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Shri Datta Swami

 04 Jan 2006

 

Kashi Gita - 4th Bilva Leaflet

O humanity! Hear My song -- Be attentive to realize it (chorus)

 

I am that Dattatreya born to – sage Atri and mother Anasuya.

I came down from Sahya hill – to establish true spiritual knowledge.

I correct the spiritual preachers, - hence, My students are very few.

In that generation I had only – one student that was Adi Shankara.

The reason is not due to – the high standard of My knowledge.

The only reason is that – My knowledge is the naked truth always.

Truth is not liked by many, - only Maya attracts the masses here.

The gravel stones are plenty, - only one Kohinoor Diamond.

A school-teacher has hundreds of – students surrounding him,

They are always fond of biscuits – and sweets always.

They always like miracles– to fulfill selfish desires.

They like to use God for them, - not to use themselves for God.

Arjuna used God for his work, - he has no temple at all here,

Hanuman used Himself for God’s work, – for Him many temples.

 

God grants certain desires also – to uplift the soul gradually.

God is preacher in this world – He uses the fruits of your deeds

To develop you spiritually, - this world is called as Karma loka,

Where you develop yourself – guided by God acting as preacher.

This world is not to consume – fruits of your good and bad deeds,

For that the upper worlds exist, - they are called as Bhoga Lokas.

God uses fruit of your bad deed – from the list of your punishments

To create devotion in you, - souls are like ignorant children only.

They will never become devotees – by the real devotion here.

They study for five minutes – on giving a small stroke with cane.

They become again mischievous – forgetting the effect of cane.

Similarly, a trouble is a cane, - you will become devoted to God.

You derive happiness, again – you forget devotion, become yourself.

The fruit of your good deed – acts as a gap between two troubles.

The happiness gives a gap – making you fresh for re-devotion

That comes again in the next – trouble, another stoke of cane.

Like this God uses your deeds – in any sequence He likes as per

The requirement of your spiritual – development in this world.

When you are not changed – you will face final enquiry after

This rare human birth and – you will be thrown to hell forever.

If you are good for society – without any devotion to God,

You will be sent to heaven – till the duration of fruit exists,

You will come down to earth, - God acts as a judge only after

Your exit from this human birth, – not as a preacher at all.

Therefore, there is no re-birth, - certainly no human re-birth,

Only for few exceptional cases, - in which there is hope of

Future spiritual development, - God grants human rebirth.

The liberated souls by His – devotion are always with God

Taking human re-births – to assist God in human form here.

 

Shankara talked about awareness, Ramanuja talked about Narayana,

Who is the energetic form – representing the energetic body,

Madhva talked about Krishna, – the past human incarnation.

It represents matter of gross body, – Ramanuja represents energy,

Matter and energy exist in gross body, - awareness means life.

If you mix these three, - it gives contemporary human incarnation.

All the three preachers talked about – the medium of God only

Because God is unimaginable – and no word can stand for Him.

Ramanuja specified only one – energetic form, Narayana.

Madhva specified only one – human being, the Krishna.

All energetic forms and – all human beings are not God.

Hence, only one human being – in your generation is God.

Unfortunately specification is lost – in the case of Shankara.

He kept specification as secret – because then only atheists were there.

If one is specified, egoistic atheists – will not agree and remain as

The same atheists, better to – convert them at least as theists.

To satisfy their ego, He told that – human beings are God.

 

God comes in human form – to set up Pravrutti and Nivrutti,

For Pravrutti, angels follow Him, - monkeys were angels of Rama,

Pandavas were also angels, - assisted Krishna to protect justice.

For Nivrutti, closest circle and – top most sages follow Him.

Some times God Himself comes – in the role of assistant also.

Gopikas were top most sages, - Radha was God Himself,

Lakshmana was Adishesha, - from innermost circle to show

The path of firm devotion in service, - Hanuman was God Himself.

These groups assisting God are – called as Ganas, He is their Lord,

Hence, He is called as Ganapathi, - all divine names stand for Him.

He is Brahma since greatest here, - He is Vishnu pervading world by

His preaching of divine knowledge, - Narayana means source of

Divine knowledge only, Shiva means – sacred in spite of the Maya

Exhibited by Him in testing devotees, - Satguru is the final meaning.

