Speech of HH Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Swamiji in the evening after Sri Chakra Puja – Guru Purnima Day 1 – July 17, 2008 – New Jersey, USA
Compiled by Bala Aati
This year Guru Purnima is a special day. It comes on two days. (As per lunar calendar Purnima is on both Thursday & Friday). It is more special for the devotees of USA because they are in association with Swamiji. Association with Sadguru is very important. Brahma’s creation is Supreme. We are tiny parts of His creation. Mother Earth itself is tiny. Imagine our place on earth. We are like sand particles. Man thinks he is big. In Brahma’s creation earth also is not recognised. This creation is like a puppet show. Datta is the Sutradhari. We all are moving in His energy. All we have to do is do some good act. Good act is just to “Follow the Master”. Have trust in Guru & God. That is the battery for us. This trust charges us in our disappointment. If you are disappointed sit for five minutes and meditate. Our mind is like a monkey. Indriyas cannot be controlled. But lord has given Pragna. (Buddhi) That has to be used. We should have some purpose for this life. For knowing the purpose of life, Guru’s association is essential. That is why we celebrate Guru Purnima. Like we have father’s day, mother’s day, valentine’s day, we also have Guru’s day.
We did not come on to this earth accidentally. It is all computerised and we are here today because of our past karmas. Each action of Guru has vedanta in it. There are Navarasas in His face. Every action and movement is valuable. The sounds He make also are valuable. It is very difficult for us to understand as we see Guru like a normal human being. It is wrong. His body is divine and lucky as the divine force & energy has chosen His body to live in. Sadguru is Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva says Guru Gita. The almighty’s energy has taken a human form in the form of Sadguru. If that force takes a form of Agni, we all will be burnt in that force. Since we are humans, that force has taken the human form to take us to ultimate. Sadguru is a mirror. Sparsha, Darshana, Sambhashana, Shaktipatha, Vakpaatha all these are happiness on Guru Purnima day. Looking into swamiji’s eyes is drusthipaatha. He heals in different ways. Swamiji’s voice is going into our body and vibrates.
If you are not able to catch swamiji’s vibrations, try again & again. If a particular phone number is not reachable, we try again & again hoping to have good signal. Like wise, keep trying till you have good signal for communication. This is Tapas. You should not get disappointed. It is your duty to try again & again. If you sit with good devotion and meditate, Swamiji can receive your vibrations where ever you are in this world. Sometimes we feel disappointed and say ok, Swamiji knows my situation, I will not attend this puja, I will not go for Guru Purnima etc etc. but you will be the first one to come and sit in the first row to witness puja. I do not know if You are falling in Swamiji’s maya or Swamiji is falling in your maya. The more we try to go far, the more we come nearer. This is Guru Energy.
This relationship with Guru is different from other relations like with parents, brothers, sister, husband, wife…. this relation is very special. When Swamiji was 11 years old in Proddutur, Swamiji had lot of fanfare…Swamiji had many devotees then also in proddutur. There were many movie theatres. Everyone used to call Swamiji to come to their theatre. They used to offer a special chair to Him in the box room. Swamiji used to feel very guilty for wasting 3 hours of time. He used to come out in half an hour. Money doesnot matter to Swamiji. It is your love & effection that is tieing you all to Swamiji.
Relation with Sadguru is very rare. You must continue this relation and association. Do not lose it. Meditate with Sudda Mind. It has to be crystal clear. You all have surrendered yourselves at the feet of Sadguru. You should not go back now. You do not have right to take yourselves back. Sadguru is the owner for you now. If you try to go back, it will be “Datta Aparadha”. Sadguru is like Agni. Once you surrender yourself, you cannot search for yourself again. If you try to do so, Rakshasatva will come. You should become Devatha from Manava and not Rakshasa. It is like feeding a kid with food and asking him to vomit the food. It is not possible. If you try to take yourself back, it is dangerous as different energy flows in you from the moment of your surrender. You cannot maintain that energy. Eesaavasa upanishad talks about this.
Once again on this Guru Purnima day, I bless you all. You all are my family members. You have not signed any papers that you are my family members but I have signed. So I will not leave you. Control your chanchala. (Fickle mindedness) and burn your chancla. Experience Swamiji and not experiment Swamiji.
Jaya Guru Datta !