ELEMENTS OF GURU KIRPA

ELEMENTS OF GURU KIRPA

With the blessings of Guru and Almighty God, some moments come in one’s life when on attaining higher ups in Bhakti, his mind becomes pious, peaceful, saintly and filled with devotion, energy and Satvikta.  This is the stage when he fully concentrates and realizes the God. This moment of seeing the vision of God through Divya Chakshu, one’s horizon widens and moves beyond the earthy tumults and sorrows that mesmerize him.  This chance and this time is the most crucial gift in one’s life.  Very valuable are these particular moments when one is near to the God under the cool shadow and umbrella of Guru.
With the blessings of Guru one feels removal of, and encrustation of incessant flow of thoughts, desires and thus unfolding of inherent divinity of man.  One highly enjoys the Bhakti and does Sadhana from the very core of one’s heart.  But it is absolutely necessary for him to understand this moment and realize its value and importance.   Whatever the peace and love he experiences, he should not at all think that it is due to his own efforts but it is because of the efforts and blessings of Guru and consider it as the fruit bestowed by Guru. 
It is in the nature of a man that whatever he achieves easily in his life, he neither understands its value nor does he respect it at that very particular time.  But when he loses it, he realizes what he had done.  The actual value is understood by him then only.  In life, this fact stands for all worldly things received and achieved by him.  It may be so in the form of money, respect, love of friends and relatives or spiritual property.   God provides unforgettable opportunity in everyone’s life.  One then starts receiving and gaining all the worldly things without many efforts. 
While understanding the value of  opportunity, one who is ready to receive its full gains, wakes up his luck.   One who loses this opportunity due to ignorance, uneducation or laziness has to suffer and suffer in life. He does not understand its value at that time.  When that opportunity is gone then he feels what is lost.  How much valuable time has flown away?  It is therefore necessary that one should be alert at every second.  He should have spiritual intelligence, not merely logical, psychological or emotional but search the inner existence which has beauty in life.  He should have politeness, sanctity and love.  God provides opportunity to all of us.  One, who understands its importance, thanks God for bestowing and goes on receiving many opportunities from Him. On the other hand, one who does not understands the value and respect for these opportunities; his door to receive further opportunities, in the future, is closed.
 
So, this is very appreciable that whatever we gain in our life, we should understand its importance and should be thankful to Him for that.  We should pray God that whatever He offers we should be able to carefully receive it.
Especially when with the grace of Sadguru and God, our mind starts concentrating, we should be more careful and attentative.  This is because on arrival of feeling of having obtained Sadhana and also being the best brings him to downfall and failures.  He has the feeling that he is the highest Sadhak and Bhagat.  He forgets that his concentration in Sadhana is not due to his efforts but of the blessings of Sadguru.  In this doubt, one feels he is the best in comparison to others.
One is unable to recognize whatever love, affection and happiness one receives by way of Sadhana, is in fact due to the blessings of Sadguru.  When he is attracted towards Maya, his Sadhana, Bhakti, Jap, Tap is lost.  When his consciousness comes up, he understands what he had gained was really of great value.    At that time, he did not respect and now it is too late.
Again he is to start from the first ladder.  The journey of Sadhana to the Supreme Spirit is holly and pacifies the mind.    Unless the Guru catches hold of his hand and shows the way, he crumbles.  Therefore whenever in life, while one fully regains concentration by the grace of Sadguru, one should be attentative.  
It is very simple. Understand its value, be polite, fully dedicate and remain under the blessings of Guru.  This is the reality of life.