Divine Message of His Holiness Shri Datta Swami
Miracles - God - Identification
Today ignorant people are thinking that the Human form, which does miracles,
is Lord Datta. Demons and devils also do miracles. Are they god? Even if
they claimed themselves as God, sages did not agree. Miracles are only
jewels of God, which can be given to others, by God. If the king donates his
jewels to beggar, does the beggar become the king? Demons and devils are
also children of God. They take the miracles from God, by doing rigid
penance. If your child is rigid, for your gold chain, will you not give it
to that weeping child? When the child wears that gold chain, will the child
become the father? Similarly by getting the powers from God, one does not
become God. Knowledge is the shape and bliss is the beauty of God. The child
can get the gold chain from his father, but not the shape and beauty of the
father. Similarly demons and devils may get the powers from God to do
miracles. But they cannot get the knowledge and bliss of the God. A real
devotee recognizes the God in Human form by his blissful knowledge and not
by his miracles. A Queen recognizes her husband who is the king, by the
inseparable shape and beauty of her husband and not by his jewels. The
foolish Queen requires the crown and jewels, to identify her husband. She
rejects her husband, if he comes without crown and jewels. If some thief
comes with that crown and jewels, the foolish queen recognizes him as her
husband. Actually, people like miracles, because through miracles, they will
detect the existence of the powers of God, in that human form. Then they
want to use the powers for their selfish end, like getting wealth, curing
disease etc. This is not selfless love and so it is not the right path to
reach God. Hence miracles are harming the devotees. Hanuman recognized Lord
Rama as God in Human form, even though Rama did not show any miracles and
nobody is more intelligent than Hanuman in this spiritual path.
The essential duty of a Guru is to preach the right knowledge to the people
who approach him. These people are serving the Guru in several ways like
pressing the feet, giving Biksha (food) and giving Dakshina (money) etc. If
the Guru keeps silent, it is not justified. You pay the fees to the teacher
and if the teacher keeps silent, is it justified on his part to take the
fees? Some Gurus are giving wrong knowledge and they will be punished in the
Hell, because they have misled the people, after taking the fees.
A doctor takes the fees from the patient and keeps silent. Another doctor
takes the fees, gives the wrong medicines due to his inefficiency and kills
the patient. Both such doctors are criminals. God punishes the Gurus who do
not preach and the gurus who preach wrong knowledge, because they have taken
the service from the people, who surrendered to them.
The Sadgurus gives the right knowledge, even without your service. When you
are convinced then only, you can do service to him which will help him, to
help others. In fact a Satguru does not need your service because He is the
God. He can help others, by his own powers. But you will not have the right
benefit, because you did not show, the gratefulness to him. Suppose a doctor
gives you medicines, without taking any fees and you get good health. If you
are not paying the fees, even though you are capable, due to greediness, you
will die, with a new disease. So, only for your safety, Satguru advises you
to participate in the service.
Service consists of two parts.
1.. Paying the fees in terms of money, which you have earned by your work.
2.. Doing some work for the Guru.
You can do either of these or both as per you convenience. When you have
taken meals in the Hotel, either you must pay the bill or do some work in
the Hotel or you can partly pay the bill and partly do the work. The first
part is called as Karma Phala Tyaga; the second part is called Karma
Sanyasa. Both, these put together, are called Karma Yoga or service. This is
explained in Bhagawat Gita clearly. So either you must pay the fees to the
doctor or do some help, by working as a compounder. Without doing, either of
these two, you come to the doctor, praise him by words or express your love,
by feelings. What is the use of all these?
Similarly, you prayers and meditation are of no use, without service. Your
prayers and meditation are like pickles, served in the plate and the bread
or rice, which is the service, is missing in the center of the plate.
You are offering the plate with pickles, as meals then God, takes the
pickles only, His stomach will burn and God will become furious on you. Even
if pickles are absent, the rice or chapatti can be eaten. Hanuman,
participated in the work of God, and did prayer and meditation. That is like
a plate of full meal, which is the service, associated with prayer and
meditation. I'm only telling that prayer and meditation should be associated
with the service. If you are unable to do prayer and meditation you need not
bother. You do service alone. God will bless you.
posted by: His servant
at the lotus feet of shri datta swami
www.universal-spirituality.org
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Sent: Sunday, November 27, 2005 11:30 PM
Subject: Art Auction to Benefit Sylvia Rivera Law Project
For those of you in New York City. Apologies to those who aren't and for
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