2. Message of P. Guruji

Message from Poojya Guruji

Death of a Dear One

Our dear pet ‘Yogi’ passed away last month. He was awesome. He was literally a divine manifestation. We all feel blessed to have him in our lives. He loved all sincerely, deeply and truly. In him we saw what it means to love someone. He revealed to us the meaning of word love. We all tried to reciprocate in the best possible manner too. When such people go away they leave a big vacuum in our lives. It was a lifelong relationship of deep love wherein someone becomes a part of your existence.

As life progresses we all grow old, and old age invariably comes with various diseases. So we have to watch all the travails of old age of our dear one helplessly and serve in whatever capacity and ways we can. Shortly we see the graph dipping and passing into oblivion. In the case of dogs, the whole life is in compressed form. From childhood to old age - all in a matter of 12-13 years. Enjoy the childhood and youth but also be ready for the helpless old age and then closely seeing the death of someone whom you just can’t ignore. Those who don’t care will never know the beauty of these divine beings. Those who care will certainly be amazed and feel blessed by realizing the meaning & beauty of love, however, these people alone shall also deeply experience the pain of seperation and the experience of corrosponding loneliness thereafter till they see something more.

Yes, there are few rare people in this world, who can love very intimately & care for others, and also be loved very deeply, yet deep-down they remain untouched. Wisdom is all about living the life fully - loving and caring for everyone around in the best possible manner yet remaining selfless. They live to exude love, to give joy, and are not really bothered about how much others give & reciprocate.

The joy of getting joy is also a great joy but it is a joy of ego-satisfaction. Such people remember how much the other cared, how much the other missed me, how much importance he/she gave me etc. It is the ‘me’ who is at the center. It is basically satiation of our self importance. The pain of such people is that they are now lonely, so alone in this big world. They complain that how selfish is the whole world. No one sincerely cares for others etc. In fact there is no one now to satiate their ego and bring about self-importance. Their motivation is to get rather to give. This level of existence is the so called ego-centric existence, and it is not only full of pain, grief and stress, but they become incapacitated to percieve the truth of life. For them love is all about getting care and self-importance. Sensual gratification is also another name for ego-fulfillment. Such people associate pleasure and sensuality with love. That which should have been out of love is now for love. Their art of living is very different from the lives of wise ones. The state of mind of such egoistic people is incompatible to percieve the truth of life - in the form of love, joy, grief or pain. They can never objectively see their own ego - which continuously rules the roost. When they can’t even see the ego, there is no question of enquiring about it and subsequently negating it. They will never live an enlightened life. No wonder Bhagwan Sri Krishna advised Arjuna to first try to live this very life with equanimity and selflessness before even thinking of striving for an awakening within. For this relationships are of paramount importance. They are the real litmus test of our motivation and drive.

Om Tat Sat.