Olvidando a Dios por artículos de tocador - Clases de Sri Sathya Sai en la búsqueda de Dios, por B.Aravind.
El motivo detrás de la búsqueda de Dios.
En la canción celestial, Bhagavad Gita, que el Señor Krishna, entregó en el campo de batalla a Arjuna, y a través de él, a toda la humanidad, hay un solo versículo que describe cuatro tipos de buscadores de Dios. (sloka 16 en el capítulo 7).
Chaturvidha bhajante Maam, Janaaha Sukrutino (A) rjuna |
Artho Jignaasur Arthaarthi, Jñani Cha Bharatarshabha | |
Se traduce cuando Krishna le dice a Arjuna,"Oh el mejor entre los Bharatas! Cuatro tipos de personas de actos virtuosos me adoran".
Estos son:
1. quien es ofendido y está sufriendo,
2. el que quiera cosas del mundo,
3. el que busca puntos de vista intelectual y conocimientos
4. el hombre de sabiduría e intuición.
" Para mí, esta era como una clasificación de 'devotos' hasta mi mejor amigo y maestro, Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba, proporciono información valiosa. Y hoy, me encontré con unas experiencias que resaltan bellamente esas ideas. Voy a compartir los puntos de vista después de compartir las experiencias.
La sesión de PC.
(Según lo narrado por Sri Ashok Sundaresan - 1er lote MFM 1993-1995)
Fue en algún momento del año 1994 o 1995. Todos los estudiantes en el albergue de los chicos del Instituto estaban emocionados. Swami, como cariñosamente llaman a Bhagavan Baba, había accedido a concederles todo una "sesión de PC."
El término PC significa "Poorna Chandra", el auditorio (una de los más grandes salones en Asia) en el Ashraam de Prashanti Nilayam.
La sesión de PC, al igual que la sesión Trayee , fue una sesión especial que Swami concede sólo para los estudiantes y profesores de la Universidad. Y al igual que en la sesión Trayee, muchas cosas interesantes sucederían en una sesión de PC y Swami hablaba 'informalmente'.
Ese período de sesiones PC resultó ser inolvidable en términos de las lecciones que se proporcionaron. Cuando los niños entraron en el salon, vieron pilas múltiples de cosas amontonadas. Rápidamente tomaron sus lugares para sentarse en las alfombras extendidas en el suelo. Y entonces comenzó la charla emocionante. Al parecer, Swami había decidido regalar a todos los niños, algo. Todo el mundo estaba hablando acerca de cuales serian los regalos. Swami llegó a la tarima y se hizo un silencio que cayó sobre todos los presentes. Él se deslizó suavemente hasta el final de el escenario y descendió. Pasando a la primera pila, tomo lo primero que su mano pudo alcanzar y lo arrojó al muchacho mas cercano. Era un bote de espuma de afeitar. Entonces, llamó a algunos muchachos y les dijo que simplemente dieran uno de los elementos a todos los niños reunidos. Los montones de objetos resultaron ser artículos de tocador y cada niño recibía algo al azar. Mientras que uno recibía un cepillo de dientes, otro un champú, y otro una barra de desodorante. Los 'afortunados' recibían un frascos de perfume y máquinas de afeitar eléctricas.
En un momento, el silencio se había ido y había fuerte murmullo en el auditorio, ya que cada estudiante veia lo que el otro tenia y comparaban regalos. Naturalmente, los que tenían cepillos de dientes envidiaban a los que recibieron máquinas de afeitar eléctricas. Pero esos chicos tampoco estaban libres de envidia - ya que añoraba los perfumes. Tampoco los que tenían perfumes eran felices. Las botellas eran sólo de 100 ml y pronto se agotarían.
En resumen, aunque todos estaban felices de un modo u otro, todos estaban tristes también de una manera.
Pasaron los minutos y las comparaciones simplemente seguían y seguían. De repente, una señal con el dedo como sacando fotos. Esta era la forma en que los estudiantes se indican entre sí, que algo estaba pasando y que requiere la atención de todos los. Cuando todos los chicos miraron hacia arriba y lejos de sus comparaciones y altercados, vieron que Swami estaba de vuelta en el estrado. Fue poco a poco de regreso a su residencia. Cuando vio que todos estaban en silencio y todos lo miraban a él, él le preguntó:" todo el mundo tiene los dones?" "Sí, Swami ..." Luego, hizo una pausa por un momento antes de preguntar: "Ahora dime, ¿quién entre usted realmente quiere Swami? " Y con eso, se dio la vuelta y regresó a su residencia. Sólo quedo en silencio de asombro había quedado atrás.
La felicidad es la unión con Dios.
