Kashi Gita - 4th Bilva Leaflet
O humanity! Hear My song -- Be attentive to realize it (chorus)
I am that Dattatreya born to – sage Atri and mother Anasuya.
I came down from Sahya hill – to establish true spiritual knowledge.
I correct the spiritual preachers, - hence, My students are very few.
In that generation I had only – one student that was Adi Shankara.
The reason is not due to – the high standard of My knowledge.
The only reason is that – My knowledge is the naked truth always.
Truth is not liked by many, - only Maya attracts the masses here.
The gravel stones are plenty, - only one Kohinoor Diamond.
A school-teacher has hundreds of – students surrounding him,
They are always fond of biscuits – and sweets always.
They always like miracles– to fulfill selfish desires.
They like to use God for them, - not to use themselves for God.
Arjuna used God for his work, - he has no temple at all here,
Hanuman used Himself for God’s work, – for Him many temples.
God grants certain desires also – to uplift the soul gradually.
God is preacher in this world – He uses the fruits of your deeds
To develop you spiritually, - this world is called as Karma loka,
Where you develop yourself – guided by God acting as preacher.
This world is not to consume – fruits of your good and bad deeds,
For that the upper worlds exist, - they are called as Bhoga Lokas.
God uses fruit of your bad deed – from the list of your punishments
To create devotion in you, - souls are like ignorant children only.
They will never become devotees – by the real devotion here.
They study for five minutes – on giving a small stroke with cane.
They become again mischievous – forgetting the effect of cane.
Similarly, a trouble is a cane, - you will become devoted to God.
You derive happiness, again – you forget devotion, become yourself.
The fruit of your good deed – acts as a gap between two troubles.
The happiness gives a gap – making you fresh for re-devotion
That comes again in the next – trouble, another stoke of cane.
Like this God uses your deeds – in any sequence He likes as per
The requirement of your spiritual – development in this world.
When you are not changed – you will face final enquiry after
This rare human birth and – you will be thrown to hell forever.
If you are good for society – without any devotion to God,
You will be sent to heaven – till the duration of fruit exists,
You will come down to earth, - God acts as a judge only after
Your exit from this human birth, – not as a preacher at all.
Therefore, there is no re-birth, - certainly no human re-birth,
Only for few exceptional cases, - in which there is hope of
Future spiritual development, - God grants human rebirth.
The liberated souls by His – devotion are always with God
Taking human re-births – to assist God in human form here.
Shankara talked about awareness, Ramanuja talked about Narayana,
Who is the energetic form – representing the energetic body,
Madhva talked about Krishna, – the past human incarnation.
It represents matter of gross body, – Ramanuja represents energy,
Matter and energy exist in gross body, - awareness means life.
If you mix these three, - it gives contemporary human incarnation.
All the three preachers talked about – the medium of God only
Because God is unimaginable – and no word can stand for Him.
Ramanuja specified only one – energetic form, Narayana.
Madhva specified only one – human being, the Krishna.
All energetic forms and – all human beings are not God.
Hence, only one human being – in your generation is God.
Unfortunately specification is lost – in the case of Shankara.
He kept specification as secret – because then only atheists were there.
If one is specified, egoistic atheists – will not agree and remain as
The same atheists, better to – convert them at least as theists.
To satisfy their ego, He told that – human beings are God.
God comes in human form – to set up Pravrutti and Nivrutti,
For Pravrutti, angels follow Him, - monkeys were angels of Rama,
Pandavas were also angels, - assisted Krishna to protect justice.
For Nivrutti, closest circle and – top most sages follow Him.
Some times God Himself comes – in the role of assistant also.
Gopikas were top most sages, - Radha was God Himself,
Lakshmana was Adishesha, - from innermost circle to show
The path of firm devotion in service, - Hanuman was God Himself.
These groups assisting God are – called as Ganas, He is their Lord,
Hence, He is called as Ganapathi, - all divine names stand for Him.
He is Brahma since greatest here, - He is Vishnu pervading world by
His preaching of divine knowledge, - Narayana means source of
Divine knowledge only, Shiva means – sacred in spite of the Maya
Exhibited by Him in testing devotees, - Satguru is the final meaning.
