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An Endless Divine Continuity - Part 5

 
Our Association With Nanna - Part 5
   
*Nanna's words
*Mothers words of benediction
*Foreword by Author
 
 
1Mother or Maya?
2Embodiment of SupraConsciousness (Mahabhava)
3Guru Poornima - Master's Full Glory
4Humanity is my own expansion being (Mamaivamso Jeevaloke)
5Sakhi Bestows Rasa
6Ever Incrementing (Anukshana Vardhamanam)
7 The True Service (Seva)
8 Sakhi, Our Guru
9 Sri Radhasakhi's Message
10 Sri Radhasakhi Rasavani (Message of Divine Delight)
   
 
Humanity is my own expansion being (Mamaivamso Jeevaloke)


" There are two basic principles of philosophy - you forgot who you are; you are considering something that does not belong to you as yours. All talks and lectures are based only on these two bhavas. So it is important that you know who you really are! "


" 'Mamaivamso jeevaloke jeeva bhoota sanatanaha' - 'Man is an eternal part of me. Any part of me has neither beginning nor end.' "


" Then who are you? Who is Krishna who made this statement? How is Krishna defined? "


" 'Eswaraha paramaha Krishnaha sacchidananda vigrahaha anadiradirgovindaha sarvakarana karanam' - Whether it is Krishna, Rama or Allah - the definition of the divine God is the same. So Krishna is sacchidanandamoorthy and you are a part of him. Then, why are you weeping when you are a part of sacchidanandamoorthy. Isn't it surprising? "


" Sat, chit and anand! "


" Sat means that which exists eternally. You are eternal, yet the astrologer predicts your death. You are weeping that your life span is limited only because you forgot that you are eternal. Chit is consciousness. You must make a conscious effort to learn and understand different topics. Then only you can progress. Amazingly, you are able to understand everything only because you are a part of God's swaroopa. What a wonder! Anand is happiness. God is the embodiment of joy and bliss. Can you actually see happiness? No, but not being in sorrow implies happiness. There is no other joy except not facing sorrow. See how blissful God is! "


" Suppose your dear one is lost or sick, you are sad. These sorrows have been invited by man himself. If somebody fails in an exam, he weeps. There is really no sorrow there; you have created a reason for sorrow. You desire something and weep when that desire is not fulfilled. There is no other sorrow. Lord Buddha realized this truth. "


" An ordinary human being living on earth has so many desires. Once God appeared before man and asked what each one wanted and promised to grant whatever they wished. Each one had a long list of wishes. That is how we all are! But a true devotee who is associated only with God even in his thoughts says 'I have only one desire. I want to reach near God. I am not concerned if the whole world perishes or this body is burnt to ashes. I want to fulfil my desire.' Ramakrishna Paramahamsa was about to end his life saying 'what is the use of this life when I am not able to reach near my Mother. I don't want anybody or anything else. ' He took a sword and was about to end his life. That is the difference between an earthly man and a divine being. The former has a number of desires whereas the latter has just one desire. If you want to gain the chance of Her presence in any one of your lives, you must develop that one desire. "I want the Divine Mother. I don't want anything else.' This state of having only one desire will be attained in the final birth. Even if God comes down and offers wealth, he will refuse at that time. This is the remarkable difference between an earthly man and a divine being. You must attain that single desire in your life. You must forget everything else and have only that one desire. That desire should be spiritual and also one pointed. It should not be a multi directional spiritual desire. That life in which you will have only one desire which is spiritual and one pointed will be your last life. All your sadhana must be directed only to achieve that goal. The spiritual scriptures and Bhagawata will help you in this pursuit. Have only one desire - eternal union with the Divine! That is what you must ultimately achieve. That is what you sadhana is for! Many people preach different practices to adopt. Yet, even after all this; man does not any chance to reach his goal. Then what must he do? What is the right sadhana? What is the right path to follow? "


" I will tell you about that sadhana which will make you look away from all other sadhanas. This is the most superior sadhana. If you are able to follow it properly, within ten minutes, it will make you feel that 'I don't want anything else.' We must adopt this practice. Don't entertain unnecessary philosophy; you must follow only the right path. "


Nanna's love and efforts to awaken the divine radiance is evident in every word. He said that man , who is an inherent part of God and is eternally happy by nature, brought sorrow upon himself. The reason for his sorrow is his desires. That life when he desires only Mother and nothing else will be his last life. Till then all his sadhana will not fructify. Nanna explained how to attain the one pointed and spiritual desire which is essential for this sadhana.


