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Murad and Malamita
Sri. I.V.Chalapathi Rao
Revered sir and my dear brothers and sisters.
1. On this auspicious occasion of Sri Krishna
Jayanthi, I pay my reverential obeisance to the
Masters of the order. The topic of the seminar
titled “Murad & Malamita” is given to us for
contemplation and sharing with one and all in the
true spirit of Bodhayanthi Parasparam. This topic is
of seminal importance as our Masters belong to the
category of Murad and also Malamita and by the
virtue of our spiritual order we are belong to that.
2. With your kind permission, I shall endeavour
to share my thoughts and feeling on this topic. We
are fortunate to live and breathe SriRamchandra
Consciousness, which essentially reflects the
condition of a Murad when viewed from the speculum
of aspirants heart. His life and teachings nay His
Consciousness is the perennial source of inspiration
and guidance for a true seeker of Reality. All of us
without any exception have entered into this path to
seek and realize the Goal of Life. As we practice,
we realize fully well that progress towards the Goal
is not a physical travel nor it is an astral travel
but the maturation and realization of the true
potential of the consciousness from thinking and
moving aspect of being to thinking and growing
aspect of it covering the entire spectrum of
existence. Truly we start gaining the universal
perspective of things around us and in that sense we
become more and more broad minded and also broad
hearted.
3. The word Murad has been used by our beloved
Master, Pujya Babuji Maharaj to describe the Best
and the Highest among the category of disciples.
Master gives us the gradation of disciples as: (a)
Selfish; (b) Fazli; (c) Ahli; (d) Devotee; (e)
Murad. Describing about Murad, He says, “Devotee is
one who loves his Guru intensely. He always keeps
himself internally connected with his Guru. Men of
this type possess all those qualities that should be
present in a disciple. From among these devotees,
rarely one or two acquire the condition of a Murad.
A `Murad' is one who has become the object of love
of his Guru. In other words, the Guru's attention is
always centered on him. He can also be called a
beloved person and such people are rarely found.”1
4. Once an aspirant becomes a devotee his
internal connection with the Master is thoroughly
established and his complete dependence on the
Master for his existence is also thoroughly realized
in His heart and His Master is the object of his
devotion. Now, Master brings in the next phase of
development for the aspirant in terms of becoming a
Murad. A movement from the condition of devotion to
the condition of Love per se towards the Master. He
is in fact stating without saying that it is the
goal to which we have to work for. But it is also
paradoxical that, by the dint of our effort, we
don’t become Murads but our inner transformation and
laya with the Master should be such that we become
the objects of His attention nay His Love.
5. If I have to draw the attention of somebody, I
have to be beautiful. What is beauty? In the
physical realm, most of the beautiful things have
symmetry while in the realm of consciousness,
harmony could be the defining aspect. After reading
the articles of Dr KCV who very eloquently talks
about beauty, He states that,” Beauty is the
attunement with an object. Insofar as we feel
sympathetically with an object, we recognize it as
beautiful.”2 Purification, refinement and attunement
of individual consciousness with Master’s
consciousness are necessary for one to beautify
oneself in the eyes of the Master – The Samadarsi.
6. Murad is not a person or an individual but a
state of consciousness which is in-tune with the
Master. When one puts self effort to attain the
state of Murad one is likely to falter as the very
process is fallacious due to the aspect of self or
ego is still there in the effort. In the condition
of Murad, the self identity of the person is
rarefied and one essentially does all these things
without His Knowledge and Master truly derives joy
when He sees such an evolution of His expression.
The condition of Nothingness or blankness that we
feel on a sustained manner due to our connection
with the Master helps transform our consciousness
akin to His –The Nothingness. I understand that the
degree of progress towards this condition of
Nothingness help us transform from the condition of
a devotee to that of a Murad, here our attunement is
to the condition of Nothingness.
7. Murad is a condition of rarity as stated by
the Master but he did not say it is impossible or
difficult, hence it becomes imperative on our part
to move towards the state of Murad. On contemplating
about the condition of Murad, I feel that it is
necessary for us to progress to a reasonable extent
on the path of Love and one should feel the need to
extinguish one’s self identity. I would like to
share some of my feelings that I have gone through
which I am able to understand some aspects about the
topic.
8. In the condition of Love, The lover seeks
nothing except his beloved. In spiritual realms
beyond Pind Desh, It is said and we also experience
the Non Self awareness. This experience though had
in a limited manner radically changes our perception
about ourselves and also that of the Master. Here
the heart seeks more and more of the Master. Master
is understood more as a Consciousness than a person
or a personality. The love for the Master is felt
more vividly as the cry of the heart. And also when
we really start feeling the irrelevance of our self
and at the same time we also feel I am there to
express Him. Sometimes the intensity of the internal
feeling is such that it gives us joy and the
associated gut feeling is that Master would be happy
with my condition. In this state it is our
experience that one’s thought is orbiting around the
Master even as stated in the article determination
as published on the last page of the Journal
Satypadham.
