by Sri Sandip Dasgupta
Welcome to the Saraswati Puja issue of e-Sanai. This is the special day on which our Sadguru Sri Sri Babathakur had come to our Jagat to bless us all with His own unique realization – The Science of Oneness. Just like we pray to Ma Saraswati for wisdom on this day, let us pray that we strive to learn at least a little bit of the “Science of Oneness” provided to us by our Master.
Sri Sri Babathakur always started with one very universal
statement – ‘There can be only One Absolute’. The world started with that
Absolute, and the various forms of life, the objects, were created out of that
Absolute one – and the creations were also created because of the Divine will
of that Absolute One. Everything else (our body, mind, intellect, brain …)
which we think are Real, are mere
reflections of that Absolute One.
Why were these creations created? Sri Sri Babathakur has called it the
“Sportful Dramatic game of Self-Consciousness”. In this game (of the Absolute), the players
emanated from the Absolute and they are playing the script written by the
Absolute for the Absolute. After the
game or drama is over, the Jiva and/or Jagat dissolve with the Absolute. This is in essence the “Science of Oneness”
that Sri Sri Babathakur taught us. Using
this light of Oneness, let’s try to analyze one common situation in life.
When we fall sick (just because I have personally
witnessed this over the last few weeks):
a. The
virus or bacteria that attacks us, is also His
creation.
b. The
fever that we get is an immune reaction to that bacteria. That immune reaction
is also His, to protect us from the
ill-effects of that virus/bacteria.
c. Our
desire to go see a doctor (or even not to see the doctor) is also His will.
d. It
is His desire that we go see a good
doctor (or even if we see a bad doctor, its His
will, because we learn a lesson to choose our doctor carefully!)
e. The
Jiva who is playing the role of the doctor has also got trained to be a doctor
because of His will.
f. Through
His desire or plan, the doctor orders
appropriate tests for diagnosis
g. It
is His will that allows the doctor to
diagnose the problem and prescribe a treatment
h. If
we are praying to God for recovery, that prayer also happens out of His will!
i.
Even after we are prescribed a course of
treatment, its possible that we as patients may not follow the prescribed
treatment. So, if we are consuming medicines to get cured – it is also
happening because of His will. If we
neglect to follow the treatment, it is also because of His will – because he wants us to suffer even more, by not
following the treatment.
j.
When we get cured, that also happens because
of His will and we also get cured
because it’s His desire that we go on
with life. If we don’t get cured, that
also happens because of His will.
So, as you can see – we have to realize the presence of
that Absolute One in every object that we see, every person we meet, every
thought that comes to us, every action we do etc. Therefore, according to this Science of
Oneness – every action and result belongs to the Absolute and we should not get attached to the action or result. According to Sri Sri Babathakur, we will then
be free of any fruits of action (Karmaphal) – good or bad.
Reflecting on daily events in life, with the light of
Oneness (or the Science of Oneness) allows us to take a rational and balanced
view of life events. I t minimizes frustrations and allows us to proceed with
life. I therefore urge each and every
one of you to reflect on the Master’s teachings and apply them to your daily
life. We are truly blessed to have come
across a Sadguru – it is now upto us to enrich our life by reflecting on His
teachings.
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