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Brahmadi pipeelikan tanu shuprota jagat sakshanees haivaham nacha drishyavat suchi dvidha pragyanti yashyashite chandalostu chatuhryostu gurorityeha maneesha maa.
One who has realized that which is within an ant, within an elephant, and also within the Brahma, that is my real nature, "I am That", that person is our guru, regardless of whether he appears a pious man or an untouchable externally. This is my view.
These great saints and gurus have only one aim, which is to make us reach that point where the fear of death is abolished and one realizes,
Mrityunaam mrityumishwaraam
"I am the death god of all death." At the holy feet of these saints the constant fear of death is transcended. It is their gift. For one who has realized this hastamalakwat state, meaning that reality is seen by them as clearly as is fruit on the palm, their life becomes,
Padam Patramivambhasmaam
That is, just like a lotus leaf which remains in water but never gets wet, similarly, they remain in this world yet are uninvolved.
Just now, Swami Niranjananandaji quoted his gurudev and said, "There is no peace in the Himalayas and there is no noise in the world, it is all within you." You have to realize it and these great people will help you to do so. That realization is possible anywhere, not only here but also in your own countries and homes. Go and awaken this faculty and let everyone know that in your life, pain and suffering have no place.
I met an American who told me that so many people have died due to stress and anxiety. The materialistic pleasures are abundant but still the mind is in chaos and disturbed to such an extent that a man can poison himself and leave a letter saying, "It is nobody's fault, I am dying for my own peace."
Nobody in this holy land has died out of frustration if he has followed the path shown by these saints. And look at their greatness, they are attracting you, inviting you by organizing such big conventions and seminars. Come and join us once and get rid of your anxieties and frustrations.
Congratulations to such great persons and really great is their guru who can even renounce renunciation itself. Such are true gurus who show us the worthlessness of worldly objects.
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