" All sadhanas speak about God. Then which is the best one? All are beneficial. However the problem is that sadhana is being made into fragments and that is of no use. Sadhana forms only a small part in your life and the rest of your life is devoted only to your family. The fact is that your actual spiritual sadhana is restricted to 3 or 4 hours a day. The rest of your life is without any sadhana. You must understand that there is no separate sadhana in my life. My life is only a sadhana. You too must attain this state in one of your lives. This is the first important point to remember. As long as you think that your life and your sadhana are different, you cannot attain mother for any number of ages to come. You must consider your life as sadhana. That is the real dhyana. We must live our life like sadhana. Then we don't need any other sadhana. How can you do this? It is a difficulty, yet wonderful sadhana. Radhaji came to this world only to teach us this sadhana. You will only face sorrow by any other kind of sadhana. Remember that your life is a sadhana; also remember that you must have only one desire in your life. That is the only gate way that you must pass through. All other philosophical talks are meaningless. You must enter through a single gate. Till you reach that state when your life is a sadhana and you have a single desire, you will have no peace. This is Radhaji's message. "


" Who is Radha? We say Radha Krishna, but who is She? The Muslims have only the Quran and Christians have only the Bible to follow. Hindus have many Gods and less belief. At one time, I was travelling with Annie Beasant and Brij Kishore. One day I expressed a doubt near her. 'Pareekshit is great Emperor who belonged to the Pandava dynasty. Krishna was very fond of him. Infact, he granted his darshan to Pareekshit even while he was in his mother's womb. Such a person committed a mistake. He threw a dead snake around the neck of a mahatma. That mahatma had an 11 year old son. When the boy was informed about his father's insult, he said 'my father is a great man. He never harmed anyone in his life. Is such an act expected of an emperor? Did he come here only to insult my father? If my penance is true, he must die today itself by snakebite. Even Krishna cannot protect him from my curse.' I asked Annie Beasant 'in those days, the words of even an 11 year old boy came true. India had such spiritual power. The Muslims ruled India for 1125 years with a sword. They destroyed so many temples and insulted us. We lost all battles against them and surrendered to one Muslim king after another. There was no justice, truth or a proper life. What is reason for this miserable state? Why did our India, which was so popular and had had such great spiritual leaders decline in this way? Please explain.' "


" She hugged me and said 'you asked a right question at the right time. I will tell you about it. Every man needs guidance. The one who gives this guidance must not be an ordinary person. Don't accept anybody in this mortal base having the three base gunas as your guru; however great they may be. If he possesses a body with the three gunas, stay away from him. Don't accept any human being as your guru.' Wondering why she was so blunt, I asked her the reason. She replied 'the three gunas in the human body are rajo guna, sattwa guna and tamo guna.' Rajoguna is anger and desire. The Gita says Kama esha krodha esha rajoguna samudhbhavaha'. You contain this rajoguna in you. Every atom of the human body contains this rajoguna, which is filled with kama and krodha (desire and anger). What penance can you do with this body when you are carrying rajoguna with you every minute, day and night. Even if you wish, how can you remove this? Every atom in the body is filled with rajoguna. Which atom will you remove? This is the fundamental defect intrinsically present in you. The scriptures say that even Lord Brahma could not escape from rajoguna. But the gurus do not preach about this important aspect. They avoid it either because they can't or don't want to. "


" What is the most important and reliable source for us? Scriptures? But when man writes the scriptures, they are associated with trigunas. Then why should I follow the scriptures narrated by man who is filled with rajoguna and tamoguna. Which is the reliable scripture that is not authored by man? There is only one such scripture - the Vedas. That is why the Vedas are considered as the highest. All mahatmas are aware of this fact but we neglect it. The schools and colleges included irrelevant subjects and ignored Vedic knowledge. We have no respect for Vedas. Even Krishna expressed his unhappiness in one verse of Bhagawad Gita: "


