Censure Greed for Money

|| Shree Hari ||

continued....

In this way, the actor (pretending to be a Sadhu) said many different things and the King silently listened. After a few days that actor sadhu said, "O' King! Now I must leave." The king said – "Alright Maharaj, as you wish." The king opened his treasury in front of him and told him, "Please take as much as you like, of the gold, silver, diamonds, pearls, money." The actor sadhu, took a lot of the precious things, and loaded it on his camel before departing. The King said, "O' Maharaj, so far you have taken from your side, but here is a silver box, which I wish to gift you. The king wrapped the silver box in a fine cloth and gave it to him and said, this is a gift from me. The actor sadhu, accepting the gift departed from there.

The actor sadhu returned to his own kingdom, where his king asked, what all did you bring back with you? The actor sadhu relayed the events that took place and said he had brought back lakhs and crores in jewels and money with him. The king thought this neighboring king to be most certainly foolish, that he did not even recognize that this man was not a genuine sadhu ! That king definitely is very ignorant ! The actor said that he has also brought back a silver box, that the king personally gifted to him. The king asked him to bring the box to see what was in it. The actor, brought the box. They unlocked the box and found another silver box inside. Opening that box, was yet a smaller silver box in it. In the smallest box, there was a broken shell. The king now understood, that the other king is not foolish and ignorant. Rather he is quite wise and intelligent. He is respectful of the garb of a sadhu. The king then asked about the conversation he had with the other king. The actor said, one day the king asked to share some words of wisdom. At that time I said, "O' King! You are most fortunate. You have a kingdom, wealth and possessions, a favorable wife and son etc. God is most merciful to you." On hearing this, the king understood everything. The three boxes are the gross body, subtle body and the causal body. What is in them? Inside is nothing more than a broken shell. Outwardly in appearance the actor sadhu looked good, but within there was nothing. This talk that God is most gracious to you – is like a broken shell. Is this something that is grace ? Grace is that in which one becomes Gods and remains engaged in "bhajan" (worship, prayer remembrance of God).

The point is that there is nothing great about have worldly things. The glories sung of the human body, such glories have not been sung about wealth or having a high post. There have been no glories sung of even Lord Indra, the Lord of Heaven. In front of devotees of the Lord, even Indra has no value. But by giving importance to wealth, you have fear that may be it will get over, exhausted. Is this humanity? But who to tell all this to ! There is no one who will listen.

I had heard that people get upset on listening to such things and they say that he is criticizing money. Gentlemen ! I am not criticizing money; but I am criticizing the greed. I am not criticizing your intellect that where is it hiding ! Keep lakhs and crore rupees, keep your post, but the intellect should not be shot! A man should become alert and conscious ! He should use his intelligence and realize that what are we doing ! We have received such a human body, which is a rarity even for "devatas" -

"Durlabho manusho deho dehinaam kshanbhangurh." (Bhagwat 11/2/29).

"Bade bhaag manush tanu paawa |

Sur durlabh sab granthanhi gaawa ||" (Manas 7/43/4) -

On receiving such a human body, what are you doing?

"Anityasasukham lokamimam praapya bhajasva maam ||" (Gita 9/33)

In other words, God says "on attaining the human body that is perishable and void of pleasure, only become devoted to Me and remember Me only".

One must become engaged in God, by which once and for all salvation will be attained.

How long will this money keep you company? Think ! If you die today, then what will happen to the money? The sins that you have incurred to acquire that money, will most certainly go with you, but not even a single penny will go with you. Everything will remain right here. For such money, you have ruined your feelings and sentiments. You have quarreled with your brothers and friends. Like this, how much injustice and nonsense you have done. With that money what else can happen besides your fall.

Narayan ! Narayan !! Narayan !!!

