2. One of the questions that often disturbs us is; “what
is the sense in praying for the welfare of all, when it
is an impossible proposition?”
Is it not true that it is impossible for every one to be
happy? Why should we pray for such unrealistic
goal?
In Sanskrit there is a prayer as follows:
Sarvetrah sukhinh santu
Sarve santu niramayaah
Sarve bhadrani pashyantu
Maa kaschit dukkham aapnuyat
Grossly speaking this means:
Let every body be happy
Let every body be pure at heart
Let every body see (experience) divinity
Let every body be free from sorrow.
Is this ever possible?
Can all; around 7000 million people of world; be
happy, pure, divine and free from sorrow?
3. Is this possible in view of innumerable varieties of
psychological and physiological variations, diseases,
handicaps; besides political, economic, cultural and
other variations?
Is this possible (even if all 7000 million human
beings and other living beings are emancipated) if
we consider the millions of human beings and other
living beings being born a new; every second?
What about the other living beings such as animals
and plants, which are often brutally killed and eaten
or used for leather, fur, teeth, blood, bile etc, or
exploited in other ways?
Similarly is it really ever possible to have
unconditioned love, equality, nonviolence etc, in
view of our different, variable and varying
personalities, constitutions and tendencies (e.g.
cheating, exploitative, criminal)?
The answer to this question is:
4. In view of the nature of NATURE; we can not
predict the future of the universe in terms of
detailed characteristics. It is not desirable also
(because it is unnatural, absurd and arbitrary) to
plan and/or predict a detailed protocol/blue print
for the whole universe (or even an individual); and
expect it or try to impose it coercively!
But; the prayer and the concepts are meant for
individual blossoming and transformation; from
TAMOGUNA and RAJOGUNA to SATVAGUNA
to GUNANATEETAVASTHA i.e. from the state of
baddha to mumukshu to sadhak to siddha. The
siddha state is the state of eternal, blissful,
omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent being, which is
called AMRUTANUBHAVA.
The prayer and its effects (in terms of attainment of
AMRUTANUBHAVA) continue through ages; to
serve the ever renewing life everywhere and in all
forms!
5. This is why Geeta preaches; connecting with
TRUTH (i.e. AMRUTANUBHAVA) without any
expectation. It also assures that manifestation of this
phenomenon of AMRUTANUBHAVA would
continue to recur, from time to time.
This perfectly concurs with the eternally valid
enlightened wisdom in the apparently simple
preaching of NAMASMARAN for the sake of only
NAMASMARAN; by Shri Gondavlekar Maharaj
from Gondavle in India.
