06 Feb 2016
Ms. Shyama Kamala Lochana (daughter of Shri. Ajay), a computer engineer asked: I am very happy to see your recent message given to my father regarding the propagation of spiritual knowledge. Please give any more information, if you feel to give.
Shri Swami Replied: You have studied computer engineering that is applied in science and technology for the materialistic welfare (Pravrutti) of the humanity. This is a wonderful field added to science. Actually, this is a boon from the Lord. The scripture says that the Veda, the Shastra (secondary scripture like logic) and Vijnana (Science) are from God only (Vedaah Shastraani Vijnaanam etat sarvam Janardanaat). This boon of computer engineering is given to this world by God with a primary aim that it can be used in the propagation of the spiritual knowledge avoiding the stress and strain taken by the propagating devotees. In the earlier time, even human incarnations like Shankara walked from Kerala to Himalayas to discuss and debate with various scholars regarding the spiritual knowledge in the propagation. In those days, hospitality for devotees was not a problem at all as it is in these days. In those days, householders were searching for a guest before taking meals, be he an ordinary person. If the guest is a devotee, more happiness appeared in the house holder. If the guest does propagation of spiritual knowledge, there was no boundary for their happiness. This situation is totally reversed in these days and I do not find fault with the householders only since the guests also became fraud, who steals anything available from the house of the householder while going away! Even the false devotees and even the fraud human incarnations involved in the propagation of wrong spiritual knowledge are responsible to this situation. Whatever may be the reason, the present situation is not convenient for giving hospitality to even a real devotee or even the real human incarnation. The reason is that the sharp analysis to be done to isolate genuine from false is tedious and the present householders have neither the required capacity nor time to do such analysis. Avoiding the guests other than known friends and relatives is the best simplified solution!
In view of these developing influence of Kali (Satan) in these times, God has sanctioned this wonderful field of computer engineering to this world by which all these problems of taking tedious journey and facing the problems of hospitality etc., can be avoided and at the same time, the propagation of spiritual knowledge can be done effectively. One more advantage with this computer field is that a debate can be carried on with full convenience. If you send your opinion to somebody through email, you can take sufficient time in presenting your opinion. The receiver on the other side also can take sufficient time to think about your opinion and reply also taking sufficient time. This makes the discussion and debate to proceed on healthy grounds without mistakes. In the oral debate, you have to present your opinion rapidly and the opponent also has to reply rapidly on the spot itself, in which case incomplete and improper expressions take place leading the debate to wrong sides. Often, the scholars involved in the debate have one weakness as per the famous saying that the tube light of the scholar glows tremendously only when the debate is over (Vipraah Pashchima Buddhayah). When the debate is over, immediate conclusion was drawn regarding the final truth. Many a time, due to such rapid debates proceeding into wrong directions, the conclusions were not true. Every scholar after leaving the debate repents for the point not glowed during the debate and glowed now only after the debate. Meeting the opponent again and again for this purpose also becomes inconvenient in view of the expenses of extended hospitality calculated by the present householders. Due to this, long stay in one place is not recommendable and the whole country cannot also be covered by such long stays.
In the olden days, it was very difficult to cover even a country by walking as seen in the time of Shankara. The propagation in the country itself becomes impossible and not to speak of the whole world. Another problem for the propagation in the whole world was that all the countries had different mother tongues (languages) and common language of the world was not there. Today, that problem also does not exist because English stands as the universal language. Even the journey became very convenient due to the development of fast vehicles like cars, buses, trains and aeroplanes. After the development of this computer field, even the journey becomes unnecessary. A debate through emails can take place between two scholars staying in the extreme far parts of the world without personal meeting avoiding all the above mentioned problems also. The science and technology is tremendously developing by the will of God only and any discovery of any scientist is only the sanction from God to his brain. Even the greatest scientist like Einstein agrees with this point.
Main Aim of Sainthood is Propagation of Spiritual Knowledge
The main aim of sainthood (Samnyasa) is propagation of spiritual knowledge and not wearing simply a saffron cloth (Kashaayaambara bahukruta Veshah – Shankara). In view of false saints exploiting the householders and also the change in mentality of tradition in the case of householders, the sainthood is abandoned in this age of Kali by the sage Paraashara (Samnyasah pala paitrukam). Parashara is the authority in ethics in this age of Kali (Kalau Paaraashari Smrutih).
