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has to unite the God (that is to join the God) by His knowledge. The
Veda says that knowledge is Brahman. That means, you have to
recognize the Lord in Human form by His knowledge and not by His
miracles etc.
Shankara–Ramanuja–Madhva
These three preachers in India are the three divine forms of Lord
Shiva, Vishnu and Brahma. SHRI GURU DATTA, the one and only
divine form present in all these three divine forms, came down as these
three preachers. In India, the followers of these three preachers are
quarrelling assuming that these three preachers wrote different
commentaries. Such quarrels are also bringing poverty to India. The
Veda says, “Brahma is Vishnu, Shiva is Vishnu” (Brahmascha…).
Followers of Vishnu do not enter the temple of Shiva and followers of
Shiva do not enter the temple of Vishnu. These followers are abusing
Shiva and Vishnu. Two disciples are pressing the feet of their teacher. A
fly flew from one foot to the other foot. The second disciple started
beating the first foot. The first disciple also started beating the second
foot. The teacher started crying because both students beat the same
teacher. Similarly, if any one of these three divine forms or preachers is
abused, only Guru Datta is abused. All the Gods in the world are divine
forms of Lord Datta. One should not abuse Buddha, Jesus, Allah etc.
also. If you cannot cross the differences of Gods present in Hindu
religion, can you cross the differences in Gods present in this world? If
you cannot break the walls of rooms in a house and make a big wall, can
you break the walls between houses and make a big house? So, first you
must bring unity in the Hindu religion and then only bring unity in the
religions in the world.
First Shankaracharya came down. Upanishads discussed that a
man is God. If every man is God, who is to be liberated? Who has the
ignorance? For whom is all this effort put? So, the man discussed in the
Upanishads is not an ordinary man. It is the Lord in human form. The
Gita says “Manusheem…”, which means that Lord comes down in a
human body like Lord Krishna. In the case of this human body, the
discussions are on Advaita, Vishisthadvaita and Dvaita. Advaita says
that the soul in Lord Krishna’s human body is ‘Brahman’.
Vishisthadvaita says that this soul is a spark of Brahman. Dvaita says
that this soul is different from Brahman and has come down as a servant
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to do the work of God. In the Upanishads, the discussion was about the
human incarnation in general. So the names like Krishna, Rama etc.
were not mentioned. In every generation, Brahman is coming down as
human incarnation. So a particular name cannot be assigned. Since the
name is absent, this concept was extrapolated to every man. Therefore,
Advaita philosophers say that every man is God. Vishisthadvaita
philosophers say that man is a spark of God. Dvaita philosophers say
that every man is a servant of God. These three sects quarrel among
themselves. The actual point that the whole discussion is about Lord
Krishna is lost. The fruits have fallen in the drainage and people are
quarreling over the empty basket.
Some people with full jealousy can never agree that a human being
like Krishna is God. For them, God is separately present above. Krishna
is only a servant of God who does the work of God on this earth. Dvaita
philosophy satisfies them. Some other people with less jealousy treat
Krishna as a spark of God. For them, Vishisthadvaita philosophy
satisfies them. Some people with no jealousy agree that Krishna is the
Brahman. For them, the Advaita philosophy is meant. All the three
preachers are ‘Guru Datta’ only, who taught the same concept in
different ways to different levels of students. Advaita, Vishisthadvaita
and Dvaita are the three steps to climb up. First in Dvaita, you join the
service of God. Then in Vishisthadvaita, you become a part and parcel
of God. A father says to his sons, “You both are my two eyes”. You
become a limb of God here. As your service reaches climax, you
become God. God pervades all over your body. This is Advaita. There is
also the fourth stage over your body, which is Datta philosophy in
which God becomes your servant. Hanuman climbed all these steps
through His service to God. He reached the fourth stage also and he
defeated Rama in a battle. The Gita says that service means sacrificing
work (Karma sanyasa) and sacrificing the fruit of your work (money)
i.e., Karma Phala Tyaga. You may do either or both as per your
convenience and circumstances. Karma Phala Tyaga is better than
Karma sanyasa and both put together is the best, which is called Karma
Yoga as said in the Gita.
The Common ISKCON Question
[Shri. Surya forwarded the comments of a devotee on Shankara,
which are “Shankara is Lord Rudra or Shiva, who is produced by the
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Lord Narayana as per the Veda for the purpose of diverting the demons
from devotion to the Lord. Therefore, the philosophy of Shankara is
wrong”.]