" Yat sastra vidhi mutsajya kamakarathaha; Sacha siddhimavapnothi na sukham na parangathi "


" Krishna warned the world through this one verse. One who defies religious practices and decides to do as he pleases; who does not respect religious scriptures; such a person can neither be happy not attain spiritual fulfilment. This is the eternal curse of the highest Divine! 'Krishnasthu Bhagawan swayam'. God himself said that when a person has no faith in religious practices and acts as he pleases. He is bound to face obstacles in his way. He will weep finally. He will not be happy either in this world or even the world after death. He will certainly become a wandering soul after death. "


" You may wonder how a person who is well educated, who accepted sanyas and who liberally helped others can become a wandering soul. What happens to all the sanyasis in the world? I wondered what happens to these saints who wear saffron robes and take sanyas when they die. I wanted to know this truth. Mother granted me the power and I could witness the whole scenario. Just before death, man is in a peculiar state of coma. Every human being including the saints goes into this coma state. Probably even the doctors are not aware of this. Every jeeva except the maha yogis must enter into this coma state. This state lasts for 10-11 days after death. He retreats into a shell, which is egg shaped. A ceremony is performed on the 11th day after which the shell breaks. As long as he is within the shell he is a soul, whether he is an emperor or an ordinary man. When he is released from his shell after 10 days, his relatives perform pooja saying 'my grand father will now go to heaven.' Strangely, all the relatives leave on that day. When he is going to heaven, why should they run away? The explanation is provided by the Vedas. After the coma state, when the soul comes out of the shell, the pretha becomes pisachi. (actual terms mentioned in Vedas). Pisachi is full of desires and rajoguna is at its peak. If he is slightly angry on someone, it becomes magnified in this state. If he has desire for a woman, it gets intensified. This is a scientific fact too. This is our life! You live a great life; you help so many people but finally you leave only as a pretha. I saw about 30-40 saints who remained as pisachas. I don't want to mention any names. But I saw a renowned saint who died 15 days back roaming as a pisachi. He troubled so many people. There are some women here who literally wept for the pain he inflicted on them. Till yesterday you were a saint, wearing saffron clothes and praying in a temple; today you are chasing women! That is their stage. You may think that you are in a very good condition today, but this is what will happen to you in future. "


Nanna said that Radhaji came to this world only to teach the human beings that sadhana which will uplift them. He is the personification of Radhaji who is putting in such intense efforts to convert our life into a sadhana.

Man is filled with rajoguna. Even the saints could not overcome their anger and desire. Nanna said that he saw many of them wandering as pisachis. He told us that the only way to conquer anger and desire is by incessant Radha dhyana. Our rasa guru's only aim was to make us do dhyana.

Nanna spoke about Sri Radha's love and incessant dhyana which can dilute our kamas and control our anger and desires.
 

 

 
 
Vishaya kamamutho nindina manamunu
Akshayamagu Para prematho nimpuchu
Sakshat Parmeswari bhavamu
Jeeva jagathiki moolam
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Man's mind is filled with worldly matters. Only filling the mind with Supreme mother's love can purify it. Her bhava is the origin of every living being's existence.

 
 

 


" We need to do only one kind of sadhana - to transform our life into sadhana. We must be very careful in this path. Even one drop of poison in a bowl of milk will spoil the whole milk. You need not commit many sins; one is enough. King Yudhishtir committed only one sin. He played a game of dice. As a result, Draupadi was insulted and so many people died in the war. So even a small mistake will magnify and influence your whole life. Not only you but even everybody associated with you will suffer. "


" Not only in this life but also in all your lives, your whole life should be a sadhana; not only some part of it. Let me explain in a worldlier context. Will the groom agree if a bride tells him that 'I will live with you only for four hours in a day as your wife. The rest of the day is mine. I will live as I please'? No husband will agree to such a condition. He will expect his wife to be a fulltime servant not a part time one. When a small human being wants a full time wife, what will the Supreme Divine expect? Lord Krishna clearly said in the Gita: Sarva dharman prityajya mamekam saranam vraja'. Give up everything and surrender to me. "


