Sunday, May 25, 2008
GITA 108 DAYS - Day 104
104. There is no status higher than the Motherhood
Motherhood is the highest status- a sannyasi needs to bow down only to his mother. A mind getting ready to meditate pays obeisance to the mother, father and the guru. Then pray to the earth as it sustains the myriad types of lives in it. For the effulgence and energy, bow down to the sun, moon and the stars. Then remember all the various life forms to get the divine vision of their essence. Remember the cow and banyan tree before meditation– they give out the best by accepting the least useful stuff from nature (milk, after consuming grass and oxygen after accepting carbon dioxide).
Before sitting down for meditation, have a resolve in mind that I will not waver from the attempt to know and realize the Truth and I will not recede until reach the goal. All actions must begin in meditation. It is the feeling of awe and surrender to those unknown hands which prepared us ready to take up this endeavour. It requires high level of vigil to observe the activities of mind with the mind. If one cannot sit in a yoga pose such as pathamasana for meditation, they can sit in a chair or by stretching the leg. But do not cheat yourselves in the path of self inquiry. Doubts emanating from the peaceful mind lead us to the path of truth. But doubts of an agitated mind will lead us to diseases. All actions become crazy deeds when done without awareness. One should develop full knowledge on actions undertaken.
Just as we observe the external world, see the inner world of mental actions as well. Know sound and silence. When you start observing the mind, it becomes powerful. A mind that is not observed is like a closed room. Within this universe, one can accept anything as the guru. A book, a person, ocean or a leaf- whatever you want. Guru’s function is that of an alarm clock to help people wake up on time. That is all one needs from a guru. If that person is not capable of waking you up, do not accept him as your guru. Likewise, don’t hesitate after accepting a guru. Submit completely to accept his guidance. Religion, teachers and gurus are all exist because of various issues and problems are there in people’s life and they typically like it that way. They want to conduct elaborate rituals (worship, homa, etc.) to ‘solve’ issues for you. Don’t go after such people.
Motherhood is the highest status- a sannyasi needs to bow down only to his mother. A mind getting ready to meditate pays obeisance to the mother, father and the guru. Then pray to the earth as it sustains the myriad types of lives in it. For the effulgence and energy, bow down to the sun, moon and the stars. Then remember all the various life forms to get the divine vision of their essence. Remember the cow and banyan tree before meditation– they give out the best by accepting the least useful stuff from nature (milk, after consuming grass and oxygen after accepting carbon dioxide).
Before sitting down for meditation, have a resolve in mind that I will not waver from the attempt to know and realize the Truth and I will not recede until reach the goal. All actions must begin in meditation. It is the feeling of awe and surrender to those unknown hands which prepared us ready to take up this endeavour. It requires high level of vigil to observe the activities of mind with the mind. If one cannot sit in a yoga pose such as pathamasana for meditation, they can sit in a chair or by stretching the leg. But do not cheat yourselves in the path of self inquiry. Doubts emanating from the peaceful mind lead us to the path of truth. But doubts of an agitated mind will lead us to diseases. All actions become crazy deeds when done without awareness. One should develop full knowledge on actions undertaken.
Just as we observe the external world, see the inner world of mental actions as well. Know sound and silence. When you start observing the mind, it becomes powerful. A mind that is not observed is like a closed room. Within this universe, one can accept anything as the guru. A book, a person, ocean or a leaf- whatever you want. Guru’s function is that of an alarm clock to help people wake up on time. That is all one needs from a guru. If that person is not capable of waking you up, do not accept him as your guru. Likewise, don’t hesitate after accepting a guru. Submit completely to accept his guidance. Religion, teachers and gurus are all exist because of various issues and problems are there in people’s life and they typically like it that way. They want to conduct elaborate rituals (worship, homa, etc.) to ‘solve’ issues for you. Don’t go after such people.
# posted by Sukumar Canada @ 9:20 AM 
