Impartment of Mystic Teaching.

 

Mystic significance of the holy scriptures, and esoteric meaning of the ancient doctrines cannot be understood by reading books, or hearing scholarly lectures. Those blessed pupils who serve and live under the spiritual teacher, for life-long time with great reverence and devotion can understand and realise the Upanishads’ statements such as “Thou art That,” “I am Brahman,” “All indeed is Brahman,” etc.  Grace of the Guru gives the inner vision (of Atman).

Satguru communicates the secret knowledge of the Upanishads to his trusted disciples only after repeated entreaty and severe testing. According to the Upanishadic tradition the secret knowledge of Brahman may be imparted by a preceptor to his worthy son or to a trusted Sishya but not to another, whoever he may be, even if the latter should give him the whole earth surrounded by the water and filled with the treasures. After doing prostration to the blessed Guru, disciple should not turn his back to him and go away.  Even a child can be taught Vedanta provided the teacher knows very well what Vedanta truly means and how can it be applied to the different stages of life.

“Arthaturanam na Guror na bandhum.” That means a person who hankers after wealth, will not mind even to swindle Guru’s property.  Do not covet the wealth of the Guru.The blessed Guru who is a liberated one is ever peaceful and blissful. He has an equal vision and balanced mind. He is equal in honour and dishonour, censure and praise, pleasure and pain. He is free from egoism, pride, anger, lust and greed. He has no likes and dislikes, he has no attachment to anything. He is full of wisdom; he is childlike, he clears the doubts of the disciple merely by his presence or through his gracious look.To serve the poor and the sick, to serve the Guru and parents, to do charitable and noble acts, to possess knowledge of the Self by the grace of the Guru, is indeed a supreme blessing.  There is nothing so purifying as personal service of Guru.

Gurukripa is a trustworthy companion along the weary path to Moksha.

 

 

How to Ward off Anger?

Lust, greed, attachment, pride and anger are the inner enemies which rob one, of the treasure of Self Bliss. And even among these, anger is the most detrimental to sÍdhanÍ.

Some belongings may still remain even after a robbery is committed in a house, but if a house catches fire, then everything is reduced to ashes leaving nothing behind whatsoever.

In the same way, the thieves of greed and attachment destroy only some of our virtues, but the fire of anger reduces our entire treasure of japa, tapa and virtues to ashes. Therefore beware of anger.

It is alright to act angrily, but be ever alert not to let it possess you. Do not eat hurriedly. Take at least 25 minutes to chew and masticate the food properly. Eat sattvic food.

Avoid garlic, red chillies and fried foods. If you are faced with a situation in which it is difficult to ward off anger, then instantly press the tips of the fingers onto the fleshy part of your palms, making a fist.

Your anger will subside within seconds. Take a drink made from 10 grams of honey, a few tulsi leaves and a little bit of Santkripa choorna thoroughly dissolved in a glass of water.

This helps enhance your cheerfulness. If the choorna or tulsi are not available, honey alone will do. Those suffering from diabetes should not take honey.

They can, instead, take grapes and raisins, which are absolutely harmless and highly invigorating for diabetics. The spiritual prowess attained through one month’s sÍdhanÍ is destroyed in a single fit of anger.

Therefore, O my beloved brothers! Be careful. Do not waste your priceless life in frequent fits of anger.