Khandana Bhava Bandhana Lecture 09 on 16 June 2019

So, we will continue our talk, on Avatāra. In our last class we discussed about what it is to be a human being. We are all human beings. And yet, we do not deserve, really, to be called human beings. There is no difference. As the Sanskrit proverb goes Ahāra, Nidra, Bhaya, and Mithuna. The body is body. But there is one difference, one difference is there - Viveka.

What is Viveka? Usually it is translated as discrimination. Discrimination always means between what is better and what is not better. But that is not the only thing. We also use the word in a slightly negative connotation, what is called racial, discrimination, gender discrimination, caste discrimination. But there also, the idea behind it is - who is superior? Who is inferior? Whether their logic proves them to be right or wrong is not the point. That's not what we are discussing. It is misused. 

But what is meant is that human beings alone has the capacity to be intuitive. Because, discrimination requires intuition. Not merely a logic or Reason. That is the specialty. It is there in a greater proportion than in animals.

Because they also have discrimination. Which food is tender, and which not. Even tigers discriminate. If there are two human beings, who is more tender, juicy, edible, etc & Long lasting.

So we have to use our discrimination. Aristotle had said, ‘Man is a social animal’, more or less it is right. Man is a rational animal.

That to me seems to be not a very good definition, what should be man is a potentially irrational. He has Capacity to use reason but not that you are always using it. Okay. So what is it to be the best of human beings? We discussed very briefly though, Mature personality, Mature minded person. Sri Rāmakrishna uses and Nature Vidya

Vidya neue pop Kāchā āmi, Pākkā āmi - unripe ego and ripe ego. What is the right ego? Right ego They got doesn't live in the clouds. He lives very practically. Proudly down to earth what we call in English language that is that is the best term it applies and yet he is mind is pitched it to the highest tune.

So in Brief, he is a gentleman is a loving person, caring person, humorous person and full of love and Kshama. (Forgiveness). So briefly we discussed. Do you have any questions about that what we discussed last week about a mature personality?

In fact If we really think deeply all the Sādhana catuṣṭaya sampatti is meant for what? To obtain, to become a mature personality say for example,

सुखदु:खे समे कृत्वा लाभालाभौ जयाजयौ |

ततो युद्धाय युज्यस्व नैवं पापमवाप्स्यसि || 2/38 BG

sukha-duḥkhe same kṛitvā lābhālābhau jayājayau ।

tato yuddhāya yujyasva naivaṁ pāpam avāpsyasi ||

whether you are happy or unhappy, whether it is cold or hot, whether somebody honors our dishonors, whether you win or you lose, whatever the condition, a Nature person does not really deny all these things. He doesn't deny all these things.

But  he keeps his mind calm and quiet. So what do we do want to avoid if it is profitable way our mind goes up if it is loss our mind goes down. We are being tossed up and down up and down. So there are some non-spiritual, so-called non-religious, human beings who have this quality. They don't care. Okay. I am a principled man, quite a number of people are there. So that is called Nature personality; and that is a platform from which we can become moral and spiritual.

So what is the distinction between a Nature personality and a moral personality? A Nature personality merely keeps his whole mind under control.  Whereas a moral personality, What is morality? You must always remember Swami Vivekananda’s definition of morality. What is morality? Considering the other, as equal to oneself. So we never do anything Bad to ourselves.

Unknowingly we might do. But knowing we never do it. Same way knowingly with  a moral person never does anything  to the other person. A beautiful word has been used in bhagavad-gita-

aatmaopamyena sarvatra samam pashyati yorjuna |

sukham vaayadivaa dukham sa yogi paramo mathaha || 32 ||

Atma. That is one self. Just as one looks upon oneself. A moral person looks upon everyone exactly in the same light. So what how do we look upon us? We don't want anybody to be any enemy of ours. Is there anybody who says I desire an enemy? So therefore we should also never become inimical to other people. We do not wish other people hate us, to harm us, to hurt us, to to Rob us to take away things from us.

So, we should also not. This is the whole of one Rabbi. You know, what is a Rabbai? A Jewish teacher is called a rabbi Rabbi. Rabbai was asked by one man - you Rabbi please. I don't have much time. Tell me all about Judaism Very shortly. And  he gave this so do unto others what you wish others to do to yourself. If you have understood it, you understood the whole of Judaism the whole of religion, The whole of spirituality rest is commentary.

That is the truth. But what is the truth that there is really speaking no difference between us and the other people. That  we make the differentiation is because of what? Avidya – Agnana, ignorance. I am  different you are different.

