Greatness of India –Mahans-Rama Nama --- By Sri.Sri.Muralidhara Swamiji – Part-13

[Ravishankar.G]

Dear All,

To the one living in this world Saints, repeatedly, offer the advice of attaining God. It is enough if we take hold of such a Guru. Life is mere gutter into which we have fallen.

A man falls into a ditch while walking on the street. He has not lost his life but remains neck deep in the ditch. The next morning another man passes by and finding this man fallen into the gutter asks, "Oh! You have fallen into the ditch. What shall I do for you?"

An intelligent man would say, "Please lift me out of this. It is stinking in here and I am unable to remain here any longer," but, a fool would say, "I am hungry. Please get me something to eat!" and would prefer to remain there.

Likewise, life is a stinking gutter where there is no end to man's problems. Only Saints can give us the highest state where there is no birth and death. So, when you meet with such a Saint do not ask for blessing of marriage or employment. All these will come to pass some day if not today. Wisdom (Jnana) can be blessed only by such Saints (Mahans). Therefore, when we meet with Mahans, it is
only cleansing of the mind, Devotion to Lord and Vision of God that should be sought. Mahans just wait to give these to us.

We have fallen into this gutter of a worldly life. It is out of sheer compassion that they lean down to look at us. They tell us, 'Oh! Child! You have fallen into this gutter. Let me help you out of it!'

But, what does the one inside say?

He says, "Oh! Swami! You desire to lift me out. But, what if you fall into it while trying to lift me out?"
This is because he is unable to develop faith in the Guru.

The Mahan says, "Don’t you think that I value my life? If there were the risk of my falling down, would I offer to lift you up? I have the tapas to lift lakhs of such people. Do not worry on that account."

Now, the man in the ditch while believing in the strength of the Mahan begins to doubt the strength of the rope that is being thrown down to hold for climbing up.

The Mahan says, "Please look at the trademark of the rope! One should fear only a new path.

The path that is being shown is Nama Sankirtan - 'Sri Ram Jaya Ram Jaya Jaya Ram!' It is by chanting only this that innumerable Saints like Samarta Ramadas attained the highest state. This is the path that was followed by the Azhwars (the 12 ardent devotees of Lord Vishnu), the Nayanmars (the 63 ardent devotees of Lord Siva), Thiagaraja Swami, Bodendral, etc. Innumerable Panduranga devotees have attained the Lord through Nama japa and Nama kirtan. If I advocate a new path it should instill fear in you. But, innumerable Mahans have followed this.

Therefore, hold on to it tight." The man asks further, "Would you ask for fee once I come up?"

The Mahan says, "The satisfaction of having helped you out will suffice.I need no other fee other than your coming out of this!"

In this way, Mahans feel full of compassion for the society and expect no return.

!!! Will Continue !!!

Regards
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
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