Such a beautiful synthesis of (Karma) yoga with sadhana and self realization ( Jnana) and towards the end, leaving everything to the lord for granting us the realization ( Bhakti) can never ever be read in any treatise, in any discourse other than this quote by this Realized yogi, Swami Krishnananda.
How elevating is this quote, can be understood only by sincere seekers who have put in years of efforts/ purushartha, for God realization.
In one of the sessions, the author explained a scene where the devotee says to Narayana, " Every time, you seem to be there in front of me, I almost feel I have got you but you leave me. Narayana, this time, after having done the best of my efforts, I leave the last step to be taken by you. I shall sit with my eyes closed. I have done my best and now, you have to yourself come and reside in my heart, never to leave me". Saultations to Swami Krishnananda for such a wonderful quote and its explanation, which is beyond any explanation, only to be experienced in the seat of meditation by a sincere sadhaka.
Referring to scene where my Acharya narrated the example of Dhruva and Narayana in one of the plethora of sessions, He explained thus:-
After innumerable experiences which Narayana had granted/ graced to Dhruva, a moment ( ne.. THE moment comes) comes when Sriman Narayana beckons to Dhruva to open his eyes to have the darshan of the Lord.
Dhruva:- "O Narayana, this has been going on for a long time now. Every time You come to me, I open my eyes but lo and behold, instead of seeing You, I see some thing else when my eyes open. So, this time, I am not opening my eyes. If You choose to grace me, please walk in and stay in my heart eternally, never to leave me so that, you are there in me, whether I open my eyes or close my eyes."
This has been exactly depicted in the comment above.
Normally we perform our actions/efforts in the wake of some desired materialistic result. We hardly think or experience that the genesis of such actions or efforts arises from macro a effort called as Sadhana with a slight and subtle difference that there are no desired results in this exercise. The Grace comes to you, sits next to you, chisels you, sometimes chides you to purify you, hugs you, loves you as you would have never been loved and then there is no you.
In the above narration by Dhruva, when he says "I open my eyes" is where we as sadhakas exercise judgement and justification rather than surrendering to the Gracious moment and moving from form to formless. The rasanubhav (experience of nectarine bliss) happens when sadhaka is ever placed in the bosom of THAT Grace.
No eyes can ever see, no ears can ever hear, no sense can ever feel the depth of such experience. My Acharya reiterated "Merge, never to Emerge".
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ReplyDeleteSuch a beautiful synthesis of (Karma) yoga with sadhana and self realization ( Jnana) and towards the end, leaving everything to the lord for granting us the realization ( Bhakti) can never ever be read in any treatise, in any discourse other than this quote by this Realized yogi, Swami Krishnananda.
How elevating is this quote, can be understood only by sincere seekers who have put in years of efforts/ purushartha, for God realization.
In one of the sessions, the author explained a scene where the devotee says to Narayana, " Every time, you seem to be there in front of me, I almost feel I have got you but you leave me. Narayana, this time, after having done the best of my efforts, I leave the last step to be taken by you. I shall sit with my eyes closed. I have done my best and now, you have to yourself come and reside in my heart, never to leave me".
Saultations to Swami Krishnananda for such a wonderful quote and its explanation, which is beyond any explanation, only to be experienced in the seat of meditation by a sincere sadhaka.
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ReplyDeleteReferring to scene where my Acharya narrated the example of Dhruva and Narayana in one of the plethora of sessions, He explained thus:-
ReplyDeleteAfter innumerable experiences which Narayana had granted/ graced to Dhruva, a moment ( ne.. THE moment comes) comes when Sriman Narayana beckons to Dhruva to open his eyes to have the darshan of the Lord.
Dhruva:- "O Narayana, this has been going on for a long time now. Every time You come to me, I open my eyes but lo and behold, instead of seeing You, I see some thing else when my eyes open. So, this time, I am not opening my eyes. If You choose to grace me, please walk in and stay in my heart eternally, never to leave me so that, you are there in me, whether I open my eyes or close my eyes."
This has been exactly depicted in the comment above.
Normally we perform our actions/efforts in the wake of some desired materialistic result. We hardly think or experience that the genesis of such actions or efforts arises from macro a effort called as Sadhana with a slight and subtle difference that there are no desired results in this exercise. The Grace comes to you, sits next to you, chisels you, sometimes chides you to purify you, hugs you, loves you as you would have never been loved and then there is no you.
In the above narration by Dhruva, when he says "I open my eyes" is where we as sadhakas exercise judgement and justification rather than surrendering to the Gracious moment and moving from form to formless. The rasanubhav (experience of nectarine bliss) happens when sadhaka is ever placed in the bosom of THAT Grace.
No eyes can ever see, no ears can ever hear, no sense can ever feel the depth of such experience. My Acharya reiterated "Merge, never to Emerge".
Hari Aum Tat Sat.