May 26, 2011
Speech of HH Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Swamiji on HIS Birthday – May 26, 2011 - Mysore
Jaya Guru Datta
Sri Maha Ganapataye namah
Sri Saraswatyai namah
Sripada vallabha
Narasimha Saraswati
Sri Guru Dattatreyaya Namah
Today the Hanuman mantra is chanted crores of times. It is being written by devotees millions and millions of times. All those who are chanting the mantra or writing it, please inform the Mysore ashram of your count periodically. Call the office, the puja counter, Ganesh or Sharath to give your name, your date of birth, your place of residence, and your count. Every time you complete one lakh (100,000) or ten thousand or even three thousand, you inform. Whatever be the number, you telephone or email. This is a very powerful mantra with nine seed letters, beejaksharas. Do not use computer to copy/paste. That is not allowed. You must write with your own hand. Do not say that you do not have the books, or that you do not have the time to write. It is Swamiji ‘s wish that the mantra should be chanted croreXcrore times.
This will be a difficult year. You saw that in the past year we had many calamities. You saw what happened inJapan. There will be disasters, losses, difficulties. This is not the fault of God. It is also not our fault. This is Creation. It is Nature. It is the work of Time, the Kala Purusha. Since we have taken a human birth, we have to toil. We also enjoy comfort. There is no sadness in it. It is all because of desires. Don’t have desires. Saints and noble souls do not have personal desires. They only pray for universal welfare, always.
If you see something nice, you want to possess it. If you see food, you want to eat it. If you see someone having a nice house, a nice car, or nice clothes, at once you want them all. You compare. You feel jealous. Do not have such desires. It is more important to pray for the wellbeing of everyone, not just yourself. Do not blame God for your troubles. Troubles come when you do not follow the order of Nature. You must always go along with God’s plan. Then life is smooth. This is not our Creation. It is God’s Creation. We have to follow His plan. If you feel confusion, do not worry. It is something that you have to experience. You cannot escape Karma. You have to experience both the good and the bad consequences of your past actions. It is all computerized. We are so minute in this vast Creation.
This earth is very beautiful. We have to protect it. There is calamity from ice melting, from glaciers melting. It makes the oceans swell. We know about Jala Pralaya, deluge of water. We are experiencing it here and there. We know about Agni Pralaya, fire destruction. It is happening. We must do our part to save the world from catastrophes. We must chant and pray constantly. Do not lose or waste any opportunity to chant and pray.
History is getting turned around. Beliefs are now getting turned upside down. Yesterday I saw a documentary. They showed how research is disproving the theory of evolution. That theory said that man developed from an ape. They have found that Man existed even before the Apes. There was a huge water deluge earlier. It is all getting proved now.
People say, “Our bodies are separate. But our hearts are one. “ It is a huge lie. All those people who engage in such talk are big liars. Each one’s heart has its own hidden feelings. Each mind is separate. Nobody knows another person’s feelings. The outer cover is very sweet and nice. People smile and greet sweetly. Yet in their minds they are thinking bad thoughts about you. When people say that they are united, and together, do not believe it. They are together to eat, to quarrel, and to fight for inheritance. That is all. The only true togetherness is that of Hanuman and Rama. Their hearts alone are one and no one else’s. Their devotion and love for one another is the only Truth. Only their love is true. Such love does exist amongst us because we are not Hanuman. Rama is Hanuman. Hanuman is Rama.
A husband does not know what the wife is thinking. The wife does not know what the husband is thinking. A mother does not know her own child’s thoughts. There are no common feelings between ad man and wife. The mind is full of confusion. But the packaging is very nice. You get fooled by appearances.
The words that we express should come from deep within. They should come from the Nabhi, the navel, not just from the lips. We speak and blabber only with the lips, with no deep or true feeling. There is no depth in our feelings. It is very shallow. Only from lips we talk, or at the most from the throat. Not from the heart. Not from the depth of our soul. When you call with deep feeling, the whole body vibrates. When you call out to Krishna soulfully, every cell reverberates. But we do not call like that. Our call is shallow. It comes just from the lips. It is only when we get angry that we shake and vibrate with feeling. We cannot help this. This is not something that we can learn now. It should be inborn. We have to be born with that sincerity and honesty. It cannot be acquired. Then what do we do? How do we learn to be truthful? True and deep love only comes from constant remembrance of God and continuous chanting of the Guru mantra. Do not get perturbed. Do constant japa. It will give you good sleep, good health, and a good mind.
On Swamiji’s birthday, I am giving you this powerful Hanuman mantra, Om Namo Hanumate Namah. Last year I gave you Om Aim Hreem Shreem Siva Rama Anagha Dattaya Namah. Before that it was the mantra of Mother Goddess, Devi. The Navagraha mantra, for the nine planets was for personal benefit. This mantra is for universal wellbeing. It is for all living beings. It is for the protection of Creation itself. This mantra will protect you.
I can keep talking but Mother Annapurna is calling her children to come and eat. She is concerned that they are hungry and it is time to eat. Now we have this cake here. After harati Swamiji will cut the cake. First feed the children. Then the adults and the aged ones can have their share. The plates are waiting for you with food. Be careful with your belongings. Those who have brought non-perishable gifts may wait till the 29th to offer them. If you have brought flowers or garlands, please offer them to Datta. If you have other gifts, we are accustomed here to not follow any system or method but to offer to Swamiji whenever and wherever whether appropriate or not. I am unable to prevent such actions by devotees. Go ahead and behave as you like.
This is the 69th birthday. The 70th birthday celebrations will take place here at the Mysore ashram on a grand scale. Everyone is invited to come and fully participate. For Navaratri this year, Mother Goddess is calling me to go to Vijayawadato celebrate it in the presence of dear marakata Rajarajeshwari. We will see what happens. It was Jaganmohan Rao’s wish. He is no more. I want all the volunteers from all over to get involved and be united. All the organizers should stand together with no differences. Only if that condition is met, Swamiji will come. The Hyderabad birthday celebrations were superb. Such should be the organization. You know that even within 10 days of an event Swamiji can easily cancel the program. In Mysore things will fall in place magically even in just ten days. We can put together huge programs at a very short notice. May be, the festivities will take place in the presence of marakata Rajarajeshwari. Let us see.
Sri Guru Datta