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Rama takes Mahasamadhi
Greed- A Deep Well
Once there lived a king named Bhoj in an ancient city of India. He was puzzled by the repetition of the same dream every night. He felt like knowing the answers about some reality. He asked the royal priest to summon in his court. The priest was a knowledgeable being; the reservoir of all Vedas. The king asked …
24 Gurus of Dattatreya Ji
1. Air- Detachment 2.Fire- Contentment 3.Water- seeing goodness in all 4.Earth- Tolerance 5.Ether- It is the Lord, the Eternity. 6.Sun- We should burn the ‘I’ to find the true self, by persistent practice. 7.Moon– The moon is one, similarly, the soul is one, it just becomes hazy due to the mind. 8.Ocean- The ocean receives …
Worth to be Imbibed
Dattatreya Ji told about his twenty-first Guru, a little girl wearing several bangles and stamping paddy in the mortar. Once there was a girl who stamped paddy seeds for dehusking them in a mortar. She had to dehusk the paddy seeds classically, viz, using mortar and pestle. She often wore several bangles in both hands. When she used to …
Gurus in Nature
After explaining the eight Gurus to King Yadu, Dattatreya Ji talked about the ninth Guru, the pigeon. He recollected an incident and narrated the same. Once there lived a pigeon couple on a tree in their nest. In spring, Mrs. pigeon laid eggs and, soon baby pigeons emerged. One day, the couple left their baby pigeons in the nest to collect …
Innocent Aasans
Brightness in Nature
After elucidating the Penta-elemental constitution and its glories to King Yadu, Dattatreya Ji told about the other Gurus. Sun- The sun burns itself to illuminate others. Similarly, until and unless we practice penance to mold ourselves into precious jewels, we cannot enlighten others. Obedience and persistent practice are essential. We may think that the external surroundings burn us. But, …
Potent Ether
Dattatreya Ji elucidated the glories of four out of the Penta-elemental constitution of the cosmos. King Yadu felt deluded thinking about ether. He could not perceive it through the material senses. Dattatreya Ji gave him an example of poison. He asked the king if he had consumed any poison. The king denied it. Dattatreya Ji asked him the reason to accept the …