Speech of HH Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Swamiji – morning – May 22, 2017 – Mysore
Notes from: Archana Penukonda
Sri Maha Ganapataye Namaha
Sri Sarasvatyai Namaha
Sri Padavallabha Narasimha Sarasvati
Sri Guru Dattatreyaya Namaha
We know all languages. There is no foreign language. Silence is the language of the soul. In spiritual life, once you go to a certain stage, there is no language. There is only silence. In spiritual life, as you climb higher, as you contemplate on God more, there is no discussion, no words, no land, no country, nobody. You only see one thing. You only see yourself. No other language. Only silence.
Many people say God’s language is Sanskrit. It is not. God’s language is silence. Light. Knowledge. Bliss. Does bliss have a language? When you smile, is there a language? When you are very happy inside, is there a language? Happiness has no language. That happiness is truth. That is why we keep calling God.
God is truth. That light is truth. Does light have language? No. What is the language for wholesome bliss? It is to attain that bliss that we need language. After we attain it, there is no language. When you attain that divine bliss, you cease to exist. God doesn’t exist either. Nothing exists. We cannot call it zero or void. That philosophy is different. It’ll take us long to talk about that. We are not talking about that now. It all starts from Shoonya Tattva (principle that everything finally boils down to zero), but that’s different. I am only talking about bliss and light.
You should not say that Creation is limited. There is always something beyond. God is everywhere. That is why we are doing Chaitanya Archana. Noticing the Chaitanya (divine consciousness) in them, we are worshiping it. We are not worshiping the body. We respect the body since such great Chaitanya is shining through it. It is shining with knowledge and light. When knowledge glows, it sparkles. We are worshiping the Chaitanya, the light, and not the body that is worshiped. Today is a memorable day at Datta Peetham. There are many great souls. We should see them and recognize them. We are witnessing the divinity in them.
When we worship all of them, we will all get Vaikuntham
The ones being worshiped, the ones worshiping and the ones witnessing the worship are all Chaitanya. This is all a divine play and we are a part of it. Due to the Sadhana we are doing, we respect the body. The body is a kshetra/holy place. The body is a temple. God resides in this body. That is why, we worship the body. We are purifying it. The Chaitanya is wearing the body. When we see the temple tower from outside, we consider it equivalent to having Darshan in the temple. We salute that tower from where we are.
All of them are like temples. That is why, we are worshiping the God in them. They are great souls in their own field. May God bless them. May God give them health, wealth and knowledge. May all those who have witnessed this today be blessed. All this has happened with your support and friendship. You are the ones doing the worship, only it is happening through Swamiji. When you offer money, it will be used for good deeds. Instead of donating money outside somewhere, you give it to Swamiji and it will be taken proper care of. It will go to the people who really deserve and need it. It will go to the right places. Swamiji will feed those who are hungry. When we feed, we don’t know if the recipients are worthy of receiving. But if we give through Sadguru, all donations flow to the right place. You have all merged in me like rivers merge into the ocean. This ocean knows who knows swimming and who does not. This ocean wants to bring ashore even those who cannot swim. We need to get away from samsara. During this Vajrotsava program, we have awardees from Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka and from many other regions. There is no male or female. Chaitanya pervades everything. Because each of you cannot come and do the Archana/worship, Swamiji is doing it on your behalf. I am like a big cast iron safe. You hide your money, and then when you need, you take it and use it. The box doesn’t use any of your money. I am an iron safe. You keep your sins and merits here.
We will all gather for the evening program. Instead of wasting time in the afternoon, go to Shuka Vana or have Darshan at the Kala Bhairava temple, see the Akasha and Patala Hanuman, have Darshan of Sri Datta Venkataramana Swamy. By the time you see those things, it will be evening. Go to the museum, it will take 2 days – one day on each floor. Do all these things, do not say you do not have time to visit these places due to the programs in the Ashram. Do not go to your room and sleep in the afternoon. You can always sleep. Participate in everything while you are here.
Sri Guru Datta