 

Gita is called as Yoga Shastra since – Yoga means reaching God here

After recognizing His human form, - Yoga means union, it is reaching

The contemporary human incarnation, - Krishna during that time.

Recognition itself is very difficult, - retaining is very very difficult,

Since He throws away devotees – by exhibiting powerful Maya.

The first five steps of yoga of – Patanjali give achievement of

Perfect physical and mental health – required for divine service.

It is the stage essential for drama, - today people stop here only.

The next three steps of Yoga – give firm service to God here.

Dharana is bond with God, - Dhyana is concentration of that bond,

Samadhi is firm decision without – any vibration in the bond.

Hanuman is the best example – for the eight steps of Yoga.

Today people prepare stage, - by following the first five steps.

Pratyahara is the fifth step – in which you withdraw from world.

By that you save mental energy – without any dissipation of it.

Then you concentrate all that – in the service of the Lord here.

While crossing sea, angels tested – Hanuman for His mental power.

Apart from physical strength – it is also essential in His service.

Today after the fifth step, - Yoga is used to concentrate mental power

By withdrawing it from society – to focus it on self and his family!

After fifth step, diversion is done – from the line of God to family.

By this, Yoga is no more divine, - it becomes only a medical science.

Patanjali fixed Lord as goal of Yoga, - the chakras are only whirlpools

That try to swallow the swimmer – trying to reach the other bank,God.

Chakras have no physical significance, - they are only simile for bonds

Other than God, cross them not straight, - but by a curving turn only.

Cross-whirlpool in the same way, - cross Maya by using Maya only.

You have to know both sincerity and – tactful cheating to reach God.

Sincerity in the bond to God, - tactics in the worldly bonds is needed.

Shankara cheated mother, - but always sincere in mission of God.

Cheating is sin in Pravrutti, - but in Nivrutti it is not sin at all.

 

 

Veda says that space came – from the soul, Atman,

Then, the process of creation – is explained in sequence.

At the end, the soul, Purusha – is said to be generated.

Atman and purusha are same – but there must be difference.

Otherwise the first cause cannot be – the last product.

The similarity is that Atman or Purusha – means human being.

The difference is that Atman – is human incarnation,

Purusha is the ordinary – human being in the world.

Externally both look like – the same human being.

Internally also, you will find – the same three bodies

In both the human being – and also in human incarnation.

Gross, subtle and causal bodies – constitute both.

But in human incarnation – exists the extra fourth item

Called as unimaginable God, – who is invisible by any means.

Not only invisible but also – unimaginable to intelligence.

The reason is that God is – beyond three spatial dimensions.

It means God is beyond – three-dimensional space.

Space is invisible energy, – even ancient logic says that

Space is made of atoms, – atoms mean quantized units.

Bending of space around object – proves that space is energy.

The human incarnation is human being – charged by God.

Since God is invisible – there is no visible difference between

The human incarnation and – the ordinary human being.

You may say that why the word – Atman is used here?

Instead, the word Brahman – or God could have been used.

The reason for this is – very clear, if you are not jealous.

The only address of God – for the human beings in this world

Being the human incarnation, – that alone was given here.

This means that Krishna – generated the space, first.

Here Krishna indicates God – charging that specific human body.

You cannot mention single name – like Krishna or Rama

Because there are several – human incarnations on earth.

But every human incarnation – is a human being visibly.

Hence, the word soul or Atman – is used here in general.

Remember, in Sanskrit, Atman – stands for human body also.

 

Awareness is only the name of – a specific type of work

Like walking, talking, eating etc., - work is a form of energy.

The original form of energy – is converted into specific work.

Specification of work depends – on specification of system.

Electricity is the form of energy – the same is converted into

Different types of works – in corresponding specific machines.

Same electricity in grinder – is converted in to grinding work.

Same in a drilling machine – is converted in to drilling work.

Similarly, the inert energy – produced in the form of heat

By oxidation of food due to – interaction with the oxygen,

Gets converted into awareness – in nervous system-machine.

Awareness means knowledge – it is the process of knowing,

Knowing means a type of work – work is not independent item.

It depends on the working element – and the working machine.

The working element here is – the inert energy liberated,

The working machine here is – the nervous system.

If a small electric shock is given – nervous system stops

Functioning any more, – the work is also stopped at once.