Fuente: Mrs.Prabha Sridharan
Olvidando a Dios por "artículos de aseo"
He aquí una pregunta que cada uno debe preguntarse .
"¿Estoy olvidando a Dios porque estoy comparando y discutiendo sobre los" artículos de aseo ", que han sido dotados por él ?" No importa si es sólo un "cepillo de dientes", Dios tiene Regalos para nosotros en la vida. Y no es que el galardonado con el 'perfume' es mas especial para Dios. Si se trata de un "cepillo de dientes" o un "perfume" , es un don de Dios - un regalo que se le ha dado con amor. Pero el regalo nunca debe llegar a ser mas importante que el que da los regalos. Lamentablemente, eso es exactamente lo que sucede porque se pierden en las comparaciones y las quejas sobre los regalos recibidos (o no recibidos). Esto nos lleva a la pregunta sobre lo que debemos pedir a Dios. Seamos prácticos aquí. ¿Cuántas cosas hemos buscado en la vida? Por supuesto, no todos han sido entregadas a nosotros. Pero nadie puede negar la verdad de que por lo menos algunas cosas les fueron entregadas. Sin embargo, están satisfecho? NO. Cuanto más nos ha sido entregado a nosotros, más queremos. Y el ciclo de recibir-pedir, nunca parece cesar. Esa es la razón por la cual se ha dicho que el hombre más pobre no es el que tiene poco, sino el que quiere más!. Hay muchos ejemplos maravillosos de las personas que tienen "todo" lo que la vida puede dar y sin embargo, decide no disfrutar del mismo porque saben que no es la verdadera felicidad. Un claro ejemplo de este caso es que el presidente uruguayo, José Mujica . La lectura de el artículo nos da una lección muy clara ¿no?
La lección Bhagavad Gita en los buscadores y la búsqueda de
Esta visión hermosa sobre esta cuestión, de lo que uno debe buscar de Dios, ha sido revelado en una publicacion titulada "Lo que hay que pedir a Dios?" .
El secreto está en los estados ,"Buscar que, de forma que usted nunca tenga que buscar de nuevo."
Y "La felicidad es la unión con Dios."
De los cuatro tipos de solicitantes delineadas por el Señor Krishna, tres de ellos, tienen el "deseo" como un fuerza motriz para su adoración. Incluso el que busca el conocimiento tiene un "deseo". El Jignasuanhela la Verdad y la Verdad sola. Pensando más profundo aquí, este anhelo es una "necesidad" y no un "deseo" en sí. La búsqueda de la verdad es una necesidad fundamental . Estas necesidades, una vez satisfechas no se renuevan, a diferencia de los deseos que nacen una y otra vez y nunca se sacian. Esta "necesidad" pertenece al "SAT (verdad) categoría. Pero el "deseo" pertenece a la 'asat' (mentira).
Finalmente, ¿adivinen qué? En un principio, se ofreció una opción, "Eligir entre Dios y el mundo." En realidad, no es un secreto aquí. Eligiendo del mundo, uno no consigue nada - no hay felicidad. Con la elección de Dios, uno tiene todo -. Toda la felicidad... ¡Sí! ...¿No le parece? Sin duda esa ha sido mi experiencia personal en la vida.
Si te ha gustado la lectura de esto, también se puede disfrutar de:
1. El camino a seguir para los devotos de Sai - Inspiración del Mahabharata .
2. Busquen a Dios y el resto será otorgado sobre ti
3. Así habló Señor Sai - 3 (en el poder del nombre de Dios)
4. A vibhuti explosión en la remota Guyana - Un milagro
Forgetting God for toiletries - lessons from Sri Sathya Sai on seeking from God. by B.Aravind.
Lord Krishna revealed to Arjuna the four types of seekers of God.
The motive behind seeking God
In the song celestial, Bhagawad Gita, which Lord Krishna delivered on the battlefield to Arjuna and, through him, to the entire humanity, there is a single verse which describes four types of seekers of God. (16th slokain the 7th chapter).
Chaturvidha Bhajante Maam, Janaaha Sukrutino (A)rjuna |
Artho Jignaasur Arthaarthi, Jnaani Cha Bharatarshabha ||
It translates into this as Krishna tells Arjuna,
“Oh best among Bharatas! Four types of people of virtuous deeds worship me. They are:
1. the one who is grieved/ is suffering,
2. the one who desires worldly things,
3. the one who seeks intellectual insights/knowledge and
4. the man of wisdom/intuition.”
For me, this was just like a classification of ‘devotees’ till my best friend and master, Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba, provided valuable insights. And today, I came across an experience which beautifully brings out those insights. I shall share the insights after sharing the experiences.
