"Discover the source of inner joy, it never fails, is always full and always fresh because it comes da Dio."
Oggi è un giorno sacro, è il giorno in cui onoriamo il Saggio Vyâsa che dette all'umanità la gemma preziosa del culto Saguna (l'adorazione di Dio con Forma) nonché la speranza e la certezza che mânava (l'uomo) può diventare Mâdhava (Dio), che nara (l'uomo) può diventare Nârâyana (Dio) e jîva (l'anima individuale) può assurgere a Brahman (l'Essere Cosmico) o, piuttosto, che jîva è Brahman. Il Bhâgavata, i Purâna e il Brahmasûtra sono i grandi testi che esaltano tali dottrine preziose.
Siate parenti di Dio
L'uomo è una mescolanza di elementi della stessa sostanza a due a due: mâyâ (illusione) e Mâdhava (Dio), bhrama (illusione) e Râma (Dio), deha (corpo) e Dehî (Âtma), jada (materia inerte) e Cit (Consapevolezza), sharîra (corpo) e sharîrî (anima incarnata), jîva (anima individuale) e Brahman (l'Universale). Prendendo ad esempio le due pietre circolari di una macina, quella del Brahman è fissa e quella del jîva si muove; la pietra fissa è la base e quella che si muove è la "dipendente". Il Guru è il maestro che rimuove da noi l'ignoranza fondamentale, che cela la conoscenza of this truth, and Purnima or full moon day, was chosen to honor him. As a result of knowledge, it puts an end to the anguish pouring burning, however, cool comfort in the mind of man. Narayana Vyas is revered as the same because who but God can inspire such enlightenment? If your loyalty is to the family, you are a servant of this, but if it goes to God, you are one of his servants. But do not look at the fee that gives you, do not argue or bargain for pay or reward: just outside workers are clamoring for their pay and complain about the amount. Be a relative, a family member, a son of God, then keep well-being will be your task. Try to be closer to God, as his close relatives, not calculated the number of hours you have spent in serving and Dolet if not, he is not compensated. Always be at your service, ie to do good and be good.
Connect to God with the "cord" of Smaran
Karna knew that death is always around the corner and then, whenever anyone went to him for a favor, satisfy him immediately, although it was difficult because he said: "My mind can change, my life can end." When two people meet, they ask each other "Are you okay?" (Kshemama?) And satisfy both automatically "Very well, thank you" without realizing that their life is shortened by one day. They do not have kshema (welfare), have only suffered kshîna (decline). So hurry up and decide to spend your days as best as possible.
Guru is one who shows you have taken a wrong road that leads to more and more darkness, they know the right path and is full of love for all those struggling to escape the travails of the dark without lights to illuminate their steps.
This is the day that is remembered with gratitude the first of the Guru: He is none other than Narayana, Reality. If you have an external guru and pray that you will Narayana interior to reveal the way and lead. It is always better to be inspired by the inner Guru, because most of those who claim these are themselves wallowing in worldly pleasures or are slaves of greed, envy and malice. Guru means "heavy" and many have only the characteristic of the physical weight, height not spiritual! If you must carry the current from the power plant to your house to illuminate it, you have to place the poles at regular intervals to attach the cables to the control panel; likewise, if you want to earn the grace of God, do sadhana at regular times and connect to God with the "cable" of Smaran (the recitation of the Divine Name).
Discover the source of inner joy
Chârvâka1 I asserted that "it is better an egg today than a hen tomorrow." By this I mean that you should not give up a pleasure of the moment in the hope of something better in the future, yet the happiness of renunciation can be enjoyed here and now and it's much more satisfying and exciting than that which derives from and dall'arraffare 'attachment. In addition, there some satisfaction in being the master of the senses rather than being their slave. Now let be the slave of the coffee, but you decide not to supply such attachment and follow this decision for three consecutive days: you become the master and slave your language! The coffee can not keep you under his rule. If it were capable of bringing joy, everyone would receive equal emphasis to this drink, whereas some prefer tea, coffee and many find disgusting, some like to take it without sugar and other no milk. So is the mind to please not coffee, not the object to satisfy the senses. The secret is to discover the source of joy interiore che non viene mai a mancare, che è sempre piena e sempre fresca perché scaturisce da Dio. Che cos'è il corpo? Non è altro che l'Âtma racchiuso nei cinque involucri (kosha): quello formato di cibo (annamaya), quello del principio vitale (prânamaya), quello costituito di pensieri (manomaya), quello dell'intelligenza (vijñânamaya) e quello composto di beatitudine (ânandamaya). Con la contemplazione costante di questi involucri, l'aspirante spirituale (sâdhaka) ottiene la discriminazione per recedere dall'esterno e rivolgersi all'interno, al più reale. In tal modo, passo dopo passo, egli abbandona un involucro dopo l'altro e può eliminarli tutti per ottenere la consapevolezza its unity with Brahman.