In deep sleep also – nervous system rests and no work.

When one awakes from deep sleep – the work starts again.

Work is property of inert energy – knowledge is property of awareness.

Awareness is also property – of inert energy vanishing in deep sleep.

Inert energy remains – without exhibiting knowledge and awareness.

Hence, this inert energy is called as – Nirgunam or quality less.

Awareness or knowledge is only – a quality or a property only.

Sattvam is knowledge – sattvam is a quality and not entity.

The entity here is inert energy – that remains in deep sleep.

Even the inert energy is dynamism – or oscillation of intensity,

It is propagation of waves, – it is again called as Rajas.

Rajas is also a quality only, – its inertia is called as Tamas.

Tamas is again a quality only, – the soul or inert energy

In cosmic magnification is called as – the primordial energy

Or Mula Maya or Mula Prakruti, – it is also a property only.

Property is dependable – entity is independent substratum.

Blue color is a property – the flower is the entity or dravya.

If the flower is bleached – it looses its blue color,

It became Nirgunam or – attribute less relatively

With respect to blue color – the flower is not absolutely

Nirgurnam to be called as God, – similarly inert energy or soul

Lost its property of awareness – in deep sleep, became Nirgunam

Relatively and so it is not – absolute Nirgunam or God.

Final entity is God only, – the ultimate substratum of creation.

The first creation is – this primordial energy or space, Akassha.

Ultimate Nirgunam finally stands – for ultimate God only.

But Nirgunam can also be used – relatively to created items.

Radio is on a table – the table is finally standing on earth.

Earth is the ultimate support – but table is also relatively,

A support with respect to – the radio standing on it.

Similarly, the inert energy – is called as Nirgunam relatively.

The inert energy is entity – relatively with respect to awareness.

Awareness is entity relatively – with respect to knowledge.

The relative Nirgunam is not – the absolute Nirgunam, the God.

Table is relative support – it is not absolute support, the earth.

 

Space, invisible energy – appearing as vacuum or Shunyam,

Generates visible energy or Agni – and matter in three states.

Finally space generates – awareness, a special typical work.

Mula Maya or space gives – matter, visible energy and awareness.

These three are Maha Maya, – the conversion of Mula Maya

Into Maha maya is apparent – from the view of Mula Maya.

From the view of Maha Maya – conversion is real.

Apparent conversion is Vivarta – real conversion is Parinama.

If you see mud in the pot – conversion is apparent,

If you see the pot only – conversion is real.

Vivarta says that no pot exists – without the mud.

Parinama says that pot brings water – but not the mud.

Both are simultaneous truths – with respect to cause and effect.

There is no difference between – Shankara and Ramanuja,

Shankara is for Vivarta – Ramanuja is for Parinama.

But the main point here is – conversion is limited here

Between Mula Maya and Maha Maya – God is not here.

Generation of Mula Maya – from God is not the topic.

The evolution of Mula Maya – from God is unimaginable.

Mula Maya is imaginable – but God is unimaginable.

The production of imaginable – from unimaginable

Does not exist anywhere – in this imaginable creation.

Only conversion of imaginable – into imaginable is known.

As Mula Maya generates Maha Maya – Maha Maya gives Maya.

Matter gives forms; Agni gives qualities – like colors etc.,

Awareness gives feelings – like knowledge, love etc.,

 

Mula Maya With respect to God – Maha Maya w.r.t. Mula Maya,

Maya w.r.t. Maha Maya is Mithya, – Mithya is relatively real.

Entire creation is Maya, – Maha Maya and Mula Maya.

The soul is in Maha Maya, – for soul Maya is Mithya.

For God entire creation – is Mithya, not for the soul.

The dream is Maya only – it is Mithya for the soul.

But the creation is not – Maya alone to be Mithya

For the soul, – creation is dream for God only.

For the soul Maya in creation – is like the dream.

Forms, qualities and feelings – constitute Maya in creation.

When Shankara says that – the creation is Mithya

For the soul, the creation – is confined to Maya only.

Only the forms, qualities and feelings – are Mithya for soul.

Primordial energy, - matter, visible energy and awareness

Are Mithya for God only, – dream of the soul is a simile

For the creation of God, – simile is only a simile, after all.

Concept is creation of God, – simile is dream of soul.

Through the simile – concept must be understood clearly.

