64. Enlightened Master🔗

A person asked Vivekananda, in a sarcastic tone, 'You are speaking about every thing with proof. What evidence do you have to prove the existence of God?'

Reply came from Vivekananda in a ringing voice, 'The fact that until today nobody is able to prove that there is God is by itself a proof that there is God.' The man who questioned him was shaken.

He hesitated for some time and then asked.

'How is that? Can you please explain?'

Vivekananda said, 'In case science proves that there is God then science would become a matter greater than God. God is not such a play thing to be proved by science.

God is great. Gigantic. Being unable to prove that there is God is by itself the proof that there is God.'

• Only an enlightened Master can give replies for such complicated questions in an easy and simple but at the same time curt manner. Enlightened Masters have not taken birth only to give varied, new answers for puzzling questions.

Enlightened Masters have only taken birth to change even a troubled man as a man with the quality of love and joy. Those who approach the enlightened Masters in the appropriate manner are those persons who have come to this world to become great men. What about you???

A disciple can accept the Master's words as it is. He will not waste the Master's time, or his own time in doubts.

• A devotee can listen to the Master's words. But, he will take time to believe and accept it.

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• A spectator will waste all his time in testing as to 'Whether this man is really a Master!'
• Disciple, devotee or a spectator this depends upon the method of your approach towards the Master.

A logician came to Bharatha Rishi with the intention of testing him.

The logician asked him in a voice full of pride, 'What is it that you can teach me?'

Bharatha Rishi said in a firm voice, 'I cannot teach you more than the lessons that the society teaches. But if you wish to learn, I have got so many lessons with me, which society cannot teach even in your dreams.'

The logician who came thinking he could play with words, stood there speechless!

Here is a Sufi's story to understand easily the reply of Bharatha Rishi...

That Sufi enlightened Master used to spend a lot of time with the public. He would talk with a lot of laughter. He would take great pain to explain everything. But he would not bother about the disciples.

The same disciple would have been a devotee some time back. Then the Master would have talked with him for a long time.

When the same devotee became a disciple, he would speak only a few words that too once in a way only.

For a disciple, who was new, he could not understand as to why the Master was behaving like that. So he engaged himself in direct argument.

The disciple asked the Master, 'Why do you talk with the disciples only for a short time. I see that you are not bothered about us at all. Why is that?"

The Master said in a firm voice, 'All for your improvement only.'

The disciple asked, 'Then, why do you talk to the public for a long time?'

The Master says, 'It is for their welfare. Understand one thing. Whether you live here or live in the family, you can lead a spiritual life. Only he becomes a disciple who comes away after having decided that only spirituality is life, only bliss is the limit. For a disciple, it is easy to believe my words and to implement them in practical life.

For the reason that he has realized that what I say is for his good only, it is enough if I talk a few words to him.

He will sincerely strive continuously for many days to implement it practically. But it is a different story altogether with the public. They are thinking that spirituality is only a part of their life.

It is difficult to make them understand that they can live their life in a spiritual manner. Their minds will suffer without believing the truth. That is why I have to spend a lot of time with the devotees. I have to teach the devotee.

The disciple will learn from me. Understand this difference.'

The disciple asked, 'All those things are all right. Why won't you spend time to teach us also?'

The Master looked at the disciple and said, 'Eh! Boys! This boy still remains a devotee only. He has not become a disciple. Let him remain in the ashram as he likes, till he becomes a disciple. Relax a little, the rules of the ashram for him.'

Then he gracefully looked at the disciple, who was struggling being unable to believe the truth and reality and said, 'Yes, tell me further about your problem.' so saying he was walking with him leisurely and was listening to him. He spent a lot of time with him.

Spirituality is easy to learn, difficult to teach.

The reason: One who learns will be mentally prepared to learn from the enlightened Master. But when an enlightened Master tries to teach a devotee – the Master's time will be wasted in preparing the mind of the devotee for learning.

Just like the person searching for the ghee when he has butter in his own hands, man goes in search of petty pleasures when there is the ocean of bliss within him.

However long one tries to make this man understand by saying, 'Oh man! What you search for is very much within you', the human mind, instead of trying to understand that, will spend all the time in acting as though it is not at all understandable to him.

Man would also easily try to escape saying, 'Oh God! Even to understand what the Master says we should have performed great penance in the last birth. For persons like us, it is difficult to understand such wisdom.'

Many do not know till the end that they are dancing to the rather bad tunes of the mind.

If we understand that it is the mind only which prevents us from understanding the path for attaining bliss, the work of the Master will become easy. Changing as a disciple is just mental orientation.

By merely staying in an ashram, one cannot become a disciple.

Many disciples under great enlightened Masters, Chaithanya, Ramakrishna and Ramana have been family people. Their open minds will accept the teachings of the Masters as it is, totally. Such people's progress in spirituality will also be fast.

If we want to get full benefit from the Master, we have to be a disciple mentally. All other things, the Master will look after.

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A meaningful incident.

A king went to see a Zen Master. This Master was the head of a monastery with ten thousand monks and had lakhs of devotees. The king asked him, 'How many disciples have you?'

The Zen Master replied, 'Oh! Disciples? May be four or five at the most.'

• Becoming a disciple, will save more of your time rather than that of the Master.

Becoming a disciple is not for the good of the Master. It is for you. So open up your mind.

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Meditation chisels. Chisel No. 19.

'I am an enlightened person'. Say this to the world boldly.

Just because it got lost, will the lion cub which grew up along with the lambs, become a lamb? Even if it believes so... Is it all right?

Some day or the other, the lion cub, which is thinking it is only a lamb, will approach a lake. It will see its reflection in the water. On that day, it will realize, 'I am a lion'. Then it will announce it with a loud roar. It will start living as a lion.

If I say this, you may not believe.

Each and every one of you is an enlightened being, having got enlightened already.

Even if you refuse to believe, this is the truth.

Because the truths have been forgotten, if you believe, 'I am just an average man' like so many others, will that become true...?

While in meditation, some day, your true status will be reflected in the meditative state.

You will come to know, 'I am an enlightened person'.

This is a long-term plan.

An easy way to realize the truth instantly...

Do not wait till you get enlightenment.

Today itself, begin to express wisdom and bliss. You will realize that it is true only.

This is not a complicated formula. Just like that, pat your chin and say, 'From today I am an enlightened man'.

I am going to celebrate this. Do this boldly. You will live an enlightened life.

If you feel what all you read is like a puzzle, know that you still remain as a lamb only.

Still, it is an indisputable fact that you are actually a lion cub.

Take the revolutionary ideas well within you inside to the extent that you are thoroughly shaken and rolled.