In fact, we are not at all different. Is it such a big ideal? Hi ideal that it is irrational? No. so we give the example when you Enter into dream state. Do you see the same world?

Same world. if I am taking class, if you are dreaming that I'm taking class. You see me. You see yourself. You see other people also. Isn’t it?  At  that time Do you see any identity with anybody? Do you feel I am Swami? You don't feel. Swami is different. I am different. Everyone is different. The table is different. Everything is different, isn't it?

But when you come out of dream state, Who had become the whole dream world? Only one person you have become divided yourself into infinite number of parts and considering each part is totally different. if in that class in your dream, if I were telling you that there is no difference. You will not believe me, but you will not dare to deny me contradict me, but you will not believe me, but when you wake up you say  Array  it is I who created every object in the dream world. Isn’t it?

Then I said  you see this swami as different. On that day in your dream the Swami spoke excellently. upon waking up tell me who spoke. Who spoke? Me. Yeah. So you see We are attributing it to other person but actually that is none other than ourselves. come to the advaita  point now.

when you are looking at Swami Vivekananda, when you are looking at Sri Ramakrishna, do you feel that you are anywhere near them? Do you feel that you it is you in the form of Swami Vivekananda is giving lectures in Chicago parliament of religions. You won't think like that but upon waking up from this waking State. What do you say?

I was Vivekananda, I was set up the whole entire waking state in which one Swami Vivekananda  spoke was a dream of the athman. So who spoke at the parliament of religions?

Just as in your dream, in my name you are giving lecture, isn't it? I'm only giving positive idea suppose that day. The Swami's lecture was full of bunk. Who gave that lecture? (big laughter).

So there also you make a discrimination. No, no if it is bunk, It is Swamiji, if it is good. It is me. That's what we are all doing it here. So when we wake up from the delusion the – mirage – of this waking State just as we come to waking state from dream state from this becomes a dream when When we wake up, when does the dream world to become dream only when we wake up? Until that time  it's not a dream world. It is a fully waking world.

What is the point now in the dream world, upon waking up. We'll look up on it. I had become the whole lot. I played with myself. I was my friend. I was my enemy. I was the rich man. I was a poor man. I was the best person I got also the worst person. Same  thing will come. 

aatmaopamyena sarvatra samam pashyati yorjuna.

So these are called samadharshis we will come. This is called being a moral person. So what is the difference between a nature person is it best of rational human being; a moral person is one not doing some good goody goody good, but he who identifies himself with everything in this world including with a dog, a cow, an elephant, eater of dog and a humble brahmana.

vidya-vinaya-sampannebrahmane gavi hastini

suni caiva sva-pake capanditah sama-darsinah…Gita(Ch 5, Verse 18)

SYNONYMS

(vidya—education; vinaya—gentleness; sampanne—fully equipped; brahmane—in the brahmana; gavi—in the cow; hastini—in the elephant; suni—in the dog; ca—and; eva—certainly; svapake—in the dog-eater (the outcaste); ca—respectively; panditah-those who are so wise; sama-darsinah—do see with equal vision.)

Okay. So this is what we discussed any questions with regard to that. Yes.

No, he will become in fact more effective. why I'm telling you the reason when you consider somebody as your friend, your motive is warped. Then you consider someone as your enemy again. Your motivation is completely warped. This is called Raga and Dvesha and they reduce your common sense, they reduce your focus. And to that extent you become less effective. Whereas when you know, everybody is me there would be only love and where there  is love whatever you do will be the most loving act.

I'll give an example. See if you are if you have taken up a job to care for another child – “child care”, you know. You won't have that much of Love towards the children because you know, they are not your children. You are only a salaried person. But  suppose it is you are looking upon your own children. How will you do then? Because you will you love your children every act that you perform for them is a loving act. Will it be a drudgery? Will it be boring act?

You understand now. It is very effective. In fact, the only way Swami Vivekananda says something in his karma Yoga. Selflessness is very paying. That means you get more dividends out of selflessness than selfishness. But people don't have that patience to work it out. Marvelous statement, every statement that comes from Swami Vivekananda’s mouth is a truth. Ms. McDonald, She attended the Swami's class first time then she came out then she issued a statement the first word Swamiji uttered is truth. The second word Swamiji uttered is truth. Afterwards,  whatever here uttered, were nothing But truth.

And that is true. Not exaggeration because, there they are God himself is talking in a human form and a voice without a form. Who was speaking? Sri Ramakrishna. Who was Sri Ramakrishna?  Divine Mother. Who is Divine Mother? God. And who is God? Yourself.This is “advaita vedanta”.  There is no separate God. Yes. Okay, so having described this is most wonderful. So what is the first goal of every human being? Become a real Nature personality.

