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When man is mastered by the mind
He falls far below the level of Pashu (animal). When man is mastered
by the intellect
He rises upto the level of Pashupathi (Shiva): Thus declares the
Parthi Lord, Bhagavan Sri
Sathya Sai Baba.
1. The God child of Tiruvannamalai, as he would like to be called,
Yogi Ramsuratkumar, Guru Maharaj is a boon to mankind, though
not from the blue but from the banks of Ganges, which is renowned
for its potentialities to purify the lives of those who have a
dip in its divinely sacred waters. The unquenchable thirst for
knowledge, not of men or matters or materials of the world but
of the supreme and Divine Lord, kindled in this great Yogi of
today even at the early days of child, made him to wander all
over the country from the mighty Himalayas to the magnificent
Cape Comorin, to find himself, ultimately to be anchored at Arunachala,
otherwise known also as Tiruvannamalai.
2. This yogi who was successful in absolutely surrendering
to the Divine supreme overcoming the obstacles and ordeals one
has to pass through in the course of spiritual life, came to join
the family of select few known in this country for their mystic
or gnostic knowledge. He who has shed thoughts of the might of
his own capacities used to always keep repeating, "My Father
alone exists; no one else; nothing else". That also is explanatory
of the manner in which lie used to bless his devotees saying,
"My Father'ss grace; My Fathers Blessings or Blesses".
The success achieved by him in effectively crucifying the egoistic
"I or me or mine" helps him to ever and spontaneously
call himself a 'Beggar', and the inevitable casualty being &
sorrow', 'despair' and 'frustration'. He is always found tasting
the nectar of bliss or ananda. Liberation, he achieved from egotism
- the root cause of ruinous down fall of mankind, lie could not
be enslaved by the monsters envy, pride, fear and prejudice. Discipline
of mind which he was able to cultivate, through his right conduct
and right action inculcated in him 'Shanti' and 'Divine Prema'
which at times he is able to give and often generate in the hearts
of those who gather around him. This great Yogi who was not satisfied
with mere study-scholarship of mean mortal things that helps one
to eke out a livelihood during his sojourn on earth which even
beasts and birds could do, endeavoured to study only that which
is deathless and able to manifest fully the supra or special human
endoWment of intelligence and intuition. 'May all the worlds be
happy' - being the avowed goal towards which the eternal and everlasting
'Sanatana Dharma' which has sustained countless generations in
this holy land - mother Bharat. For many centuries our Yogi has
undertaken the unique and tremendous task of redeeming people
of their anxiety and agitation to ensure peace and security to
the people by inculcating in them confidence in the higher values
of life and there by help our country and the entire world to
rise above and lift itself out of the morass of Poverty, hatred,
ignorance and violence.
3. I was attracted towards this great ascetic of Arunachala only
in 1988 when I visited the place with a view to perform 'Giri
pradakshina' of the holy mountain emitting celestial vibrations
for several yugas remaining, symbolising Lord Shiva-the Effulgence
existing everywhere and at all times. My first experience with
the Yogi itself is a memorable one, in that when I told him positively
that my meeting of the yogi was for the first time, with an enchanting
smile came the reply that "Something tells me otherwise".
When it could have been, how it was and could that have been at
all, are yet mysteries for me which may perhaps be unravelled
only, when I could achieve an understanding of inner reality.
Namasmarana, reciting and chanting the name of the Lord are said
to save those who meditate on them and whatever name is uttered
with such an intention, becomes holy, charged with Love for the
fellow-men, for the elements and for the world. In order to achieve,
He has given to those who go to him and the people in the world
what is familiarly known as 'Taraka Nama or Mantra' - Aum Sri
Rama Jaya Rama Jaya Jaya Rama, out of his own experience in life
and commends for its smarana as long as and whenever or wherever
possible for spreading the gospel of universal Brotherhood and
to establish Peace and Prosperity in the entire world.
4. My experience with the Yogi on the eve of my elevation to
the exalted office of Judgeship of the Highe Court of Madras was
unique and an unparalleled one. After submitting my Medical certificates
and other credentials required to the then Hon'ble the Chief Justice
of Madras (Dr. A.S. Anand, presently His Lordship of the supreme
court of India) I rushed to have darshan of our Yogi. Yogi was
seated with closed eyes in the verandah (Front portion) of his
residence at Sannadhi street, near the Big Temple. A few persons
were seated before him and among them was an elderly gentleman,
dark in complexion with some papers in his hand. When I stood
for a split second before our Yogi, he opened his eyes and gave
me the privilege of handing over some fruits which i carried in
my hands. The gentleman who was sitting by the side of Yogi took
a pen from his pocket and started writing some thing on the reverse
of a pamphlet and placed it at the feet of the Yogi saying that
something struck him suddenly in his mind and that he has put
them in writing in the paper at his feet and there after took
leave of the Yogi after getting prasad from him. Our Yogi asked
another devotee who accompanied me to the place to read what has
been written on the paper left at his feet. The writing was in
Tamil language with the following four verses (4 verses) ...
5. Our Yogi wanted the same to be read once over again. As the
verses were being read, he started explaining in English the contents
by stating that the per- son who wrote them states that I will
become a Judge and that I will render blemishless decisions as
a Judge. The foresight and intuitive knowledge of things to happen,
of the Guru Maharaj was a thrilling experience because neither
the factum of my handing over the credentials to the Hon'ble Chief
Justice was disclosed to the Yogi nor does the person who wrote
the verses even knew about my identity. Our Yogi, a Nationalist
par excellence always keeps in consideration the Vedic principle
"Loka Samastha Sukinno Bavantu."