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The Brahmana

From: "Ramlal Sharma" To: am-global@earthlink.net Subject: The Brahmana Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2009 23:02:28 Baba "A'lo jhariye madhu ks'ariye a'ndha'r sa'riye tumi esecho..." (P.S. 1233) Purport: Baba, You have come and by Your divine advent You are showering effulgence, exuding nectar, and wiping away all darkness. Baba, You have come-- making the flowers blossom & graciously spreading happiness and bliss to one and all. Baba, by Your august arrival everyone's hopes and longings have been fulfilled. Baba, living beings were awakened by the deep yearning and pain of longing in their heart. And with this feeling, in the anticipation & hope of Your coming, they were awake, watching for Your arrival-- constantly looking towards Your path. Baba, this pain and longing of devotees resonated in Your heart and You could no longer remain distant. Baba, You have come and You are graciously pouring the basket of love-- satisfying everyone's heart. The sleeping humanity has gotten new life by Your grace. Baba-- that river which dried up and evaporated, and that song which was lost in the oblivion-- the current of that very river and the tune of those songs You have graciously brought along with You.* Baba due to Your august advent You have inundated each and every heart with the nectar of devotion. This is Your causeless grace... * The inner idea is that when Parama Purusa comes and He saturates the heart with deep devotion, then all those feelings of love and which had dried up start to blossom. In the above song, the river signifies the flow of devotion and the song and melody refers to that subtler expression of devotional feeling.
== THE BRAHAMANA ==
Namaskar, Here is one story which contains one important teaching for all sadhakas.
STORY: VILLAGER IN SEARCH OF HIS HORSE
One sunny day a man left his house in search of his horse. His mind was totally filled and burdened with thoughts about his missing horse. In his long & arduous effort the man searched far and wide as he crossed many villages, hills, rivers, streams and valleys-- all in search of his horse. Along the way there were countless wonderful and fascinating sights, yet in his mind's eye all he could see was his horse-- nothing else. His mind was consumed with that notion. When the man finally returned home from his tiring journey his close friends were amazed by how far he had traveled; and they asked him numerous questions about what he saw on his fabled and remarkable journey. They wanted to hear his observations about the vastness of the earth and the beauty of the sky, as well as all the various other sights he saw along the way. Yet the man could not comment on any of that; all he could reply was, 'I could not find my horse'.
MORAL OF THE STORY
As, we can all see, the man in the story got caught up in his own little burdens. His mind became totally fused with thoughts about his horse to such an extent that he could not even begin to conceive of anything else. His whole reality was sunk in that. Being sadhakas, we must never allow such things to happen to us.
MISSING THE BOAT
In life so many things happen so if one is not careful then the mind will just get caught up in that whirlpool of those events. Indeed it is the common malady that step by step people burden themselves and allow theirs minds to get preoccupied with family problems, job issues, financial matters, health concerns etc. But in that troubled state of mind one cannot move ahead. The mind will just get burdened and one will be walking around carrying a heavy load of thoughts or concerns. In which case-- just like in the above story-- one will not be able to function. The real charm and beauty of life will pass one by.
NO BURDEN OF THE PAST, PRESENT, OR FUTURE
That is why Baba guides us that we should make it our strict policy to keep our mind free from any burdens. We must not carry any burden of the past, nor any burden of the future, nor any burden of the present. Our minds must be totally free from these three burdens. That is Baba's directive.
Yassa pure ca paccha ca majjhe ca natthi kincanam'; Akincanam' ana'da'nam' tamaham' vru'mi Bra'hman'am'.
Baba says, "I will call that person a Brahman whose mind does not run after any colour, who is neither obsessed by colour-laden thoughts of the past nor influenced by such thoughts of the present...One must free the mind from the influence of all colours." (NKS, Disc #24) In His above teaching Baba directs us to keep the mind cleansed of all past, present, and future problems. That is the first half of his teaching and the culminating idea of the shloka is that one must only focus on the Goal-- on Him. Then one will be able to do great things. This is Baba's eternal guideline.
KEEP THE MIND LIGHT
So as sadhakas, our duty is to keep the mind light-- to keep our mind focused on Parama Purusa. Baba says, "When you are to move fast, your mind should be light; if the mind is heavy it will not be able to move fast." (AV-31) So Baba's guideline is to keep the mind free, empty, and light. And the only way to do that is to remember Parama Purusa. Baba says, "You must always think of the goal. Always look to your ideal." (AV-1)
TRAINING THE MIND
Thus in our day to day practical life one must take up the task to keep the mind fixed on Him-- and not entertain the three burdens of the past, present, and future. Baba guides us that if one is careful in this endeavour then little by little the mind will always wipe away any burdens and move towards Him. With practice this will become one's habit until finally it becomes one nature. But if one does not take proper care then things will go in the opposite direction and the mind will always be burdened. So in our busy lives whenever we can, during each and every moment, we should clean the mind. That means we must not get drowned by past, present, or future events but rather must ensconce oneself in the Goal-- in the thought of the Great. And, amazingly enough, the more we attempt this grand endeavour the easier it becomes until finally it is just automatic, and always we feel His divine presence. By such training and practice, our minds will always be clean, empty, and free-- i.e. fully absorbed in His thought, in His ideation.
ASSETS OF SOCIETY
So Baba's grace and by our careful approach our mind will be unburdened and free. And in that state one will surely become a tremendous asset of the society-- one will do something great. Hence, as sadhakas, we should make it our regular habit to routinely check and cleanse the mind by thinking exclusively about Him. May we make this our regular endeavour as this is the inner secret for becoming great. Baba says, "People who command reverence from society...admit: 'We know nothing. We only think upon Parama Purus'a and work by His grace'." (NKS, Disc #23) Namaskar, Parashram
Note 1: MUST NOT HAVE TOO MANY PROGRAMS OPEN
Keeping the burdens of the past, present, and future in one's mind causes their entire existence to malfunction. One loses one's own abilities because of being overrun by too many useless thoughts and worries. It is just like when too many programs on a computer are open then the computer can no longer function at even a basic level. The computer just gets totally stuck and cross-wired by all those electrical impulses running in different directions. Similarly we should never allow such things to happen to us. Always may we remain focused on the Goal. That is the quality of a real sadhaka.
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Baba says, "While helping the poor people your vanity may increase. You may think: 'I have done this, I have done that. I am not an ordinary man.' This is a psychic disease. Actually, vanity is a psychic disease, a psychic ailment. But if, while helping a man, a poor man, or a diseased person, you ascribe Godhood to him, that is, if you think, 'I am not helping a man, I am helping God in human structure,' then vanity will not be encouraged. What will be the reaction within the person? 'This body, this mind, this wealth has been given to me by Parama Purus'a, and Parama Purus'a has come before me, God has come before me, as a suffering person, and I am paying back that thing to Him. That is, the actual owner of this body, the actual owner of this mind is He, and His wealth I am paying back to Him.' So there will be no vanity." (DKG, p.197-98) Note: Despite that fact that we are all aware about Baba's above teaching, nonetheless it is the common human weakness that we forget about this point. Yet we all know His above guideline has great and eternal benefits. For that reason we need to be reminded about this divine guideline again and again. Adherence to this principle helps establish one in the stance of divinity & immortality.
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