having that tremendous dispassion, Do you know what is vairagya? See we know that is Viveka discrimination is Viveka. Viveka is followed by Vairagya. if this is bad. I must give it up. So Vairagya means – raga means attachment. Vairagya means intense attachment to the opposite. Now, we are attached it to world but you with draw it from the world and direct it towards God that is called vairagya. If that doesn't happen. Vairagya will not go. you must have Raga. And you don't have any other place either it will be on Good dharma or it will be on adharma.
So this is the beautiful six qualities. Bala, Yesha,, Aishwarya, Gnana, Sri, vairagya. He who has got an infinite quantity is called Baghavan. So bhaga means Gnana. We are taking it. So whether it is devotion whether it is gnanum or whether it is Seva – Bhaja Sevayam - one definition of Amara Kosa. So if you have Devotion to somebody will you serve the person or not? Or just go on sitting there. I love you so much. I love you so much and go to sleep. Really devotion can be proved only by the service people Do. Otherwise muka sthuthi everybody does it. That is no good at all.
So - Vak-trod-dhritopi hridi me, nacha bhati kinchit – any ofthese three are suvipulam- huge Royal paths, Gach-chantyalam - more than sufficient. Sufficient, for what? To take us to God; to manifest our potential divinity. gamanaya tattvam - to reach the goal. What is the truth? What is the goal – tattvam. tattvam means what? truth to reach God more than sufficient. I go on telling it. There is no response why that is the power of maya. Therefore Oh Lord this Maya belongs to you. That means only you can control the Maya. I cannot control – who is telling – Sw Dayatmananda is not telling - daivi hy esa guna-mayi mama maya duratyaya. Mama Maya. The Lord Krishna says to Arjuna this Maya consisting of Guna mayi – three Gunas belongs to me.
Then How can I overcome it or how can it withdraw from us? Only when I give command - this is my boy, my child, you don't hurt. you give him and endow do him with Vidya Maya. so but to whom will God tell this? He will tell only “mayam etam taranti te”. He who takes refuge in me, worships me, Adore Me.
mam eva ye prapadyante
mayam etam taranti te
prapadya, prabathi - you know Ramanuja’s special. prabathi means, saranagati. Only by taking Refuge. Tasmat tvam-eva sharanam, mama dina-bandho. So this is a beautiful verse, which says I'm a person may give thousands of lectures. But unless his heart responds to that the modern disease called love. I love you. I love you. How many times she is going on telling if there any response in it, there is no response. True Love does not talk. It only manifests through action.
So the moment sir Ram Krishna got this understanding, immediately his time, his energy, and his mind is given only to the Divine mother. One second’s wastage of time He could not tolerate. Used to run to the forest. Even Hriday could not find out. It took him lot of courage to approach him. You know the story just to remind us that one day he went at night Saw Sri Ramakrishna sitting completely naked also without the sacred thread.
So Hriday’s query was Mama, what are you doing? I am meditating upon mother. Why did you take up the cloths and sacred thread. He said, Hriday, we should never feel that clothes. Do you know what is cloth means? Cloth means body Consciousness. A child does not have what he Consciousness that is why it doesn't care whether body Consciousness. I am male. I'm female that Consciousness the child doesn't have. That is why we also don't mind we just take the child as it is. So the cloth should not remind us, I am a male, I am a female. That is the most important thing.
All problems come so-called attractions only because of what? I am male, you are a female. Man, I am a female. You are a male. So we are attracted to each other. That is why I have removed. Then what happens when you remove cloths from everybody? What is the difference between male and female? Or even better when you skin the body who is male and who is female? When you skin five goats of different colors, in the butcher shop hanging. Which is a black goat,. which is a brown goat you can you make a distinction. Absolutely no; and if you cut into pieces meat, so what is the difference between human momsa, Shh and pigs momsa are and dogs Momsa.
One Greek philosopher was seen by the king of Greek, Greek king and to be roaming in the crematorium. And he asked sir, what are you searching here? He said I am trying to find out what is the difference between the bones of a king and the bones of a dog? What is the difference? There is no difference.
Anyway, I will tell you a small anecdote in the Middle Ages people believed very much in the mementos relics of saints. So once the king of England had sent to what is called a ship to bring from Spain. Spain is supposed to be full of these relics. only full of saints. So that fellow and collected and he was coming back. Then well a ship wreck was on the way. If he comes without bones, there is King will chop off his head. So he went out for a stroll collected some bones of dogs and sealed them in a golden casket and brought it and said These are the sacred relics of such saint upset you saying somebody. And on a ceremonious day with the big do gong like that They installed. how many miracles have taken place in the name of saints.
