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Shri Datta Swami

 06 Jan 2006

 

Kashi Gita - 6th Bilva Leaflet

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

 

Except atheism every level – in spiritual progress is good,

No level should be rejected – or totally condemned because

Gita says that the low levels are – always surrounded by defects

Like the fire surrounded by smoke – in the starting stage.

The lower level should be – appreciated with reference to

The lowest level, but it should be – criticized before the low level.

Between the highest and lowest levels – every level in between is

Appreciated and depreciated in view of – its lower and higher levels.

For having reached lower level – after leaving lowest level,

You are appreciated, but if you sit – in that level only we criticize you.

Generally human beings are – egoistic and are full of jealousy only,

Hence, the preacher should start – with Advaita philosophy only.

It will satisfy their ego and jealousy, - first let them come to you.

Then slowly preach the truth – as ego and jealousy reduce gradually.

Advaita is initial attraction, - it is inevitable in the beginning.

Especially in the time of Shankara, - all were atheists with climax of

Ego and jealousy and Advaita – attracted them to accept God.

Conversion of atheist in to theism is – the greatest difficulty.

Developing theist to higher levels – is very easy for preacher.

Shankara was greatest genius and hence – could complete that work.

The work of Ramanuja and Madhva was – very easy compared to Him.

 

Planets are executive forces – to implement His constitution here,

They are divine forces of Him, - force cannot be isolated from source.

Graha means the planet that gives – good or bad result to the soul

By catching it at the scheduled time – called as Dasha of horoscope.

Where ever the soul may lye – in any corner of this world,

Planet catches it and gives – its good or bad result as per divine rule.

Astrologers misunderstand that – the results are attained by soul

Due to the movement of planets, - it is totally nonsense.

You say that since you were seen – by the constable on the road,

You are arrested by accidental – meeting with the police officer.

It is childish if you say like that, - you committed a crime already,

The constable is searching you and – found you on the road now.

It is not accidental as you say, - it is according to the law of police.

The constable should not be – blamed at all for the arrest.

It is the judgment of God, - if it is not executed planet is punished.

The constable will lose his job, - if he does not do his duty.

You praise planet and worship, - will the planet favor you?

By such favor, it will lose – its job assigned by the Almighty.

For a small bribe from you, - will the constable lose his job?

In the name of remedy, priests – and astrologers exploit you.

Veda says that Sun, the leader – of planets rises due to His fear.

Sun was the first spiritual student – to learn Gita from God.

By Astrology you must realize – the tremendous administration of God.

The priests and astrologers are good – because they establish

The existence of unimaginable power – that controls this Universe.

Priest and astrologers should – develop devotion to God in souls.

Clerks in office indicate the officer, - similarly planets indicate God.

 

Do not commit sins for the luxuries – of your family members.

They will not share your sin, - how foolish you are, just think.

Shastras say that wife and children – are your enemies in past birth,

You grabbed their wealth and now – they come to you collect that.

Your bond with them is limited – to this present birth only.

All souls are the actors available, - some are booked in a drama

To act these roles, drama is this life, - next life is another drama.

The actors will change in every drama, - O fool! Why sin for them?

They enjoy the wealth of all your sins, - but you alone go to hell.

No sin can be cancelled, - planet has no power to cancel sin.

Only God has that power, - but even He does not cancel it.

He will enjoy your sins for your sake – if you are His closest.

God protects His own rule, - can planet go against God?

Even planets cannot cancel sin, - can these priests cancel your sin?

For their earnings only they say – that rituals cancel your sins.

Pandavas did lot of rituals – like huge Yajnas with donations,

But for little sin, they went to hell, - Yajna did not cancel sin.

Except God none can liberate you – from sins in this world.

Even there also, procedure is – that God suffers for your sake!

It does not mean that justice – is above God, not at all.

God protects justice, which is – His own constitution.

He proves that He is beyond justice - while testing His devotees.

In Nivrutti you have to throw away – even the justice for His sake.

In Pravrutti He will throw you – if you throw the same justice!

The context decides the concept, - Krishna killed Kauravas for

Trying to unclothe Draupadi, - same Krishna stole saris of Gopikas!

As Rama He killed Ravana for – trying for others’ wives but same God

As Krishna was after Gopikas – who were married to others!

A mother is ruler for her children, - but the same mother before her

Husband is not a ruler but ruled, - same woman, concept is reverse.