Gita is called as Yoga Shastra since – Yoga means reaching God here
After recognizing His human form, - Yoga means union, it is reaching
The contemporary human incarnation, - Krishna during that time.
Recognition itself is very difficult, - retaining is very very difficult,
Since He throws away devotees – by exhibiting powerful Maya.
The first five steps of yoga of – Patanjali give achievement of
Perfect physical and mental health – required for divine service.
It is the stage essential for drama, - today people stop here only.
The next three steps of Yoga – give firm service to God here.
Dharana is bond with God, - Dhyana is concentration of that bond,
Samadhi is firm decision without – any vibration in the bond.
Hanuman is the best example – for the eight steps of Yoga.
Today people prepare stage, - by following the first five steps.
Pratyahara is the fifth step – in which you withdraw from world.
By that you save mental energy – without any dissipation of it.
Then you concentrate all that – in the service of the Lord here.
While crossing sea, angels tested – Hanuman for His mental power.
Apart from physical strength – it is also essential in His service.
Today after the fifth step, - Yoga is used to concentrate mental power
By withdrawing it from society – to focus it on self and his family!
After fifth step, diversion is done – from the line of God to family.
By this, Yoga is no more divine, - it becomes only a medical science.
Patanjali fixed Lord as goal of Yoga, - the chakras are only whirlpools
That try to swallow the swimmer – trying to reach the other bank,God.
Chakras have no physical significance, - they are only simile for bonds
Other than God, cross them not straight, - but by a curving turn only.
Cross-whirlpool in the same way, - cross Maya by using Maya only.
You have to know both sincerity and – tactful cheating to reach God.
Sincerity in the bond to God, - tactics in the worldly bonds is needed.
Shankara cheated mother, - but always sincere in mission of God.
Cheating is sin in Pravrutti, - but in Nivrutti it is not sin at all.
Veda says that space came – from the soul, Atman,
Then, the process of creation – is explained in sequence.
At the end, the soul, Purusha – is said to be generated.
Atman and purusha are same – but there must be difference.
Otherwise the first cause cannot be – the last product.
The similarity is that Atman or Purusha – means human being.
The difference is that Atman – is human incarnation,
Purusha is the ordinary – human being in the world.
Externally both look like – the same human being.
Internally also, you will find – the same three bodies
In both the human being – and also in human incarnation.
Gross, subtle and causal bodies – constitute both.
But in human incarnation – exists the extra fourth item
Called as unimaginable God, – who is invisible by any means.
Not only invisible but also – unimaginable to intelligence.
The reason is that God is – beyond three spatial dimensions.
It means God is beyond – three-dimensional space.
Space is invisible energy, – even ancient logic says that
Space is made of atoms, – atoms mean quantized units.
Bending of space around object – proves that space is energy.
The human incarnation is human being – charged by God.
Since God is invisible – there is no visible difference between
The human incarnation and – the ordinary human being.
You may say that why the word – Atman is used here?
Instead, the word Brahman – or God could have been used.
The reason for this is – very clear, if you are not jealous.
The only address of God – for the human beings in this world
Being the human incarnation, – that alone was given here.
This means that Krishna – generated the space, first.
Here Krishna indicates God – charging that specific human body.
You cannot mention single name – like Krishna or Rama
Because there are several – human incarnations on earth.
But every human incarnation – is a human being visibly.
Hence, the word soul or Atman – is used here in general.
Remember, in Sanskrit, Atman – stands for human body also.
Awareness is only the name of – a specific type of work
Like walking, talking, eating etc., - work is a form of energy.
The original form of energy – is converted into specific work.
Specification of work depends – on specification of system.
Electricity is the form of energy – the same is converted into
Different types of works – in corresponding specific machines.
Same electricity in grinder – is converted in to grinding work.
Same in a drilling machine – is converted in to drilling work.
Similarly, the inert energy – produced in the form of heat
By oxidation of food due to – interaction with the oxygen,
Gets converted into awareness – in nervous system-machine.
Awareness means knowledge – it is the process of knowing,
Knowing means a type of work – work is not independent item.
It depends on the working element – and the working machine.
The working element here is – the inert energy liberated,
The working machine here is – the nervous system.
If a small electric shock is given – nervous system stops
Functioning any more, – the work is also stopped at once.
In deep sleep also – nervous system rests and no work.
