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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. I.Chalapathi Rao
Respected Chair and Dear
Brothers and Sisters
1.
On this very happy occasion of Pujya Lalaji
Maharaj’s birthday celebrations, it is a matter of
joy that we have been blessed with an opportunity to
delve on the thoughts of the Master.
2.
The topic of the seminar has enabled me to
think and contemplate on the condition of the man,
nay the real man that blooms forth to the fullest
expression under the benign blessing splendour of
our dear Master, Pujya Babuji Maharaj. It is an
experiential fact for us that we experience
inexplicable happiness, joy, a feeling of
unboundedness coupled with lightness of being even
like a feather or cotton when we partake Pranahuti,
which I feel due to the harmony or laya between
heart and mind.
3.
What is it (this experience) due to? and more
importantly how is it that we feel in such a manner?
Are the questions in the minds of both experiential
enquirers and also to those who have not tasted the
elixir of Sri Ramchandra Consciousness. I feel it to
be a matter between heart and mind.
4.
Regulation of mind: As we regularly and
sincerely practice meditation in the system of PAM,
gradual regulation of mind is the first result,
where the cluttered mind consisting of several
conflicting thought patterns, intricately woven
thought patterns, fickleness etc get dissolved as if
it were resulting into state of balancedness
experienced as calmness as the first order of
gradation. Subsequent higher orders of gradations of
regulated mind are experienced as silence, long
spells of blankness, void etc.
5.
The imperience of such states of mind
would help the aspirant in understanding several
aspects of life and existence like principles of
dependency; nature of pure thought/mind; perception
of subtle states of consciousness etc. There is a
kind of impelling tendency of mind to look into
oneself, a transformation of consciousness from
outward looking to inward looking. We seem to
understand the import of the statements of the
Master as given in the commentary of the
Commandment-1 like, “It is an entirely different
path. It is itself a science for which one may not
be well fitted unless he develops the capacity to
perceive Nature with his inner eyes. Till then he
can have no approach upto its fringe even, not to
speak of knowing or understanding it. Religion helps
one only to understand that there is something more
in Nature for him to perceive. But for picking up
the pearls one must oneself dive deep into the ocean”1
6.
Meditation on Heart: In the system of
PAM, we meditate on the heart. Heart is an
instrument of feeling, it is the place we feel the
vibrations. Master says, “It
is at this point (Heart) that the connecting link
between the animate and the inanimate is most
clearly felt.”2
It is the instrument through which we become aware
of our state of consciousness in the form of
vibrations. As we develop on the path, we become
subtle and subtler. Subtlety, here is understood as
subtlety of existence which is felt as fine
vibrations that the heart perceives. The heart knows
the joy of experience of these subtle vibrations.
One feels a sort of restlessness that gives
happiness. This imperience gives us the knowledge of
our inseparable connection with Master/Base. The
springing up of the love for the Real is a wonder
that unveils in our life and we tend to align our
vibration with the Master as only such alignment
gives repose to the pining heart.
7.
The heart-mind
unison or harmony or fusion puts the individual into
the domain of the Divine – the selfless and the
universal kind of consciousness. We also tend to
resonate with the masters thoughts which are
universal in character. True to the Master’s words,”
Man is a bipolar XE "Bipolar" -being. It has got
its root, nearest to the Base XE "Base" and the
other end XE "End" towards the world XE "World" .”3
we also feel
ourselves as seekers but also resonate with the
Master’s thoughts of service to humanity. This is a
peculiar state of bipolarity of being a devotee and
also as a master, a state of development called as
Prapanna Parabhu gati. In the path of PAM, this is
one of high stages of development though there is
much more to spiritual growth after that. I feel
this stage is of immense importance from the
perspective of real man.
8.
In the path of PAM, the moulding of mental
tendencies happens in such a manner that it is
driven by three things namely
a.
Liberation
b.
Negation
c.
Nothingness
I feel these three
aspects define nature of cosmic mind as against the
individual mind as stated by the Master, “If
somehow, the individual mind gets moulded towards
the cosmic mind it begins to appear in its true
colours”4.