9. I have personally experienced that in such a
condition which is an admixture of several feelings
like Helplessless, Vairagya, Dependency on Master,
Irrelevance of the self and Restlessness of the
heart seeking only the Master, One finds Master
alone is relevant in one’s life and one turns to
express him as His serf. The condition of being a
serf to the Great Master is one of the fundamental
aspects of our path as we find its mention at
several places and more importantly in commandments
2 and 10. A person who is having feelings of self
importance or egoity shall never understand the
meaning and context of the word ‘serf’ used by the
Master.
10. Murad always thinks about how to make his Master
happy. I feel that one can make the Master happy
when one’s individual consciousness transforms
itself to Universal Consciousness as He willed. For
such a person, individual realization or attainments
of goal are only secondary in relation to the
transformation of the human consciousness of which
he is a part. This perspective enables one to carry
out sadhana. This kind of awareness is immensely
helping me to do sadhana with renewed vigour and
motivation and I wish to share the same with you
all. It must be the experience of many of us on the
path that peace, calmness do not adequately motivate
us after some stage. Then what motivates us to carry
forward in sadhana? I feel, it is necessary to
contemplate on the sentence of the Master when He
says, “…Thus far, we know what is before peace, but
hardly a few persons know what is after peace..”3.
Master has granted us the experience of the
condition which is after peace and we feel
restlessness and infact we find them coexisting even
as two sides of a coin. This condition accelerates
our movement towards the Goal.
11. Seeking the Master and Master alone will be the
key for a true seeker to transform from the
condition of a devotee to that of a Murad. I feel
one becomes a Murad at the altar of losing the self
existence which is truly a great sacrifice that one
must be prepared to carry out. It is also necessary
to think in terms of
a) Non Peace peace or beyond peace,
b) Non Bliss state,
c) Self dissolution and
d) being a serf etc
12. These terms are the conditions on the path of
our Master and one needs to contemplate on the
following statements of the Master in the context of
the present topic of seminar to gain deeper insight:
a) Dear brother, I say verily that I have suffered
so much burning during the period of my abhyas that
there have been all burns in my breast. But those
have become flower-beds and fire-flowers. I have
crossed the field of spirituality by selling away
peace, i.e., I have made the sacrifice of peace to
attain it.4
b) Self-dissolution is the only course for a pursuer
of the Divine path. He must pursue it with
persistence. Love and devotion are of course the
main features thereof. One having dissolved himself
embarks on an eternal existence, the Real life worth
having and the very object of life. This can more
easily be attained during the life-time of the
Master than after him, because his power remains
aflow all the time during his life. After that, as
they say, rarely may there be a few among the whole
host of moths that might be capable of immolating
themselves in the dead flame.5
c) The simple fact of the matter, anyway, remains
that whatever is there, be surrendered to Him. `If
the Lord be had at the cost of your head, you should
know the bargain as quite cheap. (Sheesh diye yadi
Hari mile, tho bhi sasta jaan.) The sages of yore
have regarded the state of acceptance of and
happiness in Lord's will, as surrender. Now I give a
prescription: `Yearning' pure and simple to reach
Him and Him alone!6
d) Once, in reference to my spiritual state at that
time, I asked my Master, “Is this the state of Bliss
so highly talked about, and for which you have
graciously exerted yourself so long?” He smilingly
replied, “What if the state you are in at present
though tasteless, is withdrawn from you?” Quick was
my reply, that I would prefer death if that state
were to be taken away. Before acquiring this present
state I sometimes returned, whenever I liked, to the
state of Bliss I had crossed over, but now from this
state of `Not-Bliss' — the tasteless — I do not
even, for a moment, like to get down to that of
Bliss.7
13. Having discussed about my understanding of the
condition of Murad, I would like to add further that
a devotee is one who has absolute faith in the
Master while Murad is a one who has absolute faith
in the mission of the Master and one who is the true
reflection /aks of the intent of the Master. Without
any ado it can be stated that He is the Master in
form and person working for the Master. He is dear
to the Master for not that He Loves Him in toto but
he is dear to him as what is dear to me (Master) is
dear to him(Murad) – THE MISSION OF THE MASTER. The
Purport of Revered Lalaji Maharaj quoting Sage
Yagnavalka from Chandayoga Upanishad would be apt in
this context,” 1. In the view of a woman, husband is
not dear to her in the capacity of a husband but
dear because of Atma.2. In the view of a husband,
wife is not dear to him in the capacity of a wife
but dear because of Atma.” 8 .
