HIS DESIRE DR SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR

Suddenly in the New Year celebrations the noise changed into whispers and loud discussions! The news had taken everybody by surprise! Someone had noticed God Himself sitting on a nearby hillock!

All of them agreed that this was a wonderful opportunity and great boon to meet Him personally!

As they were approaching Him; someone said; “We always pray and put forth our demands and desire to God! But won’t it be wiser to ask Him; His desire?”

Even though it was unusual; ultimately all agreed on this point.
As they reached God; they prostrated in front of Him and saluted in their different ways!

As God asked them to tell what they wanted; all of them unanimously said; “This time; we have come to fulfill; NOT our desire; but YOUR desire!

God laughed! He said; “Thinking this way; is a great achievement! You have come closer to me! Actually ‘my desire’ operates through you as ‘your desire’; even if you are unaware of it!! Your awareness and concern about ‘my desire’ is also my desire! My desire is self sufficient and omnipotent! Instantly it becomes a reality!
In this New Year and the years to come; the practice of remembering me i.e. remembering your true self (called jikra, jaap, jap, sumiran, simaran, NAMASMARAN) would spread in all the continents, nations, provinces, cities, villages, homes, institutions, industries, hospitals, farms and every nook and corner.
Further; this practice would not be aimed at petty gains! It would be selfless! It would blossom into holistic perspective, policies, plans and programs and their implementation! The spiritualism and materialism, theism and atheism would be culminated in holistic renaissance, superliving or individual and universal blossoming! The profundity and prosperity would go hand in hand!
Individualism and socialism would be culminated in; Self realization and SAMSHTI YOGA; respectively!”

The people were thrilled to hear all this!

However; one of them, who was skeptical, asked; “But how would all this happen?”

God said; “75 trillion cells unite and live in unity, complementarities and harmony in human body! Every cell participates in its own well being and also the homeostasis i.e. wellbeing of the individual (all cells)! In this same way; every individual; from every nook and corner of the world; would participate simultaneously and inseparably; in his/her own wellbeing as well as that of the universe!”

वासना आणि नामस्मरण: डॉ. श्रीनिवास कशाळीकर

सद्गुरू ब्रह्मचैतन्य श्री. गोंदवलेकर म्हणतात, “आपले मन वासनेच्या आधीन होऊन तात्पुरत्या सुखाच्या मागे गेल्यामुळे थप्पड खाऊन परत येते”.

आपल्याला खरे तर शाश्वत आनंदाची, म्हणजेच परमेश्वराची, म्हणजेच सद्गुरूची, म्हणजेच नामाची, म्हणजेच आपल्या अंतरात्म्याची ओढ जाणवत असते.

पण तरीही; ती जाणवत असताना देखील आपले मन आपल्याला आवरत नाही! सतत नामस्मरण चालू असताना देखील; कधी वेदना, कधी छंद, कधी आवड, कधी इच्छा, कधी लळा, कधी करमणूक, कधी दया, कधी आकर्षण, कधी चीड, कधी लालसा, कधी जिव्हाळा, कधी ध्येय, कधी आदर्श, कधी भीती तर कधी इंद्रियजन्य सुखांची अनिवार ओढ; अश्या वेगवेगळ्या फसव्या रुपांत आणि निरनिराळ्या मायावी पद्धतींनी वासना आपल्या मनाला तिच्या कह्यात घेते आणि पुन्हा पुन्हा थप्पडा मारून लाचार आणि असहाय्य बनवते!

खरोखरच अश्या वेळी असे वाटते की ज्याला आपण आपले सर्वस्व समजतो, त्या आपल्या कल्पना, आपले विचार, आपले ध्येय, आपल्या आस्था; सद्गुरुआज्ञापालनात अडसर बनत आहेत! म्हणूनच ते सर्वच्या सर्व सद्गुरुचरणी समर्पित होऊन सद्गुरुंच्या इच्छेमध्ये विलीन व्हावे!

श्रीराम समर्थ!