ALIGNING SURRENDER LEARNING WITH THE ATTRACTION TO ATMA NIVEDANAM FLOW
Jnatum - Knowing God. Looking up to God
Both the above fall in to or get aligned with the initial 3 stages of attraction, faith and worship in the above flow.
Drashtum - Approaching and seeing God. Having the darshan of Lord, within one's heart, focussing on Lord.
Both the above stages are aligned with some where within the stages of Sadhana and mind control to the stage where the Bhakta's love pervades the creation, every thing he sees, every thing he does, is consumed/covered in the overwhelming Love that he has become.
Praveshtum - Like we read in earlier posts, the Lord has not only touched the devotee but has entered the devotee's heart and soul, merged in the devotee or, it can also be said that the devotee has merged with the Lord. Whether it was Krishna touching and then entering devotee's entirety explained in a post or it is Mira entering the sanctum sanctorum never to return/ to be found, the result is the same, ABSOLUTE MERGER.
I am Thine - A stage where the devotee is bound to God, like the kitten to the cat.
You are Mine- Getting God to be bound by your love- Like How Surdas says to Krishna,"O Krishna, You can escape from my physical grip but how can You ever escape from my heart??" God is bound by devotee's love.
I AM THAT-Tvamevaham - God and me are one, both God and jiva free, both exist as same - Tat Twam Asi.
Both the above stages are aligned to the supreme state of Atma Nivedanam , Supreme Self Surrender or, as the author begged to reword it, Atma Sayujyam.
Thus, let the Bhakta take any one of the 4 or 5 routes explained in previous posts and summarized in this post and follow the chosen route/path intensely and sincerely.
And, Swami is there, with a re-assuring smile, saying, "You take one step towards me, I shall take 100".
What more assurance is required for us from Sai Maharaj in this journey of Surrender, where, you have ended from where you started, you started praying to the lord with your heart and at last, found Him in your heart.?
What more assurance is required for us from Sai Maharaj in this journey of Surrender, where, you have ended from where you started, you started praying to the lord with your heart and at last, found Him in your heart.?
Having discovered the lord in His heart, the devotee cries out in ecstasy, let every one get what you gave me, "Ghar Ghar main bas jao Baba"......, and then to ensure that the lord has heard his cry, repeats- "Ghar Ghar main bas jao Baba"!!!!!!
Love.
