Saturday, December 8, 2018

Bhaja Govindam - Post 25


Verse 24

त्वयि मयि चान्यत्रैको विष्णु-विष्णु र्व्यर्थं कुप्यसि मय्यसहिष्णुः।
भव समचित्तः सर्वत्र त्वं वाञ्छस्यचिराद्यदि विष्णुत्वम् ॥२४॥

tvayi mayi cānyatraiko viṣṇu
vyartha kupyasi mayyasahiṣṇu,
bhava samacitta sarvatra tva vāñchasyacirādyadi viṣṇutvam

(In you, in me, and in all other places too there is but one all-pervading reality, Vishnu. 

Being impatient, you are unnecessarily getting angry with me. If you want to attain soon the status of Vihu, be equal-minded in all circumstances.)

In you, in me, and in all other places too, there is but one all-pervading Reality. 

The first line of this verse - “tvayi mayi cha-anyatra-iko vishnuh”, i.e., In you, in me, and in all other places too, there is but one all-pervading Reality, is the essence of Vedanta or the entire Jnana Kanda of our vedas, the upanishads.

For experiencing that “One all pervading reality”, Sages and saints have meditated for years, for decades, renouncing food, sleep etc., in ancient times.

Author has written 72 posts to explain this “one truth” and still kept the heading of the theme as “Introduction to Vedas and Vedanta”. The subject is so vast and yet so subtle (Anor Aniyam Mahato Mahiyam) that a whole life is not sufficient to cover the same and experience the essence of this “All pervading reality”.

How appropriately, after putting up the question “Who am I” in the previous verse, Sankara introduces spiritual seekers taking up Bhajan Govindam to “The one reality” which is the answer to “Who am I”, in this verse.

Self-enquiry reveals some astounding facts about Reality. This is a vast subject in itself but sufficient for the purpose of this verse is that the seeker grows day by day through Self-enquiry to see his beloved Lord in all that is around him. 

He sees no difference between himself and others. With the melting away of his individual consciousness it becomes totally illogical to see anything as different from himself. 

Being impatient, you are unnecessarily getting angry with me. 

The student has remained in his illusory world, believing that his physical identity and the glittering world around him is so real, exactly as a thirsty person believes the mirage in the desert to be water.

He has to be taken from this illusion and he has to be shown the taste of “One reality”.

So, the teacher takes him through discourses in vedanta and puts the student to rigorous contemplation on the same.

Amongst group of his sishyas, there are these few disciple who, in spite of taking all the spiritual sessions from their teacher and in spite of days and weeks and years of meditation, do not taste / experience the glimpse of the “One truth” which is being hammered / drilled into them by their Acharya.

This results in their despair, their anger, their frustration!!

Become even-minded

“Don’t Despair”, consoles the teacher. 

There is an easy way for Self-Realization.

For attaining the same state as that of Vishnu, to become the universal, to bask in its unearthly tranquility and experience heavenly bliss, you have to cultivate equanimity. 

Your intelligence cannot take you to the supreme Lord. A dirty mirror cannot reflect the light fully, nor can a mind clouded by thought and worries gain intuitive insight.

You must have serenity. Change your attitude and shift your values right away. 

Transcend happiness and unhappiness. Be equipoised on bright, prosperous days as well as the dark and terrible days. 

Do not be conditioned by worldly circumstances. 

Each and every incident in life is a lesson in your journey to the ultimate truth.

If you want soon the vision of the Lord (you will soon have the vision of the Lord)

Such equanimity will result in tranquility.

Once your mind is tranquil and settled, the inner truth will reveal itself within your heart and you will have the vision of Lord / Truth.

You will then feel the presence of God everywhere and see that everything is clothed with the glory of God!!

AHAM ATMA GUDAKESHA
SARVA BHOOTHA SAYASTHITHAH

(I AM THE SELF, O GUDAKESHA, DWELLING IN THE HEARTS OF ALL BEINGS) 
                                                         
                                                          (Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 10)

Love.



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