When one awakes from deep sleep – the work starts again.
Work is property of inert energy – knowledge is property of awareness.
Awareness is also property – of inert energy vanishing in deep sleep.
Inert energy remains – without exhibiting knowledge and awareness.
Hence, this inert energy is called as – Nirgunam or quality less.
Awareness or knowledge is only – a quality or a property only.
Sattvam is knowledge – sattvam is a quality and not entity.
The entity here is inert energy – that remains in deep sleep.
Even the inert energy is dynamism – or oscillation of intensity,
It is propagation of waves, – it is again called as Rajas.
Rajas is also a quality only, – its inertia is called as Tamas.
Tamas is again a quality only, – the soul or inert energy
In cosmic magnification is called as – the primordial energy
Or Mula Maya or Mula Prakruti, – it is also a property only.
Property is dependable – entity is independent substratum.
Blue color is a property – the flower is the entity or dravya.
If the flower is bleached – it looses its blue color,
It became Nirgunam or – attribute less relatively
With respect to blue color – the flower is not absolutely
Nirgurnam to be called as God, – similarly inert energy or soul
Lost its property of awareness – in deep sleep, became Nirgunam
Relatively and so it is not – absolute Nirgunam or God.
Final entity is God only, – the ultimate substratum of creation.
The first creation is – this primordial energy or space, Akassha.
Ultimate Nirgunam finally stands – for ultimate God only.
But Nirgunam can also be used – relatively to created items.
Radio is on a table – the table is finally standing on earth.
Earth is the ultimate support – but table is also relatively,
A support with respect to – the radio standing on it.
Similarly, the inert energy – is called as Nirgunam relatively.
The inert energy is entity – relatively with respect to awareness.
Awareness is entity relatively – with respect to knowledge.
The relative Nirgunam is not – the absolute Nirgunam, the God.
Table is relative support – it is not absolute support, the earth.
Space, invisible energy – appearing as vacuum or Shunyam,
Generates visible energy or Agni – and matter in three states.
Finally space generates – awareness, a special typical work.
Mula Maya or space gives – matter, visible energy and awareness.
These three are Maha Maya, – the conversion of Mula Maya
Into Maha maya is apparent – from the view of Mula Maya.
From the view of Maha Maya – conversion is real.
Apparent conversion is Vivarta – real conversion is Parinama.
If you see mud in the pot – conversion is apparent,
If you see the pot only – conversion is real.
Vivarta says that no pot exists – without the mud.
Parinama says that pot brings water – but not the mud.
Both are simultaneous truths – with respect to cause and effect.
There is no difference between – Shankara and Ramanuja,
Shankara is for Vivarta – Ramanuja is for Parinama.
But the main point here is – conversion is limited here
Between Mula Maya and Maha Maya – God is not here.
Generation of Mula Maya – from God is not the topic.
The evolution of Mula Maya – from God is unimaginable.
Mula Maya is imaginable – but God is unimaginable.
The production of imaginable – from unimaginable
Does not exist anywhere – in this imaginable creation.
Only conversion of imaginable – into imaginable is known.
As Mula Maya generates Maha Maya – Maha Maya gives Maya.
Matter gives forms; Agni gives qualities – like colors etc.,
Awareness gives feelings – like knowledge, love etc.,
Mula Maya With respect to God – Maha Maya w.r.t. Mula Maya,
Maya w.r.t. Maha Maya is Mithya, – Mithya is relatively real.
Entire creation is Maya, – Maha Maya and Mula Maya.
The soul is in Maha Maya, – for soul Maya is Mithya.
For God entire creation – is Mithya, not for the soul.
The dream is Maya only – it is Mithya for the soul.
But the creation is not – Maya alone to be Mithya
For the soul, – creation is dream for God only.
For the soul Maya in creation – is like the dream.
Forms, qualities and feelings – constitute Maya in creation.
When Shankara says that – the creation is Mithya
For the soul, the creation – is confined to Maya only.
Only the forms, qualities and feelings – are Mithya for soul.
Primordial energy, - matter, visible energy and awareness
Are Mithya for God only, – dream of the soul is a simile
For the creation of God, – simile is only a simile, after all.
Concept is creation of God, – simile is dream of soul.
Through the simile – concept must be understood clearly.
Simile should not be taken – as the very concept itself.