Faith faith works like that. So that is the idea. Then……….
Tejas-taranti tarasa, tvayi triptatrishna,
Rage krite, rita-pathe, tvayi Ramakrishne;
Martyam-ritam, tava padam, maranormi-nasham
Tasmat tvam-eva sharanam, mama dina-bandho.
To understand this third shloka, we have to take advantage of that third line of the second one, which we already discussed. What is it? Even though I am telling like this there is really no response in my heart that we have to take it at the end of this one. is the beauty of Sanskrit. So what is it Oh Ramakrishna? So I Ramakrishna who Ramakrishna, Tejas-taranti tarasa. Taresa means very quickly. Taranti - They cross over. cross over what? thejaha. Tejas means rajo Guna. So rajo Guna there are thamo Gunas, Rajo guna and sathva-guna.
One cannot reach rajo-guna. Unless one subdues the thamoguna. So here is a person full of racing thoughts in the mind. But this fellow is now he wants to become devotee of God. So he's thinking how can I progress in my spiritual? mn This is our problem or when you sit for meditation what happens we know I don't need to any answer for that. I have you can describe more than three three lectures. So why is it because of theja. Theja means rajo Guna.
Rajo Agathmaacompeti? Trishna sanga samudhbavam” Rajo guna is creates a lot of desires and desires make the Mind terrible a restless. So there are people who quickly cross over this Rajo guna. Who are those people was – thvayi Ramakrishne a tripta trishna - those all desires have been completely quenched in Sri Ramakrishna. Does that mean that means he has only one desire desire for whom Sri Ramakrishna. He doesn't want – do u want sweets. No. do you want money? No. do you want name and fame. No. Do you want they want to live a long time. No. do you want friends? Everything no. what do you want? I want to only Sri Ramakrishna .
So tvayi tripta trishna. Trishna means desires. Tavyi means You. Tripptha means completely satisfied. if I get Sri Ramakrishna - means God here (not to take Sri Ramakrishna Incarnation only). he and also any God any form of God. So he who all his desires I have been directed only towards you oh Ramakrishna. And then he says what is the proof, that I only want Ramakrishna?
What is the proof of love I will give you a small story. It is very very important teaching. That's why I am taking time. This is nothing less than Upanishads. Holy mother was at Udbothan Calcutta. And there was a family they used to come to visit holy mother and they had a small child. The parents have small child about three years old, three two and a half three years old girl. They moment the family visits. Holy mother the moment. This child beholds. Holy mother. She just runs and sits in the lap of holy mother and holy mother, of course, you know immediately give some sweets and other things to eat that is the attraction, you know.
And a lady came and said my son wants to see I asked is he missing chocolates very much. Breathing is really loves me. I want to see maharaj. Why? he gets sweets as simple as that. He is straight forward. We are not so straight forward. I just came to see. We also did that in Training Center. South Indian brahmachary want to drink coffee. There is no arrangement. So one senior Swami Hithanandaji I don't know whether you heard Hithanandaji . A Great Soul. He used to make Nescafe coffee 9:30 am. so as though by accident We are passing Mahraj's. How are you? Oh, Ramdas come come come. I'm just going to have a coffee. I know the timing also. Come come have a cup. Maharaj Are you sure? Yes, it's no problem. Come. what sure.. I will make sure that. so he will seat me. Give me sandesh - because he was also diabetic.
So added Advantage, you know first eat sandesh, some fruits also early morning, and then drink the coffee make pranam e and come out. and like that. He also knows not that he doesn't know.
He also knows we are passing that way. So, but he loves and we also love. Otherwise, we will never go. If any Swami gets angry will never go. So what is the test of love you test of love it transforms our actions? That is what I am going to tell this story.
So this girl is run to holy mother. So it was time for holy mother to go to Joyrambati for a few months. So the family had come To take leave of holy mother. Probably they were initiated by holy mother. As soon as the girl came She ran to Holy mother's lap. Then the family members complained. She had two brothers. She was the only girl. The mother complained that she gives endless trouble to the brothers pestering them for chaga for sweets. So mother heard it and said, don't worry. I know how to change her.
