January 2, 2012
Speech of HH Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Swamiji - January 2, 2012 - Dallas TX USA
Jaya Guru Datta
“You should avoid attachments. Atman is the only Truth that is enduring. Nothing else is permanent. Your parents and elders were here. Now they are gone; do they have an address? No. Your husband or wife, you did not know of, before marriage. Only since marriage that relationship exists. Then one day you separate. The relationship is not permanent. The future address is not known of anyone that leaves this world. You know your children only since their birth. Before they were born, do you know their address, where they came from? You don’t know. Your relationship with your children is only recent. The children grow up and go their way. The closeness is not permanent. All these relationships come and go. Only the Atman that is your Self is permanent. All other attachments you should give up. They only bring grief. Just do your duties without attachments. Things, people, relationships, nothing is lasting. Your Sadguru is your only true friend. ”
Sri Guru Datta