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The Guru of the Guru
amrutvani
The following is a passage penned by His Holiness Swami ChinmayanandaSubmitted by Atma Chaitanya, in reverence of his Guru Swami Chinmayananda
"The versatile genius of Vyasa has never left anything that he has touched without raising to the sublimest heights of sheer perfection. With unimaginable capacities for incomparable poetry, unapproachable prose diction, chaste descriptions, artistic literary designs' original innovations both in thought and form, a brilliant philosopher, a consummate man of wisdom, a genius in worldly knowledge -now in the palace -now
in the battlefields - now in Badrinath now among thesilent snowy peaks - strode the colossus, Sri Vyasa an embodiment of what is best in Hindu tradition and in the Aryan culture. Such an all round genius has not yet been reported ever to have been born, lived or achieved in the history of globe".- By His Holiness Swami Chinmayananda
Saint's Day - like Mother's Day
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Supernatural Power!
What extraordinary power Christ must have wielded? A benign tornado of super power, which ravages of time, has not been able to destroy. The simple, uncomplicated proof of that power is the jubilant celebration of Christmas, which people of tenth generation of our forefather, those before and those after, all have been celebrating. The miser as well as the rich, the ignorant as well as the erudite, everyone celebrates Christmas merrily, out of choice. Christmas has survived the rules of mightiest of the Kings through ages. On Christmas the Lord and his teachings are remembered.
'Holy' days there
Did Christ require any marketing or advertising agency for mass communication?
'Holy' days of Christmas are stamped for ever by Christ.
'Holy' days here
[Ashadi Ekadashi the ceremony in India
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On the 'holy' days [In the year 2007, from 26 to 29 July, 2007] of Ashadhi Ekadashi you see the power of Saints in a spectacular ceremony in India.
You witness an ocean of people at Pandharpur, the abode of Lord Vithal. It is a unique spectacle to behold, as devotees dissolve in the mammoth procession, which like rivers, flow from different parts to reach Pandharpur. The devotees dance merrily, chant Lord's name, and sing aloud devotional melodies (bhajan, abhang) as they walk on foot all the way, even today.
Devotees carry the image of the Saint enthroned in a palanquin as though the Saint himself is leading and taking them to meet the Lord who is at Pandharpur. From Alandi, Saint Dnyaneshwar travels along with devotees. Saint Dynaneshwar's two brothers Saint Nivrutti and Saint Sopan and one sister Saint Muktabai come from Trayambakeshwar, Sasvad and Edlabad respectively. Saint Tukaram and his devotees come from Dehu. Saint Namdev and Saint Eknath are among the other saints who propagated and kept alive this devout tradition.
The procession begins [In 2007 on 26th July, 2007] on the eleventh day, called ekadashi (literally, one plus ten, origin: Sanskrit), of the bright moon in the month of Ashad, (usually in the month of June or July) every year and ends [In 2007 on 29 July, 2007 2007] on the full moon day, poornima, (literally = full moon, origin: Sanskrit). The day it begins is called Ashadi Ekadashi a day when people fast. The day on which the procession ends is called Guru Poornima. It is a full moon day every year. 'Guru' is Spiritual Master, who enables the communion of the disciple and the God. [Guru from original Sanskrit: removes darkness (of ignorance).] On Guru Poornima, the Guru, the Spiritual Master is remembered and worshiped with piety for he is the one who ushers in transcendental bliss, thus ending all suffering for all times for the devotee.
Such is the breathtaking ceremony of Ashadi Ekadashi, celebrated by Asian Indians throughout the centuries.
amrut is immortal, vani is speech
amrutvani
In case you do not know,
amrut, is immortal,
and
vani is speech.
The idea is to benefit from what the masters have said.
The spiritual masters are the only people who had no business with you. They never wanted anything from you.
Why did Saint Namdev not want anything from you?
A realized person is full of bliss and is complete.
If s/he speaks, it is out of mercy/kindness for those who are still struggling for the pot of
'HAPPINESS'.
