Baba
Namaskar,
The following excerpt is from Baba’s discourse, “Even the Greatest Sinners”:
"The [mythological] story of Gayasura is one such story. He was a terrible demon. Lord Viśńu had blessed Gayasura with a boon. Strengthened with the boon, he conquered heaven, earth and hell, and established a big empire. Ambitious of expanding his empire, he ultimately started to fight Lord Viśńu himself. The dethroned gods of heaven approached Viśńu and appealed to him plaintively: “O Lord, because of your boon Gayasura has become immeasurably powerful, irresistible. You please stop him.” So Viśńu went to fight Gayasura, but even he was defeated, because through the boon of Viśńu himself Gayasura was invincible.
This morning I said, regarding the question “Who is more intelligent, the devotee or God?” that the devotee is more intelligent. But if you put the question before a devotee, the devotee will reply: “I am; but I got my intelligence from Paramátmá.” Similarly, Gayasura acquired his power as a boon from Paramátmá. Anyway, Viśńu was defeated, and Gayasura bound him tightly to a big tree. A devotee of course has the right to bind his Bhagaván. Bound thus, Viśńu said: “Look, Gayasura! Before I granted you a boon. Now you grant me a boon.” (1)
Even a sinner or a durácárii – who worships you, you must give mukti and mokśa"
Gayasura said, “My Lord, I am yours, so whatever you want I will give you.”
Then Viśńu said, “You see, I want you to turn to stone.” Gayasura fell prostrate on the ground. Starting from the lower parts of his body, he began to turn to stone. Gradually Gayasura’s whole body was turning to stone. Then Gayasura said: “I am ready to grant you the boon you are asking for, but on three conditions. The first is that you put your divine feet on my chest – you must put them there.” Viśńu said: “So be it.” The meaning is that Viśńu was installed in Gayasura’s heart. “The second condition is that whoever worships you will certainly attain mukti [liberation] and mokśa [non-qualified liberation]. To anyone in the world – even a sinner or a durácárii – who worships you, you must give mukti and mokśa.” Lord Viśńu agreed to this also: “So be it.” “The third condition is, if anyone worships you and does not attain mukti and mokśa, then Gayasura will rise again.” Viśńu said: “So be it.” Now see the beautiful way Gayasura has been characterized here!" (2)
Ideate on the Divine
May we all focus and adopt a high spiritual ideal.
Anand Marga ideology states, "Cherishing a strong desire to know and understand Him, think of Him, ideate on Him, meditate on Him – You will certainly attain Him." (3)
Ananda Marga ideology guides us, "Parama Puruśa, Parama Pitá, says that even if you are the worst type of sinner, that is, he whom the sinners hate as a sinner, what will happen? Bhajate mám ananyabhák. If you take the shelter of Parama Puruśa, then what will happen? Parama Puruśa will save you from all those serpentine nooses of sin....And for those who take shelter, those who resort to Parama Puruśa, what will happen? Parama Puruśa will save them from this serpentine noose of sin. So a person must not be afraid of sin, he should be free from all worries and anxieties regarding sin. Parama Puruśa will help him. Parama Puruśa is always with him." (4)
in Him,
Caetanyadeva
References
1. Discourses on Krsna & the Giita, Even the Greatest Sinners
2. Discourses on Krsna & the Giita, Even the Greatest Sinners
3. Ananda Marga Ideology & Way of Life - 6
4. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 12, The Real Value of the Human Entity
The below sections are entirely different topics, unrelated to the above material.
They stand on their own as points of interest.
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== Section: Important Teaching ==
Doing good deeds alone will not suffice
In the general society you will find so many people who do not like to
do sadhana. They justify to themselves and to others that, “I am not
harming anybody and I am busy in social service - helping the poor. So I
do not need anything more. By this way God will be gracious. And I will
realise Parama Purusa.”
The central idea is they in confused state think that by doing good
deeds and social service, that is enough. And there is no need to follow
16 points / sadhana etc, to realise Parama Purusa.
Ananda Marga ideology states, “Some people say, “Keep on doing good
deeds – that is sufficient.” No, that is not enough. Suppose some people
perform good deeds, but they have no definite goal before them: this
will not produce any good result, their effort will be futile. Suppose
you want to move forward: you should also know which way to move,
otherwise your entire movement will be meaningless. All your time, your
hard effort, and your sincerity will go in vain. Hence it is not enough
to simply say, “Keep on doing good deeds.” Even those good deeds should
have a clear goal. Why should I do good deeds? I should have a clear
idea in which direction to move while doing those good deeds.” (1)
Ananda Marga ideology guides us, "It is incorrect to say that merely
doing good deeds is enough: People must hold an object of ideation in
their minds. And that supreme object of ideation is Parama Purusa. Only
then if some good action is performed will it be successful. Now if one
wants to do some good deed excluding Paramatma that will not be a good
deed. This will be sheer selfishness on your part, and nothing good can
come from it." (2)
Moreover Guru’s teaching points out that if you do good deeds devoid of
Cosmic ideation then you will be bound. And also your ego will mushroom
and you will degenerate.
In human life there should be a goal. Doing anything without a goal is
useless. And the goal should always be Parama Purusa the eternal Entity.
So doing good deeds alone is not enough. One has to do sadhana and the
goal should be Parama Purusa.
Only those works done with the motive of serving and pleasing Parama
Purusa can be called good works. Failing that, it is just an act of
selfishness. Thus every sadhaka must work thinking of Him - and for that
sadhana is needed.
References
1. Subhasita Samgraha - 11, What Is the Way?
2. Subhasita Samgraha - 11, What Is the Way?
Festival: Shravanii Purnima - 19 Aug 2024
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