A real man is one whose mind has transformed into a
cosmic mind or one who is cosmic centric. Here it is
also important to understand that on the way to this
transformation of man to real man, man essentially
develops two important attributes;
a) development of will
b) development of
subdued-ness to the divine order
9.
Development of will and abiding in the
condition of subdued-ness enable one to participate
in the Master’s work of human transformation which
helps own /abide in the real condition or status of
man. In this path we do not strive consciously to
get into this condition but the very work of the
masters bring out this development.
10.
In my view, the sense of self that
necessarily accompanies us even as a shadow both in
the waking states as well as in the states of dream
by which I mean to say that we are in a state of
compulsive obsession to think always about ourselves
which do not help us in any manner in attaining the
state of moderation and infact this a positive
interference. It appears in several shades of
feelings like
a.
Being a doer
b.
Being a Knower
c.
Being a Enjoyer etc
11.
Sometimes we feel, even as Master stated in
the sentence that is prior to the topic of the
seminar about Self, “What is the
Self XE "Self" XE "The self" ? It is the gross
state produced by the charge of the mind XE "Mind" .
If I may be more vivid for the common understanding
I can say that “self becomes the individual force
with its separate entity”5
12.
The sense of self not only mars our sense of
wisdom or contemplation but proves to be a positive
hindrance to spiritual training. The guide, who is
training us can get annoyed with the resistance that
we put forth because of this sense of self, his
words would not be appealing to us due to our
grosser state /charge of mind and on the contrary we
tend to oppose to the subtle suggestions for
improvement with a sense of umbrage. This is a kind
of impertinence due to irrational arrogance. This is
more of a bestial impulsive nature that some times
even propels to think and behave in a brutish
manner. We need to be tamed even as a beast. This
impulsiveness need to be moderated through assiduous
practice of Points A & B meditation. Of late I am
feeling that we can increase our subtlety of
perception to refined thoughts like fraternity which
are essentially is in the domain of man’s
consciousness through Point A meditation. This is a
discriminative intelligence of a higher order. Only
on becoming more and more subtle in our thoughts and
also able to perceive our guide’s thoughts then we
can resonate and gain laya.
13.
It is my experience and also my understanding
that the sense of self gradually diminishes as we
start moving and growing across spiritual regions
then our thoughts naturally drift to the idea
followed by the awareness to the conditions of
Balance and Moderation as our spiritual states.
14.
Balance and Moderation are the two concepts
that have been brought forth by the Master as
important conditions that we need to achieve in the
status of Man. The conditions of heart and mind tend
to balance and moderation as we move on the path.
The system and the methods enables one to get into
the condition of unison of heart and mind which I
feel is one of primary indicators of defining a real
man. Also there is an aspiration from our side to
attain the Goal of human life and we experience a
transformation of our consciousness from the state
of mundane plane to that of universal plane. The
conditions of viveka, vairagya, devotion, surrender
and balance are different defining and complementary
aspects of the Man’s integral personality and can be
called as Real Man in relation to the Master/Base.
15.
To conclude, I
would like to emphasize the importance of moderation
that a man need to attain in order to fulfill the
goal of Life of being a Real Man. Master, says, “The
finest Divine XE "Divine" gift, which is patrimony
of the entire progeny of mankind, stands reserved
just for the human being, residing in the state of
moderation XE "Moderation" in all respects.
However, proper form of orientation and effort for
that is difficult to be ones fortune. It is rightly
stated: ‘To be Real Man is hardly available even to
human beings!’6
Pranams
References
1.
BWS – Commandment 1 page 124
2.
BWS – Towards Infinity – Knowledge- Jnana
page 306
3.
Showers of Divine Grace - The Essence of
Rajayoga-Pg 13
4.
Showers of Divine Grace - The Essence of
Rajayoga-Pg 13
5.
Showers of Divine Grace - Method of Training
-Pg 54
6.
Showers of Divine Grace – Sensitivity and
Experiences -Pg 174 |