Until  the time we pay heavily. It is not only an ideal, It also is the most profitable thing in the world. who will be the happiest person. A person who is not affected by anything that happens in this world if the happiest person in this world. Where are you? See, somebody hurts you at 11:30. Twelve  o’ clock is your lunch time. Will you enjoy your lunch? We are going to Brood. And  with a very brooding the hurt increases. First, It is only a thought. Then  it becomes hurt. Then you become that hurt the more you grow your anger your hurt and your sense of Revenge everything increases, isn't it?

See how it grows because you are exercising it. Same the same exercise, You also do thinking about God. That  also will grow. Yes.

It is something very interesting is most interesting. If you can just see something maybe a piece of cloth underneath. Okay, please put it there.

That may be better Actually. Somebody opens. They can close it like that. Yes, say I'm telling you something Deep  psychology. You have made a statement is very easy to wake up from the that this dream to our waking state. But the same problem when I am talking there, that is a waking state. Then you make the statement. The dream I had in my dream to come back from the dream was very easy. But from this waking state to wake up is a very difficult thing.

Actually  it is not difficult. How much time does it take for you to go to dream. You you don't know about time. If you have if you're counting the time at this time, I fell asleep. I had a dream that's not a dream. So so our perception of time both in dream and waking is exactly the same. But now you are talking not from the dream point of view. You are talking about to Dream from The Waking point of view. But if I had been if we are discussing in your dream about this, you will make exactly the same how long it is going to wake up from this dream.

I hope you're following what I'm trying to tell you. Next  beautiful Deahopadhey Anuraag:  Ho Lord. I can never attain Devotion to you all by myself. Only when you give this is the prayer across of all religions. The best of this prayers is Gayatri Mantra. What is Gayatri mantras essence? We surrender ourselves to you. Please guide my understanding. That's why Bhagavad Gita is considered an explanation of Gayatri Mantra.

There the person who is praying is Arjuna. Gayatri Mantra. The person who is praying in bhagavad-gita is called Arjuna. They deity to whom in the Gayatri Mantra. The sadhaka is addressing in bhagavad-gita. He is Krishna. Life is a battlefield. Krishna is the buddhi. Dhew-  the that buddhi is guiding this sadaqah in this spiritual World by guiding him at every point, you know in Yuddha every point is Sri Krishna.  

This fellow is not to be finished now. His time has not yet come. But the other fellows time has come. Let’s finish him and then come back next. Everything has a Time. So in life also, everything has a time but who is the guide SRI Krishna? What is the Chariot this body? What are those ropes which control the horses our mind? Who is it that controls buddhi ; buddhi .

Who is the person for whose who is traveling in The Chariot? Jeeva? Jeevathma.. Don't say athma, as Athma is liberated. Jeevathma. When he is liberated, there is no chariot. Everything disappears because then there is no chariot; There is not Charriator. There was no journey and there is nothing no bondage. No. Sadhana. No mukthi, no birth. No death. Nothing. Itthyesha paraMarthatha. So this is the truth when we wake up. What are we talking about? What is dhe dhe means knowledge? What is the knowledge? Sadhana we are not concerned about “God” knowledge.. 

What is the knowledge we need now? Not God knowledge

“Sadhana”  knowledge. What we need now is knowledge of sadhana. In fact, we don't need God knowledge. We don't need God realization and God cannot give God realization. He need not give. why? Language That fact never changes that I am each soul is potentially Divine. that fact never changes. whether you are under bondage. It is like a dream you are in your own room and your own bed. And you feared somebody has carried it to dungeon and put you there.

But as so long as your mind is thinking that is your reality when you wake up what happens you find yourself. We're in your own bed. That is the truth. Suppose  You find yourself in somebody else's bed. When is the problem both the for that fellow also and for you also? This is the truth. So God need not give realization because what can be given and taken away is not realization.

You understand. Moksha is not something to be lost and to be again gained. That's not mukthi. Mukti is that which can never be changed? So oh Lord only you can give me that Devotion to you. And what is Devotion? Knowledge.  Dhe means knowledge. What is the knowledge that? Oh Lord. You are. My own. God is my own is the knowledge that we require see a mother and child separated.