 

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Censure Greed for Money

|| Shree Hari ||

 

 

There is great significance of the sentiments and feelings that lie within. One man is doing outwardly work, he serves with the body, but the feelings that are within him, is more important. It is a very sad thing that man has given too much importance to money. As such it is not that important and deserving of that much attention. The body is significantly more important than money. The service that can be done by making an effort with this body, it cannot be done by money. It is not great to just have money in your possession. However, today there is much greed for money. We will work hard with our body. We will remain hungry, if we have to go somewhere we will walk it, but we will not spend the money. The value of money has increased significantly ! The money is given more importance than even the body. By working hard, one can generate money, but with money one cannot get a body. Even if lakh, ten lakhs, fifty lakh rupees are given, then too in place of it, you cannot get a human body. At the time of death, even if you give billions and trillion rupees then too you cannot save the body from dying. Even if you give all the money that exists in the entire world, then too, you will not be able to extend your life a moment longer - so precious is the time of this human body ! That time you are simply wasting away frivolously - There is no greater loss than this. In smoking cigarettes, trifling in playing and entertainment, cards and gambling, talking, joking around, gossiping, in complaining and criticizing others, in sleeping excessively, this is all a very great loss. This is not an ordinary loss. If ten-twenty thousand rupees are spend, then that is not much of a loss. You have to leave it here anyway and die. Even if you get lakhs and crores, then too you have to leave it and die. If you give something to someone, if you put it to use in some good work, then what is the big deal? It is the kind of thing that was going to depart from us only.

 

If someone has a lot of money, then it is not some exceptional grace of God. Even a sinner can get this money and possessions etc. - "sut dwaara aru Lakshmi paapi ke bhi hoi" There is nothing extra-ordinary about getting wealth. There was a king. That king was very committed to serving the saints and ascetics (sadhus). There are only a few people who have such commitment. The king used to become very pleased on seeing saints and sadhus. However a sadhu came, even if someone came dressed as a sadhu, he used to give them much respect them and serve them. If he heard from someone that a saint was coming towards the king's palace, he would personally walk towards them to greet them and bring them with him, and make them stay in the palace, and serve them well. Whatever the sadhu asked for, he would give them. He became very well-known in due time. In the neighborhood country, there was another king, who heard of the king's fame. A thought came to his mind that the other king is very foolish, any person can pretend to be a "sadhu" and cheat him. He called an actor in his court to go to the other king, dressed as a sadhu. Come back and report on all the activities and his behavior with you. The actor was also very clever. Dressed as a sadhu, he went to the other kingdom. As soon as the other king heard about a sadhu on the way, he immediately went to greet him and served him personally in various ways.

One day the king said to the sadhu, "Oh Great one, please share some of your wisdom." The sadhu said "O King, you are most fortunate, that you have such a large kingdom, so much wealth, and such a huge army. You wife, son and servants all obey you and do as you like. Therefore God's grace is showering immensely on you." (to be continued)

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Success in Human Life

|| Shree Hari ||

(Manushya Jeevan ki Safaltaa)

continued.....

Cow is very useful, very great, we benefit immensely from cows, therefore it is our main duty to protect the cows. However the cow does not have the ability to attain its enlightenment. This ability is only in the human body. The glories of demi-gods (devatas) is also not as much as the glories of human beings. The bodies of devatas are divine. They are not like our bodies made of bones and flesh. Our body has a predominance of earth, whereas the bodies ofdevatas have a predominance of spirit and radiant element. Just as in this light you can see everything, isn't it? This is the radiant element. This is pre-dominant in devatas. When a pig soiled and dirty, passes by us, then we can smell the fowl odour, in the same way, our body is that dirty, that the "devatas" can smell odour from our bodies. But gentlemen! Even those devatas are not eligible for enlightenment. The life of demi-gods (devatas) is only of pleasures. They have divine bodies, their abode is good, their food is nectar filled. However only the human body is great for attaining salvation, and not the bodies of "devatas." Therefore, human body is called the rarest of all –

Nar tan sam nahin kavniu dehi |

Jeev charaachar jaachat tehi || (Manas 7/121/5)

However, the criticism is that even on attaining the human birth, one does not attain one's supreme good and only remains immersed in eating and earning money.

Those who are attached to the two desires - accumulating money and enjoying it, for such men, what is the Supreme Essence ? What is liberation? What is the benefit of ending the cycle of birth and death? What is supreme bliss? They cannot know these things. They do not have the power to understand the Essence, to end the sorrow once and for all and to become ever blissful.