Truth and Love as your guides
Most of you heard me say these things continuously, year after year, but few are also the only first step in the Sadhana. You ask me to continue to talk and take notes of what I say to read them but this is pure waste if you put them into practice. You can talk so high-sounding but judged not come to your language but for the actions and behavior. There was a woman who took part in a whole series of meetings on the Bhagavata and took some steps characteristic after which it became troppo pigra per attingere acqua e cominciò a dormire fine a tardi. Quando suo marito la rimproverò, ella citò un verso in cui si affermava che ognuno ha in sé tutti i fiumi sacri, il Gange, lo Yamuna e il Sarasvatî, sotto forma di Idâ, Pingalâ e Sushumnâ (canali sottili di energia a sinistra, a destra e al centro della spina dorsale)! Il marito rimase sbalordito dalla sua sfrontatezza, dal suo atteggiamento spirituale falso ed escogitò di darle cibi molto salati e portar via da casa tutti i recipienti e le brocche d'acqua; quando ella cominciò ad avere molta sete e a chiedere disperatamente acqua, le citò lo stesso inno e volle che attingesse acqua dai fiumi sacri dentro di sé! In voi non c'è spazio the hypocrisy and double-dealing in things spiritual as they are concerned, you have to proceed along the path straight and narrow with Truth and Love as your guides and companions. Young people go to foreign countries and their elderly parents worry about their reactions to the attractiveness of foreign culture, the father writes to his son begged him not to abandon family habits around food, drink, worship and prayer and the child are tears in his eyes as he reads these words. He enters the chest but this letter is all that is, gave in to temptation and divert, and honor the paper it is written the letter but not the argument that it was written. The books are considered sacred alla stessa stregua: su di essi si gettano fiori a cascata, si santifica il cibo offrendolo loro e li si porta in processione per le strade con in testa suonatori e tamburini. A dispetto di questo, leggerli o provare a capire quello che contengono o mettere in pratica una piccola parte di ciò per cui sono stati scritti, è un compito impossibile per i più!
Non cercate difetti negli altri
Vi dirò solo una cosa che questi libri insegnano, una cosa che voglio decidiate di seguire da oggi in poi: "Non cercate difetti negli altri, smettete di calunniarli e danneggiarli (paradûshana e parahimsâ), non scandalizzate no, do not try envy or ill will, always be sweet in character and in speaking and conversation fill your devotion and humility. "Live with Love, and Love for Love (Prema). Then the Lord who is the embodiment of 'Amore (Premasvarûpa), will give you all do not even ask for anything. He knows, is the mother who does not wait for the cries of the child to feed, His love is so big and deep for him to anticipate your every need and rush to your aid. You all are up anxiously to know when I will grant the "interview" to put in front of me the long list of wishes that you brought that grow and multiply they never end. Fulfillment of un desiderio ne porta una nuova serie; lottate per giungere al punto in cui solo il desiderio di Lui conterà e sarete uno strumento nelle Sue Mani.
Alle orecchie piace il male, sono talmente corrotte e snaturate che non accolgono la bontà. Controllate ciò che udite. Le pastorelle (gopî) desideravano soltanto sentir parlare della grandezza di Krishna, del Suo fascino, delle Sue parole, dei Suoi scherzi, dei Suoi giochi, dei Suoi divertimenti, delle Sue imprese, dei Suoi risultati. Quando riempite voi stessi dell'Amore di Krishna, ottenete identità e intima unione con il Divino (sârûpya e sâyujya). Impegnatevi per questo scopo supremo, non per obiettivi lower.
Prasanthi Nilayam July 13, 1965,
Celebration Gurupurnima
(Translated from "Sanatana Sarathi", July 2009)
1. Charvakas: pupil of the school founded by the materialist philosopher who proposed the sophistic coarser form of atheism or materialism.
