Question: Maharaj Ji! A lot of modern gurus claim to offer knowledge
through courses, what would you say about it?
Answer: Most affectionately Maharaj Ji turned to them and said,
“Nothing to say nor it is needed now to say anything. Everybody claims to know
everything. Vedanta is being sold just at the price of two paise. People read it and
also write about it. But the means Sadhan, the technique cannot be but in black and
white, some accomplished Mahapurush activates it only in the heart. Instead of wasting
time in fruitless wanderings hither and thither, it is better to go to the shelter of
any Mahapurush. Only by serving him, by living in his close company and attending his
discourses, you can pave the way of your well-being. Tulasidas confirms this in the
following conflate:
एक घड़ी आधी घड़ी ,आधी की पुनि आध ,
तुलसी संगत साधु की ,काटे कोटि अपराध
The company of a saint for an hour or for half an hour or even for the quarter of an
hour snaps the shackles of thousand sins.
Question: Maharaj Ji! Is it not possible to perform Bhajan at home?
Answer: See! Nobody can leave his house out of his own sweet will.
There was a thief who became a Sadhu when he found himself beset with the possibilities
of impeding punishment. At ashram, he continued to engage himself in mischievous act of
searching belongings of fellow saints while they were asleep. When he failed to find
anything, he started shifting the Kamandals (jars) from one place to another
and thus was addicted to his evil traits. Every night he used to do it. The Mahatmas
faced obstructions on account his mischief. The regular vigil revealed the truth and he
was caught red-handed. When he was asked about his antecedents before becoming Sadhu, he
gave the detailed information about his previous stealing and thefts. Since he had been
a thief, his Sanskars were not leaving him. So, by quitting your home, you
should not think that your nature would change. The real household lies in the mind of
man and it is held back by its mental state. External renunciations would never lead to
internal one until God ordains you to leave the house, you should not do it because it
is sin. When He orders you to take of, it is great sin to stay at home any more. So live
in your houses and wait till the permission is granted. If you leave abruptly the clutch
of the mind would not release, the old habits/Sanskars would chase you.
गुण स्वभाव त्यागे बिना दुर्लभ परमानन्द
Without abjuring the old habits and nature, the Supreme Bliss is only an El Do Rado.
बिना विचारे जो करै, सो पाछे पछिताय।
काम बिगारै आपनो, जग में होत हंसाय॥
If a man does anything without calculations, he is sure to repent. He bungles his own
business and becomes ludicrous in the eyes of others.
If you want to haste at all, you should be in haste to do prayers. Otherwise, you will
make the mess of everything.
Question: Maharaj Ji! Bless me so that I may perform Bhajan.
Answer: Maharaj ji asked – Do you know what Bhajan is? You can
perform bhajan only when you know its true meaning
One should first fix his/her Swaroop (identity) in the heart. Everything should be seen
as preparation what we call as beginning stage until it is fixed. Gradually when it is
fixed it becomes perceptible, the soul starts plying the vehicle of heart and know its
way onwards. Then you would be able to know, what Bhajan is and how it works! To sit
with closed eyes is not the real Bhajan, it is only the primary stage of it. When God
(Isht) explains what is good or bad, what is acceptable or what is unacceptable, Bhajan
begins. It should not be forgotten, that the primary efforts are also important because
they hold the key and lead to Bhajan. Try to understand that
Bhajan cannot be performed by anyone, it actually happens by Sadhguru’s
grace.
(Source: Jeevanadarsh Evam Atmanubhuti)
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