We want to attain that Essence, that can be attained through this human body. How can it be attained? For this there is one main point - Our intention, our aim, must become one of wanting to realize God. Whether we go through suffering, or attain joy, whether we become poor, or we become rich, whether we become sick or healthy, whether we continue to live or we die, whether people honor us or dishonor us, we have to attain salvation. Once the main aim becomes so, then God Realization can be very easy. As long as one does not have this aim, till then God Realization will appear to be difficult. In reality, realization, salvation, enlightenment is not difficult. The reason is, God is present everywhere, God is everywhere, in all space and time, in all beings, in all events, in all actions. There is not a single subatomic particle, where God is not present. The difficulty in realizing God is that one does not have a strong enough want. They are trapped in worldly pleasures and in hoarding. Therefore bringing an end this cycle, one should have the aim of attaining enlightenment.

Greater are objects then money, greater is body then objects, greater is discrimination (vivek) than the body, and greater is the real essence God than discrimination. Therefore one must honor God the most and doing so one should realize God. This is the main duty of a human being and in this is the success of human life

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Aim of Human Life

||  Shree Hari  || 

(Manushya Jeevan ka Uddeshya)

There is one main point and it is worth paying attention to, that this human body has been received only for attaining our salvation (Kalyaan).  Earning money and enjoying pleasures – is not the purpose of this human body at all.   Enjoyment of sense pleasures takes place in all the various different forms of birth. From the demi-gods (devatas) to those creatures lying in hell, they all get sense pleasures.   The pleasures gained by the senses, is also obtained in heaven and in hell.   In hell, where there is severe torture,  where one is thrown in boiling oil,  where the body is cut into many pieces, then too the creatures living in hell, do not die.   When they are pulled out of the boiling oil, at that time they experience a certain relief, a comfort.  When the body is torn to pieces then one suffers, but on getting the body, one experience a certain pleasure.  In this manner, one can get all the sense pleasures even in hell; dog, donkey, pig etc. also get pleasure.  But human body is not for sense enjoyment, not for rest and relaxation at all.  This human body is also not for experiencing suffering and sorrow.    The majority of pleasure lies in heaven, and majority of suffering lies in hell.   In human body both pleasure and pain come,  But the human body has been received to rise above both pleasure and pain, and to attain one's salvation. 

 

There is one extra-ordinary point.   The number of gratifying things that a human being receives, it is received only for doing something beneficial (hit) to others.  Also the gratifying things that one gets, are only for removing the sense of pleasure from them.   One must think deeply about these two points.    What is worldly pleasure?   The things that we desire,  if we acquire them then we get pleasure from it.  Just as if we long for money,  then on getting money we are pleased.  If we are desperately hungry, then on getting food we are gratified.  And if we are terribly thirsty, then on getting water, we feel delighted as our thirst is quenched.  In this way, on the fulfillment of a desire there is a pleasant feeling.  The pleasure is dependent on desire.  If there is no intense hunger, then even if you get the best of foods, then too, you will not be gratified.   If there is no greed in the mind, then even on getting a lot of money, you will not become delighted.  The point is that - Only a man who is unhappy due to not having a thing, becomes happy on getting that thing.  All the unions that are there in this world, in them at first there was pain, then only one can get pleasure from the union.  If there is no pain, then worldly objects will not give pleasure.   Thus the reason for that pleasure  is pain, and after that pleasure also there will surely be pain.   Just as on getting wealth one becomes happy, and when the wealth goes away, then one becomes unhappy.   On getting favorable things, one becomes pleased, and when it goes away, then on becomes displeased.   When pleasure comes then one feels good, and when it goes away, then one feels bad.   Similarly when pain comes then one feels bad,  and when it goes away,  then one feels good.   Feeling good and feeling bad is in both. On one side, one enjoys pleasures and another side one suffers pain, but if one weighs both, then there is no difference in the two! (to be continued)  

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How to Realize the Essence?

||  Shree Hari   ||

(Tattva ka Anubhav Kaise Ho)

continued.....

I will share with you one very fine point, which I have read in books and heard from saints.   

God exists (is present) and exists at all times. There is no time when God is not there.   The time is within God's enclosure.   God is at no time non-existent, but in God the time is non-existent.   God who is present at all times, therefore He is present now as well.  If he was not there right now, then how can God be there at all times?  

