Speech of HH Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Swamiji – London – September 13, 2012
Today 62 countries are watching the Shatashloki Ramayana. 135 million views and 3500 comments so far. We are going to make a small booklet of the comments containing people’s opinions, expressing their devotion. The Hanuman Mantra also has crossed 10 crores. YouTube, vimeo and so many other different Internet websites are showing this. This video has made everyone very happy. Even Telugu cinema people like it.
Datta Maata in Telugu on ETV is showing daily Swamiji’s explanation of Shatashloki Ramayana. In Kannada also. Soon in Hindi also. So many people have no faith and no devotion in Kali Yuga. The media says, devotion is increasing in youngsters. In Pandaripura Panduranga festival, National Geographic says 85 % of those who attended are young people. At Puri Jagannatha chariot festival also 65% attendees were youngsters. May be in India devotion is growing in youngsters. We need peace. We need friendship with Truth. God is our best friend, people are realizing it now. You must develop affection for God and an understanding about God.
Bhagavadgita is important. Practice at least one stanza every day. Bhagavadgita has changed many people. You will understand what Creation is, who I am, what the connection is between the two, with personal feeling you will understand. How to find out? So many different questions and answers are found in the Bhagavadgita. You may be thinking that you have a new question about God that you have thought of, by yourself. It has already been asked. Your question is an old question. Already Bhagavadgita has answered it. Bhagavadgita is Atma Tatva; Self-realization. It is about Guru, Devotion, Karma Yoga, Duties and Responsibilities. In this world what is good and what is bad, like a mirror it reflects. You must try to read it. There are beautiful English translations expressing very nice thoughts.
So our Datta devotees, now we will talk a little bit about Bhagavadgita (Global Gita Conference in Birmingham, UK Sept. 15-16, 2012). It is an old scripture with new thoughts. We need it for the new generation. May be some day, may be a deluge will come. Anyway, it is not necessary to discuss about calamity or confusion about this creation. Take it easy. Think about yourself. What is the connection between you, your family and Sadguru? Why did you take birth as a Hindu, a Christian, or a Muslim? Think about it. Do not miss. You may live for 80 or 90 years and then finished. Nothing is permanent. Busy life. Temporary. What is necessary and what is unnecessary you do not understand. All confusion. Not permanent, the saints say. Think about yourself. Atma Jnana. Do not waste time. You have responsibilities and duties that you must do. But understand. Science says something different. Spiritual books say something different, causing confusion. Again and again you read about it. Yet, you do not understand. In the beginning, it is like that, like a sweets market, a bazaar. Confusion, which sweet to buy? Go slowly and taste. Go to the deeper meaning and study the ingredients and the taste. It looks like different sweets. But only one sweet taste. Sugar is used in different ways, colors, tastes, giving different effect on your health. First look and decide which sweet is good? Which one to taste? Sweet shop or a candy store is tempting at first. Then you get fed up. All are good with different ingredients, colors and tastes. All books, all saints, scriptures, Bhagavadgita, Ramayana, some statements are very nice. Go deeper, taste one by one, then you will understand.
At least read the foreword in all the books, and then you get the taste of the book. We ignore that also. The book profile you must examine. Enough if you read that. Kindle company has brought out so many different books, good, bad, educational, and those that are a waste of time. With novels people waste time. They contain all lies. But they appeal to the taste, like trash movies. Such useless made up stories. Avatar is a beautiful movie but it contains no truth. Millions or billions were spent. Beautiful taste and interesting to watch, but what is the use? It is the same with Kindle books. In the news I heard. India also may be getting some good books. Perhaps also Bhagavadgita will be coming on that. Some business, so they will include all. Trash, gold, dirty, all included in the trash can. Garbage novels explaining about garbage. Different shapes of garbage. We are very interested in reading garbage. Novels also we think of as garbage after sometime.
This body is also garbage. Where is the truth? Where is Paramatma? Atman? This novel is garbage. You are also garbage. What is permanent? What is truth? Busy busy. Think about it a little, what is useful, what is useless? In the beginning Swamiji was telling our devotees also, please listen to Shatashloki Ramayana at least 10 times a day. So many calls, so much time was spent. The result was great, it was scientifically proven. Tremendous results; people were protected from accidents, calamities, and even earthquakes. People wrote 3000 comments. Swamiji is your family friend, your best friend. Look at the comments on Shatashloki Ramayana. The shlokas, the verses are mantras. No need to learn them by heart. At least listen. Write your experiences with it. Also. Jitu bhai, you also write. I want the booklet. Sit and write.
Believe it or not, day and night I do video work. I am now learning English. I have recorded thousands of messages, Hira aunty says, and I repeat without shame. It took some time for the Nandana MMS project. (HV Prasad: A new project in music was done by Swamiji recently. Swamiji spends in the Music Therapy room daily 3-4 hours. He touches the devotees, and makes them listen on the headphones to beautiful melodies, relaxing on comfortable reclining chairs. Swamiji took up the project to record 400 ragas on the synthesizer. He had to give names to the new ragas. Old ragas that were rarely used before by musicians were given shape. Swamiji worked, not 24/7 but 30/7. Even on the day of departure, he was recording till he came to the car. Swamiji is a new musical messiah to the world. For generations to enjoy, he has provided hundreds of new ragas. Many of these are mentioned in text books, but they have not been given a melody form ever before. This is the 25th anniversary year since the first Healing Music Concert given by Swamiji in Amsterdam.)
An old classical raga, Chandrasekhara Priya, has been posted on vimeo and puttugam websites. Have you listened to it? Two ragas, one is classical, and one is latest, modern. One is 4 minutes long and one is 6 minutes. Want to listen to them now? This is only a sample. Actually it is half an hour long. 5 instruments are used. Different style of playing the musical notes, the strumming technique is important, going from one note to the next, very difficult to slowly do it. Otherwise that sound is not produced. Last week Ganesh and Kumaresh brothers, the violinists, and Mysore brothers also came. They were very happy. 33,000 people have viewed this raga in one week on the Internet. A modern raga is also there. Only 3 minutes. Devamani. 6 instruments are mixed in this. Entirely different, this raga. All meditation ragas. Special healing ragas also. 36 days and nights only on single synthesizer Swamiji has recorded. No violin or other instruments. Spot mixing of other instruments only. Very old ragas. We have a small hospital. Has anyone seen the healing room in Mysore ashrama?
Don’t miss the concert at Royal Albert Hall. Take tickets. If possible donate tickets to others. Each one can bring one friend. Bring 5 friends, no problem, or relatives also. Swamiji is bringing the whole world. Indian devotees are struggling and crying, ‘How can I come’? No visa.