HARI, THE DIVINE STEALER "BE A SHIP TO US, LORD" HE IS EVERYTHING HARI, THE DIVINE STEALER official source: A'nanda Vacana'mrtam Part 1 cross-references: none this version: is the printed A'nanda Vacana'mrtam Part 1, 2nd edition, version (spelling mistakes only may have been corrected). I.e., this is the most up-to-date version as of the present Electronic Edition. One of the names of Parama Purus'a is 'Hari.' 'Hari' means one who does the act of 'haran'a.' 'Haran'a' means 'to steal.' How is it that Parama Purus'a steals? Stealing He does, i.e. He steal the sins of devotees. You know that every action has a reaction. If there is no change in time, space and person, there must be a reaction equal to the action. Suppose a person commits many sins; if those are to be undergone, it might take twenty to twenty-five lives. So is there no future for the sinner, and will he or she come again and again into the world to undergo his/her reactions? There more the so-called civilisation is developing, the more persons are degenerating, minds are falling and the number of sinners is increasing. Then is there no future for the sinner? What is this? If the reactions of all the actions are to be reaped completely, liberation and salvation will be a far cry. There is certainly a future for sinners. Parama Purus'a will certainly do something for those who have taken refuge in Him. It is said about Parama Purus'a that He is the Lord of both hell and heaven. Those who remain in hell are also with Parama Purus'a, are also dear to Him. To give them love, Parama Purus'a will have to remain in hell with them. What does Parama Purus'a do? To save them, He will take the load of their sins on Himself. Real devotees do not want to give their sins to Parama Purus'a, rather, they want to offer flowers and sweets. They would like to carry the load of their sins themselves. Since they are very dear to Parama Purus'a, he takes away their sins without their permission. To take something without permission is known as stealing. So Parama Purus'a steals, and therefore He is known as 'Hari'--you have taken refuge in Hari. There is no need to worry any more. In hell also Parama Purus'a will be with you. 13 August 1978, Patna "BE A SHIP TO US, LORD" official source: A'nanda Vacana'mrtam Part 1 cross-references: none this version: is the printed A'nanda Vacana'mrtam Part 1, 2nd edition, version (spelling mistakes only may have been corrected). I.e., this is the most up-to-date version as of the present Electronic Edition. The mind cannot remain without an object. Since objectivation of the mind is essential, since, without having an object, the mind cannot function, let there be only one object--let the Cosmic Entity be your object. But the mind must get affixed, and the affixed mind must be pointed, because only that pointed mind can merge with the Supreme Entity. "Tadekam' Japa'mah Tadekam' Smara'mah." 'Japa' means constant repetition. If any particular word is to be repeated, then let His name, i.e. your 'Is'ta Mantra,' be repeated--and no other words. "Japa" is of three types. One is called 'ma'nasika'; that is, you are repeating it within your mind, you are the only entity that hears. The second is the kind of japa where you open your lips, but it is only you who hears. The third is 'vacanika'; that is, with the help of your vocal chord, you are creating a sound. This japa is the worst, and the best is ma'nasika. "Tadekam' japa'mah tadekam' smara'mah Tadekam' jagat sa'ksiiru'pam' nama'mah" 'Namah' means to accept the supremacy or sovereignty of another entity. This acceptance of supremacy is called 'namah.' You are to surrender. You are to recognise supremacy. Whose supremacy? The Supremacy of that Supreme Entity. Who is the Supreme Entity? 'Sa'ksiibhu'tam''--Supremacy belongs to the One who is the Supreme Witnessing Entity of the entire universe. He witnesses everything. You should surrender. You should do 'namah' to Him. 'Jagat sa'ksiiru'pam''--the Universe is called 'jagat' in Sam'skrta. 'Gam' means to move. Here in the Universe, nothing is stationary, nothing is fixed. Everything moves; that's why this universe is called jagat. Movement is its dharma; movement is its property. "Tadekam' nidha'nam' nira'lambamiisham Bhava'mbodhipotam' sharan'am' vraja'mah." There must be some termination point, some destination. The Supreme destination of all activities is Parama Purus'a. He is the only entity that does not depend on others. Thou art the shelter of all entities. You are the only Entity who requires no shelter for maintaining existence. I told you that this town of Patna is sheltered within the district of Patna, and Patna district is within Bihar. Bihar is within India. India is within Asia. Asia is within this planet. This planet is within this solar system. This solar system is within 'Him'. So nobody shelters Him. He does not depend on any shelter. His existence does not depend