The PC session
(as narrated by Sri Ashok Sundaresan - 1st batch MFM 1993-1995)
It was sometime in the year 1994 or 1995. All the students in the Institute boys’ hostel were excited. Swami, as they lovingly called Bhagawan Baba, had agreed to grant them all a “PC session.” The term PC stands for “Poorna Chandra”, the auditorium (one of the largest pillarless ones in Asia) at Prasanthi Nilayam ashram. The PC session, like the Trayee session, was a special session which Swami granted only for the students and teachers of the University. And just like in the Trayee session, many interesting things would happen in a PC session and Swami would speak ‘informally’.
That PC session turned out to be unforgettable in terms of the lessons it provided.
As the boys entered the auditorium, they saw multiple piles of so many things heaped up. They quickly took their places to sit on the carpets spread on the floor. And then began the excited talk. Apparently, Swami had decided to gift all the boys with something. Everyone was discussing about what the gifts probably might be.
Swami arrived on the dais and there was a hush that fell on the entire gathering. He gently glided to the end of the stage and descended. Moving to the first pile, He picked up the first thing that His hand could get hold of and threw it to the boy nearby. It was a canister of shaving foam. Then, He summoned some boys and told them to simply give away one each of the items to all the boys gathered.
The heaps of objects turned out to be toiletries and each boy was getting something at total random. While one got a toothbrush, one got a shampoo while yet another got a deodorant stick. The ‘luckier’ ones got perfume bottles and electric shavers. Within moments, the silence was gone and there was loud murmur that developed in the auditorium as each student looked at what the other got and compared gifts.
Naturally, those that got ‘mere toothbrushes’ envied those that got the electric shavers. But those boys too were not free of envy - they longed for the perfumes. It was not as if those that got perfumes were happy. The bottles were only 100 ml and would soon get exhausted. So, they had gifts which they could not use if they wanted to preserve the memory. In short, though all were happy in some way or the other, all were sad too in a way!
Minutes passed and the comparisons simply went on and on. Suddenly, a few finger snaps were heard. This was the way the students would indicate to each other that something was happening that required everyone’s attention. As all the boys looked up and away from their comparisons and bickerings, they saw that Swami was back on the dais. He was slowly moving back to His residence. When He saw that everything had suddenly become quiet and all were looking at Him, He asked,
“Have everyone got the gifts?”
“Yes Swami...”
Then, He paused for a moment before asking,
“Now tell me, who among you actually wants Swami?”
And with that, He turned around and walked back into His residence. There was just a stunned silence that was left behind.
Si te ha gustado la lectura de esto, también se puede disfrutar de:
1. El camino a seguir para los devotos de Sai - Inspiración del Mahabharata .
2. Busquen a Dios y el resto será otorgado sobre ti
3. Así habló Señor Sai - 3 (en el poder del nombre de Dios)
4. A vibhuti explosión en la remota Guyana - Un milagro
OMSAIRAMMM...
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Forgetting God for toiletries - lessons from Sri Sathya Sai on seeking from God. by B.Aravind.
Lord Krishna revealed to Arjuna the four types of seekers of God.
The motive behind seeking God
In the song celestial, Bhagawad Gita, which Lord Krishna delivered on the battlefield to Arjuna and, through him, to the entire humanity, there is a single verse which describes four types of seekers of God. (16th slokain the 7th chapter).
Chaturvidha Bhajante Maam, Janaaha Sukrutino (A)rjuna |
Artho Jignaasur Arthaarthi, Jnaani Cha Bharatarshabha ||
It translates into this as Krishna tells Arjuna,
“Oh best among Bharatas! Four types of people of virtuous deeds worship me. They are:
1. the one who is grieved/ is suffering,
2. the one who desires worldly things,
3. the one who seeks intellectual insights/knowledge and
4. the man of wisdom/intuition.”
For me, this was just like a classification of ‘devotees’ till my best friend and master, Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba, provided valuable insights. And today, I came across an experience which beautifully brings out those insights. I shall share the insights after sharing the experiences.
The PC session
(as narrated by Sri Ashok Sundaresan - 1st batch MFM 1993-1995)
It was sometime in the year 1994 or 1995. All the students in the Institute boys’ hostel were excited. Swami, as they lovingly called Bhagawan Baba, had agreed to grant them all a “PC session.” The term PC stands for “Poorna Chandra”, the auditorium (one of the largest pillarless ones in Asia) at Prasanthi Nilayam ashram. The PC session, like the Trayee session, was a special session which Swami granted only for the students and teachers of the University. And just like in the Trayee session, many interesting things would happen in a PC session and Swami would speak ‘informally’.