And that's a child was there growing and the mother and the child practically, They are seeing each other every day. May be he's even working there. But they  don’t know what were their relationship. And then what will be the relationship friends are it best, you know employer-employee relationship and one day they come to know that - this is my son and she is my mother the moment that knowledge comes, Do you need you to inject and say now that you know each other try to love each other? Is it necessary? The moment that knowledge comes instantaneously the love comes. Because knowledge is love but that knowledge. How can it come? only by the grace of God ?

Manushyathvam, Mumukshuthvam, Maha purusha samsaya:. So everything in our state is the great grace of God, there is no other that is why gayathri Mantra Is a prayer O Lord. I am without knowledge. you please grant me knowledge. Knowledge is bakthi.  Ramanuja has outlined it beautifully. in some respects Ramanuja excels Shankaracharya in conveying to a certain things.

According to shankara first you practice KarMayoga. What is the result? Karma Yoga is equivalent to Chththa Sudhdhi,  chiththa ekagratha, chiththa Vaishalyatha, then Athma jignasa – 4 results will come. After that, practice Upasana. He calls it Bakthi Yoga.

What is Bakthi Yoga? Not  devotees Bakthi Yoga. This is Upasana . What is Upasana? Nividyasana. You meditate deeply upon – “Saguna Sakara Eshwara” - a personalized God. That  will equip us with the fitness to again. What is called practicing real Gnana yoga?

This is some what Okay. But Ramanuja, First Karma Yoga. What  does Karma Yoga do? Chiththa Sudhdhi. What  does Chiththa Sudhdhi give us to us? It gives knowledge of two things. Who is God, who am I. The moment that knowledge comes like a child United with mother. This is my mother. This is my child immediately that knowledge turns into Bakthi. Chiththa Sudhdhi, Gnana and Bakthi. According Shankaracharya Chiththa Sudhdhi, Bakthi  and Gnana.

Of course, ultimately, there is not much difference, but this is much natural for us. So that is why Swami Vivekananda writes, Deho - means give - pothey to your Lotus feet.  Anurag -  unmotivated love.  What should be really asked for love? what type of love love for the sake of love. I don’t want my love for you, my devotion to you to get something else. It should not become a means of obtaining something else. It should not be an instrument for getting something else.

Like Dhruva, at first, he practiced  devotion. For what purpose? He wanted one Kingdom. So this is the truth. But now later on Lord Vishnu appeared beautiful story, you know. Then he said Dhruva, I am pleased with you. What do you want? The god already knows what he wants and then God poured a little bit of that water from his Kong on to the head of Dhruva.

Instantaneously there was understanding. He said O Lord. I was like a person who was in search of colored glass beads. But obtained a real diamond. Now that I got Diamond, please do not ask me that whether I want to glass beads. So the kingdom is like glass beads. Before  I was ignorant.

Actually we are also like that.  once we know that God is diamond and everything belongs to the world is like glass beads, who will want it. That is what Sri Ramakrishna used to say, If a person meets the emperor a king. And then the king is very Pleased rather ask what you want from me, which fellow will ask for pumpkin.

Unless he is the most stupid fellow in the whole world, He will not ask for a pumpkin. He will ask because the anybody can give pumpkins. But a king can give most precious things in this world. So there is also a story about pumpkin.

So there was a poor fellow and he doesn't have anything to eat or every day is to stand at the door of the king and it was the king's habit every day. He will come out and give Dhana to people gathered there and he will go away. So this prompt is fellows a brahmana every day started coming.

So it was once a birthday of the king. So he decided this poor fellow is coming to me every day. Today, I will remove all his wants for life. But unfortunately, it is not think further. It is obtained a big pumpkin made a cut a small hole cleverly took out all the inside filled it up with diamonds and then covered it and then as soon as he came he donated. Practically  every day he was receiving a pumpkin. Today  Also, he received a bigger pumpkin. So that fellow was so disappointed. He said every day I have to eat this pumpkin. What am I going to do this? So he decided to sell it. (Big Laughter)

So one fellow it was his pithru tharpana, sraadhdha ritual. He wanted to feed many relatives. Pumpkin is the best. So he was in search of pumpkin. This fellow was in search of a buyer; and they met each other and very cheap – do you want pumpkin. Yes, Yes.  It's a big pumpkin that will do for my shraadhdha. And he gave it on sale. That fellow happily carried it away.

And again, the next morning he was present. The king was shocked. He asked why are you coming again? He said O King, I don't have anything to eat. Yesterday we Gave you pumpkin what did you do. He said I sold it. Then the king understood he was not destined to become rich. (Big Laughter)  Finished .

