Yessterdays satsang.... There is so much confusion about God on this planet. Life is considered to be a struggle and full of problems. And that is where the Upanishads come. Tomorrow we will take it up in the morning. “These days you can get a lot of answers from Google, Guru is not needed! What you can get from Google don’t ask Me. But there are some things that you will not get in Google, those you come to Me for” There are five types of questions. First type of question arises when you hear about something. What you hear, you ask a question on that. You hear some scriptures, someone talking, you hear some knowledge, a question arises from some knowledge that came from outside.. Second type of question, people ask just to make others feel they are present. You take it seriously and you start answering the question, they start looking somewhere else! They are really not interested in the answer, but they just want to make others feel that they are present. The third type of question is that which arises from within you out of some deep need for it. Like you have lost the way and there are no sign boards, and you u find somebody on the way and you ask them how to get there. That question is something that is arising from within you out of need. The other type if question is just arising and you are not really looking for an answer for it. Like people say ‘Why do I have this issue, why do I have this problem?’ you try to explain but they are not ready to listen to the answer. They reject the answer, they are happy holding on to the question.. In these sort of ‘Why me?’ kind of questions, they are really not looking for an answer.. In fact if you take away the question, they become unhappy!.. And then the fifth one is real inquisitiveness, scientific queries. This comes from a scientist.. We learned something and now something else is happening. This inquisitiveness, curiosity to know. This question also cannot be answered by a talk, by a lecture. The answer needs an in-depth study. And till this in-depth study finishes the question keeps up again. It should come, it should haunt the person. Then they become better scientists, better astronomers, better philosophers. One is a spiritual seekers question, that is not coming out of hearing somebody’s talk, or some scriptures. It is coming from inside, the innate urge to know, “Who am I?”. “Who am I?” is spiritual. “What is this?”, is science. And they both are complementary. So before you ask a question, find out in which category you fall! Ques: When to hold on to rituals and when to let go? #SriSri: A little bit of ritual focuses the mind, creates the atmosphere. Just imagine you are having Christmas. Suppose you don’t have Christmas tree, you are not decorating it, you are not lighting the candles, nothing at all.. there is no celebrations! Human beings cannot live without rituals. Whether it is secular or religious or spiritual, whatever, ritual becomes an essential part of everyone’s life. Just by exchanging a ring or tying a thread around someone’s neck, does not make it a marriage. But for the sanctity of the marriage we do these rituals. Somewhere in the subconscious of the mind it puts on some path, on some commitment, on some dimension. It is hard to explain.. the ancient people have some meanings with the rituals and every ritual has some significance. And it does something to the environment. The rituals of the ancient people are always connected to the subtle, the subtle world. The ancient people knew the connection between the microcosm and the macrocosm and the parts of our body. It’s fascinating the deeper you go into it how the microcosm and macrocosm are connected. It’s so interesting. The cosmic rays are connected to particular birds, particular grains, and particular part of your human body! So a little of ritual brigs a certain flavor in human life. Yes for one who is totally centered, has total dispassion there is no need of any ritual. But for anyone who wants anything, a little bit of ritual is always recommended. Not much, just a little bit.
Posted on: Sat, 17 Jan 2015 09:16:25 +0000
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