The soul can enjoy the Maya part – of this creation as dream.
But the soul should not treat – the other two parts as dream.
For example take a girl, – the beautiful form of her body,
The shining color of energy, - and her love, the feeling,
All the three are Mithya – relative realities only for you
With respect to her matter, – her energy and her awareness.
You should not be trapped by – the Mithya part of the girl.
But one should not think that – total girl herself is Mithya.
The matter and energy of her body – and her awareness
Are not Mithya, they are real – equal to your self.
If you say that the girl is Mithya – you are also Mithya.
Yourself and girl are Mithya – for the primordial energy.
Both of you are Maha Maya – and Mithya for Mula Maya.
Mula Maya is Mithya for God – both of you are also Mithya
For God, who alone can create – Mula Maya or the space.
A liberated soul blessed with – super powers from God
Stands in the plane of Mula Maya, – Maha Maya is Mithya
For him only, even he cannot – create the Mula Maya.
The creator of Mula Maya is – God alone, God alone is
The creator, Ruler and destroyer – of Mula Maya of creation.
As God enjoys with relatively real – creation like a dream,
You can enjoy the Maya part – of this creation as a dream.
For God entire creation is cinema, – for you Maya alone is
A similar cinema, Maya is cinema – in this creation-cinema.
You are a part of cinema for God, – Maya is cinema for you.
In a drama, roles are forms, – colors are visible qualities,
Actions are feelings, all these three – are Mithya for you.
But the stage, actors and lights – are not Mithya for you.
With super powers you can control – Maha Maya as Mithya.
But you cannot generate – the very Mula Maya or space.
The energy liberated from – the fission of an atom can
Destroy the total awareness – existing in all the humanity!
You are a part of Maha Maya – controlled by Mula Maya.
You cannot create even an atom – how can you be God?
Advaitin says that awareness – is converted in to dream.
The dream consists of living – and non-living objects together.
He takes this similarity into – this entire creation and says that
Since creation consists of – both living and non-living items,
The cause of the universe – must be also the same awareness.
Hence, he concludes that – soul is the common awareness.
But the dream is not the actual – creation in anyway.
There is similarity but both differ – in degree of reality.
A pin and a hill differ quantitatively – but reality is same.
A hill in the dream and - a pin in the world differ in reality.
After the state of dream – deep sleep results everywhere.
The awareness is converted into – the inert energy.
Similarly when the creation – is fully destroyed,
The inert primordial energy – results like in the deep sleep.
Even the souls are converted – into inert impressions.
When the cinema is put off – the cinema remains as film.
The film is static impressions – on the inert substratum.
Similarly after the final dissolution – souls are also fixed
As inert impressions in the – film of primordial energy.
It is a static impression of – the entire creation called as
Avyaktam, which means that – it is not displayed as show.
When the awareness disappears – in the final dissolution,
How can you say that awareness is – the final substratum?
The activities of living and non-living – are static here.
The activity or work of living being – is awareness.
This primordial inert energy – as a static film stands
Based on the final substratum – which is the God.
The inert energy in deep sleep – is also a static film
Carrying on various feelings – as static impressions.
It is a microstate representing – the final dissolution.
The inert energy in deep sleep, - the static microfilm
Is also based on God only – and not on individual awareness,
Which already disappeared – in deep sleep.
You are rising from deep sleep – only by will of God and not
By the will of your soul or – the awareness that disappeared.
Similarly the macro film of – this entire cosmos after
The final dissolution, called as – static primordial energy
Rises to become active as cinema – by the will of God only.
Since God wishes, – immediately you conclude Him
As awareness, applying logic – derived from worldly examples.
God is omni potent and hence – can do anything above logic.
Veda says that God eats every thing, – this does not mean
That God is fire called as - eater of every thing, Sarvabhakshaka.
Brahma Sutra explains this – “Attaa Chaaracharagrahanat”.
God burns every thing - in final dissolution, but not fire.
Veda says, “God walks without legs, – catches without hands”.
This means that God can wish – without being awareness.
Brahma Sutra says “ Due to wish – not primordial energy”.
This means, since – primordial energy cannot wish, being
Inert, it is not the ultimate God, – this does not mean that
God is awareness since God wishes, – “God is not inert”
Does not mean that God is awareness, – you are not Rama,
This does not mean that – you are Lakshmana.