So anyway, by the way, this story had come who wants to buy going to God knowing what God is who will want to pretty things. That's why and Naciketa  went to Yama Dharma Raja, Yama Gave him how many boons? How many? come on. Any problem by problem. I problem. We all have an I problem.

There is no other problem excepting I problem. 4. first he give only three and second-born how to go to heaven and Yama Dharma Raja taught him. This is the ritual which will take anyone to Heaven. Only once he told him; and you tell me now, what did you understand? Soche chapPagunda -even without giving up a comma, a full stop, exclamation mark it - he repeated the whole lot. because he was only once he wants you need to hear it. Eka Shruthi Dhara. 

Yama Dharma Raja, was so pleased he gave him a garland. That  is called karma pala garland that is to say without doing anything you get the result of doing it. You understand what I'm talking about. This is the fourth boon.

Now three boons, you know you forgotten between he give an extra. Boon fourth boon. So  have to attend the classes again and again until it fixes yourself. So How to obtain unmotivated love towards God – dheha podhey anurâg -  what anurâg. And  this Beautiful word anurâg is a very beautiful world.  Raga means tremendous attachment.

We are already having tremendous raga dvesha. But  this Raga first of all, will not have any opposite. There is no dvesha only love. But that itself is not sufficient. It is accompanied Pre-accompanied. It goes forward Anu. means before that you are to do something. What is it practice selflessness for a long time? And the same selflessness will also ask God. I don't want anything. I just want to love you to such an extreme two things he says, is I don't want you to love me; that is not a condition of my love. What is our love if I love you? You also have to love me. The second is our love is always expect something.

Telugu language, mama when I come to, you what will you give me; and when you come to me, what will you bring for me? It works both ways. By the way, you know, all the Indians who have got relatives in the Western countries. They think they are all Bill Gates. (Big Laughter) They when they come to visit their relatives, they expect them only when you come what will you bring when we go to visit you what presents are you going to Give to us so that we can bring them back.

Once I brought somebody wanted Swami wanted first-class foreign-made chapels-Shoes, I brought them and he opened his face fell. It has written Made in India. (Big Laughter)*. How do I know because there are made in China Taiwan and other places they say very famous shoe company Clark's They're not made there. all clothes Are Made in India. Dresses are Made in India and in poor Villages, China, Taiwan and all those all those places Bangladesh. Only  they put their own name and then they come here. Anyway, so what is the way motiveless devotion? If you do two things, I don't expect you to love me treat me as you as your biggest Enemy. worst enemy. I don't care second. I don't expect any result from it because it is love for the sake of love, I don't want anything how to obtain that love narakha gives the clue. What is that?

Mukyadasthu Mahad. Kripayaiva Bhagavad-leShahtva – Mukyatha:  primary way of obtaining this Devotion to God is Mahad. Kripayah Eva - by the grace of a Maha purusha alone. or Bagavad kripa Lesha, wha - a little bit of God's grace how much one drop of God's grace is more than sufficient to make me a hahaithuki baktha. What a wonderful thing It is. Actually  there is no difference.

Thasmin tharjane bedha abava: Thasmin - in God, tharjane- his people, his devotees, bedha abava:- there is no difference between God and His devotees. Why  because who are his devotees true devotees. They have completely surrendered themselves to God, so there is no separateness there. So if we can get Guru kripay Mahad, kripay is equivalent to getting Bagavad kripa. Leshatva :  And that is this is the only way – dehapothey Anurâg.

How  to obtain Mahad  krupa.“tad viddhi praṇipātena paripraśhnena sevayā “(4 g34)    so - viddhi here means not asking not getting answers obtain that knowledge through. Self-surrender praṇipātena means what? Pranama. Means what? Complete  surrender and by asking him the right thing. don't go on asking. Asking the right thing.

Kumbagarna Wanted to ask the right thing. He asked the wrong thing. What did he wanted right thing? I must have an unrivaled power. Nobody can beat me. I will beat everybody. what did he ask six months once I eat, six months I sleep. who made him talk like that. God Saraswathi Devi.

So you may go for one thing and we ask for something else. It was a funny incident. There was one what is his name? He used to serve the holy mother. Chandru. So this chandru was an orphan boy. His brother kicked him out. So he took shelter under holy mother. She initiated him and then employed him there and he had unprecedented freedom to visit Sarada Devi - Holy mother at any time.

He can go inside. so he became a little bit egotistical. I have got that freedom. I can ask Mother whatever I want. Swami Madhavanandaji, he Understood it. One  day early morning they were brushing their  teeth. Hi ! Chandru, Can you do one thing. He  said what? Can you go to mother and Ask something. He said okay. Okay, tell me what is it quick quick quick. He  said ask her “give me mukthi  mother.

