Speech of HH Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Swamiji after puja and homa – September 7, 2014 – Horn Bad-Meinberg, Germany
Jaya Guru Datta
Harihi Om Tatsat
Om Ayim Hreem Shreem Sivarama Anagha Dattaya Namaha
Jaya Guru Datta
OM Namah Sivaya
These 3 days I am very happy. I feel like I am in some other planet. Earth is karma land. I am feeling pain, happiness, and all types of different feelings. That is why the angels select this land. The earth is very precious compared to other planets. It is very powerful. It is the land of bliss. We are all lucky to take birth on this earth. This earth is something Maya/illusion. Some friendships, husband and wife relationships, children, partners, all such associations form; in a short time they are gone away; new friends and new feelings come; then they are gone, dead, or some child is born in our house. I am very happy, you feel; then the child is also gone. Old age comes; hospital, social security; all confusion, no peace. We are all depending on attractions. If one can control the desire and urge for attractions, we feel always happy. We are attracted to Kama/lust, taste, beauty, touch, feel; as husband and wife; and we are attracted to children; so many things we get attracted to. Sometimes the ones we are attracted to will go far away; we cry. Sometimes they come near us; we laugh. Sometimes they give pain. Unhappiness comes. Sometimes they give happiness and when money suddenly comes we feel happy.
This is all a mess; it is not clear. Our book is not clear. Our glass is not clear. We must clean it to see clearly. We should wash and then put on the glasses. All this illusion is not clear. It is Maya. There is too much attachment or too much detachment. There is too much sorrow or too much happiness. No peace. We are thinking one time that we are very happy. My family is good; my husband is good; my home is good; everything is very good. Suddenly pain comes. Not good. We go to the doctor; money problems come; there is no peace.
Very happy you feel; everything is very nice. But my wife is not good; or husband or child is not good. My bank balance is not good or house is not good; or health is not good. All confusion occurs again. My share value has come down; I am losing money. Ten years back I was very happy. Now suddenly all these painful experiences are coming. Suddenly again after 15-20 days I feel very happy. I feel like the luckiest person in the whole world. I feel important as so and so. I am very great. I have a big car. I have good friends. These new friends are wonderful. Ah.. ooh…
After ten days, again nothing. You look around and feel very unhappy at what you see. They are sitting. You are not happy. They are eating. You are not happy. tch tch. No peace. My partner is not behaving well. He is going after other girls. Ch.. cha cha, this is disgusting. Before he was like god. No, he was not like this. I don’t know now why he is attracted to other girls. He is always talking to her; always on the phone. I have small small children. What can I do?
This kind of all feelings of confusion occurs a lot lot lot lot.
Earlier I was very happy with this microphone. Now it is not okay. Now it is okay. Just leave it.
This mind is a Shaitan/devil/Satan. It is not controlled for even 10 minutes. Sitting in Mouna, some feeling is coming. I am crying. Weeping. Sleeping. Dozing. Nodding. Feeling drowsy.
Suddenly there is a big noise from the microphone. Then it goes. Smile. Cha. Big disturbance. My mind is disturbed. We can’t control. Our mind is not controlled; the body and the sense organs are not controlled. Something gives me bad feelings; bad vibrations. Chair, clothes, friends all give bad vibrations. Only I am good. I am very pure. Very pure. This atmosphere is not pure. I am very pure. What I am saying is good. It is the truth, truth. This person is not good. That person is not good. I don’t want to, I don’t like. I am not comfortable.
This kind of confusion, confusion, confusion, is caused by illusion. How can we control this? We want to clear this confusion.
All this is permanent we think. All is temporary. Child is temporary; House is temporary; pain is all temporary. This is not our pain because this is not our body. I am only temporary here because this body is a rental property. I took it for rent. After 40 years, 50 years, 80 years, or 90 years, something comes. I want to empty/vacate this property. I say to the owner of the body: take this back. I am going. Wherever you show, the new place, I will go there. That is a secret. You don’t want to give me the new address. Okay, thank you. I want to vacate this house. This house is made of earth, water, fire, air, and space. The 5 elements this house is made of. This body is not our body. This is an Illusion body. 40 years back I was a small child. I looked very nice. I looked very beautiful in the mirror. Slowly after 20 years, I do not like to see myself in the mirror anymore. After 20 more years, there is no beauty here; I am not attractive any more. After 20 more years, blowing the nose; now I have lost my teeth. After some more time, I can’t see; I can’t hear; I keep falling asleep; I cannot remain alert. There is no memory. Even my own children I don’t recognize. Who is this? I ask. After 20 years, no sight, no hearing; I breathe with ventilator. After 5 years, the tubes are taken out. Done. Finished.
