The Technique of Surrender
There is one more beautiful sutra, I just wanted to repeat that sutra and then we will end the session, 'I surrender to the arhantas, I surrender to the siddha, I surrender to the sādhu, I surrender to the dharma'
arhante saranam bavacchami siddhe saranam bavacchami sādhu saranam bavacchami kevalipannatta dammam saranam bavacchami
This is called 'saranagati sutra'. Two things: if you feel confident, feel connected when you listen to the Truth that you are the ocean, it is beautiful even if you don't believe it. You are never separated. The wave is never separated from the ocean. If you feel connected to this Truth, beautiful! Just live it. If you feel that is too much, if you are not able to feel really connected to those words, then catch this Truth of surrender.
If you feel connected to the Truth, then start expressing it. You are already enlightened. Nothing else needs to be done. If you feel it is too much, it means you are ego-centered. So you are not able to feel connected to the Truth. Then the technique and method for you is saranagati. Then surrender to the arhanta, siddha, sādhu and to the dharma.
See, the person who is supposed to go in the path of self-knowledge will feel connected. Something will click in him the moment he listens to 'the wave is never separated from the ocean.' He will think, 'Yes, true! Then how can I be separated from my source? I am connected to it.' Suddenly you will see so many doubts and difficulties which you always carry relax and disappear and you settle down.
If that happens in you, just live that same peace and Truth, express it. If you feel it is yet to happen then surrender is the path for you. Surrender your body, mind, everything at the feet of the great Masters. Surrender to arhantas, surrender to siddhas, surrender to sādhus, surrender to the dharma.
Actually, at least our disciples, you would have heard lot of words from me. So you may be thinking now also I should add more and more words. But I feel adding more and more words may not help, at least with these great sutras. With these great sutras, the very sutras are more powerful, so straight, so beautiful! All you need to do is carry one understanding. That itself will help you. That itself will liberate you. That will do what has to be done.
If I leave you with too many words and techniques, you will not carry even a single word inside your being. You will not carry even a single Truth inside your being. You will not allow anything to work on you. So now I want to leave you with one Truth, one great Truth and understanding.
Whether you understand or not, whether you believe it or not, whether you experience it or not, you are never away from your source. The wave is never disconnected from the ocean. It is always connected. So, whether you believe it or not, understand it or not, experience it or not, you are enlightened. Just carry this one Truth, and express your enlightenment. In whatever way you can, express your enlightenment in your life. Express this Truth when you relax and trust that you are connected to the source.
Suddenly you will see all your insecurities, all your fear, greed which comes out of your fear, everything disappears. And you start living totally a different kind of life with a different understanding. So all Mahāvīra wants to happen in us is that transformation. All these sutras are given to us for that transformation. Let that transformation happen in you all. That transformation is the root, that transformation is the base for everything. So here I leave you with less words but with one great Truth.
Understand I can say more and more words. But your minds are habituated to sitting and listening to more and more words but never practice. The more words you listen to, you feel a kind of satisfaction that you did what you were supposed to. You feel a kind of satisfaction that whatever has to happen has happened. Now you don't need to do anything. You go with a feeling 'Oh, everything is done.'
But I tell you, just the words are not going to be enough. That is the reason now I am going to end without giving you much words, but giving you one simple Truth, so that this Truth will work on you.
See only when you feel that if I speak as usual for hours at the end of the discourse you will say 'Oh, Swamiji spoke beautifully, he spoke well,' you will be talking but you will never allow these Truths to work on you. If I leave with this one Truth, the Truth will be just working on you constantly. You will be thinking, 'Why did he finish with this one word? What must be the reason?' So that gap is enough for me and this Truth to work on you.
Understand, I do not want to load you with too many words. I have done that for the last six days. You heard enough. Now it is time you contemplate on this one Truth, on this one word. Whether you understand or not, experience it or not, believe it or not, you are connected to your source. The wave is connected to the ocean. You are enlightened.
Maybe we will take a few minutes, just sit with closed eyes with this one Truth. Then we will enter into the meditation. Before entering into the meditation, just sit for few minutes with this great Truth. Let it work on you. Contemplate on this one Truth just for two minutes.
