by Sri Sandip Dasgupta
Welcome to the 2012 Saraswati Puja edition of e-Sanai. This is a very auspicious occasion for us as Sri Sri Babathakur had chosen to come down to our mundane world on this day, to spread the Absolute message of Oneness amongst all of us. We, the devotees of Sri Sri Babathakur, feel extremely blessed to have had the opportunity to come in contact with Him, receive His blessings and listen to His teachings. We are also extremely thankful to Him for having given us the opportunity to begin this blog and share our spiritual experiences with each other.
On the day of Saraswati Puja, we pray to Lord Saraswati for knowledge and wisdom. Everyone does this in their own way. Parents do “Haathe Khori” for tiny toddlers. School-going children place their books at the feet of Ma Saraswati. College going students place their textbooks at her feet, and so on. The process of learning and gaining knowledge is a lifetime experience, and hence adults too are seen praying to Ma Saraswati for their intellectual development.
Sri Sri Babathakur has reminded us on multiple occasions that these forms of knowledge sought are “limited” knowledge, based on certain aspects of nature. While terming them essential for material life, he has incessantly urged us to go much beyond this to realize our True Self and live life in “Sama Sar” instead of “Samasar”. He has repeatedly pointed out to us that this is the only panacea for mankind’s sufferings and for Absolute peace in this world. Hence on this auspicious occasion when Sri Sri Babathakur chose to come to this world and spread His Absolute Knowledge, we should all re-dedicate ourselves to the quest for this Absolute Knowledge. Recently, Saccidananda Society published several CDs containing His lectures – namely “Guru Vaad”, “Karma Yog”, “Dhyan Yog” and “Bhakti Yog”, and more such publications are forthcoming. These CDs contain His speeches wherein we can hear His powerful messages being delivered in His typical style. Listening to them again and again allows one to reflect on His words.
The next step for all of us is to contemplate on His words and teachings and apply them to our everyday life. Through the process of contemplation and sharing our spiritual experiences by means of this blog, we can help each other. In my humble opinion, that was His objective in getting us started with e-Sanai. Also let us pray sincerely to our Divine Mother to enable us to make slow, sincere and steady progress towards the Absolute goal that Sri Sri Babathakur has shown us. Let us begin by seeing in our daily lives, that Absolute One in each of us – whether that person is our adversary, our best friend, our managers in the corporate world, the servicemen who serve us, or anybody else. That’s what He meant when He stated – “Accept all, Reject None”.
Joy Babathakur! Joy Babathakur! Joy Babathakur!
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