" If you really want Her, you must give up everything. You must absolutely become the property of your husband. That is what Krishna also says. But is it possible? Which dharma will he give up? Man can give up anything but not his dharma. He cannot give up the body complex - the thought that 'I am this body'. This is the greatest draw back. As long as you have the thought that you are the body, you lose the thought that you are the consciousness. You unite with matter and proudly declare that 'I am the material body, I come from this earth, I am not Athma, and I am not consciousness.' The so-called elite persons in the society also think that they are white mud and red mud! It's a shame. There is no sin worse than considering yourself as one with your own material world. "


" We must follow only one path of sadhana. You life must be your sadhana. Radhaji said 'I will make your life a sadhana. You simply follow my instructions.' Who is Radha? Do the Vedas mention about Her? If the Vedas stated that She is the highest, then we can forget everything else. Sri Radhika Tapaneeyopanishad of Adharva Veda mentions about the prominence of Sri Radha. "


" The Vedas have no author. They are known as 'apourusheyam' (not authored by man). The highest spiritual entities met, discussed and declared that Radha is only the highest! In our time, we have so many Gods. At that time, there were very few Gods. The Ramayana, Mahabharata and Bhagawata have authors but Vedas have no author. Everyone agrees with the Vedas which does not have any human element. Adharwa Veda is the most significant Veda. It says that 'The Goddess who must be worshipped is Radha and only Radha. That's why we bow to Her.' "


" Sri Krishna's dark complexion is transformed into golden colour due to Sri Radha. When Radha and Krishna came together, Radha's golden colour touched him. He lost his dark complexion and became absolutely golden. Even today, Krishna has only golden hue within him. He is not Shyam(dark) but is golden. That is Radhaji's colour. Her radiance and aura spreads in the whole Universe. "


" He who keeps Mother aside and gives priority to Krishna and worships only him is a fool. Many scriptures tell us not to neglect Radha. Today I am also telling you the same. You can worship only Radha without any fear but you must not worship only Krishna. You will not get favourable results. Radha is simply doing wonders. Even the Vedas, the daily read scriptures could not explain about Her. I will logically explain one main point because this is the sadhana taught by Radhaji to the Brindavan mahatmas through Her sakhis. That is why we accept it as the Highest Supreme Sadhana."


" The first condition in this sadhana : your life must become your sadhana. Your sadhana is not separate from your life. Once a human being begins this sadhana, he does not have any other life. Sadhana only is his life every moment. I will now tell you about this sadhana. God has no name and form. If you really want to worship God, worship him only as nameless and formless because that is the real truth mentioned even in the Vedas. The second condition is that you have only sadhana - Unite with the Divine. Due to influence of maya, we forgot that our life is sadhana and drifted away. Ideally, you have no life other than sadhana. Mother taught me this lesson and guided me in this path. So far, no mahatma preached like this. They simply quote salient points mentioned by others. Mother does not like this. Just as a wife gives herself completely to her husband; you must surrender yourself completely to Her. This is the secret mentioned in the Gita. Sarva dharman parityajya.' Give up everything and surrender completely to me. Then that sadhana will become singular and focused. I will ensure that this wonderful sadhana will gradually develop in you. Within 5 days, I will make you do dhyana for 12 hours a day. You need not give up your family during those 12 hours. You can continue your family chores and office work along with your tapasya. Perform your normal routine life and also your sadhana life. Slowly, your life will become part of your sadhana. Then your ordinary life will be a divine life. Mother will make sure that your life will be divine. Then you are no longer human. Mamaivamso jeevaloke..'. We also are an inherent part of God. Then how can we be human? By nature, we are spiritual. We think about small objects and become small mortals. That is wrong. Mother does not want us to be like this. You are fundamentally spiritual. So your life must be a divine life; a divine life known as sadhana, higher sadhana. You must progress towards higher sadhana by following some steps. You will appreciate the greatness of this sadhana as you listen to these steps. I will explain tomorrow and make you do dhyana for 10 hours. It is not difficult or strenuous. You will gain concentration and your mind will not wander. It's so amazing! Normally you become tired within one or two hours. In this sadhana you will not feel tired. You will be in a position to practice sadhana for 10 hours a day without difficulty. That is the beauty of this sadhana. "


" There are many aspects of sadhana. One of its powers is Divine Impulse. This is not expressed anywhere except one incident in Ramayana. Neither man nor society can create this divine impulse. God will send one impulse like a tidal wave. It will over throw you. Many people do not realize it as Divine impulse. "


Nanna then narrated the incident when Kaikeyi who loved Rama so dearly asked for the boon to send him to the forest. She asked for that boon only due to from the Gods. That is Divine Impulse.