Just one minute, I will go upstairs, ask Her, and come down and give you the answer. So he started while climbing his feet had become laden. Later, like little and started trembling by the time you reach the very first floor, he is completely motionless, speechless. of moral support iswara even to the mother was sitting for Pooja and she looked at him. What do you want? Prasad. (Big Laughter)

He took some Prasad as though we have got freedom. She gave the freedom. who gave the freedom. She gave the  Freedom. So you can't take that freedom unless she gives Freedom give me mukthi, nobody can ask. That is the truth. So what is the way to get to the anurâg, be humble and say oh Lord. I Want Your Grace by your grace lift me up. There is no other way. But The best thing is mahad Kripa. The Company of great people which means the grace of great people. 

Nirbhaya- Fearless. How do we know a person is progressing in spiritual life? First description of the Avatara, he is a Nirbhaya. That's why when Yagnavalkya gave the teaching to Janaka and Janaka understood it became enlightened and Guru gives a certificate – abhayam vi prapthosi Janaka. Oh Janaka, you attained fearlessness. That is what is he telling you have realized who you really are. so beautiful word.

Bhaya means fear. Fear comes from what earlier we discussed in Bhagavad-Gita.  Kamaath krodha, krodha means Bhaya here.

vita-raga-bhaya-krodhaman-maya mam upasritah

bahavo jnana-tapasaputa mad-bhavam agatah  (4G10)

so bhaya comes from two causes. You know, what are they? Fear of losing what one already has; and fear of not getting what one hopes to get. There is no other fear. And  realized soul, an Avatara, He will not have any fear. The second reason is that always a desire both the causes are related to desire. An  object means what?  object of Desire. So if I lose this then my wishes will not be fulfilled. My desires will not be if I lose my let us say car, Then I won't be able to travel; if I lose my refrigerator, I won't be able to store things. Isn't it. the refrigerator is not a cause which we love its capacity to preserve food either. So at the moment it loses its power. What will you do? Throw it out. And sometimes you have to pay money to throw it away.* (Big Laughter)

Big big furniture, old furniture, you have to pay money. Nobody is willing to do that. Okay. So  this how does this desirelessness will come only when desirelessness comes fear desire will go away and desire goes away fear goes away. When does a person really attain to desirelessness a fearlessness when there are no desire and when?

Is it going to become desire less when he realizes - I am God I am Brahman. I am infinite. if you are infinite what things are left out for you to desire. There is nothing will be there. This is the greatest truth, you know, so God is always Nirbhaya.

So he says it's a beautiful saying how creation came. The  iswara sat down and then he felt fear. Bhaya-, then he thought - what am I hearing from? Besides me there is nothing else. Then somebody went and advised him. the cultivator hit with deeper thinking than this. God. Before srishti.  who is that fellow who  advised him before srishti. If  there's somebody. So he went and Sir so he said, I am not fearful, but I get bored. Eka, eka get bored alone. I get bored. I want some company. Kim aham  akarom? What can I do. I am alone. Then he thought why should I fear there is nobody else who can do any harm. 

even a house doesn’t fall because there is no house; a wind cannot beat him up because there was no wind at all. What am I afraid? Then He thought BuwhoniMay Bhavan, may I become many. this is an explanation given for elementary school students to explain Why Srishti has come. I'm not going into it. What I'm saying is even sometimes God fears. God has the greatest fear. Putting it a little bit sarcastic. What is the fear? These are the devotees I have I might lose them. These are the devotees I'm expecting to get, they may not become devotees.

Sri Ramakrishna  goes  for a beautiful  story. one fellow who died on a Saturday. He became a ghost and he became bored. He wanted a companion. So he went on running to the smasana and look every Tuesday and Saturday because Hindus have a Superstition anybody who dies on a Tuesday or on a Saturday? They're likely to become ghost.

so, but somebody will do some Shraadhdha ,  some prayer are he has done some punNya. Nobody is becoming. ultimately became had to was force you to remain alone.  So  Swami Yathiswaranandaji Maharaj he has written that Adventure and religious life. He quote something very interesting. I think it is that Booker's one of his other books is a very there was a very famous psychiatrist in his time 1930s. He had written a beautiful book “release from nervous tension”. And in that, that psychiatrist was quoting all my patients can be divided into two categories those who want to get married unable to get married.  Those who are married they want to get out of marriage and are unable to get out. These are the two categories. They have become my patients.

