'As long as one stays afloat on surface of water, nothing can be achieved; one has to dive deep unto the bed to fetch heavy and precious diamonds': Ramakrihna Paramahansa to Bankim Chandra Chatterjee ('Vande Mataram' fame). Thus, one must have, not superficial attempt but, intensive yearning for the realization of Almighty.
'With apt similes, this subject is being conveyed by Annmacharya in his sankeertana, "Parama Sujnanulaku Prapannulaku"............
'O My Men! Is it not proper for the highly knowledgeable elite and the austere devotees to have their minds always set on the Almighty?
'Just as a very hungry person is quite eager about the food, is it not necessary to have intensive desire for the Almighty? Just as the attention of the lusty men is always set on the women, is it not necessary for the devotees to have attention on the Almighty always?
'Just as a baby's attention is on the milk feeding breasts of the mother, a devotee too shall pay his attention towards his deity. Just as a long distance traveller is anxious about the availability of his next resting place, is it not necessary for the earthly being to crave for the grace of the Almighty?
'Just as a wealthy man is constantly attentive on the safety of his wealth, is it not necessary for the ardent devotee to pay constant attention on the Almighty? Just as one has passionate longing for his wife and children, is it not necessary for one to have intensive yearning for the Almighty?'.....
To demonstrate that this 'intensive yearning' should be like one's struggling for breath in suffocation, we have a good story as told by Ramakrishna Paramahansa to Bankim Chandra Chatterjee....
"Once a disciple asked his guru, 'Guruji! Please tell me how I can see the God'. Guruji then asked disciple to follow him for the river bath. Once they entered into the waters, Guruji suddenly held the head of the disciple and pushed it into the water. Just after a few seconds however he released pressure and pulled up the head over the surface. The embarrassed disciple gasped heavily for breath while raising his head. Guruji then asked him how he felt while his head being in water. 'Guruji! I was afraid that I was about to die and struggled for breath', was his reply. Guruji concluded, 'If you intensively yearn for Almighty just as you desperately struggled for breath now, you will realize Him within short time' ".....
Thus, relentless pursuit with wholehearted approach and devoted mind is the 'sine qua non' for the serious seeker to realize the Almighty within this existence!
'With apt similes, this subject is being conveyed by Annmacharya in his sankeertana, "Parama Sujnanulaku Prapannulaku"............
'O My Men! Is it not proper for the highly knowledgeable elite and the austere devotees to have their minds always set on the Almighty?
'Just as a very hungry person is quite eager about the food, is it not necessary to have intensive desire for the Almighty? Just as the attention of the lusty men is always set on the women, is it not necessary for the devotees to have attention on the Almighty always?
'Just as a baby's attention is on the milk feeding breasts of the mother, a devotee too shall pay his attention towards his deity. Just as a long distance traveller is anxious about the availability of his next resting place, is it not necessary for the earthly being to crave for the grace of the Almighty?
'Just as a wealthy man is constantly attentive on the safety of his wealth, is it not necessary for the ardent devotee to pay constant attention on the Almighty? Just as one has passionate longing for his wife and children, is it not necessary for one to have intensive yearning for the Almighty?'.....
To demonstrate that this 'intensive yearning' should be like one's struggling for breath in suffocation, we have a good story as told by Ramakrishna Paramahansa to Bankim Chandra Chatterjee....
"Once a disciple asked his guru, 'Guruji! Please tell me how I can see the God'. Guruji then asked disciple to follow him for the river bath. Once they entered into the waters, Guruji suddenly held the head of the disciple and pushed it into the water. Just after a few seconds however he released pressure and pulled up the head over the surface. The embarrassed disciple gasped heavily for breath while raising his head. Guruji then asked him how he felt while his head being in water. 'Guruji! I was afraid that I was about to die and struggled for breath', was his reply. Guruji concluded, 'If you intensively yearn for Almighty just as you desperately struggled for breath now, you will realize Him within short time' ".....
Thus, relentless pursuit with wholehearted approach and devoted mind is the 'sine qua non' for the serious seeker to realize the Almighty within this existence!
Yearn for Almighty like Gasp for Breath!
Om Shanti!
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