1 human birth is the free gift , god has gifted the universe to each one of us along with life, and a limited longevity
2 but how much we make use of it , he has left to us , with a definite package of wisdom
3 this wisdom can be enhanced to unlimited extent to expand the range of our command
4 a few are able to command enormously and majority others remain as foot soldiers with very limited abilities
5 guru guides , one rises in command, what is the limit ?
no limits in fact ,
6 the ultimate height is to be the commander of the universe, vishvanath, jagannath, lokanath, prabhu, [not just names, these are meant to be actualized in life, that is why such names, indicating the possibility and the goal of existence
During a winter night, three monkeys caught hold of a glow worm
(it glows in the night, I don’t know its name in English),
kept it in middle and some dry leaves on it
and started blowing it,
with a hope that it will end up in a flame
and they can become warmer.
A crow sitting on a branch of a tree nearby watching the complete action
advised the monkeys that “it is only a glow worm and no fire can be made”
by blowing repeatedly.
The moneys looked at the crow ferociously and started blowing again.
When the monkeys tired of the action,
the crow advised them once again about the futility of blowing.
The three monkeys looked at each other and caught hold of the crow
and killed it by ripping its body open.
this is the fate of a a wise person teaching truth to the ignorant believers
neither can they understand nor are ready to receive the true knowlege.
i observed that when i pointed out certain needed correction s in a half baked blog by a master here, the sincere followers attacked me saying i am arrogant , and master only is right .
i just felt pity for them , they are the losers, i lost nothing
so popularity is not the measure to assess the truth , truth to be confirmed by its own standard
only gem experts know , not all, the value of gems
2 but how much we make use of it , he has left to us , with a definite package of wisdom
3 this wisdom can be enhanced to unlimited extent to expand the range of our command
4 a few are able to command enormously and majority others remain as foot soldiers with very limited abilities
5 guru guides , one rises in command, what is the limit ?
no limits in fact ,
6 the ultimate height is to be the commander of the universe, vishvanath, jagannath, lokanath, prabhu, [not just names, these are meant to be actualized in life, that is why such names, indicating the possibility and the goal of existence
7 this ability is possible, on the basis of one becoming a gnanamurthi, a know-all in one life time .
when he knows all, the laws of nature are just open book to him, from inside, not from outside
8 outside books are helpful to the extent of providing the language/medium to transact with all in the universe clearly unambiguously
9 the real, true, authentic knowledge of all the laws of nature comes from within , which he may express in book or speech, his words will be flawless, universal, true, these revelations are the essential part of inner knowledge , and this knowledge gets internally updated every moment as the whole universe is updating itself each moment , hence will not become obsolete
10 and such a person is able to impart that precious knowledge to others as per need and eligibility, and thereby commands the authority on the teaching of the total knowledge, and hence he raises to be a jagadguru
11 those who come in to this path of raising their wisdom similarly start progressing , and start to acquire the ability to read their inner script , will be self sufficient, masters, and will not be wanting in any of the spiritual glories , not needing to look outside for any help.
12 these abilities will not come overnight, but gradually in proportion with their spiritual assignments prescribed by guru.
13, so we find different levels of such aspirants with greater or lesser abilities around , mostly they will be in the process of trekking the path towards perfection .
14 if we come across any such aspirants, we need not be in haste in concluding either -that he is perfect or he is ignorant . he will be at some stage, difficult to assess exactly how much .
15 if one interacts sufficiently with such aspirant , one comes to know the reality of his level at least approximately
16,but world is in a hurry, it is quick to conclude what ever, with scanty stray encounters and assign a label to him , and miss / skip any possible benefit from such individuals
17 or over estimate to his embarasment,/ harassment and expect him to marvel them with miracles which he is yet to learn to perform, and he not doing it, they start ridiculing and discounting
18 they see trivialities, tv cinema news papers and spend the life wastefully , thus world will be left steeped in ignorance ad theere by in problems
19, once a while great writers start speculating and write for money name fame popularity and general public statrts devouring what they dole out , and start parrotting their words as quotes blogs etc, knowing not that what their stuff learnt is not authentic but half cooked
20 we , so conclude wrong hypotheses such as -- the love is the basis of spirituality , neither knowing what love is, nor how it generates nor how it happens in life . it is not their fault
they repeat what ''great'' thinkers have written in ''big'' books .
it is unfortunate , added to this the secondary readers advance their own opinions , with no regard to truth / precision
and wrong practices of pretensions of love happen , with never reaching true great heights of spirituality
it is unfortunate , added to this the secondary readers advance their own opinions , with no regard to truth / precision
and wrong practices of pretensions of love happen , with never reaching true great heights of spirituality
This takes me to another story of glow worms and monkeys A small episode in pancha thanthra , the great, moral teaching classic for children
During a winter night, three monkeys caught hold of a glow worm
(it glows in the night, I don’t know its name in English),
kept it in middle and some dry leaves on it
and started blowing it,
with a hope that it will end up in a flame
and they can become warmer.
