Jaya Guru Datta is the common greeting that we use when we meet each other. Many new comers are worried and not sure what it means. It is a wonderful greeting which has a deep inner meaning. ‘Jaya’ means Victory, ‘Guru’ represents knowledge; ‘Datta’ means a gift, sacrifice, self surrender. Sacrifice does not mean killing animals, it implies self less service. It implies work is worship. It means surrendering to Paramatman who is Nirvikara (Unwavering). This surrender is possible only through commitment. This is the state of bliss (Ananda). Instead of saying HELLO (which reverberates and rhymes with HELL – a place where no one would like to be) one must put in the habit of addressing and greeting each other with the phrase Jaya Guru Datta which radiates victory, knowledge and bliss. It is very simple to attain God, as simple as we breathe and also as important as our breath. The sound of the breath SOHAM is the silent prayer of the soul to attain communion with the Supreme Lord. Our mind is inherently very fickle in its nature. It is like a Monkey. We have designed several methods to control this fickle mind. We worship Lord Hanuman; we respect the five elements; we respect Nature; we respect plants and animals. All these methods have been established to tame the erratic mind. This has nothing to do with any religion. It is Universal Dharma (code of conduct). It is about all religions.
The body is itself a moving temple. Each part is contemplated upon as a location of spiritual centre and a deity. Twenty four names of Lord Vishnu are related to 24 areas in the body from head to toe or vice versa. Therefore one must respect the body and make proper use of this body to attain salvation. However, people cause lot of damage by smoking, alcohol and in many other ways which is alarming. The body is constituted of the five elements and worship of five elements is way of expressing the gratitude. There is a schedule to offer three time prayers. Hanuman is the representative of air element. Without air, water, earth, fire and sky, there is no life. We also respect Sun without whom life is impossible. Bliss is the final goal of all these practices. We often describe divinity as all pervading and infinite and so every object that we see around and that we cannot see around are all sources for divine inspiration. That is why the thousand names of the Lord have names relating to objects also. Today is solar eclipse. Pray to the sun, do not get panic about the rumors. Lord Almighty will take care of the Catastrophe if any. God is just one; only the names are different. Bhagavatam and Bhagavadgita speak about Vishwaroopa (cosmic all pervading form of the divine). We also manifest in that divinity. In fact it is that divine energy that is driving us. The aspect of creativity of the mind, the thought generation, quest for knowledge, is the Brahma entity within us. The aspect of sustenance of the body, mind and soul is Vishnu. Shiva is Nirguna and Nirakara (formless) deity, remover of sin and bestows auspiciousness. Vishnu principle likes adornment while Shiva is the dispeller of sins, he loves ablutions. Just like the milk from any cow is white, flowers are many but garland is same similarly despite having different cultures God is one and the same.
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