If that psychiatrist had any common sense and if God Appears and gives a boon to him. What do you think? He will ask those who are unmarried? Let them not get married those who got married let them never get unmarried because all of them will come become his patients. (Big Laughter) Understand.

At last,  Okay. Nirbhaya - Fearless. So Abhayam praptosi vi Janaka:  fear comes from two Factor Fear of losing and fear of not getting one’s wishes. Also a person becomes Fearless because he realizes there is no one besides me; and who is God? Therefore he alone becomes the Atman alone is fearless.

Then, he will not be afraid at all. Then another one characteristic of Avatara is completely Fearless, but during the time of Sadhana he might appear to be fearful. He might pretend to be fearful. Why am I telling this one? Because you read gospel or Great Master. One Day a great pundit had to visit Sri Ramakrishna. From  Morning his blood pressure has a risen. He was asking everybody and you be here with pundit is supposed to be coming you be here, you be here.

And then he was running to Jav Tala. Toilet. Every few minutes he was running to the Toilet. Is it a characteristic of nirbhayathvam   or bhayathvam? So, how do you explain it?

Krishna ran away from Jarasandha. He pretended to run away finally finally runs away. Where did he settle it from Mathura to All the way to Dwaraka. Do you know why he chose Dwaraka?

17 times jarasandha had declared war against him. 17 times. He pretended to be running. Then this jarasandha’s soldiers will run and then he will destroy the whole lot. Jarasandha will  go back, gather other remaining men. 17 times like  Gazni Muhammad? Laying siege of Somanath Temple.

Somanath Temple. 17 times. 18^th time they said now it is time to shift to do Dwaraka. Why did he choose Dwaraka? Because, either I conquer or I will drown myself in the ocean.  Mm-hmm. It is said as soon Sri Krishna left the body, the whole sea came and submerged Dwaraka. They say there are some kind of reminiscence are there.

What we are talking? They pretended to be fearful because sometimes they assume deliberately human nature, especially the nature of a child. Sri Ramakrishna had only  two Natures. One  is a child another is the divine guru. So as soon as the pundit came, Absolutely. He said do you know mother kept to my mind so high and started looking upon them as earthworms.

earthworms, so they are not really frightened of death. They are not frightened of death. What else Can you do? A  person who says I am not the body, I am not in mind. What can you do to that person? Alexander the Great that story is told you know. Alexander the Great was in north India. Fortunately he did not go anywhere, because his own soldiers rebelled. Otherwise, he would finished India. So he heard of a great Yogi. Swami Vivekananda quotes this and then he went there early. It was winter season. Yogi was sitting in the sun to get a little bit of warmth. Oh this man was a very tall man, you know Greek so he stood there. I heard you are a great Yogi. He said that I am a great Yogi. Is there anything that I can do?

Yes. You are standing the sun falling upon me in between get out. He understood. no man can speak to him like that. Then they discussed a lot of things Alexander was so impressed. He said if this I would take you to my Greece and you will be my main philosopher. In  those days, That was the custom. Yogi said thank  you very much. But  I don't want to go. Do you know who to whom are you replying? I know. I can kill you. He laughed and said this is the biggest greatest lie I ever heard in my life. I am Deathless & this fellow says I will kill you.

So you can understand. You know, when you have walking in the sunlight Your Shadow follows you. if somebody threatens, I will kill your Shadow. What would be your reaction? Do whatever you like, but there are certain rules and regulations when you are walking with your Guru, You should never put your foot on  even and the shadow of your Guru.

Yeah, Nirbhaya gatasamsaya -is absolutely bereft of all doubts. So here is first thing we have to understand, when do doubts come and when doubts cannot arise. Two  conditions. What is it when you know, something indirectly doubts may come. That's why shravana. when you see you hear about something you are never experienced it doubts will come.

but when you are directly pursuing something even if the whole world doubts about your realization, you will have no doubts, because it is your direct experience. That is what all these great Souls, even a jeevan Muktha. You take one. Tell him I doubt Whether you have got any. Realization. He will not hesitate. you tell it to a not spiritual person who is pretending to be a spiritual person. You are not a spiritual person. You understand what I'm talking. You go to a so-called spiritual person who is not really a spiritual person and tell him you are not spiritual. He will get so angry. Thereby proving (Big Laughter)specially is ranging not spiritual. you go to a spiritual person and tell him you are not spiritual. He will be the first person to say you're absolutely right.

He will never say I am spiritual. If  somebody by mistake considered I am completely non-spiritual you are right and proving there by that at least this person has progressed in spiritual life. Yeah. This is the truth. So a person who is beholding himself I am not the body, I am not the mind, what remains. I am The atman you cannot be cannot have any doubt.