Oggi è un giorno sacro, è il giorno in cui onoriamo il Saggio Vyâsa che dette all'umanità la gemma preziosa del culto Saguna (l'adorazione di Dio con Forma) nonché la speranza e la certezza che mânava (l'uomo) può diventare Mâdhava (Dio), che nara (l'uomo) può diventare Nârâyana (Dio) e jîva (l'anima individuale) può assurgere a Brahman (l'Essere Cosmico) o, piuttosto, che jîva è Brahman. Il Bhâgavata, i Purâna e il Brahmasûtra sono i grandi testi che esaltano tali dottrine preziose.
Siate parenti di Dio
L'uomo è una mescolanza di elementi della stessa sostanza a due a due: mâyâ (illusione) e Mâdhava (Dio), bhrama (illusione) e Râma (Dio), deha (corpo) e Dehî (Âtma), jada (materia inerte) e Cit (Consapevolezza), sharîra (corpo) e sharîrî (anima incarnata), jîva (anima individuale) e Brahman (l'Universale). Prendendo ad esempio le due pietre circolari di una macina, quella del Brahman è fissa e quella del jîva si muove; la pietra fissa è la base e quella che si muove è la "dipendente". Il Guru è il maestro che rimuove da noi l'ignoranza fondamentale, che cela la conoscenza of this truth, and Purnima or full moon day, was chosen to honor him. As a result of knowledge, it puts an end to the anguish pouring burning, however, cool comfort in the mind of man. Narayana Vyas is revered as the same because who but God can inspire such enlightenment? If your loyalty is to the family, you are a servant of this, but if it goes to God, you are one of his servants. But do not look at the fee that gives you, do not argue or bargain for pay or reward: just outside workers are clamoring for their pay and complain about the amount. Be a relative, a family member, a son of God, then keep well-being will be your task. Try to be closer to God, as his close relatives, not calculated the number of hours you have spent in serving and Dolet if not, he is not compensated. Always be at your service, ie to do good and be good.
Connect to God with the "cord" of Smaran
Karna knew that death is always around the corner and then, whenever anyone went to him for a favor, satisfy him immediately, although it was difficult because he said: "My mind can change, my life can end." When two people meet, they ask each other "Are you okay?" (Kshemama?) And satisfy both automatically "Very well, thank you" without realizing that their life is shortened by one day. They do not have kshema (welfare), have only suffered kshîna (decline). So hurry up and decide to spend your days as best as possible.
Guru is one who shows you have taken a wrong road that leads to more and more darkness, they know the right path and is full of love for all those struggling to escape the travails of the dark without lights to illuminate their steps.
This is the day that is remembered with gratitude the first of the Guru: He is none other than Narayana, Reality. If you have an external guru and pray that you will Narayana interior to reveal the way and lead. It is always better to be inspired by the inner Guru, because most of those who claim these are themselves wallowing in worldly pleasures or are slaves of greed, envy and malice. Guru means "heavy" and many have only the characteristic of the physical weight, height not spiritual! If you must carry the current from the power plant to your house to illuminate it, you have to place the poles at regular intervals to attach the cables to the control panel; likewise, if you want to earn the grace of God, do sadhana at regular times and connect to God with the "cable" of Smaran (the recitation of the Divine Name).
Discover the source of inner joy
Chârvâka1 I asserted that "it is better an egg today than a hen tomorrow." By this I mean that you should not give up a pleasure of the moment in the hope of something better in the future, yet the happiness of renunciation can be enjoyed here and now and it's much more satisfying and exciting than that which derives from and dall'arraffare 'attachment. In addition, there some satisfaction in being the master of the senses rather than being their slave. Now let be the slave of the coffee, but you decide not to supply such attachment and follow this decision for three consecutive days: you become the master and slave your language! The coffee can not keep you under his rule. If it were capable of bringing joy, everyone would receive equal emphasis to this drink, whereas some prefer tea, coffee and many find disgusting, some like to take it without sugar and other no milk. So is the mind to please not coffee, not the object to satisfy the senses. The secret is to discover the source of joy interiore che non viene mai a mancare, che è sempre piena e sempre fresca perché scaturisce da Dio. Che cos'è il corpo? Non è altro che l'Âtma racchiuso nei cinque involucri (kosha): quello formato di cibo (annamaya), quello del principio vitale (prânamaya), quello costituito di pensieri (manomaya), quello dell'intelligenza (vijñânamaya) e quello composto di beatitudine (ânandamaya). Con la contemplazione costante di questi involucri, l'aspirante spirituale (sâdhaka) ottiene la discriminazione per recedere dall'esterno e rivolgersi all'interno, al più reale. In tal modo, passo dopo passo, egli abbandona un involucro dopo l'altro e può eliminarli tutti per ottenere la consapevolezza its unity with Brahman.
