Todays Episode of Guru Gita on ETV at 6:25 am, on Diwali Day. Prayers to Guru to light the lamp of Knowledge & Devotions, to shun away the ignorance. https://vimeo/108559898 Translated by Archana Penukonda Jaya Guru Datta. Vairagyam/Dispassion/Renunciation. We are talking about things that help us in serving the Guru. We are talking about the Guru Principle. Asha/Desire and Nirasha/Despair are pair words. Sometimes, we talk about Asha, sometimes we talk about Nirasha. Here, Nirasha does not mean lack of desire, but the despair that we are unable to fulfill the desire. This is also called Nirvedam. In other words, Asha/desire is natural to everyone. In reality, it is one with desires who makes progress in this world. A lot of people past the age of 50 years slowly make entry into Vedanta thinking, “Why bother with all this?” because most of their desires were not fulfilled . They believe that they attained dispassion because their desires have not been fulfilled. However, we should think a little about whether this is dispassion or despair. When a desire is not fulfilled, you are in despair. Perhaps, it would be better if you are in despair after your desire is fulfilled. We will talk about this in the future. Sometimes it feels like attaining dispassion after the age of 50 or 60 years has no use. Desire enthuses the mind. It does not stop there. In the name of enthusiasm, it attempts to edge out values. So as the desire keeps simmering, the person will decide at some point to do something unrighteous. We have been occasionally witnessing people in politics commit various crimes due to their desire to earn a position of power. There are people who deceive even the people that trust them. What they say and what they do are completely different. They are filled with desire - a desire to earn that position of power. They can go to any lengths due to their desire for power. That is why, what is this called? This is called Moham/delusion. This state is called Moham. Dhritarashtra is cited as an example for Moham. He had knowledge of Dharma. He also had fear of Dharma to a certain extent. Despite that, the overpowering desire to give his children the kingdom threw him into delusion. Whether the desire is small or big, it inevitably brings with it a certain amount of delusion. One must not have even an iota of desire, neither big desire not small desire. Desire is desire. Whether it is small or big, it is desire. If the desire is noble, a desire for the welfare of others, that is good. Selfish desire is not good. That is what we have been discussing so far. Whether it is a small desire or a big desire, it does bring a certain amount of delusion with it. If the desire is fulfilled, one believes that it was fulfilled due to one’s own strength. The desire is there, we are working very hard for it. When the desire is fulfilled, we say, “Do you know how hard I worked for it?” The delusion in you leads you into believing, “I got all this due to my own power. I did all this”. This is another big delusion. There is already delusion to start with. But, to believe that all this has happened due to one’s power is the delusion that’s tied to one’s ego. If the desire is not fulfilled, it encourages the person into unrighteous means of fulfillment in the name of determination. “No matter what, it has to be done. Sadhana has to be done”. This is not good. Let’s see what happens next. Jaya Guru Datta.
Posted on: Thu, 23 Oct 2014 07:24:23 +0000
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