Greatness of India –Mahans-Rama Nama --- By Sri.Sri.Muralidhara Swamiji – Part-9

[Ravishankar.G]

Dear all,

Discourse contd.....

In Kali yuga it is not possible for people to do any hard sadhana. It is only out of compassion that this 'Taraka Mantra'/Bhagavan Nama Mantra has been blessed to all.

Once a Vaishnava (One of the sect in our religion) devotee came visiting Yogi.

He asked Bhagavan, "Are you an Advaiti or a Visishtadwaiti?"

Bhagavan questioned back, "Who was the founder of Advaita and who was the founder of Visishtadwaita?"

The devotee said, "Adi Sankara and Ramanuja"

Bhagavãn shot back, "Do you mean to say that there was no Advaita before Adi Sankara and no Visishitadwaita before Ramanuja?"(!)

The devotee blinked!

Bhagavan continued, "Where do Advaita and Visishtadwaita differ?"

He could not answer.

Bhagavãn, "Do you know 'Vadagalai' and 'Thengalai' 'sampradaya' (tradition)?"

The man remained silent, as he did not know the answer. It was the same to all the other questions regarding the founders of the above 'tradition' and several other questions shot at him by Yogi.

Yogi then said to him, "Advaita and Visishtadwaita are for my Masters like Ramana Maharishi and Papa Ramadas. For you and for this beggar Rama Nam is enough. Get out!"

Thus, this japa of Rama Nãma is a very easy way. 'Kalau Kalau bhavishyanti Narayana parayanah tamraparani nadi yatra kritamala payasvini' - it is only to teach the glory of Bhagavata dharma (Nama kirtan) that innumerable Saints have taken Avatar.

It is more than sufficient if one could receive 'instruction' of this 'Taraka Mantra' through a Guru. Whatever state is attained by the Vedantis who practice Self enquiry to annihilate the mind, the state attained by practice of 'ashtanga yoga', the state attained by execution of 'Practice of karma', the state attained by practice of tuff yoga practices is easily attained through the japa of Rama Nãma. The very same fruit is attained. A huge old banyan tree that is tried to be brought down through axes or modern machines is easily brought down by the work of innumerable white ants! Likewise, annihilation of the 'mind' through the difficult method of Path of Vedanta or ashtanga yoga is easily brought about by the incessant japa of Rama Nama.

!!! Will Continue !!!
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Regards
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
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