on the compassion of any second entity. One is to come back again and again, and take human form or animal form. The reaction or reactive momentum is called "Bhava." In a man or in any other object, there are so many types of momenta, for which he will have to come back again and again. How does one cross the ocean of bhava? It is insurmountable. You do not possess energy and strength in your hands and feet to cross this bhava samudra (sea of reactions.) So it will be better if you can get a good boat or a good steamer just to cross this ocean. Oh Parama Purus'a, Thou art a ship, and I take shelter in this ship. I will cross the ocean, and I will go to the other bank; it is by your mercy that I will be able to do this. I will take shelter in you - "Bhava'mbodhipotam' sharan'am' vraja'mah." 14 August 1978, Patna HE IS EVERYTHING official source: A'nanda Vacana'mrtam Part 1 cross-references: none this version: is the printed A'nanda Vacana'mrtam Part 1, 2nd edition, version (spelling mistakes only may have been corrected). I.e., this is the most up-to-date version as of the present Electronic Edition. Sahasrashiirs'ah Purus'ah sahasra'ksa sahasrapa'da Sa bhu'mirvishvato vrtva' atyatis't'hat dasha'ungulam." In this Sloka the attributes of Purus'a or the Supreme Consciousness have been explained. We know that in the process of creation the Cosmic Mind is created. This Cosmic Mind has its waves, Its mental faculty; so, also, in the latter stages, when the unit mind is created, it has its mental flow. The Cosmic Mind is certainly infinite, and the entire creation is His kingdom. He is its sovereign ruler. For the unit mind, it is really impossible to challenge the authority of that Supreme Mind, because all unit minds are within His mental arena, within the periphery of that Cosmic Mind. In fact, the Universe is the thought projection of the Cosmic Mind. Whatever the unit mind thinks or does, it is immediately known to Him, because all the actional expressions are within the scope of that Cosmic Entity. Now, you have a brain with a small cranium; your mental capacity is therefore limited. The Cosmic Entity does not require a brain, because everything is internal for Him. You think with your small brain, whereas He thinks with His Infinite Mind. You see with your two eyes, with the limited capacity of your optical nerves and optical fibres, but He sees with His infinite eyes, watching every activity at the same time. Because of this Cosmic nature, His eyes are everywhere; whatever you can see, He sees, and whatever you cannot see, that also He sees. The pictures of others' minds are constantly passing through His mind. You have two small legs, and it takes some time for you to reach Calcutta from Patna. You cannot remain in Calcutta and in Patna at the same time. But, because of His Cosmic nature, His legs are everywhere. To go to Calcutta from Patna, He need not leave Patna. That is, He is everywhere; He sees everything; He watches everything; He is everything. This quinquelemental universe is His object. He is the Supreme Subjectivity, and everything else is objectivity. Man controls the quinquelemental expression of the lower kos'as by the higher kos'as and all the kos'as are controlled by the sahasra'ra cakra. That means that the sahasra'ra cakra is above everything in this quinquelemental Universe. The sahasra'ra cakra is the seat of the supreme entity, and therefore the sahasra'ra cakra is the final controlling point. The Cosmic Purus'a knows the past and the future. Here is has been said that He knows the past and the future. Nothing has been said about the present. What is the present? A certain portion of the past and a certain portion of the future that you can remember very easily, grasp very easily, is known as the present time. If there is a conversation between two persons, whenever one says something, the other person hears after a few second (because air takes some time to carry sound waves) and the other man hears it. It is past for the speaker and future for the present time. The Cosmic Entity knows the past and future of 'sarva'. 'Sa' is the acoustic root of the sentient principle, 'ra' represent energy, and 'va' means 'characteristic.' Everything is born out of the sentient principle, and everything is controlled by energy, and everything has its characteristic. So, everything is therefore controlled by sarva, and sarva means everything. The Cosmic Purus'a knows everything. According to A'nanda Ma'rga philosophy, there is no question of heaven and hell. So you must not encourage helplessness. He is present in hell and heaven. So you are never alone. You must never encourage the psychology of helplessness. Parama Purus'a is always with you. That Supreme Entity is in love with you, and therefore you must not suffer from any kind of inferiority complex. Make Him the goal of your life and become an emancipated being. 15 August 1978, Patna