That PC session turned out to be unforgettable in terms of the lessons it provided.
As the boys entered the auditorium, they saw multiple piles of so many things heaped up. They quickly took their places to sit on the carpets spread on the floor. And then began the excited talk. Apparently, Swami had decided to gift all the boys with something. Everyone was discussing about what the gifts probably might be.
Swami arrived on the dais and there was a hush that fell on the entire gathering. He gently glided to the end of the stage and descended. Moving to the first pile, He picked up the first thing that His hand could get hold of and threw it to the boy nearby. It was a canister of shaving foam. Then, He summoned some boys and told them to simply give away one each of the items to all the boys gathered.
The heaps of objects turned out to be toiletries and each boy was getting something at total random. While one got a toothbrush, one got a shampoo while yet another got a deodorant stick. The ‘luckier’ ones got perfume bottles and electric shavers. Within moments, the silence was gone and there was loud murmur that developed in the auditorium as each student looked at what the other got and compared gifts.
Naturally, those that got ‘mere toothbrushes’ envied those that got the electric shavers. But those boys too were not free of envy - they longed for the perfumes. It was not as if those that got perfumes were happy. The bottles were only 100 ml and would soon get exhausted. So, they had gifts which they could not use if they wanted to preserve the memory. In short, though all were happy in some way or the other, all were sad too in a way!
Minutes passed and the comparisons simply went on and on. Suddenly, a few finger snaps were heard. This was the way the students would indicate to each other that something was happening that required everyone’s attention. As all the boys looked up and away from their comparisons and bickerings, they saw that Swami was back on the dais. He was slowly moving back to His residence. When He saw that everything had suddenly become quiet and all were looking at Him, He asked,
“Have everyone got the gifts?”
“Yes Swami...”
Then, He paused for a moment before asking,
“Now tell me, who among you actually wants Swami?”
And with that, He turned around and walked back into His residence. There was just a stunned silence that was left behind.
Happiness is union with God.
Source: Mrs.Prabha Sridharan
Forgetting God for ‘toiletries’
Here is a question that each one must ask ourselves -
“Am I forgetting God because I am comparing and bickering about ‘toiletries’ which have been gifted by Him alone?”
It does not matter whether it is just a ‘toothbrush’ that God has gifted us in life. And it is not that the one awarded with a ‘perfume’ is any special to God. Whether it is a ‘toothbrush’ or a ‘perfume’ it is a gift from God - a gift that has been given with love. But the gift should never become so important that the one giving the gifts is forgotten. Sadly, that is exactly what happens because we are lost in comparisons and complaints about gifts received (or not received).
That brings us to the question on what we should ask from God. Let us be practical here. How many things have we sought in life? Of course, not all have been delivered to us. But none can deny the truth that at least some things have been delivered to us. However, have we been satisfied? NO.
The more that things have been delivered to us, the more we have sought. And the cycle of asking-receiving-asking never seems to cease. That is the reason why it has been said that the poorest man is not one who has little but one who craves more! There are many wonderful examples of people who have “everything” that life can give and yet they choose not to enjoy the same because they know that it is not true happiness. A powerful example here is that of the Uruguayan president, Jose Mujica. Reading that article makes the lesson so clear right?
The Bhagawad Gita lesson on seekers and seeking
This beautiful insight on this question of what one should seek of God has been revealed in a hub entitled, “What to ask from God?”. The secret lies in the statements
“Seek that, seeking which you will never have to seek again.” AND
“Happiness is union with God.”
Of the four types of seekers delineated by Lord Krishna three of them, have “desire” as a driving force for their worship. Even the one who seeks knowledge has a ‘desire’. The Jignasu yearns for the Truth and Truth alone. Thinking deeper here, this yearning is a “need” and not a “desire” per se. The search for truth is afundamental need. Such needs, once satisfied never rise again unlike desires which rise again and again and are never satiated. This ‘need’ belongs to the ‘sat’ (truth) category. But 'desire' belongs to the ‘asat’ (untruth).
Finally, guess what? In the beginning, a choice is offered,
“Choose between God and the world.”
Actually, there is a secret here. Choosing the world, one gets nothing - no happiness. Choosing God, one gets everything - all happiness.
Yes! The “worldly” kind too!! Don’t you agree? I definitely do because that has been my personal experience in life.
If you liked reading this, you might also enjoy:
1. The road ahead for Sai devotees - Inspiration from the Mahabharata.
2. Seek God and the rest will be conferred upon thee
3. Thus Spake Lord Sai - 3 (on the power of God's Name)
4. A vibhuti explosion in remote Guyana - A miracle
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OMSAIRAMMM...
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