So she said darling, Do you love me? The girl said, Yes. How much you do you love me. She opened her eyes like this so much I love you. And Holly mother asked very important question. How do I know that you love me? See the great teachers. Then the girl, of course you and I can't understand it. How can a girl reply? she replied. How can I show that I really love you? Then holy mother said if you really love me, then you will never pester your brothers for sweets. Will you do that? The girl said yes. Promise? Promise. Then holy mother blessed her and went away. After a few months. She came again. This family came. The moment the girls came she ran to holy mother and then holy mother asked. How is this girl? How was this girl Behavior? They said mother since the day she promised you, she never once asked her brothers to give Sweets. Now the Brothers are fighting with each other- who is going to give more sweets to the girl. This is the power of love.
What is my point love means it transform itself into action. So if anybody has tremendous love desire for Sri Ramakrishna, then he must do something. He must pleases he Ramakrishna obvious Ramakrishna going to be pleased you follow. What I asked you to do then I will be pleased anybody you Sri Ramakrishna says that a servant comes on your face is beautiful. Your nose is beautiful your eyes are like that. another servant quietly. He goes about tends to the Garden whom does the owner love really? Not the fellow who only talks, but he who really does it?
So that is where Swami Vivekananda is telling that Rage krite, rita-pathe,- Rage krite - those who developed tremendous attachment to you Raga from Raga means attachment Raga from Raga comes anuraga. Anuraga sri hari janaki …song..kripa jagavathe sujana deva ..anuraga aa sri hare..If you don't have attachment, you will not develop love. What is love? Intense attachment towards God. God that is why the first condition is love something. It could be Housewife, if it could be husband, It could be money. the people who loved anything in this world too much.
There will come a time that love cannot the object cannot hold that intensity of love any longer and then it is only one way to go out. And that is God. that's like conversion. Tulasidasa, Bilva mangala, St. Augustine innumerable number of people. Swamiji a- one side of Swami ji, which very few people understand if you quote this story of Laila majnu. People will laugh. Oh what is this Laila majnu? worldly people a man loving a woman, a woman loving a man. But if you ask swamiji's says if there is anyone who is going to go to God very quickly. It will be Laila & majnu. Because they've already developed a greatest quality of loving each other, you know that story. they were caught and they were given the punishment of getting beheaded, while looking at each other. So they were tied to two pillars facing each other. And the fellows came the butcher's to chop off their heads. There was not this much of pain unhappiness suffering because the moment they be heard each other's face their love towards the each other as completely made them forget about their bodies this Is called true love.
That's why Swami Vivekananda he was appreciative anybody. supposed so I mean she came across Hitler. Do you know what would have been his opinion. listen carefully you would have said if anybody goes to God Hitler will go to God very quickly. Ravanasura will go to God very quickly. He went to God very quickly. We are still here. (Laughter). Kamsa, has gone to God; Sisupala has gone to God; Dantavakthra has gone to God. All these because of intensity, tremendous intensity. That is what we are lacking. That is what we are supposed to gain.
Rage krite, those who developed intense attachment to worship, but you means what? Person? Body? No. Rita pathe - Way path written up with a rhythm. Oh Hrim ream Rhythm Rhythm means truth. That is what Sri Ramakrishna's beautiful definition. He who can combine the thought the word and the actions thought speech and action that is called. Sathya. You are the embodiment of Sathya. Sri Ramakrishna's father was an embodiment of Sathya. Sri Ramakrishna was an embodiment of Sathya. how many illustrations. Once he promised to do Shamboo mAlik L. Come to I will take something from I will come to your house. He forgot. midnight suddenly he remembered. He took Rakhal, walked half v a mile. And of course the house was closed. He put his foot on Doorsill said I have come, I have come, I have come, three times.
That's why they used to say a mother will never allow anybody who took refuge in her to deviate One Step from truthfulness. This is what is telling rita-pathe, tvayi Ramakrishne; rate up with a theory too. But hey that you who are the embodiment of truth. If anybody takes refuge in you develops tremendous attachment to you. He will not deviate from the path of truth even for a milli meter Billy Billy meter. He will not Deviate from you such a wonderful role in Lord somewhere. Canada is here. Then he says if anybody really love you and they are satisfied only in you and they're following your footsteps.