Simile should not be taken – as the very concept itself.

The soul can enjoy the Maya part – of this creation as dream.

But the soul should not treat – the other two parts as dream.

For example take a girl, – the beautiful form of her body,

The shining color of energy, - and her love, the feeling,

All the three are Mithya – relative realities only for you

With respect to her matter, – her energy and her awareness.

You should not be trapped by – the Mithya part of the girl.

But one should not think that – total girl herself is Mithya.

The matter and energy of her body – and her awareness

Are not Mithya, they are real – equal to your self.

If you say that the girl is Mithya – you are also Mithya.

Yourself and girl are Mithya – for the primordial energy.

Both of you are Maha Maya – and Mithya for Mula Maya.

Mula Maya is Mithya for God – both of you are also Mithya

For God, who alone can create – Mula Maya or the space.

A liberated soul blessed with – super powers from God

Stands in the plane of Mula Maya, – Maha Maya is Mithya

For him only, even he cannot – create the Mula Maya.

The creator of Mula Maya is – God alone, God alone is

The creator, Ruler and destroyer – of Mula Maya of creation.

As God enjoys with relatively real – creation like a dream,

You can enjoy the Maya part – of this creation as a dream.

For God entire creation is cinema, – for you Maya alone is

A similar cinema, Maya is cinema – in this creation-cinema.

You are a part of cinema for God, – Maya is cinema for you.

In a drama, roles are forms, – colors are visible qualities,

Actions are feelings, all these three – are Mithya for you.

But the stage, actors and lights – are not Mithya for you.

With super powers you can control – Maha Maya as Mithya.

But you cannot generate – the very Mula Maya or space.

The energy liberated from – the fission of an atom can

Destroy the total awareness – existing in all the humanity!

You are a part of Maha Maya – controlled by Mula Maya.

You cannot create even an atom – how can you be God?

Advaitin says that awareness – is converted in to dream.

The dream consists of living – and non-living objects together.

He takes this similarity into – this entire creation and says that

Since creation consists of – both living and non-living items,

The cause of the universe – must be also the same awareness.

Hence, he concludes that – soul is the common awareness.

But the dream is not the actual – creation in anyway.

There is similarity but both differ – in degree of reality.

A pin and a hill differ quantitatively – but reality is same.

A hill in the dream and - a pin in the world differ in reality.

After the state of dream – deep sleep results everywhere.

The awareness is converted into – the inert energy.

Similarly when the creation – is fully destroyed,

The inert primordial energy – results like in the deep sleep.

Even the souls are converted – into inert impressions.

When the cinema is put off – the cinema remains as film.

The film is static impressions – on the inert substratum.

Similarly after the final dissolution – souls are also fixed

As inert impressions in the – film of primordial energy.

It is a static impression of – the entire creation called as

Avyaktam, which means that – it is not displayed as show.

When the awareness disappears – in the final dissolution,

How can you say that awareness is – the final substratum?

The activities of living and non-living – are static here.

The activity or work of living being – is awareness.

This primordial inert energy – as a static film stands

Based on the final substratum – which is the God.

The inert energy in deep sleep – is also a static film

Carrying on various feelings – as static impressions.

It is a microstate representing – the final dissolution.

The inert energy in deep sleep, - the static microfilm

Is also based on God only – and not on individual awareness,

Which already disappeared – in deep sleep.

You are rising from deep sleep – only by will of God and not

By the will of your soul or – the awareness that disappeared.

Similarly the macro film of – this entire cosmos after

The final dissolution, called as – static primordial energy

Rises to become active as cinema – by the will of God only.

Since God wishes, – immediately you conclude Him

As awareness, applying logic – derived from worldly examples.

God is omni potent and hence – can do anything above logic.

Veda says that God eats every thing, – this does not mean

That God is fire called as - eater of every thing, Sarvabhakshaka.

Brahma Sutra explains this – “Attaa Chaaracharagrahanat”.

God burns every thing - in final dissolution, but not fire.

Veda says, “God walks without legs, – catches without hands”.

This means that God can wish – without being awareness.

Brahma Sutra says “ Due to wish – not primordial energy”.

This means, since – primordial energy cannot wish, being

Inert, it is not the ultimate God, – this does not mean that

God is awareness since God wishes, – “God is not inert”

Does not mean that God is awareness, – you are not Rama,

This does not mean that – you are Lakshmana.