God is at all places, therefore he is here as well.   If God is not here, then how can God be considered to be everywhere?  

God is in everyone,  therefore God is in me also.    If God is not in me, then how can God be regarded as being in everyone? 

One other exceptional point is that God is our very own!  The body is not ours, intellect is not ours, senses are not ours, because they are all in all the workings of Nature, they are inert,  they are the kind to be born and later perish.  

 

Just as you say that "I am", then in this, is there any doubt whether "I am or not?"  Do you need to ask anyone about this?   Do you need to take testimony from anyone regarding this?  This is axiomatic.  In this "I am," the sense of "I"- ness is linked with Nature, whereas the "am" –ness is linked with "Is" (God, Existence). That "Is" has become "am".   On severing affinity with Nature,  "Is" remains and "am" also washes away.   This is the experience and realization of Saints.   Accept this point with an unflinching and resolute conviction, then all work will be alright.  In this there is one very big obstacle.  Now what is that obstacle?  I will share with you.  Pay extra attention .   Even on doing spiritual practices,  prayer and meditation, one does not see this.   Even after giving lectures for years,  this point did not come into my intellect.   This very same point I will tell you now straight-forwardly, which you accept at this very moment.    This fleeting pleasure that we relish,  that alone is the main obstacle. 

The amount of eating-drinking, sleeping-waking, sitting-speaking and honor-fame etc. that is there,  then due to an affinity with it, one experiences pleasure.   The attachment and attraction that one has towards this pleasure,  this is the main obstacle.  What is the means of getting rid of this?  Having the sentiments that how can others be happy?   If these clothes are very good, then how can others get them?  If honor and fame are great, then how can others get them?   In this manner, let the feelings and sentiments be one of giving to others.  This is a very easy means, to be free of contact born pleasures!   This work you can start from home itself.   Give happiness and pleasure to all – mother-father, wife-son etc., but do not take anything from them.  You are giving them happiness, but in return you have the sentiments that my son should listen to me,  if I serve my mother,  then she will give the jewellery to me only -  such thinking is dangerous.   These sentiments of wanting to take, is the main binding thing.   Therefore, leave the sentiments of wanting to take, and serve the mother only to make her pleased.    Tell the mother that whatever jewellery you have, the money that you have,  either give it to my brother or to my sister,  or give it to some Brahmin,  wherever you want, you give it there.   But only let me serve you,  in this please do not hesitate. 

Our work is only to serve.  We are to serve our mother-father.  If you have married a women and brought her home, then do not make her unhappy -  it is your duty,  whether she serves or not.  If she troubles you, gives you sorrow,  then understand that God has showered His immense grace on you.  If she were to promptly serve and do as we wish, then we would get trapped in attachment.  God alone is taking service from us, coming in the form of our mother - father,  wife-son etc.  If one develops such sentiments, then attachment to pleasures will go away.    The moment that attachment to pleasure goes away,  God will be realized;  because God is ever present, everywhere.    In all space, time, things, in all incidents, in all situations, it is only God.     Where will someone else come from?   Therefore a very easy means of God Realization is giving happiness to others and the obstacle to it is – taking pleasure.

 

Narayan!  Narayan !!  Narayan !!!    

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How to Realize the Essence?

||  Shree Hari   ||

 (Tattva ka Anubhav Kaise Ho)

continued.....

When we were studying at that time the teacher wrote and explained "A, B, C, D…."  and we accepted it as it being so and remembered it, and thus become learned in due time.  Now we do not quite know how the "A"  became an "A". Two lines were drawn vertically at an angle and one line was drawn through them and it was called "A" by the teacher, and we accepted it to be so,  that yes Sir,  this is an "A".  Now we have no other way out, besides accepting it to be so.   Whatever the teacher said, we followed suit, and we continued to learn and one day became very scholarly.   In the same way,  if we follow whatever is said by the Saints and great souls that we have faith in, then we will have the same realizations.  In this there is no doubt.   In the knowledge of alphabets, there is great and small; but in the knowledge of the Essence (Divinity), there is no great and small.  So far all those that have become great men, like Sanakaadik,  Naradji,  Vyasji, etc.,  who have attained enlightenment. That very same state where there is no knowledge greater than that, there is no joy greater than that, there is no progress greater than that,  there is no greater thing than that,  that Enlightenment can be attained by an ordinary man.   It can be attained by all men. It is only for the attainment of that Essence (tattva) that this human birth has been bestowed.  Eating, drinking, sleeping is also done by dogs and donkeys.   They too have children,  and families.  Now if human beings only do that much, then what is the significance of having a human birth?  This all is brute, inhumanity.   The form and appearance is that of a human being, but it is not human.   Human kind is that for which God out of His grace has given this human body - 