If she goes against him, husband – shouts at her for disobedience,

Same person shouts at children, - if they are disobedient to mother.

All the souls are children and – justice is divine mother of all souls,

Every soul must respect and follow – justice in Pravrutti or society.

Same justice is wife of God, - she must respect and follow God,

Children are ruled by both – mother and father, justice and God.

Generally father does not interfere – with maintenance of children.

But if father interferes on some occasion, - his word is final.

If father orders against order – of mother, father must be followed.

Similarly, if God contradicts justice – on some occasion, devotee

Follows God neglecting justice, - but generally God supports justice,

Like father generally supports mother – since she is constant ruler.

Only on the occasion of proving importance – God over rules justice.

God is top most, nothing and none – should be equal to God,

So says Veda, even justice likes that – since it is truth of truths.

Even mother does not like – to be superior over her husband,

It is only ignorance of child – to treat mother greater than father.

The concept changes in the context, - context is most important.

 

God created world for entertainment, - this is Vedic statement.

World is only imaginary for Him, - imaginary world entertains you.

But imaginary world is not clear, - it does not give real enjoyment.

Real world gives real enjoyment, - imaginary sweet and real sweet

Differ so much, but imagination – becomes reality only when your

Imagination is impregnated with – full ignorance to become dream.

Dream is real during its duration, - imagination is not real like that.

Dream controls its creator or awareness, - imagination is controlled by

Its creator or awareness, - this difference objects total ignorance.

God is never controlled, - He is controller on all occasions.

General awareness remains separately – to control its imagination.

Similarly, God remains separately – to control imaginary world.

At the same time God wishes - to enjoy His creation fully.

If the world becomes dream – to give full enjoyment to God,

God does not remain separately, - since during the dream

No general awareness remains separately, – all converted into dream.

Imagination and dream are worldly examples – for God no example

Exists perfectly since God is unimaginable, - all items of world are

Imaginable only, Brahma sutra also – says the same point.

Hence, the concept becomes perfect – if God is unimaginable,

Then every thing is possible for – the unimaginable God.

Worldly examples stand as – partial similes only to God.

In fact, a worldly simile for – a worldly item is also partial.

When moon is compared to face, - only pleasantness is similar.

The black spots on moon and – reduction of moon gradually

Stand as different concepts, - if this is the case with worldly items,

How can you bring a worldly item – to compare with unimaginable God?

If you accept all impossibility to be – possible for unimaginable God,

Now God remains separately – as in the case of imagination and

God enters world as in the case – of dream with full ignorance.

All contradictions are simply solved, - if you say, God is unimaginable.

Unimaginable God can wish – like the awareness but He need not be

Awareness to wish since He is – after all unimaginable to do anything!

You build concepts from – worldly examples and try to apply them in

God, who is beyond world, - this is the basic mistake of all scholars.

Awareness remains constant – through out the time of the dream,

Similarly, awareness must be – constant in every human being till

The world dissolves finally, - but human being takes food every day

To generate awareness and this is – objection to eternality of the

Awareness, awareness in dream – exists independent in dream but

Awareness in the world depends on – respiratory, digestive and

Nervous systems together, - like this several differences come out.

All these defects are explained – in various earlier Brahma Sutras.

 

The preacher should concentrate – on two aspects equally,

One is the truth of the concept – and other is injecting concept.

First is the duty of a doctor giving – correct and effective medicine,

Second is the duty of assistant – to inject concept without pain.

Today preachers are developed on – the second point only in

Injecting knowledge with good – explanation and relishing jokes.

But the knowledge is either wrong – or inadequate in truth-power.

They are injecting distilled water – through injections into masses.

Villagers are many around assistant – converted into doctor,

They are satisfied with water – injection that enters very easily.

The medicine is viscous oil, - gives pain during entry into body,

But it is very effective anti-biotic – that cures illness immediately.

Doctor gives powerful medicine, - only few citizens approach him.

Medicine mixed with water – gets diluted to certain extent,

It is the middle golden path, - for an assistant cum doctor.

Preaching contains truth and – at the same time explained well.

Only Satguru or God in human form – can do such preaching.

Satguru gives all eight steps of yoga, - medicine diluted with water.

The first five steps dealing with – physical and mental health are

Distilled water given by the – present preachers to ignorant masses.

Their worldly bonds become – more strong, illness increases.

Sincere spiritual preachers give – the final three steps of Yoga,

Which are the viscous oily medicines – giving pain during injection.

