Speech of HH Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Swamiji in the morning after Shiva abhishkema on Karthika Somavara – November 3, 2014 – Mysore
Jaya Guru Datta
The effect of Saturn will fall differently on different people and on other planets.
We are all like insects in the view of the planets. From the different planets when viewed, this earth will appear extremely minute and invisible. It is like one tenth the size of a mustard seed. In that there are oceans, forests, and how small we are on this earth! We are the tiniest invisible subatomic particles. How can we withstand the powerful vibrations sent towards us by the planets? Some people can bear the effect. Some fall apart unable to withstand it.
We are tinier than germs. When someone near us sneezes, the invisible germs will make us also sneeze. We get infected. At airports they screen people for symptoms of contagious diseases. Just from one contaminated breath a hundred people will get infected. We are such small creatures. Where we are, what we do, our homes, families, our activities, our concerns, our prayers, penance, and jobs, how insignificant they all are!
Do we pay attention to the tiny insects crawling on the ground? The ants think that we are all humongous machines or moving mountains. They fear us. For us the Saturn planet and the Sun are so huge. What illusion it is. No use in our attempts to learn about them. We do not know what happens in our own stomachs. Do you know how much sound is produced there? We are lucky that God made it sound proof. So many rivers, oceans, and mountains are there. A creature falls in there. It becomes helpless. There are two worlds there where it can go. Two worlds, the upper world leads to vomit, lower world leads to you know where.
Whether the creature goes up or down, we don’t know. The blood flow helps the body, not the soul. The life force may leave the body anytime. What is the meaning of this body, this life, this living, dying, hospitals, diseases, and so on? Great souls simply go away to the Himalayas where there are no hospitals, no aspirin, no relatives, no clothes, nothing. What do they have? They are not concerned about their bodies, or about sun, rain and so on. We are attached to our bodies and get overly concerned. We must give up that attachment. But we must do our duties and attend to our problems regardless, like diseases and so on. Surrender is the only way to become free from those. Surrender to whom? To ourselves. God is us. We do not know. Have we seen God? You say yes, and you say no.
You are free to believe whatever you choose. Are you mad or do you think that I am mad? If my speech gives you satisfaction, then it helps. Otherwise you beg: Guru, please explain. I don’t understand. I speak like this so that you will not understand. You are mad, you say to me. You want to leave. That is because you are egotistical. God is not concerned. You have to cling to him. He says everything is mind. Then he says it is up to you. As you like.
Do you know what kind of a huge workshop is inside us? Our intellect has to be good and should be a good driver. Then you will enjoy good health. Saturn’s influence is there. On the 12th there will be Purnahuti. Purchase blue cloth and drape over yourselves, like a Datta vastram, just a small piece of blue cloth. Anything blue such as the Hyacinth Macaws from the Philippines, view them, take photos with them. Those who do this will be relieved from the problems created by the effects of Saturn planet. You can take photos along with Sadguru and the blue parrot. Find out the timings and come. You are given this opportunity.
The sounds are heard from the dining hall, sounds of food preparation. The same sounds occurring inside our stomachs are not heard by us.
The heart, the stomach, and all the vital organs, like God, are simply witnesses to how we treat our bodies. It is up to us, to be mindful.
Sri Guru Datta