Step by step by step, one day, everyone, even Sadguru also will be finished, one day. In the middle, in the meantime, we want to achieve something, some reality, real happiness, real Jnana, real knowledge. Anyway we practice devotion, meditation, socialism okay; all this is okay, okay. You must control and be happy.
We are together in this place for 3-4 days; something we want to see and experience; Almighty God; Truth, real happiness. We don’t want to care about this body. This level, this level, any level, any pain, any happiness does not matter; with or without money it does not matter; with or without friend it does not matter; with Kama or without Kama it does not matter; with children or without children, it does not matter. No care. We are looking for some Truth. Where are you, my God? My permanent friend, where are you? My permanent planet, where is it? Where is my permanent friend? I am not alone. I am with you always. All this is temporary; this house is temporary; this society is temporary; this pain, all this is temporary. It is all only for a few years; 40, 60, 70, 80 or 100 years. Nothing is there after 100 years. I want to reach the goal.
To concentrate on God, O my God, how is your form? What is your form? Are you formless? Okay, thank you. Are you with form? Okay, thank you. You are Ganapati, Jesus, Allah, Buddha, okay, thank you. I don’t know which form is yours. All forms are yours, and you are without any forms. You are God; I am God; flower also is God. My God is in this form as the flower; O my God, in this form, I kiss you. I love this flower. You are my friend. This cloth also is God; how beautiful.
Think like this only inside yourself. Don’t tell outside. People will think that there is some craziness in you. Screw loose. Don’t tell others. Only silently you think like this. You feel the beauty of this cloth. O, thank you.
Everything is God. No bad. Don’t feel bad that this is not good vibration. Small ant and even a small insect also are good. Whatever is created is God’s Creation. Who gave protection, shelter, and meal to this insect? O, what Creation. Each thing, each person is God. My God is in this form as the microphone; it is human-made but is different. Human intellect, design, that design is also God. Somebody who made this design is God. Who created this is not an engineer. He is God. He is sitting in the brain of the engineer, the magician, the driver, and also the passenger. All are God. I can’t create like this. You gave me this mind. So I create drawing. A scientist’s mind is also God. God is invisible. Scientist does not believe in God. But whether you agree or do not agree in your mind, in the designer, scientist, musician, and the engineer’s mind it is God who is sitting. I thank that God. Not you and not your body. Your body, my body, and all bodies go to the same place. I thank and believe in that Atman/God. Please give me Jnana, Knowledge, Light. I believe; I love this world; you only are capable of creating these worlds.
What beautiful design this hall has. To the engineer, designer, and the protector, I offer thanks. This is a small village. But what a big auditorium it has. It is wonder. I am happy. All these are God’s creations. So many hidden items are there. Each village has something; something special; some hidden ideas, arts, they are not fit for measurement or calculation. Only we can appreciate and offer our salutation.
I don’t know how to offer thanks for this hall, this Mouna course, the directors, and all the members. For Swamiji’s decorations, I offer thanks. Thanks.
That is knowledge. You can add more Seva and more decorations. No problem. Now I am very happy. I came down here. For 3 days. Ok. Swamiji gave only one and a half days. First day was only preparation due to some confusion. Second day was serious Mouna. Third day we did some dhyana and some yoga also. Some serious course this has been, as an introduction. This also is a miracle. I was not planning this before 3-4 years. No guarantee. His Leela/divine play is different. He gave order. I have come. I bless you all. The invisible God gives protection in so many forms. Our Sadguru. Our God. So thanks, thanks once again.
Thanks for piano playing; thanks for bhajan singing; I am very happy. Jnana pala John pala or John Paula, also God, no problem, all are nice. The pronunciation is very good. One or two mistakes only. Very nice bhajans.
The pianist (Mark Mohan Lobenstein from the Netherlands) is very good; my old student, devotee, and old friend also.
Small angel (Lalita de Boer from the Netherlands) is okay, very nice. Give good training. Jaya Guru Datta.
We have so many projects in Mysore ashrama. It is only your duty to support. It is your own house; it is your relation’s house, your brother’s house, your father’s house; your mother’s house; or your sister’s house. Your duty is to support. We have no millionaire devotees. Other swamis in India, according to history, have millionaire and billionaire devotees. All our devotees are only of the middle class. Our plans are easy to maintain. Our projects, whether school, hospital, social projects, Annadana/feeding the hungry, or Nada, everything is within limit and control. Otherwise for Bala Swamiji it will be difficult to maintain. Animal projects also are there as the Birds Project. There is a talking, mantra chanting bird; it is a friend. Wonder of wonders. One day gone. Nothing is permanent. One day everything will go. I am not happy about that. But there is happiness which lies beyond all this; this I am happy about.
About the next time I don’t know. You people are very nice. You are very humble. You are very good friends. I love you. I love you. I love you. I thank you.
Sri Guru Datta