All the eight steps constitute – the medicine in powder state and

The distilled water mixed with it – having medicine easily injected.

 

A statue is matter with energy, - matter is atoms and crystals,

The bonds between them is energy, - it represents gross body of

Any human being and if awareness – is introduced it becomes the

Human being, in temples you find – statues of Krishna or Narayana.

Krishna is specific human being, - Narayana is specific energetic form.

Not all human beings are God, - not all energetic forms are God.

Specification is the concept of – Ramanuja and Madhva here.

Naryana of Ramanuja is – a specific energetic form in upper world.

Krishna of Madhva is – a specific human form in this world.

Statue of Narayana is matter and energy, - it has no awareness.

Narayana is form of energy only – with awareness in it.

Statue of Krishna is also matter and energy, - it has no awareness.

Krishna is form of both matter and energy – with awareness.

Statue of Krishna represents - gross body of Krishna perfectly.

Statue of Narayana does not – represent gross body of Narayana,

Since statue is matter and energy, - gross body of Narayana is

Energy only and no matter in it, - statue gives form only.

Therefore, a statue with awareness – can become Krishna directly.

It cannot become Narayana, - since no matter in Narayana.

In a temple the initiation of life – is done in a divine statue.

It means the statue becomes – alive gross body after initiation.

But actually no trace of life – in the statue after initiation.

Then, what is the meaning of – this process in the tradition?

It means only that you should worship – contemporary human form.

Introduction of awareness is – the contribution of Shankara,

But the statue of Krishna is specific – not of a simple human being.

The specification of Ramanuja and Madhva – filters all human beings.

Ramanuja and Madhva say that – you can never become God,

It is concentrated capitalism, - Shankara says that every one is God,

It is concentrated communism, - both are extremities of concept.

The middle golden path is – the justified truth like socialism.

Every one has equal chance – to become human incarnation,

But every body is not God already, - every student has equal chance

To get the gold medal but – one only gets gold medal in one year.

Ramanuja and Madhva say that – no body gets gold medal.

Shankara says that every body – in the class gets gold medal.

In every generation one – blessed soul is selected by God to become

Human incarnation on the earth, - every soul has next chance.

In human incarnation the soul – is treated to be God directly

Like the live wire treated as – the current during its flow in wire.

The wire gives shock anywhere, - it is current, monism is correct.

At the same time current is current – and wire is wire only.

There is no conversion of one – into the other at any time.

Hence, Ramanuja and Madhva – are always correct as Shankara,

Simultaneously monism and – dualism are correct angles.

Remember that all this is only – in human incarnation and

Not in every human being, - specification is most important.

 

When you worship the statue or photo – in temple or in your house,

The fruits of your service go finally – either to priest or to your self.

If the priest is deserving devotee, - your worship is certainly fruitful.

But generally the priest is not – deserving due to lack of knowledge.

He only recites hymns like a – tape recorder and serves the statue

Like a labor, hence your worship – is wastage generally in temple.

If you and your family members – receive the fruits of your service,

Again the point of deservingness – is to be analyzed impartially.

Advaitin says that every soul is God, - this covers your selfishness.

When every soul is God, - then there should be no undeserving.

When every one is God, - why to worship the statue at all?

Better to worship every body – in the society including yourself,

In fact, it is sufficient if you – worship yourself, as you are God,

Advaitins do the same, - while eating they offer food to themselves!

At least this is a better step – than worshipping the inert statue.

Even there, the living priest – enjoys the fruits of your service,

But the concept in your mind – is only that the statue enjoys it.

In such case, you will never come – to the point of living form.

The Advaitin serves himself – and his family members as God,

He is better since the concept – of living form is alive in him.

The statue or photo is certainly – important to inspire you,

For that you limit your service – to certain steps only like

Bathing, decorating the statue, - not offering food, money etc.,

Inspiration is very important, - it is theoretical devotion, the seed

That gives the huge tree of – practical devotion that gives fruits.

Practical devotion is practical – service like offering food etc.

The tradition also introduced – worship of a devotee simultaneously.

In rituals of worship of statues – a devotee is served with food,

Cloths, money etc., who stands – as a representative of the statue.

You have freedom of selection of – a deserving devotee here,

But in a temple, there is no freedom, - you have to serve priest

Whether deserving or undeserving, - moreover the concept of

Direct worship of human form – is not built up in your mind here.