Thus, the primary aim of computer field (and in general science and technology) is only the propagation of spiritual knowledge of God for the sake of Nivrutti as well as Pravrutti. The Nivrutti based Pravrutti will establish peace and balance in the society including the ecological balance avoiding the environmental pollution by reducing the ambition of humanity. Such propagation of spiritual knowledge will develop the in-built resistance to sin in the case of every individual avoiding so many problems of sins like corruption and inefficient controls of sins etc. The secondary aim is the development of science and technology for the materialistic welfare of the humanity, which is also a basic requirement in pure pravrutti. Since the sin is not controlled and is increasing day by day, today, this same computer field is used to tease girls and women in the name of cyber crimes!!
Therefore, every devotee interested in the propagation of the spiritual knowledge must take the help of this computer field. Another added advantage is that today you can propagate the spiritual knowledge taking it as your part time work without leaving your house, job, family, etc. In the olden days, for the propagation of the spiritual knowledge, one has to leave his house, job, family, etc., and for this purpose the marriage was also avoided for the sake of God's service. Shankara had to leave His house in which His old mother was left alone. If this computer existed in the time of Shankara, there would have been no necessity for Him to leave His old mother alone. Even He could have married, which was the burning desire of His mother because Shankara was the only son to her. I feel that all these problems were created to Shankara, Vivekananda, etc., due to the absence of computer in their times! The long discussion between Shankara and Mandana Mishra took place for about a month and the judge, unable to sit continuously has to adopt a miraculous way to judge the winner and runner in the debate. Had there been computers, Shankara need not have taken such a tedious long journey to reach Mandana Mishra and such a tedious long debate causing inconvenience to the judge also could have been avoided. Shankara could have sent emails from Kaladi village to Mandana Mishra staying in Mahishmati city in the north. The debate could have proceeded for about six months or so and the judge in Mahishmati city (wife of Mandana Mishra) could have observed both the arguments existing in emails leisurely taking sometime in a day. When you present a number of arguments regarding your theory, the email is the most convenient in all angles. In oral debate, it is very difficult for the opponent to hear all these points and give reply covering all those points since it requires lot of memory. The process of memory consumes lot of mental energy and hence lesser mental energy is available in answering the points coming from the opposite side. If the points coming from the other side exist in email, the reply can be given point by point referring the opposite email continuously. The mental energy is fully conserved in giving the theory only since no trace of it need be used for the memory. While preparing the arguments for your theory to be presented by either side, you might have gone to the end of the presentation. If you give some time to send the prepared email, some new point may strike the brain of either side, which may be inserted in the exact place in the argument. In oral debate, such facility does not exist. You can take sufficient time to present all the points in the theory and your final email appears as if it is the total argument posed to other side without the problem of insertions, etc. In this way, the service of the computer field for the proper debate is marvelous to arrive at the true conclusions involving the least stress and strain by which all the mental energy can be concentrated on the argument only. The continuous presentation leading to stress also can be avoided. While preparing the final form, you can take any number of intervals to avoid the mental stress that consumes lot of mental energy.
How much lucky the present devotees are! Their work is reduced to a trace, but, the fruit for the divine service of propagation of spiritual knowledge is not at all reduced! Opportunity is given to every person in the name of part time work also whether one is married or not, employed or not, a householder or a saint, etc. This is justified in the case of devotees because today the work of the employee in any office is very much reduced by using this computer, yet, the monthly salary is not reduced for any post. In view of the tremendous opportunity provided by God, everybody should be involved in the propagation of the divine knowledge. You need not doubt that if everybody is a propagator, who is leftover to receive the knowledge? There is no place for this doubt since the propagation will not only help others, but also helps you since due to propagation, your mind also gets reformed. Therefore, propagation is a double-edged sword of knowledge to help yourself mainly while helping others. When a college-student teaches Mathematics to the school-student, not only the school-student is benefited, but also the Mathematics of the college-student gets strengthened by reinforcement.
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