You are neither Rama nor Lakshmana – God is beyond both.
God is neither inert nor awareness, – He is unimaginable.
Mula Maya or primordial energy – has only one defect,
That is, it cannot wish being inert, – awareness has defects
More than hundred, very easy to – deny it, Vyasa wrote
One sutra only to deny Mula Maya, – but he wrote several
To deny awareness in body – “Anupapattestu….” etc.
Awareness is available only – in a living body,
Continuous awareness – is only assumption, not practical.
Matter, visible energy like light – and awareness dissolve
In Mula Maya, when Mula Maya – is rejected to be God,
Not to speak of awareness – which already dissolved.
If you say that He is this and – He is not that, it means
That you have understood God, – None knows God,
Gita says this, – only God knows God, Veda says.
If you say that you know God – you must be God.
You say that you are awareness – and that awareness is God.
Yes, you are only awareness – you know yourself, we agree.
But awareness is not God – since you know awareness, yourself.
Every one is awareness like you, – if God is awareness,
Every body knows God, – then, how Gita said that
None knows God, – then, how Vedas say that
If any body says that he knows God, – he does not know
God at all, if any body says that – he does not know God
He knows God, – this means God is unknowable.
Advaitins have misunderstood – even the theory-class,
Advaita or monism is limited – to human incarnation only,
It should not be extended to – every human being here.
Advaita applies to Shankara, – He is human incarnation.
He swallowed molten lead, – followers could not do so.
He clearly filtered human beings – from Him by this miracle.
He told “Shivah Kevaloham”, – it means that He alone is God.
You have misunderstood Advaita – in the very first step itself
By extending it to all humanity – so that you become God.
This shows your ambition – to become omnipotent God.
Soham means that you are God, – this is the final eternal fruit.
It is possible but you have to – travel in a special path, it is
Dasoham, which means that – you are humble servant to God.
The address of God to serve is – the human incarnation here.
The care in service is that – you should never aspire for soham.
Hanuman studied Gita from Sun, – God told Gita to Sun, first,
He understood that Advaita is fruit, – Dvaita is the path to reach it.
With utmost care, He served His - contemporary human incarnation.
He received the fruit, – Ramayana is the practical procedure,
After understanding theory, Veda, – from Sun, returned to earth.
Advaitin has not understood – even the theory told by Shankara,
The Sun of knowledge on earth, – but follower is not Hanuman!
The follower is only a monkey – jumping quickly from right
Interpretation to wrong interpretation, - how can he come to
The practical procedure? – Ramayana is just a story for him.
Rama is Datta testing devotees severely, – first He masked Himself
With thick ignorance to impress that – He is a common man.
All His life is only examination of devotees, – no preaching here.
All the preaching was over – in the upper world for devotees.
He never showed miracles, – Lakshmana left his wife for Rama.
He acted as a watchman – while Rama enjoyed Sita in hut.
Rama showed climax of love to wife – by running for deer.
Rama overacted by weeping for wife, – all this is to divert
Lakshmana towards his wife, – Lakshmana was firm and never
Misunderstood Rama for His lust, - Rama acted as incapable
In several occasions, – Hanuman solved all His problems,
Some times Hanuman showed – miracles to help Rama,
But Hanuman always praised Rama – as omnipotent God,
Hanuman never thought himself – as God, only servant.
Every step of Ramayana – is a message for Pravrutti externally,
But internally every step is – a test in the end of Nivrutti.
Similarly Bhagavatam is a test – of Nivrutti for the sages.
Krishna acted as a thief and – over showed lust for ladies.
But the sages recognized Him – and surrendered totally to Him.
Mahabharatha shows the failures – of Pandavas in Nivrutti.
Even Dharma Raja, a leader in Pravtutti – could not succeed.
The places of failure are also important – to know for avoiding.
These three epics are – the laboratory – manuals after theory.
Deepaka, a student of sage – called as Vedadharma here
Performed lot of service to His preacher- in this Kashi.
The three divine forms of God – appeared before him
On the bank of this river Ganga – he denied them.
He told that his preacher – is sufficient for him.
The essence of the story is – that human form of God
Appearing as Satguru is to be – worshipped and not energetic forms.