Speech of HH Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Swamiji on arrival day – January 28, 2003 – Nellore
In this Nam Datta Natha Kshetra, we have also a Devi temple. She gives us Jnana, Sampat and Arogya. People come from Madras to to have Darshan of Hanuman here. People from Vijayawada also. Nellore devotees have to make use of this. People come from Bangalore also. The Hanuman in Nellore Ashrama is taking care of Bangalore devotee court case. So, You all too should make use of the services here. You all must get up from slumber. The Krishna temple here is very special for me. The marble idol of Krishna was in my meditation room in Mysore Ashrama for decades.
Rebala Sujathamma donated this land with a condition that a Krishna temple should be here. That day in Nellore I decided to bring that special idol here. Many in Mysore were very unhappy that it was leaving Mysore Ashrama. How can a stone get Shakti? After all it was carved out from a normal marble stone that is used for house flooring.
Many have this doubts. Vigraha stands for Nigraha. We don’t have Nigraha. With Vigraha Aradhana we get Nigraha of Indriyas. Vigraha stands for Nirvikaara Aradhana. It is not superstitious. God does not live in the stone idol.
He is everywhere. Imagine Shiva. He is in Bindu Roopa. Same is Sri Chakra. We call it Sumeru. Our Vikaara should be warded off through Aakaara (idol). We suffer because of three in us. The tree are Kaama, Karma and Avidya.
Avidya means Moha (attraction) due to illusion. We suffer greatly because of Avidya. Vacillating in decisions and beliefs. Vigraha Aradhana helps us to get rid of Avidya. It brings us Chitta Shuddhi.
When we talk and think, we create waves. The waves are smooth and enjoyable when you talk and think good. This is my theory. Even people in the west believe it. Don’t think I have a fad of foreign tours. I go there because they like me and my theories.
Today many speakers were full of praise on Swamiji. Bala Rama Reddy lavished praises on me. I am not moved by these praises. I call a temple – mental hospital. Because there you go there to judge yourself and you are in the court of the lord. You are in communion with him. Where else can you get a compassionate hearing? Only with him. If you share grief with others, they too would want you to share their grief. He expects you to return the same favor. But you are not prepared for the same.
Believe in reality. Get rid of your superstitions. In Bhimavaram, Peethapuram and Srikakulam, Sri Swamiji went in to the crowds to address them. The speech were spoken with a tinge of grief, unhappiness and startle.
You must understand that you cannot postpone further. The time to lead a Dharmic life has come. The world is in difficulties with itself because the population today has been leading a mostly Adharmic life. When two big countries decide to fight, all others suffer. I pray the Kaarya Siddhi Hanuman to clear the world of its terrible troubles and to give the people the mind to lead a Dharmic life. May our slogan Sarve Janaa Sukhino Bhavantu (May all be happy and comfortable). Don’t force your beliefs and theories on others. You first fully understand it and indulge in them. There is no Tax to lead Dharmic life. So, please follow it. Learn to speak truth and don’t say lies. Saying small lies becomes a habit which will weave a web of deceit and difficulties.
Read my talks on the internet and spread the message to others. It brings you great merit. Don’t come to me to get Blessings for increase in your wealth, your career or family problems. Your primary intention should always must be to become a good and humane human being. Your children and grand children should proudly say that my father or grand father was a devotee of Sri Ganapati Sachchidananda Swamiji. Just imagine. Why should I take all these difficulties of going from village to village everyday for two months? Traveling thousands of kilometers and struggling with difficult roads and hardships? For money? No. Never. I have enough and can enjoy a comfortable life sitting in Mysore. I want to achieve that thing which cannot be done sitting in Mysore and helping only those who come there. Who comes t here? Only those come to Mysore who have the intention to change for good. I want to come to you all in these far away villages to prod you to become good people. If you already think that you already are good people, then become even more good people. I am a task master and a business man.
I expect these strenuous trips of mine to yield results. Results of more good people. If you give up one or two lies tomorrow, I am a happy person.
Most of you sitting here might be wondering why Swamiji is speaking about good values instead of speaking about Mantras and Pujas to increase wealth. Now I will come to that. It is a very secret Mantra. If you do this Puja, it is all but certain to increase. The Puja and Mantra to increase wealth and money is – Develop charitable mind.
Become more helpful. The more you help needy and desperate, the more it comes to you. The more you cling to what you have the faster it disappears.
I have talked too much.
Jaya Guru Datta