Truth and Love as your guides
Most of you heard me say these things continuously, year after year, but few are also the only first step in the Sadhana. You ask me to continue to talk and take notes of what I say to read them but this is pure waste if you put them into practice. You can talk so high-sounding but judged not come to your language but for the actions and behavior. There was a woman who took part in a whole series of meetings on the Bhagavata and took some steps characteristic after which it became troppo pigra per attingere acqua e cominciò a dormire fine a tardi. Quando suo marito la rimproverò, ella citò un verso in cui si affermava che ognuno ha in sé tutti i fiumi sacri, il Gange, lo Yamuna e il Sarasvatî, sotto forma di Idâ, Pingalâ e Sushumnâ (canali sottili di energia a sinistra, a destra e al centro della spina dorsale)! Il marito rimase sbalordito dalla sua sfrontatezza, dal suo atteggiamento spirituale falso ed escogitò di darle cibi molto salati e portar via da casa tutti i recipienti e le brocche d'acqua; quando ella cominciò ad avere molta sete e a chiedere disperatamente acqua, le citò lo stesso inno e volle che attingesse acqua dai fiumi sacri dentro di sé! In voi non c'è spazio the hypocrisy and double-dealing in things spiritual as they are concerned, you have to proceed along the path straight and narrow with Truth and Love as your guides and companions. Young people go to foreign countries and their elderly parents worry about their reactions to the attractiveness of foreign culture, the father writes to his son begged him not to abandon family habits around food, drink, worship and prayer and the child are tears in his eyes as he reads these words. He enters the chest but this letter is all that is, gave in to temptation and divert, and honor the paper it is written the letter but not the argument that it was written. The books are considered sacred alla stessa stregua: su di essi si gettano fiori a cascata, si santifica il cibo offrendolo loro e li si porta in processione per le strade con in testa suonatori e tamburini. A dispetto di questo, leggerli o provare a capire quello che contengono o mettere in pratica una piccola parte di ciò per cui sono stati scritti, è un compito impossibile per i più!
Non cercate difetti negli altri
Vi dirò solo una cosa che questi libri insegnano, una cosa che voglio decidiate di seguire da oggi in poi: "Non cercate difetti negli altri, smettete di calunniarli e danneggiarli (paradûshana e parahimsâ), non scandalizzate no, do not try envy or ill will, always be sweet in character and in speaking and conversation fill your devotion and humility. "Live with Love, and Love for Love (Prema). Then the Lord who is the embodiment of 'Amore (Premasvarûpa), will give you all do not even ask for anything. He knows, is the mother who does not wait for the cries of the child to feed, His love is so big and deep for him to anticipate your every need and rush to your aid. You all are up anxiously to know when I will grant the "interview" to put in front of me the long list of wishes that you brought that grow and multiply they never end. Fulfillment of un desiderio ne porta una nuova serie; lottate per giungere al punto in cui solo il desiderio di Lui conterà e sarete uno strumento nelle Sue Mani.
Alle orecchie piace il male, sono talmente corrotte e snaturate che non accolgono la bontà. Controllate ciò che udite. Le pastorelle (gopî) desideravano soltanto sentir parlare della grandezza di Krishna, del Suo fascino, delle Sue parole, dei Suoi scherzi, dei Suoi giochi, dei Suoi divertimenti, delle Sue imprese, dei Suoi risultati. Quando riempite voi stessi dell'Amore di Krishna, ottenete identità e intima unione con il Divino (sârûpya e sâyujya). Impegnatevi per questo scopo supremo, non per obiettivi lower.
Prasanthi Nilayam July 13, 1965,
Celebration Gurupurnima
(Translated from "Sanatana Sarathi", July 2009)
1. Charvakas: pupil of the school founded by the materialist philosopher who proposed the sophistic coarser form of atheism or materialism.