" Under normal circumstances, Kaikeyi would never send Rama to the forest. She received that Divine impulse. The Gods initiated the action and sent the signal. The impulse struck her and everything turned upside down. She insisted that Rama must go to the forest. Her whole life changed from that moment. Actually Rama went to the forest because the people and sages in the kingdom would die if he did not leave' Parithranaya sadhunam vinasaya cha dushkrutham'. The divine impulse is so powerful. It is not possible by an ordinary man. "


" In recent times, Mother showed a divine impulse. It is the power possessed by a transcendental Divine being. In Sri Lanka, there are pro Rama and pro Ravana devotees. One fine morning, Mother made and resolution and sent a Divine Impulse the very next second to the Head of Gayathri Peetham in Sri Lanka. This impulse is a scientific phenomenon of the Highest Supreme Deity, not ordinary incarnations of God. She sent the divine impulse and the guru felt a wave; suddenly he wanted to go to Brindavan. He spent almost Rupees 2 lakhs to visit that Brindavan in which he had no faith along with 3 disciples! I received them and asked to sit down comfortably. He said 'I will not sit down. I don't have the eligibility to sit before you. I shall remain standing.' Nearly 7000 people stand before him in his place. I am absolutely new to him; he never knew me since he was born. He bought idols of Radha and Krishna and packed them carefully. He planned for their installation ceremony on 24th October. Prasadaraya Kulapathi garu and few others participated in the ceremony. I received a letter from the guruji there mentioning that when he, Prasadaraya Kulapathi garu and Ramanujam garu were about to install the idols, he shouted loudly 'There, Radhika Prasad Maharaj has arrived'. The Divine Mother took my form and the three of them saw me in three different forms. That is Divine Impulse, which cannot be initiated by any human being. Even Kaikeyi could not do it herself; some invisible form entered into her. This point is not mentioned in The Ramayana. She changed and became a totally different person. Otherwise Rama would never go the forest. Divine Impulse worked through Kaikeyi and sent Rama to the forest. It is more powerful than the highest worship. This is a very important message to all of us. "


" I, the giver of that powerful spiritual wave will make you worship and and pursue that sadhana for not less than 10 hours a hay. Just follow what I say. I will commence my work. I can assure you that you will not be bored even after 10 hours. From the day after tomorrow, you can work and also do sadhana. Neither your official work nor your sadhana will be affected. Even as I am giving this lecture now, my sadhana is continuing. How amazing. My sadhana has not stopped even for a second. It is going on and I am simultaneously able to speak in a sensible way. You can practice both - your ordinary karmic life and also Divine sadhana. Then you will become a full time servant of God. Unless you become a full time servant of God, there is no salvation for you. Just as a wife cannot remain in her husband's house unless she is his full time wife; you also must completely surrender to God. 'Sarva dharman parityajya.' - Don't talk of mother, father or others. Leave everybody and everything else and surrender totally to me alone.' That is the Lord's message. "


" Who can do this? Who can surrender all your sadhana and also your link with the body? You must give up the bhava that you are the body. It is not easy. Who can give up all dharmas? Unless you give up these dharmas, you must wait for several ages before you can reach near Her. "


This lecture flowed continuously with no scope for any intervention. Nanna explained in detail about Divine impulse and said it is the power possessed by a transcendental Divine being. That transcendental Divine being is none other than our Nanna!
 

 

 
 
Vishaya kamamutho nindina manamunu
Akshayamagu Para prematho nimpuchu
Sakshat Parmeswari bhavamu
Jeeva jagathiki moolam e jeeva gathike pranam
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Man's mind is filled with worldly matters. Only filling the mind with Supreme mother's love can purify it. Her bhava is the origin of every living being's existence and also his life force.

 
 

 
 

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