Swami Replied: Some say that even Buddha is atheist to divert
the demons from doing sacrifice (Yajna) so that the demons will be
powerless. Buddha is the incarnation of Lord Narayana. Therefore, the
same blame applies to Narayana also. You say that Rudra is produced
by Narayana. But, the Veda also says that Shiva is Narayana by Himself
(Shivascha…). You may say that Shiva is different from Rudra. In such
case, the Veda says that Rudra is the one God and there is no second
God (Eko Rudro Na Dvitiyaya…). Now, this contradicts your Vedic
statement that only Narayana is God, who produced Rudra (Eko Ha
vai…). This contradiction can be removed only by one way, which is to
accept that Narayana and Rudra are one and the same God. When the
production of Rudra from Narayana comes, the interpretation should be
like this: The word Naryana stands for the Parabrahman (God) existing
in the energetic form of Vishnu. The word Rudra means the external
energetic form of Rudra. This means that Parabrahman produced all the
energetic forms of Rudra, Vishnu etc. The follower of Ramanuja
(Vishishta Advaitin) is also equal to the follower of Shankara (Advaitin)
in misinterpretations. Rejecting the soul as God is good. But confining
to only one energetic form (Narayana) is again bad and the same
mistake is done. The soul is in the human body and neither the soul nor
the human body is God. Similarly, the external energetic form of
Narayana is not God directly. It is as good as the soul or the human
body. All these three (soul, human body and energetic form are creation
only) are not God. The same applies to the energetic form of Rudra also.
But the merit in the energetic forms of Rudra and Narayana is that both
can be treated as God since God exists in them. Therefore, in the case of
human being, neither the human body nor the soul is God. But in the
case of Narayana and Rudra, the energetic form is not God but God is
present in those energetic forms. Therefore, such energetic forms in
which God exists can be treated as almost God like the live wire treated
as current. This does not also mean that every energetic form is an
abode of God. Indra is a soul in the energetic form. In the case of Indra,
neither the soul nor the external energetic form is God.
You say that Krishna generated Rudra to mislead some devotees in
the spiritual path. Krishna is a recent incarnation whereas Rudra exists
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because the then devotees could not digest the then existing human
incarnation, who was Madhva Himself. The Iskcon is just a replica of
the way of Madhva. The spiritual path was will developed from
Shankara to Ramanuja and to Madhva. The concept of human
incarnation in every generation is now established by Datta Swami
based on the words of your Krishna only (Yada Yadahi – Gita). Your
base is certainly Ramanuja and Madhva, who give more importance to
the devotee than God. You accept that Shiva is the greatest devotee of
Vishnu (Parama Bhagavata Uttama). You quote the scripture also in this
context (Vaishnavanaam Yatha Sambhuh). In such case, a follower of
Vishnu who insults Lord Shiva must be ashamed, since he is
contradicting the very philosophy of the original preacher of his own
Vaishnava cult. The scriptures also say that Krishna worshipped Lord
Shiva and also Narayana worshipped Lord Shiva on the mountain of
Meru. The scripture also says that Lord Vishnu became Mohini and
became the wife of Lord Shiva and gave birth to Sashta. Therefore, it is
foolish to fight with each other without understanding the preachers and
the various forms of the same God. Narayana means the source of
divine knowledge. This word indicates only Parabrahman. The
knowledge is not the inherent sign of the unimaginable God
(Parabrahman). God is only the source or basis for the knowledge. This
is indicated by the word Narayana. Shiva means auspicious without any
second impurity. God being the absolute truth is one without second and
therefore, becomes the purest entity. Purity is the auspicious quality
(Shiva). The Veda also says that Shiva is one without second (Advaitah
Shivah). Rudra means the God, who punishes the sinners and make
them weep (Rodayati iti Rudrah). If you recognize the concept of
unimaginable God and the energetic forms as media, you will be clear. I
appreciate you for having come to the height of the human incarnation
(Manusheem Tanum Asritam – Gita). You will come to the final point of
the divine knowledge, if you accept the existence of human incarnation
in every generation by following the same Gita.
You say that simple theoretical devotion is sufficient to please
God and you quoted a verse from the Gita (Satatam keertayantah…).
What about other verses which praise the practical devotion like the
sacrifice of work and fruit of work? Even in your verse, you have not
understood the meaning of “Yatantascha Drudhavratah”. The word
Yatantah means practical effort (Purusha Prayatna). The word
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bonds except one bond? You are relieved from the ties of several ropes
but if one tie of rope still exists, you cannot be declared as the
completely liberated soul.