How to doubt is only about what about atman whether God exists like that Etc? That is why Swami Vivekananda went &  asked him. Have you seen God, why did he ask that question? I want you to reply. I want you to think. Why did Swami Vivekananda ask that question? Because so many people in those days were talking We Are Spiritual people. He went even to  many leaders and asked have you seen God? They said Not only that some people frankly said no, we have not seen God we are praying. But  some fellows did not  admit it. Indirectly, they want to give the impression that we don't want to talk. But we are you seers of  God. So one person he said no. No, you are a yogi your eyes are yogi’s eyes, if you pray you will realize. He  never replied that question. So Swami Vivekananda had doubts.

Yes.  Sri Ramakrishna once asked  many people say I am an incarnation of God. Swami Vivekananda said until I know it let thousand people speak, I am not going to believe. He said, Frankly he said that one.

So  why did Swami Vivekananda go and  ask him. Because  he did not know who is Sri Ramakrishna until that time. Are you a pretender or  are you talking from your direct experience or are you talking like other people from bookish knowledge because they are all well-read people.

What was Sri Ramakrishna’s,  categorical reply? I have seen God. That was the answer, Narendra wanted. But Sri Ramakrishna did not stop there. What did he say? Why did he say that?

No, see, how will I may say? Yes, sir. No, how how are you to know? I have seen God. If you see God, then you know that I have seen God I will show you God and he tried he wanted to show you the second time third time and he ran away. Yeah, so some people ask me also “Have you Seen God” I said, no, I have not seen God then there's no way I don't believe you. (Big Laughter)*If you don’t believe me, why did you ask. Because,  whatever I say you are not you you prepared already. You don't believe me. If I said I've seen God, But then also you say you don't believe. what can I do?

So gatasamsaya that is why the Mundaka Upanishad the only proof of complete removal - destruction of  you

भिद्यते हृदयग्रन्थिश्छिद्यन्ते सर्वसंशयाः ।

क्षीयन्ते चास्य कर्माणि तस्मिन्दृष्टे परावरे ॥ ८ ॥

bhidyate hṛdayagranthiśchidyante sarvasaṃśayāḥ |

kṣīyante cāsya karmāṇi tasmindṛṣṭe parāvare || 8 ||

only upon beholding the Supreme reality directly. Beholding  means not seeing a beholding means knowing I am that Supreme reality. Otherwise, I am seeing you, you are seeing me. What I am seeing is also false what you are seeing me also, This is false. one evening in New York one fellows walking. Suddenly He felt the gut with the butt of a pistol.

And the back of him. “Gave me your wallet”. So he had no option he gave him is wallet and that fellow snatched the wallet and running away. After  running Few yards, he showed his gun, heee there are no bullets in this.  This  fellow also said heee are there is no money in the wallet.* (Big Laughter)

Only a person who becomes one that is called real seeing this is called aparookshan bahuthi this is also called prathyaksha. Our seeing is not prathyaksha. It is called paroksha. We can talk about it some other day. So only when a person has direct experience about himself, I am that Supreme reality. That is called aparookshan bahuthi.

Why do I say Supreme reality, because reality has been defined as in two ways that reality which seems to be reality. But which changes every time is temporary reality; which we are all experienced. Vyavaharika sathya. That  reality which never changes at any time. There is no past, present or future about it. That is the Supreme.

Changeless entity is Supreme reality. Anything that is changing. So if I say I'm the body it is true for a moment in one moment. The body can change and we have an accident even lose a limb. I am a poor man may win a lottery ticket. He was a poor man. Now what has become rich one changed.

Rich  people become poor; poor will become rich. This is the change that is happening. So that is not reality. When a person knows I am that highest reality that is called the dharshan, that is called a paroksha anubooty that is called prathyaksha. when you are looking at me, you're not looking at me directly.

My information has gone into your through your eyes; and then your mind has already a certain preconceived ideas about me; and it puts that coating oh this is Swami good or bad great or not.

therefore that is not called really prathyaksha direct experience. This is not direct. What is the direct experience to become completely one with it? Whatever Remains separate is indirect. Whatever becomes one is direct. when a person has the direct experience Gata Samsaya:. So we will stop here. They said so many ideas are coming, you know beautiful ideas, but you have to remember it simply hearing it fortunately or unfortunately, God has given two ears one to listen to another to Throw it out. Keep those points the moment I say. I don't need to repeat it. You should be able to understand. Then  we can move very fast.