by Sri Sandip Dasgupta
Joy Babathakur!
Welcome to the Sri Panchami edition of our e-magazine.
This is the auspicious day on which our Master came to this mundane world with
the missionless mission of imparting
the Science of Oneness to us in a way that can be consumed by us in the current
age (like Lord Krishna referred to in the Bhagawad Geeta – Yada Yada hi
Dharmasya). In this editorial, I will dwell into some aspects of this Knowledge
of Oneness as explained by Sri Sri Babathakur to his devotees.
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The Science of Oneness cannot be acquired
externally by reading books, scriptures etc., because this Knowledge already
resides within us and cannot be comprehended by our external senses (all other
knowledge can be acquired by using our sense organs).
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The Science of Oneness states that the whole
world was created by the Supreme Absolute for playing His Divine game (similar
to how we play a board game like Monopoly, where the resources are distributed
amongst the players. The resources do not belong to the players. At the end of
the game, the resources are collected and stored in the storage box). Our
Master has pointed out that we tend to treat these resources like our own and
develop a sense of ownership. He has repeatedly asked us to give up the sense
of Me, mine and mineness. In His words, these are all imaginary (Anything that
is Real must be permanent – and Hence the Absolute is the only permanent
entity).
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He has repeatedly urged us to keep in mind
what is Real (the Absolute) and remove from our minds:
- Sense of Duality.
- Tendency to find faults in others.
Instead we should focus on our own faults to find the path to
perfection.
·
He has asked us to remember the same Absolute
is present in each and every one of us.
·
A Sadguru is one who has attained the
Knowledge of the Absolute (Just like a Chemistry teacher is an expert in
Chemistry, a Physics teacher is an expert in Physics etc.).
·
He has asked us to listen (Shravanam) intently
to a Sadguru’s words and reflect (Mananam) on them constantly.
·
As we develop the habit of constant Shravanam
and Mananam, we will be able to unwind ourselves from the external world and
move towards the Absolute. It may take many lifetimes to do that – but it why
we have been brought to this world.
·
As we follow the Guru’s words, the Knowledge
of Absolute within us will be revealed to us (It is already present within us
as mentioned above; the Sadguru removes the cloud cover of ignorance).
We
are so fortunate to have been in contact with the Master and listen to His
nectarine words. He has given us the light with which we can remove our
ignorance. It is up to us to use that torch and light the Absolute Knowledge
within us (similar to drying a log of moist wood – we have to remove the
moisture before we can effectively burn the log).
So, why not start (or continue, if you have already
started) our journey towards Knowledge Absolute?
Joy Babathakur! Joy
Babathakur! Joy Babathakur!