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“If we are in the hands of a real
master all the things necessary for ‘man to be
called man’ gradually come out of themselves”
Sri. K.C.Narayana
1.
The topic of the seminar "If we are in the hands of
a real master, all the things for 'man to be called
man' gradually come out of themselves” is very
important for any person who seeks to find a
solution to the problem of life. It may be noted
that we are considering the problem of life and not
living. Prima facie this sentence would be appearing
to provide an easy solution to the problem and once
we are in the hands of a real master nothing need be
done by us and every activity aimed towards the
solution of the problem of our life would
automatically follow. As persons treading the path
we know that would be a simplistic way of looking at
the issue. Before examining this aspect of sadhana
let us focus on certain important points in the
message.
2.
Master in this statement brings into focus two
pregnant concepts in his system of modified
Rajayoga.1. ‘Man to be called man’ (real man) and 2.
‘Real master’.
3.
He
clarifies about the real man as “A man can be real
man only when his eye is diverted towards his inner
self. Therein lies the real quest for Reality. One
who adheres to it establishes his footing in the
sphere from which everything descended by itself. In
other words he connects his link with the main
source. The only thing which remains then is its
expansion for which the prescribed abhyas is
sufficient.”1
4.
Master states that “It is commonly believed that God
created man in His own image. All the religions,
philosophies and sciences of the world are unanimous
on this point. It does not mean that the physical
form of God is the same as that of man, with the
human body made of flesh, bones, skin, etc.,
possessing arms, legs and other limbs. It really
means that a man possesses, or is composed of, all
the powers, forces and energy which are present in
Nature in the same order.”2
5.
If
God has created all of us what more has to be done?
Are we created incomplete? Perfect Being like God
cannot create incomplete and imperfect beings like
us. All these queries are not very relevant if we
understand that everything that is required to be a
real man has been granted to us by birth and it is
for us to become perfect and thereby bring glory to
God. Master states that “Things come and go but what
lies in between these two is our
real condition. This changeless
condition of ourselves is the end of all spiritual
activities. Blankness is another expression for this
condition. The whole system is vacuumized in the
end, and man becomes a real man. It has been found
difficult to define man, but when we add the word
real, it defines the beauty a man should have to
belong to.”3
6.
Further he clarifies the characteristics of real man
should be by answering the question “Who is man?
Only he who is imbued with a sense of humanity.”4
What is this sense of humanity? Some called us
rational animals. Some others called us social
animals. And so on. All are agreed that we are
animals, only that we are a bit different. The
gregarious nature of man is different from the
gregarious nature of other animals which are all
governed mostly by instinct. In man this tendency
led to the noble concept of camaraderie and
fraternity. The human traits of sympathy and empathy
are off shoots of this tendency only. ‘Tooth for
tooth and claw for claw’ is animality. When
Reasoning takes deep root the need for compassion
and forgiving dawn in the hearts of man and he is on
the road to become a real man.
7.
Master states that “When man first assumed his
physical form he brought with him the things opposed
to the real nature of his being; that means both the
opposites were intertwined to give it a proper
shape. It appeared in the form of an outburst
similar to that caused by the contact of fire and
water. When supplemented by the flow of air, it went
on smouldering and increased the force of the
outburst. The outburst is nothing but the action of
the force coming in contact with the soul, thus
exhibiting a display of the elements. Reality was
lost sight of. Just imagine what the reverse use of
things finally resulted in. We took into account
neither the cause nor the effect thereof, to trace
out the origin of this degradation”5
8.
Master says that “We have to enter a new life, a
life which is behind this outer life of ours - we
might just as well say that the real man exists
behind this, the apparent man. Now since you want to
enter upon the real life, you have to seek for the
real man, the man behind the man, or the man beyond
man. Such a personality, if he does exist can be
traced out only by the heart's eye and can be felt
in every molecule and atom of the body. Though
possessing a physical body, he shall in no way be
attached to it and he shall be nearest to zero. His
covering shall be the whole Universe wherein he
shall have his own play. You will find him present
in the sand of the desert, as well as in the waves
of the ocean. You will find his presence in the
light of the sun, the moon and the stars. He shall
be in existence everywhere, in hell as well as in
paradise. But how to trace him out is the real
problem.”6 A very important corollary to
this thought is all our actions thus are in his
sphere. The play ground is His. Another
supplementary to this is that the play also is His.
That being so the feeling of being a ‘doer ‘is
untenable. Once this is understood we become humble
and the process of getting rid of the Ego starts.
9.
