Thursday 30 July 2009

Bhakthi in Mother's own words

In this post , iam going to tell you what Mother thinks of as Bhakthi. We are always carried away by the things that we do for the Mother and we presume that whatever is done is correct.But let me tell you, how much wrong we all are ,on looking at her version of bhakthi. She is one who can be easily convinced because she is our mother who runs to us when we call,she comes to us because of her love towards us and not because of our bhakthi towards her.So in this post Iam going to give texts to show how she views bhakthi.There are three paths, widely known, leading to the final liberation (Moksa). These are Karma Yoga, Jnana Yoga and Bhakti Yoga. Of these three, Bhakti Yoga is the easiest in all respects; people can do it very well without incurring any suffering to the body, and bringing the mind to a perfect concentration. This Bhakti (devotion) again is of three kinds as the Gunas are three. His Bhakti is Tamasi who worships Her, to pain others, being filled with vanity and jealousy and anger. That Bhakti is Rajasic, when one worships Her for one's own welfare and does not intend to do, harm to others. He has got some desire or end in view, some fame or to attain some objects of enjoyments and ignorantly, and thinking himself different from Her, worships Her with greatest devotion. Again that Bhakti is Sattviki when anybody worships Her to purify his sins, and offers to Her the result of all his Karmas, thinking that Jiva and Is'vara are separate and knoxing that this action of his is authorized in the Vedas and therefore must be observed. This Sattviki Bhakti is different from the Supreme Bhakti (Para Bhakthi) as the worshippers think Her separate; but it leads to the Supreme Bhakti.
"Hear attentively about the Para Bhakti that I am now describing to you. He who hears always My Glories and recites My Name and whose mind dwells always, like the incessant flow of oil, in Me Who is the receptacle of all auspicious qualities and Gunas. But he has not the least trace of any desire to get the fruits of his Karma; yes, he does not want Samipya, Sarsti, Sayujya, and Salokya and other forms of liberation's! He becomes filled with devotion for Me alone, worships Me only; knows nothing higher than to serve Me and he does not want final liberation even. He does not like to forsake this idea of Sevya (to he served) and Sevaka (servant who serves). He always meditates on Me with constant vigilance and actuated by a feeling of Supreme Devotion; he does not think himself separate from Me but rather thinks himself "that I am the Bhagavati." He considers all the Jivas as Myself and loves Me as he loves himself. He does not make any difference between the Jivas and myself as he finds the same Chaitanya everywhere and manifested in all. He does not quarrel with anybody as he has abandoned all ideas about separateness; he bows down, and worships the Chandalas and all the Jivas. He who becomes filled with devotion to Me whenever he sees My place, My devotees, and hears the Sastras, describing My deeds, and whenever he meditates on My Mantras, he becomes filled with the highest love and his hairs stand on their ends out of love to Me and tears of love flow incessantly from both his eyes; he recites My name and My deeds in a voice, choked with feelings of love for Me.He sings My name loudly and dances, being intoxicated with My love, and has no idea of egoism and is devoid of his body-idea, thinking that the body is not his. He thinks that whatever is Prarabdha (done in his previous lives) must come to pass and therefore does not become agitated as to the preservation of his body and soul. This sort of Bhakti is called the Para Bhakti or the Highest Devotion."