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S.A. Sarnad
during meditation today. I realised that what I said was not at all
appropriate, so I would like to correct it. Therefore, I pray to Master
to forgive the mistake.
Sahaj Marg teaches balance. Harshamarshar bhayodvegaih
Mukto Yassacha Me Priyah. So it is said in the Gita. Lord Krishna
said that one who is free from joy, sorrow, fear and emotion is
dearest to me. To bring this balance in our lives is a bit difficult to
many it is difficult. In the normal course, that stage is far and when
we realise that we have become so attached to worldly affairs, we
should be alert and awake and give more importance to spirituality.
The spiritual side of the balance should be made heavier and our
efforts should be to keep the pans even. So, this is a bit difficult.
Nevertheless, we can all put our efforts and can also succeed. It
is not so difficult if we catch hold of Master firmly and go on doing
everything in his remembrance. It becomes easy and very simple.
So I have not to say much on this occasion. I would like to say
to you only this: I request all of you to go on remembering him
constantly and do all your work. Then advancement will definitely
be there.
I have written an article on Masters Snehasheelata (The love of
Master), which was published in the Kannada magazine Sahaj Deep.
Once he came to Gulbarga, I do not remember when, perhaps in
1980. He stayed at the residence of our friend, who was a doctor
and a preceptor. They were good friends. When I came to know
that bhai saheb (brother) had come in those days he was our
bhai saheb and the General Secretary of the Mission I went to our
friends residence, offered my respects and had talks. He stayed
there for three or four days. One day he called me aside and told
me, You see Sarnad, to whomsoever Babuji Maharaj has given
spiritual elevation, he is dissatisfied with them for one reason or
another, but in your case he always shows satisfaction. I became
speechless. I asked myself what merit I have with which Babuji
Maharaj is very satisfied. Till date I have not got any answer to
that query, and to tell this, he came from Madras to Gulbarga! See,
while he appeared insolent or arrogant to others, his insolence or
food. The householder left for his work thinking that Yagnavalkya
was a child and the remaining work would be done by the others.
But the child kept the sacred rice in his hand and waited for the
householder. He called for the householder, but the householder
was not there. Yagnavalkya became very angry. In his anger, he put
the sacred rice on a piece of wood lying in the courtyard, and left
without accepting any dakshina (fee). In due course, as the days
passed, the piece of wood, which was not alive and not growing,
started sprouting. Small shoots and leaves started appearing on
it and the householders sight fell on it. He wondered, How did
this happen? What is this? He enquired in the house. What is
happening? Why has it happened like this? His wife said, Sir, the
child who came that day for puja put the sacred rice on it in anger.
It must be the result of that. The mantra of the blessing is like
this: Amuk Gotrabhi vruddhirastu, meaning, May this particular
clan grow and multiply. Since Yagnavalkya put the sacred rice on
the piece of wood, it started growing.
The same religious vow was to be celebrated the next year in
the rich mans house. He went to the same ashram. He prayed to
the guru, Sir, please send the same young child whom you had
sent last year. The Guru said, There is no problem. He called
Yagnavalkya and said, Yagnyavalkya, you go to his house and
perform the puja this time also. Yagnyavalkya refused, saying, Sir,
he has insulted you, I will not go to his house. An insult to the
guru the householder wondered. He could not understand how
he had insulted the guru. The boy said, You left without taking
ashirwad (blessings). That was an insult not only to me but to my
Guruji Maharaj also. Therefore, I shall not come to your house.
Then there were arguments and counter arguments between the
guru and disciple. The guru pacified him a lot. He told him, Go, I
shall put up with the insult to me but why you are angry? Go. But
Yagnavalkya did not accept. Sir I shall not go. Thats all. I shall
not go to the places of arrogant persons. The guru then said, You
return all the knowledge I have taught you up to now. It is said
that Yagnyavalkya vomited there and left the ashram. The story
goes that the partridges that were there ate the vomit and became
the Taitriya Upanishad.
Then Yagnavalkya performed penance to Surya (the Sun God).
Surya materialised before him and, taking him in his chariot, asked,
Yagnavalkya, what do you want? See, what that young fellow
asked for: Surya Bhagawan, give me that which will make you
happy and will be for the welfare of the world.
The asking of this boon by the young boy from Surya is a lesson
for us. It teaches us a lesson as to what we should ask from our
Gurudev. You ask only that which makes him happy and is for
the welfare of the world. But do we adhere to this? Though in
our prayer we say that our wishes are a bar to our advancement,
but a chain of wishes is formed inside us, one wish after another.
When one wish is over, fulfilled or unfulfilled, it is followed by one
more wish. May we become abhyasis in the real sense and make
this prayer meaningful. Then only, Master will have happiness and
satisfaction. There will be the welfare of all of us and there will be
the welfare of the world.
Thank you.