The priest should not be furious – with Me for losing the benefits,

Instead, they should become deserving – by becoming scholars of

The scriptures to preach ignorant – and guide them in spiritual path.

Worship human beings only, - since God comes in human form only,

Serve the human beings as – an advance training to serve the

Human incarnation in future, - but serve the human beings with

The devotion as the main subject, - not social service of politicians.

Social service is boarding and – lodging of a college hostel,

Teaching in the college is main, - hostel is only secondary subject.

Similarly, serving humanity is – secondary and devotion is main.

Preach devotion while serving – the human beings, who are in

Need of your such service, - if a devotee is available serve him and

Develop your devotion from him, - your search for God in humanity

Pleases God and He will certainly – give His identity to you shortly.

There are several fraud human – forms of God in this world today.

But due to corruption, the system – itself should not be rejected.

Because of rats, the house itself – should not be abandoned by you.

Eliminate the rats by a cage, - eliminate fraud Gods by analysis.

Every system has its defects, - remedies are also available always.

 

Monism is a good remedy for – psychological stress in world,

God will not mind for it, - if the boy says that he is doctor,

The father will enjoy the fun, - people get courage and relief

By feeling that they are God, - they deal problems in detached style,

Many are attracted to monism – for this practical advantage only.

Monism is a good attraction for – the ignorant people to come,

Hence, monism is favored by – even the human incarnation here,

The people should come first, - to hear the knowledge gradually.

Due to greedy nature, human beings – like to get profit without effort.

You are already God, only you have to – realize truth to become God.

There is no effort to become God, - this attracts inherent greediness

Existing in human beings naturally, - first they will come to listen you.

Shankara attracted atheists – in this way satisfying their inherent ego.

 

When God comes down, He follows – all the rules of nature here,

He can transcend nature in no time, - that is not a problem at all.

Seeing such state of God, - people get attracted to such state only,

They will pester God to get – such state, then nature is violated.

Gita says that God follows – the path of work as per rules of nature,

Otherwise people are misled, - for the sake of these souls only,

God obeys nature and process of – the cycle of deeds as a human.

God is in the role of human being, - only to give message for souls.

Sita was attracted by golden deer, - Rama blindly followed her wish,

Lakshmana advised, but no use, - later on also Sita was emotional

In not hearing advise of Lakshmana, - all this drama only for souls.

Due to blind love on wife and – due to blind emotion of woman,

The difficulties started and never – ended till the end of the life.

Even after killing Ravana, - Sita was abandoned by Rama,

For all this endless tragedy – blind emotion without analysis is

The reason and that should be – avoided always by all the souls.

The advise of Lakshmana was – the word of God through a person,

But the blind emotional love – does not allow it that ruins the life.

Even wise Rama suffered due to it, - not to speak of rigid Ravana.

Rama showed path of Pravrutti – by His role and Hanuman showed

The path of Nivrutti by His role, - same God in both the roles!

All earlier levels of spiritualism – are good for people of those levels.

Nothing is to be abandoned or – condemned in the spiritual path.

Any level is criticized if you – sit in that level only constantly.

Try to uplift ignorant to your level – by constant preaching always.

Such work pleases God and – that is the mission of God here.

If they do not rise to your level, - sympathize them for their fate,

Descend to their level and – satisfy them by your external action,

Don’t fall to the low level internally, - action is always dangerous.

You may be trapped by your action, - you may fall to low level really!

Never forget your real goal, - your spiritual effort should not be

Disturbed by your external action, - if it is disturbed, you should be

Alert and avoid it as for as possible – by not hurting the ignorant.

However if it is inevitable and – as a last resort only leave them.

It is not a sin if the aim is – spiritual uplift of your soul or society.

But try to change your family, - to the best of your patience always.

You are supposed to change society, - start with your family itself.

Leaving the family for spiritualism - should be the last resort only.

You have to live with devotees only, - not to live alone in forest.

Your duty in the mission of God - is to convert people into devotion.

Start the mission with your family, - if you cannot change your family,

Which is close to you, how can you – change far people in society?

 

Spiritual effort means diverting – your self from world to God,

It is not dissolution of qualities, - qualities are created by God,

No creation of God is bad, - your diversion to creation only is bad.

A quality is good or bad – based on the direction of its use.

Any quality diverted to God – is good and the same quality

Diverted to world is bad, - God is good and world is bad always.

Such good and bad are – the absolute sense of any quality.

