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has been unanimously declared by all Saints and Sages that it
is just an impossible task to describe the glory of one's spiritual
teacher. The description is generally done in terms of examples
and similies. But in the case of one's spiritual teacher, all
such examples become totally inadequate to express the teacher's
glory since the teacher surpasses them all. The greatest glory
of the Master is that not only he becomes great by virtue of
His Self Realisation but He makes His disciples also discover
their True Being which is identical with His own Self and, thus,
the disciples too get freed from the shackles of ignorance and
its manifold binding effects.
Param
Pujya Swami Chinmayananda is one such great Spiritual Teacher
of rare eminence and it is indeed my great fortune to find
in Him my teacher. His is a multi - faceted personality, unique
in itself and I find myself incapable of describing Him fully
and completely. Even though such a description is not possible,
yet it would certainly be worthwhile my attempting to do it
as best as I can.
A
flute is an instrument which without any reservations or personal
ambition makes itself available for the flute player to sing
his melody through it. And when that flute player is Lord
Krishna Himself, it is no wonder that the entire universe
of sentient and insentient things and beings enchanted by
His Divine Melody begins to dance in ecstasy and gets itself
attuned to Him. Blessed indeed is the Flute which becomes
a medium for the Lord to sing His song that enchants the whole
Universe. We find this divine relationship between Krishna
and His Flute beautifully depicted in our great epic, the
Bhagvat Puran.
Let
us reflect on the above said relationship between the Lord
and His Flute from the standpoint of Vedanta. The Upanishads
reveal the nature of God as Brahman -- the Pure Consciousness
wielding the power of Maya. With this Upadhi of Maya, God
becomes the Creator and the Sustainer of this world.
He
provides all the Jivas with the necessary fields for performing
actions and enjoying their fruits. He presides over all actions
and becomes the giver of fruits and that is the reason why
all the Jivas look up to Him in adoration and reverence. To
do all these functions, the Lord requires a befitting Upadhi,
a medium to bless His Creation. Even though through His laws
of nature He controls the total cosmos, but to lead the human
beings to their life's Goal of Self Realisation through the
path of Dharma, He requires an Upadhi of a Saint who has merged
his own little individuality with the Lord and, thus, has
made Himself available for the Lord to express His will fully.
The religious and spiritual history of the world shows that
what these mighty Saints have achieved in their lifetimes
is in no way less than the achievement of the Lord Himself
for they express nothing but the will of the Lord alone.
Pujya
Swamiji's achievements are all round. Not only has he provided
the spiritual leadership at the time when higher values of
life are getting shattered in the nation but He has also worked
in the fields of education, health and social welfare. His
missionary organisation caters to all, from children to old
men and women of various aptitudes and capabilities, to find
their necessary fields to work and to discover the joy of
selfless service which is the most essential step leading
to the goal of Self Knowledge.
To
work tirelessly and to inspire others to live the nobler values
of life is possible only when one has merged one's individuality
with the Lord to become His Chosen Flute. Pujya Swamiji is
one such person and thus viewed, He is undoubtedly that Chosen
Flute in the Hands of Lord Krishna, the Great Enchanter of
the Universe.
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