Mother
(MAA)
Shree Hari
Does the child understand mother's efforts? Does a child have any power to understand her endeavors? No ! a child has no such power to comprehend her struggles. The child has no need whatsoever to understand her labor. He simply lies in his Maa's lap. Likewise, there is no need for us to understand what God does and how he does it. How is He, where does He live - we have no need to know all this. Does a child know where his mother was born? Whose daughter is she? Whose sister? Whose wife? Whose sister-in-law? Whose aunt? Where does she live? How does she support herself? What does she do? What business does she do and at what time,? Etc. The child knows nothing about these things, and also the child has no need to know this. Similarly how is our God (Maa)? Who is she? Whether she is beautiful or not? Whether she is harsh or compassionate? Whether she is good or bad? Whether she is helpful or harmful? Etc. etc. what have we got to do with all of this? Simply that she is my mother. Whatever is good for us, she will do on her own. What do we know of good and bad? What understanding do we have about what is good and what is not? Do we have that knowledge? Can we see that? Oh! What can Surdas see? What do we understand of what is good and what is not? What is proper and what is improper? There is no need to explain any of this at all. Simply, I am His and He is mine. He alone is my mother, my father, my brother, my friend, my family member and He is everything. And He only is my wealth, my possessions, my glories, my land, my property etc. He is everything –
tvameva mata cha pita tvameva
tvameva bandhuscha sakha tvameva |
tvameva vidyaa dravinam tvameva
tvameva sarvam mama devadeva ||
"You are my mother, father, brother, friend, knowledge .....You are my everything."
If someone asks you, who is your mother? God! Who is your father? God! Who is your brother? God! Who is your companion? God! Who does your work? God! Everything is only God. Everything is only Maa. Just as for a child, the mother is the clothes washer, mother is the hair dresser, mother is the midwife, mother is the one to breastfeed, mother is the Lord, mother is Guru (spiritual guide), mother is servant, mother is also a sweeper, etc. Mother is the one who does even the most menial tasks and even the most skilled tasks. Like that, everything is only God, then what are we worried about!
Chinta deen-dayaalko mo man sada anand. It is joy and only joy in our minds. Simply bliss ! Whether He is concerned for us, not concerned, what care do we have of this? Just as, whether the mother is worried or not about her child, what concern does the child have about this! She is worried about him on her own; because the child is her very own. It is no obligation for her to care for her own child. Rather it is her duty. Whether she does or does not do her duty, what has the child got to do with it? Child has no concern whatsoever regarding this matter. God too is like our mother in the same way, that is it! He is our mother. We neither have to do anything, nor do we have to know anything, nor study anything; but only remain joyful at all times. We have to blissfully play. Lying in the mother's lap, simply play, laugh and be happy. Why must we be happy? Because the mother is pleased, i.e. when we are happy, then the mother is pleased. For her pleasure only we are sitting in her lap, playing, jumping, and doing all work. We have no concern with anything else at all. We are only concerned about our one mother.
From "Jivan ka Satya" in Hindi by Swami Ramsukhdasji
Ram Ram
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If in doubt regarding the translation, please read the original Hindi message by Swamiji.
If in doubt regarding the translation, please read the original Hindi message by Swamiji.
FOR MESSAGE IN HINDI PLEASE VISIT Date : 12th Jun, 2012 " MAA "