 

Kabahunk kari karunaa nar dehi

Det is binu hetu sanehi ||  (Manas 7/44/3) 

 

Such an outstanding opportunity was presented to you.  You have instead used it in sense enjoyments and hoarding.   What work are you indulging in?   In the middle, what trading and business are you trifling in?   Where were you to rise and where have you got stuck?   These sense enjoyments will also depart right here,  the body will also be left right here,  money will also be left behind here.   What have you gained from those things that are going to depart?   The genuine union is that which never leaves, which always remains with you.   Therefore gentlemen!   Take that thing which remains always with you,  One that is never displaced, one that never goes here and there.   Even if the body is cut into many pieces, then too, no one can take that thing away from you.  (to be continued)   

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How to Realize the Essence?

||  Shree Hari   ||

(Tattva ka Anubhav Kaise Ho)

To ask someone about their spiritual experiences, their realizations and to tell them about yours – both these are not very good things.   Secondly,  any speaker, will tell the very best points from his own perspective, as every body wants to feel honored.   He too cares about his reputation, therefore why will he tell you some thing inferior?  How will he hide his experiences, and realizations? 

 

It has come in the speeches of saints,  that one can test  saints and ascetics through words -  "Sadhu pichaaniye shabd sunaataa."  One can come to know the feelings and sentiments of ascetics, by what they say.    If you talk properly to any man,  if you pay attention to what they are saying, then you will get to know their inner feelings and sentiments,  and how they are?  How highly developed they are?  

 

From seeing Gita one can tell about God's feelings and sentiments.  On studying the Gita, it has come to my understanding that God has placed great emphasis on two points -  one is to do spiritual practices until death (for the length of your life) and secondly, be very careful (attentive) at the very last moment before death.    The amount that God has spoken about these two subjects, he has not spoken about any other subject.

 

Questioner -  How to experience that Essence, Maharajji?  

Swamiji -  First accept this point that everything is only Paramatma (God);  whether we see it or not;  whether we understand it or not.  It is the main principle of Gita -  "Vasudevah Sarvamiti sa Mahatma sudurlabhah"  (Gita 7/19).  In other words,  the great soul who experiences that all is only Paramatma (God)  is a rarity.   I have heard talks of such great and elevated souls and read that when they explain a point to someone or give a response to a question,  then too in their minds the thought does not arise that I know a lot, and the questioner is ignorant and doesnt know.   I am the one revealing this to him. I am making him aware of this;  he is learning and I am teaching him  -  great souls do not have such feelings.   Then what feelings and sentiments do they have?     It is my Lord (Prabhu, God) only who taking on His pervasive form is asking me.   Whatever is Lord's views and philosophy, these I am relaying.  In this manner, I am serving the Lord.  God becomes ignorant and then asks a question, to satisfy the desire and attachment that I have within me to speak.  God is only asking to shower His grace on me.  It is to get rid of my attachment to speaking that Lord has created this circumstance.  It is God's divine play only.  Whatever form is seen of this world,  it is the Lord's form (swaroop).    And whatever efforts are taking place in the world,  they are all God's divine play (lila).   It is God only  out of His kindness, carrying out His special divine play (lila).  God has nothing to do with anyone, no motive whatsoever. He has nothing He wishes to take from anyone, nor to learn from anyone.  He is only doing this out of His mercy.    Therefore it is His mercy and grace all the way – this point we must all accept.   From the very beginning, if we accept and believe the realizations of the great souls, then these realizations will begin to be perceived.    (continued)  

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