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has said, "He is a businessman who prays to the Lord for the fulfilment of some desire. We do not pray to you for a boon in return. We worship your holy feet because it is natural to us, in the same way' as you love us naturally and unconditionally."
So the work of showing the right path to people is the greatest work and this the rishis, saints and sages have done for ages. Paramahamsa Satyananda has done the same for many years and still now, by his austerities, he is inspiring people to leave their attachment to material possessions and begin the inward journey. Such is his greatness, that we are holding this celebration. You all have been fortunate to listen to so many great people. But do not think that this is all, that we have been blessed for ever. Instead, consider that the sun of sadhana has just risen in your life. We must return with a pledge to walk on the path which our gurudev has shown us.
Paramahamsa Niranjanananda told us yesterday that after this convention, all sannyasins and devotees will receive training from here and will travel all over the country to spread the message of yoga from door to door, just like Lord Ramchandra's monkey army, vaanar senaa. Please do not forget the inspiration of that invocation. After all, who is the real saint? The one who shaves his head or wears geru clothes or similar uniform? Although we respect anybody in that dress, that is not the identification mark of a saint.
În Ramacharitamanas, Goswami Tulsidas has said in the Ramayana, "The axe cuts the sandalwood tree, but the sandalwood leaves its fragrance even in that axe. The very destroyer of the tree's existence is also blessed with perfume." Similar is the greatness of saints and real gurus. They do not judge, the deeds will harvest their appropriate results in the natural course of time. Just as sandalwood is put on the forehead of gods, and the axe is heated in a fire and beaten with a heavy hammer, so great saints are just like gods or even greater. Goswami Tulsidas further says, “The sandalwood tree is feared by all, because of the deadly poisonous snakes wrapped around it. Nobody can go near it. But the air picks up the sweet fragrance and carries it to everybody." Similarly the ultimate reality is unperceivable by all, but these great saints bring its fragrance to our doors.
Divinity is truth, consciousness, bliss, sitting right inside everybody's heart. But what is the significance of this if people
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