November 6, 2012
Speech of HH Sri Datta Vijayananda Teertha Swamiji - Kadapa - November 6, 2012
During the Sri Chackra puja beautiful Swamiji Bhajans were sung by both sisters. Their renditon of the bhajans was really exceptional. After the puja gandluri Dattatreya sharma, a member of Appaji's family, gave a speech on the Nature of the Guru. It was indeed a special message to all us!
Also present was Subbi ramayya who is the TTD head of Kadapa. He spoke very eloquently about the importance of social service.
I was remembering almost two decades ago when Appaji toured some remote villages in Andra pradesh. At that time Appaji spoke to them about leading a satvic and spiritual way of life, propagating Dharma and briniging about a significant change in their life style. They are now faithful and dedicated Datta devotees because of the change that Sri Appaji brought to their lives.
It has been more than a year since my last visit to Kadapa a 'Tim Dattanath Swami 'Ashram. Kadapa is the threshold of Tirupati Venkateshwara kshetra.
If we light a lamp on the threshold of the house both sides will get light. God also gave us 2 eyes, 2 ears, 2 legs and so on! He should have given us 2 hearts also! But Paramatma is only one! So he gave us only one heart!
Our heart is Him! The heart is the threshold of our deha! So kadapa is the heart. So keep him in your heart and he will be in your heart here and hereafter also!
Our Buddhi keeps running everywhere. No one can control it without Guru's grace! Karma sidhi is not, keeping away from responsibilities. lord krishna said Whosoever is born should win over the cause of the Life.
So be in good health, make yourself and others happy and do all righteous deeds. Through Dharma, gnaana will come. Gnaana alone can destroy sinful nature of the mind. One should always try to obtain gnaana. Only Sadguru can show us a simple path to Gnaana. He will not give us what we want immediately, but only in the correct time.
Now i remember a story which reveals the true nature of Sadguru.
3 men visited a Guru seperately!
The first one said to the Guru, god is not there!
The world is full of Maaya!
Then Guru said ok, you are right! Go and wait in room number one!
The second one said God is there but only grants boons
and disappears!
So Guru said, ok good you are right! Now you may go and wait in room two! So he goes!
The third one said, only Paramatma exists, everyting else is maaya! He is everything.
Again Guru said, ok good go and wait in room three! So the third also goes to his room!
Now the shishyas are confused and ask the Guruji, You say that all are right, but how can that be?
You must be cheating and lying?
Guruji said, I want all to learn the truth and attain gnaana!
If I condemn their opinion then their point of coming to me goes waste. I want to change them!
After a few months of staying in Guru Sannidhi the first two also became like the last one, who said only God is and nothing else! Sadguru knows the correct time and ways to help us to change.
Let us Chant Om Namo Hanumate namaha. Guru is Mata, Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, Guru is everything to us. For our sake Appaji gave us this beautiful ashram and we should attend regularly and serve!
Bharadwaja gave a great feast to lakhs of highly tensed soldiers, who came along with Bharata while going to meet lord Raama. After having the prasadam from Bharadwaja they were all very happy and went to Raama with confidence and tension free. Our Ashram should also become like Bharadwaja's to bestow happiness,protection,confidence and strength on one and all.
We should perform social service. True Satsang is not just singing alone. A single person can also do satsang. Good thinking is Satsang! Plan weekly satsang at your places! Sing Swamiji's bhajans! Share experiences and prasadams! Don't spend too much money in the name of satsang! New devotees who can not come to the ashram will come there and join! They will also experience true happiness and Appaji's mahima! Seva is not what we do by asking but it should happen from the heart without asking! Hanuman will do good to everybody! In december dream Hanuman murti's pratishtha yaaga will commence! Rarest opportunity for us! All devotees should try to attend! If you cannot come then you may come to your local Ashram and pray for Hanuman's blessings!
May lord Hanuman bless everyone with his eternal devotion, determination, energy, peace and bliss!