Samam sarveshu bhuteshu
tishtthamtam parameswaram,
Vinasyatsva vinasyantam
yah pasyati sa pasyati ll
---Bhagavadgita 13.28
(One who sees the Super Soul
accompanying the Individual Soul in all bodies and who understands that neither
the Individual Soul nor Super Soul within the destructible body is ever
destroyed, actually sees)
The purpose
of a mirror in the dressing table is to reflect one’s features. That is about
one’s face, hair – curls and plaits if any to groom, and to ensure decency of attire.
Well, this is about the external features. Can this mirror be of some more help, in respect of my Interior? I thought so. The mirror being a must for everyday use, I thought why should not I scribble
something that constantly reminds me about my mission in this world. because as the elders say " Out of Sight, Out of Mind". So, I wrote OM with Gayatri Mantra - for, Krishna
said in Gita (10.35) ‘gayatri
chandasa maham’ (among all the grammatical perfect mantras, I reside in
Gayatri).
One more notable scrawling inter alia is ‘Kah Satru’ ( who is
the enemy). Perusal of good books influence positive thoughts and sometimes have a transforming effect on the discerning reader. Yes, this one word -Kah Satru-wrought upon me into visualizing the Paaram Atma –the Supreme
consciousness - in every being, as the
tears rolled down, when being deeply immersed, I subrogated into the ‘feelings’ of Indra, at the time of his
Enlightenment. I share the story behind this ‘Kah Satru’.
Indra , is the name of a post, that of Lord of Devas in Heaven. Generally he is depicted as immersed in
pleasures, wine and women – his court having glamorous dancers like Rambha,
Urvasi, Menaka, Tilottama. Eyeing for
this exalted position, the Danava (demons) kings used to wage wars, catching
Indra unaware, dethrone him. He used to run away and seek help from the
Trinity-Brhma, Vishnu, Maheswara- in
turns for his restoration. After regaining his throne he used to slip into
pleasures and lose throne once again in the war by demons. This vicious circle
continued during the regimes of several Indras.
Vexed up with these repetitions, one indra seriously thought of finding a
permanent solution for this affair. He went on Tapas (penance). Years passed by
but he couldn’t find the answer. Undeterred
by initial setbacks he stepped up his austerity in Tapas. Finally, Enlightenment dawned upon him. With utter amazement he visualized his own
being, ‘Indra’ in each and every other being. There were no more rakshasas (demons) but himself, no more dancers, devas,
Trinity – in all of them he himself was seen. No more a friend or foe; a wicked or gentle, a good place or bad place; all differences dissolved into Oneness. All illusory plurality of
creation vanished with the oneness of Super Consciousness!’ - For me, it was a memorable transcendence in my 'awareness', in my life!
Keeping in tune with the above-mentioned Truth, of late, our yoga group has imbibed new way of exhortations :-
"O All children, Ladies and Gentlemen ! O All animal and plant Beings ! You are All One Almighty. You Are All Playing Different Roles of One Almighty !"
Keeping in tune with the above-mentioned Truth, of late, our yoga group has imbibed new way of exhortations :-
"O All children, Ladies and Gentlemen ! O All animal and plant Beings ! You are All One Almighty. You Are All Playing Different Roles of One Almighty !"
I suggest to
my friends circle to hear some of the tatva jnana (spiritual knowledge) based
devotional songs by Annamacharya. Hope you too will relish the content given below as
a glimpse.
‘What is the
Being and what is the non-Being, for is it not the Almighty that pervades in all
forms.? Whom shall we rebuke and whom
shall we praise? For who is Independent
apart from the One who is present in all.
So our praise or scorn are deemed to be addressed to Him only. Which place is good and which one is bad when
every place is His abode.’. This is the
essence in brief of a tatva jnana (spiritual wisdom) based kirtana by
Annamacharya – ‘Ainadedi kani dandulo nedi nanarupi Srinadhude kaka ‘-
melodiously sung by famous Priya Sisters (available in you tube).
If a cool pondering over the above narration generates sincere interest towards understanding the Universal Consciousness – 'That is Thou' ; I will be justified !
If a cool pondering over the above narration generates sincere interest towards understanding the Universal Consciousness – 'That is Thou' ; I will be justified !
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