A quality may be relatively – good or bad in the world also.

Justice is good and injustice is bad – within the limits of Pravrutti.

But both are good in Nivrutti, - pleasure of God is only final.

All qualities have their use – in proper occasions of your life,

Even in the service of God, - all qualities are required and useful.

Anger is said to be bad quality, - Hanuman became angry with demons,

In the service of Rama, anger – has its own importance and purpose.

You are using qualities in wrong place, - if you use it in proper place,

Each quality is good and thus – the entire creation is excellent.

Excellent God created excellent world, - every thing is useful in its place.

Don’t show anger to God and devotee, - but show it to evil people.

Analysis will give you discrimination of – proper and improper use.

Pass on the credit to God and – own the mistakes in any work,

When people praise you, it is – a test for you regarding the credit,

God tests you whether you own it – or pass it on to God at once,

Some pass on the credit to God – by words but not by their mind,

They own the credit by mind, - this is hypocrisy, He is omniscient,

He knows every vibration – of your mind, you cannot fool Him.

Make the moving fan as your Guru, - become a fan of the fan!

Every revolution of the fan – says that the fan is a zero only.

The current that revolves fan – is the hero that gives you air.

When you praise the fan and – if it takes the credit in giving air,

The switch is put off and current – stops flowing in it at once,

Air is given by current and – noise is due to the defect of fan.

God teaches you every time – to uplift yourself spiritually,

He is not fond of credit; in fact, -He is bored with praise there,

He comes down to earth in – human form covered by ignorance

To enjoy the absence of credit – and even negative credit some times!

Satguru is never after fame, - only human preachers are fond of it.

He does not maintain distinction – and specialty is never exhibited,

He likes to mix with people and – be a friend enjoying their insults,

He is bored with sweet praise there, - He is fond of hot insults here.

He is bored with fame and majority, - He likes secrecy and minority only.

Krishna looked like common man - with same dress as that of Arjuna,

No extra radiation on the face, - a normal face to mix with all here.

Arjuna neglected Him and Krishna – enjoyed negligence as hot dish.

Such Krishna showed cosmic vision – with radiation of millions of suns.

The contrast exhibited is very wide, - it gives a shock of surprise always.

Such contrast will develop – firm devotion in the hearts of devotees.

Shock to devotee is not - entertainment only for God, but also it is

A wide contrast that develops – very firm devotion, it benefits devotee.

The shock received by you – through the fruits of your sins is not an

Entertainment for God to blame Him – as a sadist, it is a routine cycle of

The implementation of constitution, - entertainment of a sadist does not

Bother about loss on other side, - here entertainment of God through Shock during His miracles is – for the benefit of devotees only.

Entertainment of God is limited – to the circle of His close devotees only.

Routine life of all normal souls – is only a contrast basis for His drama.

 

Gita says that cycle of deeds – is complicated and almost unimaginable,

It is a multidimensional network, - no mistake occurs anywhere,

Deeds are recorded in files and – the interest gets on accumulated.

Deeds generate attitude or Samskara, - attitude generates the deeds.

It is the cycle of actions or karmachakra, - the soul is punished in hell,

It comes down with remains of – attitude or karma shesha in next birth,

This karma shesha or trace of Samskara – is the seed of deeds here.

The deeds here can be called as – past deeds since their seed is

The samskara generated by – the past deeds only, hence people say

That they are enjoying fruits – of past deeds, the fruits are due to

Present deeds only but since – these deeds are due to past deeds

Through the link of Samskara, - their statement is indirectly correct.

Horoscope is only a file of your–remains of samskaras from upper world.

Planets are executive forces–of God, force cannot be isolated from Source, astrology is only study of – the perfect administration of God.

It should give interest in God – and not interest to escape the sins!

If you are selected by God as – the member of His family,

All your file is disposed by God, - He enjoys all your sins in human form,

It is better to immerse in devotion – and possibility of sin is reduced

Because your worldly activity itself – gets reduced and don’t worry

About your materialistic life due to – the reduction of your involvement.

By God’s grace your materialistic life – is also excellent without effort,

You might have planed for years,-but you fail in it in spite of your effort.

By God’s grace a blind step becomes – tremendously successful here!

You will be protected here and there, - since God is the owner for both.

Entire aim of all spiritual knowledge – is only strengthening your faith.

When devotion is not perfect, - concentrate on effort as ordinary person.

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