It
is an interesting twist that Master when
Master in his startling statement asserts that the
real man is no different from the real guide.”The
real man, in the proper sense, can be he who makes a
man the man that he ought to be, a thorough man in
the real sense.”7Thus he merges
the concept of a real man with the real Master. The
real man is the real Master and the real Master is
the real man. The natural path leads to such a
destiny. As Master puts it “It is only when we get
closely in touch with nature that we begin to
breathe in the purified air coming there from. By
and by we begin to acquire identicality with it. In
a word everything becomes possible and attainable
when we get ourselves attached with the real man
beyond man.”8 It is no wonder therefore
that He stated, He makes Masters. We are attached to
the Master so that we become real man and in the
process got a very high responsibility of being
masters too.
10.
He
further asserts that “The main purpose of
training is that a man should begin to imbibe within
him as much of godly attributes as possible. If this
is not achieved the system of training is defective
and consequently of no avail. Proper making of a man
must be the natural result of the right type of
training. Proper making comprises of the right
moulding of mind with due moderation in the exercise
of all our senses and faculties. Thus the right type
of training under the guidance of a capable master
is by far the most important factor in our proper
making without which higher attainments in
spirituality are never possible. Most of the people
have, in some way or the other, a natural
inclination towards God, yet those who succeed in
realizing God are very rare. The cause is defective
guidance and wrong training which leads a man away
from the real path with the result that he is lost
forever. Now for a man of ordinary capacity it is a
pretty hard task to judge whether his training is
rightly directed or not. A man tamely and
unquestioningly follows the instructions of one whom
he has accepted as his Guru and practices as he is
required by him to do. It is very difficult for him
to ascertain whether he is being guided along the
right path or not. This is a great problem before
the people who are themselves quite ignorant in
matters concerning realization. You will find
numerous teachers of religion who will tell you not
to eat garlic, onion or carrot and insist upon you
to adopt Sadhanas and practices, which have no real
significance or a hundred other, such triflings,
which will never lead you, even a step nearer to
reality. This is no training. Such teachers are
really deceiving themselves as well as those whom
they teach. You must be sure that unless internal
peace, calmness of mind, simplicity and lightness
follow as the natural result of your practices, you
are proceeding on the wrong lines and that your
training is defective.”9
11.
The real man obviously is a perfect man. In
practical terms the perfect human is one who is in
full control of senses, his feet and hands and his
tongue and loins. More than anything else he is one
who serves the interests of others selflessly. This
concept it may be noted is something that does not
accept the concept of original sin. Man is pure by
birth and this is stressed in many places by the
Master and His call has been to get back to the
original condition of purity; purity of
consciousness also called as the Home Land. Such a
perfect man is what we have in our Rev. Babuji
Maharaj which is a perfect copy of the original
Creator or God.
12.
The perfect man or real man incidentally it may be
noted sees every individual of the human species
completely as a copy of others. In none of them
there is any lack in regard to what others have and
limitations are but accidental. Like someone may
have lost his hands or feet or even what we call
mind. All the differences are due to samskaras only:
otherwise each one of the human beings reflects
others. This concept is crucial in understanding the
possibility of empathy in us. But for these
differences in samskaras the individuals are like
mirrors facing each other reflecting fully each
other. It so happens that there are people in whom
we can find things present in potential while in
others these are actually there.
13.
The Real Man is a friend of God. Arjuna the Nara is
a friend of God Narayana. Similarly when we have
gained the link to the Master every one of is a Nara
and has the God as our friend. Then we become close
to the Divine. True every one of us has our own
angle of perception and may be considered as
different from others. Also amongst us there are
differences in degree of perfection, we can find
perfect ones and more perfect ones, but no one of us
is gifted in this world with more of perfection than
our beloved Master. His personal qualities, his
inner stations, his deeds and several of his words
testify to this. He is the perfect man. We when
perfect and become friends of God connect ourselves
to him like perfection to a higher perfection. He is
the Maha Parishad around which evolve all the
spheres of existence/being. He is the unique Special
Personality who performs in different forms and
persons according to His will and pleasure and
according to the need of the hour and station of
work.
14.
One more thought before I conclude the paper. The
difference between the words immediate and automatic
should be clear. The word automatic would mean
capable of operating without external control or
intervention. The word immediate means instantly or
spontaneously or without delay. To understand that
we would become real man instantly on approaching
the real master obviously is not what Master has
meant. That is undeservedly greedy. It should be
understood as meaning that the things required for
becoming a real man would be accruing to us without
any further assistance from any other source. The
acceptance of the Master has to be total and
integral and without any conditions to deserve such
a gift from the Master. In short one has to be a
murad to deserve a real master and it is our duty to
mould ourselves as that most deserving person whom
God seeks to be always with.
References
1.
Silence Speaks – pages 39,40
2.
Wisdom Unfurled – page 37
3.
Showers of Divine Grace – page 36
4.
Sparkles and Flashes – page 62
5.
Silence Speaks – page 417
6.
Silence Speaks – pages 99,100
7.
Silence Speaks – page 45
8.
Silence Speaks – pages 101
9.
Basic writings of SriRamchandra – pages 231,232
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