14. We have been also given to contemplate and
discuss about Malamita, a term used by Revered
Lalaji Maharaj to categorise the disciples/
devotees. This categorization was perhaps done in
the context of the social behaviour. The salient
features about this category of disciples are:
a) These persons dress like common people and there
is no difference between common people and them.
They perform the duties of Sandhya, puja etc like
other people but they do not exhibit any miracles
and supernatural things and they do not pose
themselves as famous people.
b) All their dealings will be like simple grhasta
people but they try to maintain friendship and
socialization to the extent possible.
c) They do what they talk and they talk what they do
d) There is neither ahankar in them nor any desire
or pomp. These have attained the state of Abhudiyat
e) But Sufis of Malamita category inspite of being
complete Jnani, do not think or act against Nature.
They always have the disposition of a devotee and
serf.
15. From the life sketches of the Masters of the
order, one can clearly understand that they belong
to the type of Malamita category and they were also
Murad in eyes of their Master. It is our experience
that in this order we are moulded to belong to the
Malamita type of the aspirants and also we are
simultaneously moving towards the condition of Murad
in relation to our Master, Pujya Babuji Maharaj. I
have understood the Malamita type of disciple in the
context of representing our Master and His system to
the society in general and to the world at large.
16. Therefore, It is essential to prepare
ourselves both internally and externally to spread
the message of the Master to cover the entire
humanity. The task of human transformation is
gargantuan in proportion and also a formidable one
considering the present state of affairs. In the
midst of plethora of streams of consciousness and
philosophies, the very introduction and penetration
of Sri Ramchandra’s thought, philosophy and practice
is a challenging task for all of us.
17. It has been our experience that it is
difficult to penetrate this thought even amongst our
kith and kin in a comprehensive manner. The avid
followers of ritual worship view with skepticism
that we are not theists since we do not feel the
need to conform to the existing rituals. Therefore
it becomes necessary for us to communicate and
convince through our consistent behaviour about our
system. Consistency on our part is the key here and
it is found that people do accept the Master after
some time.
18. We are all Grhastas practicing this system
and our workplaces are also places of challenge as I
find the atmosphere is filled with feelings of
competition, greed, jealousy, self importance,
promotions, stress etc. But the work place is a
place of great opportunity to exhibit the
consciousness of the Master through our attitudes
and behaviour. The commandments of the Master help
us greatly in this regard. We should always focus on
what we need to deliver at office and that too with
good efficiency and perfection. After having done
that, it is possible for us to convince people
around us about the utility of the system in day to
day living with conviction and authority.
Dedication, sincerity, efficiency, integrity count a
lot in defining our personality. It is necessary for
us to redefine context of the Malamita type of
persons in today’s context keeping the objective of
the message and mission of the Master.
19. Being the followers of the system and being
attuned to the category of Malamita type, we are
judged very critically by people around us when we
they know that we are following SriRamchandra’s
system of practice. This is true both in case of a
abhyasi and also that of a trainer. We talk about
the commandments and they become the very yardsticks
for others to judge us and that too critically.
While dealing with a troublesome colleague at office
I was chided by another colleague saying that
balanced persons like you should not loose temper or
balance. I did not take umbrage but chose to look
into my defects. Similarly, our life style and
spending is judged by others w.r.t to the 4th
commandment even though we may be right in our
judgment. In one sense we are the representatives of
the system of the great Master and any insinuation
on us has a direct bearing on the image of the
Master.
20. At this juncture we are taking fledgling
steps in the mission of the Master and therefore the
responsibility of holding image of the system is too
high. The institute is a great vehicle that is
bestowed on the humanity for spreading the message
of the Master in its purity of content and practice.
It is my firm understanding that institute is
helping us spread the message in a systematic manner
which not only helpful in the conduction of the
message but also helping the aspirants in a great
manner for their speedy spiritual progress.
Therefore we need to be collectively also belong to
the Malamita type of disciples. Here there should be
cooperation and unity overcoming interpersonal
differences and obstacles.
21. To conclude, I like to submit that this topic
helped us to understand about Murad and Malamita in
a way that is helpful in our sadhana of our
individual transformation and also mould ourselves
to participate in the task of the Master –
Divinisation of Man.
22. I am grateful for the opportunity given.
Pranams.
References:
1. Silence Speaks- Page 449-450
2. The meaning of beauty- Vol-9 Complete works of Dr
KCV
3. Love Him who Love All – SDG – 155
4. Silence Speaks 401
5. Silence Speaks- 111
6. Yearning to Reach Ultimate –SDG 43
7. Silence Speaks- 391
8. Surat Shabda Yoga- Journey to Infinity- Page 240
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