by Sri Sandip Dasgupta
Welcome to the Saraswati Puja edition of our blog. On
this auspicious day, our Master had chosen to come to this mundane world to
enlighten us with his unique Science of Oneness. During his lecture delivered
on Mar 11 1988, our Master stated the power of chanting the Lord’s name in
today’s modern world – and I will try to summarize his guidance in the next few
lines.
According to our Master, people do not have the time to
study scriptures, or reflect on the teachings of a Sadguru. His advice is that in the modern busy world, a
seeker can simply rely on chanting the Lord’s name and attain bliss. He is not
prescribing any particular name – he is suggesting any name that is our favorite.
He is urging us to constantly take
the Lord’s name in everything we do – even when we are going to the toilet! According to him, no rules are needed for
this.
He calls this the medicine for the modern world. He states that this constant chanting of the
Lord’s name will lead us more towards our inner self. It will lead us to the
Absolute goal. He gives the example of Sri Chaitanya who attained Absolute
Bliss by constantly chanting the name of the Lord. He further tells us about
the large following of Sri Chaitanya – although Sri Chaitanya did not ask his
followers to follow him.
He further goes on to state that if a person is feeling
that he/she is not making progress by the constant chanting of the Lord’s name
– that person should further intensify his/her chanting. He likens it to
increasing the potency of the medicine given to a patient, when the initial
dosage is not sufficient.
So, on this auspicious day, I urge all of you to reflect
on our Master’s simple medicine that is appropriate for
the modern world – and begin acting on it on a regular basis.
Joy Babathakur!
Joy Babathakur! Joy Babathakur!
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