They have it; they give it.
That is a saint.
Jesus is one name that can be understood by the Western people. [Unfortunately Jesus was misunderstood then and crucified, he is misunderstood now and institutionalized.]
Spirituality is not an Organization or Institution. It is an individual's quest to seek that, which is so fulfilling that you want nothing more, thereafter. Spirituality is not social work either. [A widely prevalent myth.]
Look at it this way. Every one of us does action prompted by some 'desire'. Is it not correct?
The bottom line of all desires is by getting 'this' I shall be happy.
Does anybody desire 'unhappiness'?
If the quest is happiness, I start looking around to see if there are people who have that happiness.
Be honest and tell me how many completely happy people have you found.
I have found everyone wearing mask, including me. We smile and say, "I am fine." I believe that the person who says so is using the word fine in the sense 'taxed'.
I look at tycoons, then at those who are top in politics and power or in their fields of occupation. The more closely I watch I find that for that person the quest has not ended.
That means, even after getting there, always, always, something else, and something more is desired.
Saints, dressed in tattered clothes, proclaim at the top of their voice that they have found the fountain of happiness, in front of which all the objects, things, known, and unknown of the world pale into insignificance.
The master roars and says the spring of happiness is in your bosom. Do not search outside.
Life is short. I am intelligent enough to know what I want, and who can show me the way.
I have to therefore, hasten towards the goal, which is sought by everyone, 'bliss'.
I CHOOSE to follow in the footsteps of the spiritual masters.
India
They are Saints:
Namdeo
Dynaneshwar
Sopan
Muktabai (female)
Janabai (female)
Kabir
Gurunanak
Eknath
Tukaram
Ramdas
There are others too.
Some names I have dropped purposely, hoping that
some one will jump and say, "Hey, you did not mention _ _ _ ."
In case you do not know,
amrut, is immortal,
and
vani is speech.
The idea is to benefit from what the masters have said.
The spiritual masters are the only people who had no business with you. They never wanted anything from you.
Why did Saint Namdev not want anything from you?
A realized person is full of bliss and is complete.
If s/he speaks, it is out of mercy/kindness for those who are still struggling for the pot of
'HAPPINESS'.
They have it; they give it.
That is a saint.
Jesus is one name that can be understood by the Western people. [Unfortunately Jesus was misunderstood then and crucified, he is misunderstood now and institutionalized.]
Spirituality is not an Organization or Institution. It is an individual's quest to seek that, which is so fulfilling that you want nothing more, thereafter. Spirituality is not social work either. [A widely prevalent myth.]
Look at it this way. Every one of us does action prompted by some 'desire'. Is it not correct?
The bottom line of all desires is by getting 'this' I shall be happy.
Does anybody desire 'unhappiness'?
If the quest is happiness, I start looking around to see if there are people who have that happiness.
Be honest and tell me how many completely happy people have you found.
I have found everyone wearing mask, including me. We smile and say, "I am fine." I believe that the person who says so is using the word fine in the sense 'taxed'.
I look at tycoons, then at those who are top in politics and power or in their fields of occupation. The more closely I watch I find that for that person the quest has not ended.
That means, even after getting there, always, always, something else, and something more is desired.
Saints, dressed in tattered clothes, proclaim at the top of their voice that they have found the fountain of happiness, in front of which all the objects, things, known, and unknown of the world pale into insignificance.
The master roars and says the spring of happiness is in your bosom. Do not search outside.
Life is short. I am intelligent enough to know what I want, and who can show me the way.
I have to therefore, hasten towards the goal, which is sought by everyone, 'bliss'.
I CHOOSE to follow in the footsteps of the spiritual masters.
They are Saints:
Namdeo
Dynaneshwar
Sopan
Muktabai (female)
Janabai (female)
Kabir
Gurunanak
Eknath
Tukaram
Ramdas
There are others too.
Some names I have dropped purposely, hoping that
some one will jump and say, "Hey, you did not mention _ _ _ ."
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