Then what happens Martyam-ritam,. What what are your Lotus feet? Amritham for martyas. Martyas means amines Marana slavaha marthya. He who is liable to die is a Martia. We are all liable to death. But if we develop attachment to God, Ramakrishna, Amritham that our very life that attachment to Ramakrishna attachment to to Ramakrishna makes over makes us Immortal. Then he's also telling tAva padam your Lotus feet, maranormi-nasham. nasham means capable of destroying. What oor Mis. Oormi you know. Alalu. waves. What waves Marana oorme - waves of death?
What does waves of death mean. according to vedanta every life goes through six changes how many they're called shut oorme six waves. What? Is that? Birth, confirmation growth, Old age, this decline, decline and death. genma is 1. Then some Sanskrit terms not coming to my mind. genma janma jarrah apakshiyathe vinasyathi. So your confirmation what is confirmation? Conceivement is the first then the fetus must survive. That is called confirmation. So whole life is nothing but moving from one wave to the other. six waves and these are the six waves. If anybody follows Sri Ramakrishna, then they will be crossing over. But is it I am telling it. but I am not able to do it. I'm not able to develop attachment to you. Tasmat tvam-eva sharanam, mama dina-bandho. Therefore Oh Lord, you have to take charge of me. You have to give me that love for you. That is why if mother doesn't love this child, the child can never learn how to love. that is why parents are given so that they automatically lovers.
I will End of this talk with a beautiful story. It comes in the gospel. So once Sri Ramakrishna was talking with em, he asks em. Do you have sometimes dreams M says? Yes. I have a dream few days. Well tell me what type of dream you have. Why was Sri Ramakrishna asking?
Because through their dreams also, we know the tendency of the people. Suppose somebody is tells you now I went to a bank and to this ATM and I wanted to withdraw 20 rupees and suddenly 20,000 rupees has just flown recently. It happened to somebody somewhere less three four days back somebody with drew ninety five thousand rupees had come out. Somebody went & with drew money and almost 2,000 3,000 but out came 95,000 bucks. Machines also can make mistakes or this fellow is oiling the machine. I don't know what whatever the reason so if somebody if a man says I saw a beautiful woman in dream. What does that mean? He is having desire so here.
A few days back. I had it or dream that I was at the shore of an ocean. And many of us there were boats many of others wanted to get into the boards to go to the other side of the sea and then what have suddenly a big storm arose and no boat man is willing to take undertake the journey suddenly em was really I was very anxious. How can I cross I have to go then suddenly. I saw, you know old Brahman walking over the water. His feet was submerged in the water a little bit. Then em asked sir. Where are you going? I am going to bhawanipur in Calcutta. There is a place called bhawanipur, but here bhawanipur means the city of the Divine mother bhavani's place. That means go beyond Maya. Oh, I also wanted to go no Boat is available. How are you able to walk? Can I follow you? He said no, you can't follow me. I am in a hurry. I have to go very quickly but take note of How, in which direction I'm walking. Beneath the waters There is a huge Bridge. Bridge. so you take note of in where I started how m going there is a bridge if you follow my footsteps, you will also very soon reach bhawanipur with that. The dream broke said I'm Krishna said my hair is standing on end. He listening to your dream. Oh you please get initiated by very by a guru quickly. Now, what is this is what you …
Martyam-ritam, tava padam, maranormi-nasham…This whole world is Sakara. Samsara, Sagara the feet of the guru is the bridge. So have develop Devotion to the Lotus feet of the guru and the slowly you walk. Observe how I am going and follow me. That means observe the guru's life what he taught you how he lived you follow that path. And in course of time you will also reach. No boat is ever going to take you because for it the samudra is always full of huge waves only is not going to come.
So Sri Ramakrishna, those who are completely satisfied in you those who derive their greatest joy in you those who are tremendously attached it to you Sri Ramakrishna and those who love to walk the path you walk. Sri Ramakrishna did not teach one thing and behave another thing. he what first he practiced then he taught. So with this, you follow Martyam-ritam, tava padam, your Lotus feet following imitating following your footsteps. Then Martya a human being will become Amrita. Your Lotus feet is capable of bestowing immortality on all of us.
I am telling this. I understand it also intellectually, but I have not it developed that trishna for you. I don't have trishna for you means I don't have trishna for truth. I don't have trishna for truth means. I don't have any desire to follow the path of truth. I rather follow the path of this world, but what I understand is my mind feels that it is right. I should come to you but my feet are being dragged in the opposite direction. By Maya. Therefore O Lord, I take refuge in you out of your grace grant me that power, grant me that devotion.Tasmat tvam-eva sharanam, mama dina-bandho. Om…