Please close your eyes. Remember, contemplate on this one Truth. You are enlightened. Allow your mind to bring all controversial thoughts. If your mind does not accept, if your mind says 'no', it is ok, allow all the thoughts to come out. Even if your mind does not accept, you are enlightened. You are not going to lose your enlightenment by your mind not accepting it. So even if your mind says 'no', it's ok. Just sit with this one Truth.
We will enter into Nithya Dhyaan. After the meditation, we will end the session with a few great words of Mahāvīra. We will repeat those words and offer our respects and end the session.
This meditation is a half an hour technique. Please understand, it is a five step meditation.
First step, sitting in vajrasana and chaotic breathing, intense breathing.
Second step, intense humming.
Third step, putting your awareness on every energy center.
Fourth step, just sitting unclutched without allowing any chain of thoughts formation.
Fifth step, sitting with a deep prayerful mood.
Understand, first step, let your whole being become the breathing. Second step, let your whole being become the humming. Third step, let your whole being become an awareness in every energy center. Fourth step, let your whole being become just awareness, let there be no thought pointed or directed towards anything. Fifth step, just deep feeling connection with Existence with a deep prayerful mood. Sit, please close your eyes.
Carry this one Truth, this one message. You are always connected to the source. The wave is never away from the ocean. You are enlightened. Let you carry this one Truth. Let this one Truth work on you and lead you to awakening. Let you all be awakened, let us offer our gratitude to all the great Masters, to Mahāvīra through this saranagati sutra and namokara mantra.
arhante saranam bavacchami siddhe saranam bavacchami sādhu saranam bavacchami kevalipannatta dammam saranam bavacchami bavacchami Namo Arihantanam Namo Siddhanam Namo Ayariyanam Namo Uvajjhayanam Namo Loye Savva Sahunam Eso Pancha Namokaaro Savva Pavappanasano Mangalanam Cha Savvesim Padhamam Havai Mangalam
We thank with our heartfelt gratitude the Jain center and the association, the committee which runs this whole temple, the organization, for making this whole thing possible. And all the volunteers, all the devotees who worked for the success of this program and all the devotees who came here and heard these great sutras all these 6 days. We thank Jain center, for making this whole thing possible.
So, the essence of the Jain Sutras is your awakening. You are never away from the source. You are enlightened. Carry this one Truth. Even if your mind does not agree don't try to convince your mind. Just carry this Truth. Simply you will see this Truth expresses itself in your body through your mind.
Let you all radiate eternal bliss, nithyananda. Thank you!
Jain Sutras Decoded is not a commentary or a modern interpretation of the Jain Sutras. It is the re-speaking, the revival of the supreme secret, the Truth of the Jain sutras from the consciousIncarnation, SPH JGM Bhagavān THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM who embodies the very Science and Truth of Enlightenment. A pure absolute revelation of the Jain Sutras as they happened in its original spirit and body language that only an enlightened being can radiate through the inexpressible energy veiled within His expressed words. To read this book is to obtain an insight that is rare. It is not mere reading, it is an experience; it is meditation.
The Supreme Pontiff of Hinduism ("SPH"), Jagatguru Mahasannidhanam ("JGM"), His Divine Holiness ("HDH") Bhagavan Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam, is recognized as the 1008th living incarnation of Paramashiva as per Sanatana Hindu Dharma ("Hinduism") and by His predecessors of enlightened masters and adepts.
The SPH Nithyananda Paramashivam is reviving Hinduism as the 1008th Acharya Mahamandaleshwar (the head for all spiritual leaders) of Atal Akhada (ancient apex body of Hinduism), coronated as Mahamandaleshwar (Supreme Spiritual Head) of Maha Nirvani Akhada (largest apex monastic order) and the youngest Mahamandaleshwar, ordained as the 233rd Guru Mahasannidhanam (Pontiff) of Thondai Mandala Aadheenam, ordained as the 293rd Guru Mahasannidhanam (Pontiff) of Shyamalapeeta Sarvajnapeetam, ordained as the 23rd Guru Mahasannidhanam of Dharmamukthi Swargapuram Aadheenam, and coronated as the 203rd Emperor of Suryavamsa Surangi Samrajyam.
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