A crow sitting on a branch of a tree nearby watching the complete action
advised the monkeys that “it is only a glow worm and no fire can be made”
by blowing repeatedly.
The moneys looked at the crow ferociously and started blowing again.
When the monkeys tired of the action,
the crow advised them once again about the futility of blowing.
The three monkeys looked at each other and caught hold of the crow
and killed it by ripping its body open.
this is the fate of a a wise person teaching truth to the ignorant believers
neither can they understand nor are ready to receive the true knowlege.
i observed that when i pointed out certain needed correction s in a half baked blog by a master here, the sincere followers attacked me saying i am arrogant , and master only is right .
i just felt pity for them , they are the losers, i lost nothing
so popularity is not the measure to assess the truth , truth to be confirmed by its own standard
only gem experts know , not all, the value of gems
I liked that story of glow worm and monkeys. And your last statement that 'popularity is not a measure to assess truth'.
ReplyDeleteAnd, when did you become Msharshi!!??
To name me is to designate me
Deleteto accomplish the impossible ,
to raise me , to enable me
to live that name,
to realize that name in real life ,
to shape me, to mold me ,
to sculpt me, to cast me, to construct me,
to paint me, to sharpen me , to elevate me,
from nothing, that i really am
from the colorless tasteless odorless raw material that i am
to enable me to grow as a personality
as an entity , as an individuality,
to become a visible god
from the invisible deeper potential at the core
Names make the forms
name is a seed sown in the consciousness,
sprouts, grows, becomes the form
good names create good personalities
bad names, curses, create bad personalities
naming is a great sanskar
New name is a new life
narendra is vivekananda
gautham is budha
rk is param hansa
mahesh is mahesh yogi
rajneesh is osho
kaushik is vishvamithra
We
have namavali 108 names, 1000 names,
each is a powerful seed
in fact one name is not sufficient for one individual
an individual is a bundle of infinite individuals ,
having different potential personalities to be activated
and brought to surface by appropriate names
now an anti climax, on the limitation of name!
there is much more than a name can tell ,
since ''name does negate''
any name is associated with form, qualities, characteristics,
dimensions, geo, time frame,
and so definitely ''negates'' the truth of one's indefinable grand existence ,
and is a binding and a hindrance, a veil, an obstruction,
so it's not a unmixed blessing ,
how to reconcile the great positive potential of name
with equally negative potential?
simple
on the upward journey to reach the nirgun nirakarpara brahman ,
to the core of our being, the fertile field
from which all potentialities manifest,
one must ''get rid of'' all limiting nama rupa guna ,
transcend , go beyond and reach that field .
once established in that field, now the glory of nama comes into picture
here is the stage the nama brings with it,
all the mahimas from that field as if seed sprouts and yields crop of all virtues associated with every name, into the manifest daily living of the individual ,
makes him mahimaanvitha .
here is the significance of all the names of all the gods
and one becomes the shiva if one wants
or vishnu if he wants, or lakshmi if s/he wants as per his/her need and desire
all gods are now playing with him , sharing their unlimited powers .
this is how one needs to be familiar with his ''nameless'' stature,
and also one needs to invoke the names and enjoy the ''name-fullness'' of that name
ie, one should be able to traverse from parabrahma to any loka transparently, by nama sankeerthan like narad and be also on the earth plane with his official aadhaar card or pan card etc
think on how saints truly overcame the negating /limiting / downsizing effect
of the the name , form, and biodata, and asserted their real grand stature
Let us see what adi shankara said for these FAQs
1 Who are you?
He did not say his name is shankara,
But he said
I am not these limiting features
I am that unmanifest absolute
Shivoham,
He asserted once again
shivah kevaloham
2 where are you from, ?
He did not say I am of kaladi,kerala
But he said
Swadesho bhuvanathrayam
My land is the entire three bhuvanas
3 who are your parents, kith and kin,
He did not say parents x , y
But he said
Matha cha parvathi devi
Pitha devo maheshvara
Bandhava shivabhkthasya
4 who is your guru?
He would have repeated simply he is so and so ,
but he asserted truly
My guru is
Gurur brahma gurur Vishnu, gururdevo maheshvara
Gurusakshath parabrahma
brahma, vishnu , maheshvara are my guru
verily, the unmanifest absolute is my guru
he again delimits the influence of name negating the true stature of his human guru
really , the saints are so wise not to get bound by any factor localizing their universal existence, miniaturize / or negate their infinite stature