You are neither Rama nor Lakshmana – God is beyond both.

God is neither inert nor awareness, – He is unimaginable.

Mula Maya or primordial energy – has only one defect,

That is, it cannot wish being inert, – awareness has defects

More than hundred, very easy to – deny it, Vyasa wrote

One sutra only to deny Mula Maya, – but he wrote several

To deny awareness in body – “Anupapattestu….” etc.

Awareness is available only – in a living body,

Continuous awareness – is only assumption, not practical.

Matter, visible energy like light – and awareness dissolve

In Mula Maya, when Mula Maya – is rejected to be God,

Not to speak of awareness – which already dissolved.

 

If you say that He is this and – He is not that, it means

That you have understood God, – None knows God,

Gita says this, – only God knows God, Veda says.

If you say that you know God – you must be God.

You say that you are awareness – and that awareness is God.

Yes, you are only awareness – you know yourself, we agree.

But awareness is not God – since you know awareness, yourself.

Every one is awareness like you, – if God is awareness,

Every body knows God, – then, how Gita said that

None knows God, – then, how Vedas say that

If any body says that he knows God, – he does not know

God at all, if any body says that – he does not know God

He knows God, – this means God is unknowable.

 

Advaitins have misunderstood – even the theory-class,

Advaita or monism is limited – to human incarnation only,

It should not be extended to – every human being here.

Advaita applies to Shankara, – He is human incarnation.

He swallowed molten lead, – followers could not do so.

He clearly filtered human beings – from Him by this miracle.

He told “Shivah Kevaloham”, – it means that He alone is God.

You have misunderstood Advaita – in the very first step itself

By extending it to all humanity – so that you become God.

This shows your ambition – to become omnipotent God.

Soham means that you are God, – this is the final eternal fruit.

It is possible but you have to – travel in a special path, it is

Dasoham, which means that – you are humble servant to God.

The address of God to serve is – the human incarnation here.

The care in service is that – you should never aspire for soham.

Hanuman studied Gita from Sun, – God told Gita to Sun, first,

He understood that Advaita is fruit, – Dvaita is the path to reach it.

With utmost care, He served His - contemporary human incarnation.

He received the fruit, – Ramayana is the practical procedure,

After understanding theory, Veda, – from Sun, returned to earth.

Advaitin has not understood – even the theory told by Shankara,

The Sun of knowledge on earth, – but follower is not Hanuman!

The follower is only a monkey – jumping quickly from right

Interpretation to wrong interpretation, - how can he come to

The practical procedure? – Ramayana is just a story for him.

Rama is Datta testing devotees severely, – first He masked Himself

With thick ignorance to impress that – He is a common man.

All His life is only examination of devotees, – no preaching here.

All the preaching was over – in the upper world for devotees.

He never showed miracles, – Lakshmana left his wife for Rama.

He acted as a watchman – while Rama enjoyed Sita in hut.

Rama showed climax of love to wife – by running for deer.

Rama overacted by weeping for wife, – all this is to divert

Lakshmana towards his wife, – Lakshmana was firm and never

Misunderstood Rama for His lust, - Rama acted as incapable

In several occasions, – Hanuman solved all His problems,

Some times Hanuman showed – miracles to help Rama,

But Hanuman always praised Rama – as omnipotent God,

Hanuman never thought himself – as God, only servant.

Every step of Ramayana – is a message for Pravrutti externally,

But internally every step is – a test in the end of Nivrutti.

Similarly Bhagavatam is a test – of Nivrutti for the sages.

Krishna acted as a thief and – over showed lust for ladies.

But the sages recognized Him – and surrendered totally to Him.

Mahabharatha shows the failures – of Pandavas in Nivrutti.

Even Dharma Raja, a leader in Pravtutti – could not succeed.

The places of failure are also important – to know for avoiding.

These three epics are – the laboratory – manuals after theory.

 

Deepaka, a student of sage – called as Vedadharma here

Performed lot of service to His preacher- in this Kashi.

The three divine forms of God – appeared before him

On the bank of this river Ganga – he denied them.

He told that his preacher – is sufficient for him.

The essence of the story is – that human form of God

Appearing as Satguru is to be – worshipped and not energetic forms.

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