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Articles: Devotion | The Eternal Guru
- Prof. venkata ramanamurty mallajosyula
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People constantly talk of Advaita (non-dualism), but hardly live up to their professions in practice. One must practice what one preaches or professes. Today there are not many gurus who live up to their beliefs or teachings. Their actions belie their words. No purpose is served by going in search of gurus. There is a guru in each of us. It is the Atma (spirit) principle. It is the Eternal Witness functioning as Conscience in everyone. With this Conscience as guide, let all actions be done…
Real Freedom :
Real freedom exists in submitting to the Will of the Divine and not acting according to one's caprices and fancies. What is freedom that people want? Is it to behave like dogs with no self-restraint? Is it to descend to the level of the sub-human species? Is it to flee from one's divine nature and indulge in demonic acts? What kind of freedom is this?
In this context I shall tell you today the inner meaning of the different yugas (eras) the Tretha Yuga, the Dwapara Yuga and the present Kaliyuga.
Experience the Divine in You :
In the Trethayuga (the time of Lord Rama), the Divine elements were on one side and the demonical elements on the other… In the Dwaparayuga (the time of Lord Krishna), the divine and the demonic elements - namely, the Pandavas and the Kauravas, were in the same kingdom… But today, these divine and demonic forces are battling in each human being. This is the mark of the Kali age.
In Trethayuga Rama fought the battle in person. In Dwaparayuga Krishna played the role of a witness, using others as His instruments. He did not engage in the battle Himself. In Kaliyuga because the two opposing factors are in each individual, the Lord plays the role of a witness and as the conscience. Man has to use the power of discrimination given to him to fight the evil forces within him. He has to foster the divine elements in him by his own efforts and listening to the voice of his conscience. The freedom to choose has been given to man for this purpose. This freedom is to be used to discriminate between right and wrong, good and evil and to foster divine qualities. This is the unique feature of the Kali age. In this age, each individual has to fight against the demonic forces himself and vanquish them. When this is accomplished man's inherent divine nature will manifest itself of its own accord.
Embodiments of love! Realise that no special Sadhana (spiritual practice) is needed to experience the Divine in you. You must get rid yourself of impure thoughts and actions. Sanctify every action you do and make it a Sadhana. The Divine is not a created object. It is self-effulgent and present in everyone.
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