Agar dena chaaho to ek var ye dena
Guru charno main preeti badhti hi jae
Agar lena chaaho ye jeewan hi le lo
Magar meri shraddha ko ghatne na dena
Man main kabhi na ahankaar aae
Guru charno ka dhyaan khone na paae
Rahe saas chalti ye tan main jabhi tak
Har ik shwaas gungaan tera hi gaae
Kahi tucchh abhimaan aane na pae
Asat drishya sat se digaane na pae
Ye sukh dukh man ko bhulaane na pae
Kahi bhi samay vyarth jaane n
Friday, April 25, 2008
Aap sabhi ko Pujyashri ke avataran divas ki khoob khoob badhai ho
The Birth of a Spiritual Giant
(Excerpts from the Satsang of Pujya Bapuji)
(Pujya Bapuji’s incarnation day 26th of April)
The scriptures talk of different types of incarnations of God. One of them is the Nitya Avatara in the form of Enlightened Saints.
There have been many such incarnations of God on this earth like Vallabhacharya, Shankaracharya, Nimbakacharya, Kabirji, Guru Nanak, Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, Param Pujya Sri Lilashahji Bapu to name just a few.
‘The entire lineage of a Saint is sanctified, glorified is the mother of a Saint; the land treaded on by a Saint becomes holy.’
Ordinary beings are born out of the bonds of karma effectuated by the momentum of desires. But it is not so with God or Saints, whose descent on the earth is known as an incarnation, not birth.
God and Saints incarnate on earth for the good of the masses. They come to this earth to fulfil a particular mission or in kind response to the piteous prayers of people. That is, those who manifest themselves in human form to give shape to our good faith, honest objectives and genuine needs are known as incarnations or incarnate personages.
The birth of the body is not a big thing, nor is its birthday celebration. The real worthy thing is fulfilling the true objective of the birth. The incarnation day of Brahmajnani Saints who have fulfilled this exalted objective inspires us towards that lofty goal. Therefore, this is an appropriate occasion to celebrate, and all of us should celebrate it.
‘He who has realized his own (True) Self has indeed achieved the real great feat in the world.’
There are around 6.5 billion people on earth. About 17.5 million people celebrate their birthday every day. The real benefit of celebrating the birthday is obtained only when one makes some positive resolve on this day. Suppose you have completed 30 years of your life and are entering the 31st. You should take stock of the past years and analyse your wrong doings. On your 31st birthday you should resolve not to repeat your past mistakes and commit yourself towards new pious endeavours. This is the only meaningful way to celebrate a birthday.
The Truth however remains that you were never born.
‘The Atman is never born nor does it die; nor is it subject to birth and death on coming into being. Unborn, eternal, ever-lasting and ancient, it is not killed when the body dies.’ (Srimad Bhagwad Gita: 2.20)
People say, “Bapuji! Congratulations!”
“What for?”
“Today is your birthday.”
I am not a fool to believe this, for I know, “I was never born. It is the body that is born.”
On my birthday I don’t want any gift, money or congratulations from you. I only want your well-being, your supreme good. And what constitutes your well-being?
Your true well-being lies in realizing the fact that the world is transient, that circumstances come and go, but your True Self is eternal, unperishable and immortal even though the bodies are subject to birth and death.
I don’t find any meaning in birthday-congratulations… Still I accept such congratulations, for it gives you an opportunity to attend Satsang and listen to the Truth that you are the immortal Pure Consciousness, the Atman, distinct from the body. I congratulate you on that account and myself accept the same, for I too am That…
The Lord states in the Srimad Bhagwad Gita (10.3), ‘He who knows Me as the unborn, beginningless, Supreme Lord of the worlds is undeluded among mortals and is liberated from all sins.’
In fact, the ideal celebration of a Saint’s incarnation day is not confined to just rejoicing through bursting of fire crackers and distributing sweets; the true celebration of a Saint’s incarnation day lies in drawing inspiration from the Saint’s life, imbibing His divine virtues, and thereby manifesting Saintliness in one’s own life.
(Excerpts from the Satsang of Pujya Bapuji)
(Pujya Bapuji’s incarnation day 26th of April)
The scriptures talk of different types of incarnations of God. One of them is the Nitya Avatara in the form of Enlightened Saints.
There have been many such incarnations of God on this earth like Vallabhacharya, Shankaracharya, Nimbakacharya, Kabirji, Guru Nanak, Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, Param Pujya Sri Lilashahji Bapu to name just a few.
‘The entire lineage of a Saint is sanctified, glorified is the mother of a Saint; the land treaded on by a Saint becomes holy.’
Ordinary beings are born out of the bonds of karma effectuated by the momentum of desires. But it is not so with God or Saints, whose descent on the earth is known as an incarnation, not birth.
God and Saints incarnate on earth for the good of the masses. They come to this earth to fulfil a particular mission or in kind response to the piteous prayers of people. That is, those who manifest themselves in human form to give shape to our good faith, honest objectives and genuine needs are known as incarnations or incarnate personages.
The birth of the body is not a big thing, nor is its birthday celebration. The real worthy thing is fulfilling the true objective of the birth. The incarnation day of Brahmajnani Saints who have fulfilled this exalted objective inspires us towards that lofty goal. Therefore, this is an appropriate occasion to celebrate, and all of us should celebrate it.
‘He who has realized his own (True) Self has indeed achieved the real great feat in the world.’
There are around 6.5 billion people on earth. About 17.5 million people celebrate their birthday every day. The real benefit of celebrating the birthday is obtained only when one makes some positive resolve on this day. Suppose you have completed 30 years of your life and are entering the 31st. You should take stock of the past years and analyse your wrong doings. On your 31st birthday you should resolve not to repeat your past mistakes and commit yourself towards new pious endeavours. This is the only meaningful way to celebrate a birthday.
The Truth however remains that you were never born.
‘The Atman is never born nor does it die; nor is it subject to birth and death on coming into being. Unborn, eternal, ever-lasting and ancient, it is not killed when the body dies.’ (Srimad Bhagwad Gita: 2.20)
People say, “Bapuji! Congratulations!”
“What for?”
“Today is your birthday.”
I am not a fool to believe this, for I know, “I was never born. It is the body that is born.”
On my birthday I don’t want any gift, money or congratulations from you. I only want your well-being, your supreme good. And what constitutes your well-being?
Your true well-being lies in realizing the fact that the world is transient, that circumstances come and go, but your True Self is eternal, unperishable and immortal even though the bodies are subject to birth and death.
I don’t find any meaning in birthday-congratulations… Still I accept such congratulations, for it gives you an opportunity to attend Satsang and listen to the Truth that you are the immortal Pure Consciousness, the Atman, distinct from the body. I congratulate you on that account and myself accept the same, for I too am That…
The Lord states in the Srimad Bhagwad Gita (10.3), ‘He who knows Me as the unborn, beginningless, Supreme Lord of the worlds is undeluded among mortals and is liberated from all sins.’
In fact, the ideal celebration of a Saint’s incarnation day is not confined to just rejoicing through bursting of fire crackers and distributing sweets; the true celebration of a Saint’s incarnation day lies in drawing inspiration from the Saint’s life, imbibing His divine virtues, and thereby manifesting Saintliness in one’s own life.
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