Rules and regulations for a Master

 

Rules and regulations for a Master

“Tell me, Guruji, how should a Master behave? What are his traits? What rule should he follow as a Master?” asked Vaishnav clearly wanting to find fault with our Guru’s behaviour. 

Our Guru replied with a smile “To master oneself, there are rules and regulations. To overcome one’s ego there are virtues to be developed. To transcend one’s samskaras (psychic impressions) one has to follow rituals and rules. 

But once the individual has transcended his karma, once he has ‘mastered’ over his nature he need not follow any rules.

Once a person has mastered selflessness and experienced ‘self’ he can behave as he chooses. However he behaves that is ‘right’.  Master cannot be bound by a student’s definition of right and wrong. But a student can be pointed his flaws and slips by the Master “saying so our Guru kept quiet.

We didn’t know what to ask after that and so kept silent – externally! 

Concluded....

# qualities of a Guru, me, my Guru, 

also read  : https://kantipadam.blogspot.com/search?q=qualities+of+a+guru 

https://kantipadam.blogspot.com/search?q=intention 

read the link to understand what a Guru does and how he can do and does it : https://kantipadam.blogspot.com/search?q=jabala 

Questions addressed : 

• What are the qualities that a Guru should have?
• What are the limitations that bind a Guru?
• Which traits of Guru are wrong?
• How to recognise a Guru?
• How long should we follow rules and regulations?
• What is the purpose of 'rituals' and 'dharma'?
• What is freedom and when does one get it?

Pointers in the post : 

“Tell me, Guruji, how should a Master behave? What are his traits? What rule should he follow as a Master?” asked Vaishnav clearly wanting to find fault with our Guru’s behaviour. - This looks like a harmless question on the first look of it. But look within and you see layers of anger, judging, envy etc in this question.

Why does one ask a question? - This is something we don't notice or think much about. A student who is being corrected by his master regularly gets so angry with him that he wants to find some reason to hurt him and find fault with him. In the process he again seeks the help of 'Guru' to hurt the Guru! What an irony!

Apply it with and in every relation where we are submissive because of other person's age, position or relationship - like parent, elders in the family, boss or your teacher and like. They have our good in mind when they correct us or point us our flaws. Sometimes, the method used or the way it is told may be wrong, but the intention of the person is not personal. They have our good at heart and our of intimacy may chide us but still that is only for our good. But we in our ignorance find it irritating and insulting. And we harbour that anger over the years and wait to get back to them. We hurt them in ways many and so many times. We harbour anger and are brewing it day in and day out......think about it! 

Assuming, they have hurt us, even then how many times they have extended us support? See how many times they have taught us well. See how many times they have given so much in so many ways! And yet, we are angry at them for few times (we presume!) they have hurt us!

And we think 'our logic and reasoning' to be right in being angry?

"Look at the answer given by the Guru" - That doesn't mean all the things 'so called Gurus' do and so they are in jail is valid. Don't understand the right answer the wrong way! Kudos to logic that sends us on this stupid road! Meditate on this. What does this mean? Why it is ok for Guru to kill and wrong when you and I are even angry at others? Even a thought of killing someone is wrong when you and I do but when Krishna kills, it is absolute 'Dharma'. Why? 

Next apply it with every relationship - we have a rule book on how 'they are supposed to' behave and we go with an assumption that we are 'perfect'. The basis of our wrong understanding in this logic and basis of our argument. Look into this aspect of every relationship and see how we have been 'wrong' in our expectations and conditions from our relationships.........

Don't let logic to twist your understanding..... 

Today's Miracle : 

Yesterday someone told "You know the worst thing about Corona - I can't taste my food. There is no good eating now" Now this person is a foodie and so the pain is much more for this person.......

how many times we take 'having ability to taste' for granted? Today, i sat to thank for still having it. I may not have chappan bhog  (loosely translated 7 course meal ) i.e., 56 variety of items to eat but still whatever gruel i drink i still am able to taste......thank God for that! and this thanks is not just verbal - mind you!

We miss out on living and life while we look at things that we desire for and not having right now with us.

We miss out living and celebrating people in our life while we cry for ones not in our life.

We don't use things and enjoy with them for we curse our fate for not being able to have those things which we long for!

In all this process, "WE" are choosing to suffer. 

We have this moment only once - once gone we can't retrive this moment. Do we want to spend it crying and complaining or being thankful and happy? 

We can work towards our goals and desires longing for them, crying for them, being jealous of people who already have it, getting angry at people whom we expect to fulfill our desires OR

we can keep working towards what we wish to acquire in life with a smile on our lips and song in our heart?

Our choice reflects who we are!

Our choice reflects if we are using our logic to our benefit or for our downfall?

Our choice reflects our 'Destiny'!

Choose wisely!

Me, My Guru – Indra and I

Contd….

Me, My Guru – Indra and I

Guru understood. He saw ‘where’ it all went wrong” our Guru stopped and looked at us and asked “Now you tell me what his Guru understood!”

“We don’t see anything going wrong” replied most of us.

Some though replied differently. That was eye-opener to us.

“Just to save a simple dhoti, Manda went from one possession to another. He wandered away from ‘his main purpose’ – to meditate.

“How can earning money, becoming rich or raising a family be considered wrong?” asked one of us.

“Because, he is not supposed to do that!” came the reply.

The argument went this way for quite some time.

She asked “If you send your child to school and he ends up playing en route with his friends, what would you say? If he does it daily, would you let him?”

“Certainly not Guruji! How can we? We’ll bash him up” we replied.

“But child playing with his friends is right. Where is he wrong? Why are you angry and punishing him” she asked with a smile.

We got it. She was comparing child bunking school with our way of leading life. But, how can that be same?

“But Guruji, how can both be same? Child’s future is dependent on his education. His playing daily would mean he’ll end up as a way ward or useless fellow. We are sending him to school for his bright future. But, in Manda’s case he was leading a normal life like us. Where was he wrong? In fact, his Guru should be proud of him and his abundance” we replied. 

Contd….

# My, my Guru, Indra and I, purpose of life, right and wrong, on following orders, on breaking rules, 

also read : https://kantipadam.blogspot.com/search?q=Rules+and+regulations+for+a+Master 

Healing tip : 

• There are two types of mentalities that come here. 
• One who come with a belief that they are 'already right and correct'. They will come to defend every question posed. They will argue to prove their stand right. And when they fail to prove their point, get angry and throw it on the writer, reiki or God.
• The second type are those who have arrived at an understanding that they had been wrong with their way of understanding. They have seen and accepted that whenever and wherever they had accepted this fact and applied the 'newer and right way of thinking' and healing technique to support that, they have not only come out of their problem but also have been benefited with more than one material gain. 
• The second type are the people who would meditate the moment it is reminded to them. They will sit to meditate and go within the moment it is pointed out. They have even come to a position that they sit in meditation on their own when they face an issue to find the solution. And then they address the understanding with the reiki technique that they are taught. These are the people who are building on their trust.
• These are the people who are working on themselves.
• These are the people who are letting go of their 'parts of ego' to gain a better perspective, better understanding and clearer vision.
• These are the people who have gained more friends, recognition in their circle, growth in their career. 
• They have learnt to walk the path shown to them.

Which one are you?