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The way of life should be pregnant with high morals.
I.Chalapathi Rao ID 237
1.
The topic of the seminar is from the message Easiest Way delivered
by the Master on 30-04-1977 at Madurai. The theme of
the topic is about leading a moral life, moral
values in life and morality per se.
2.
Morality and ethics has been the theme subject of all religions and
all spiritual paths. The basis of Puritanism of any
path or the system is morality and moral edicts.
More often than not, the moral uprightness of the
followers determines the image of the path amongst
the society and more so in respect of the moral
turpitude of the leaders/gurus of the system. In
common parlance, the decay of morality or moral
turpitude is defined as, ‘The concept of moral
turpitude escapes precise definition but has been
described as an "act of baseness, vileness or
depravity in the private and social duties which a
man owes to his fellowmen, or to society in general,
contrary to the accepted and customary rule of right
and duty between man and man1
3.
Morality and Duty are generally counted together. Recently there was
hue and cry in the media when an established public
figure did not find time to visit his/her ailing
father when he/she was in city. On the other side
there are several stories which are now told to the
children as moral stories are the life incident of
persons who have sacrificed one’s self interest to
serve other person be it a parent or a friend.
Traditionally, morality has its roots in sacrifice
and service. These two human qualities are important
facets of altruism or humanism. The concern or more
importantly the self- less concern towards other
fellow human being which gets extended to other
creatures as one evolves on the Divine path is well
acknowledged. Hence, the common man who is a slave
of wishes almost reveres persons who are examples of
selflessness, sacrifice and service.
4.
Looking from the heart’s eye, Sri Ramchandra consciousness is ever
striving for the transformation/divinisation of
human consciousness which means more and more people
are now leaning towards spirituality. People in
general are seeking methods towards this end and the
response of persons to our training programs does
indicate this trend which is very encouraging. Truly
we are fortunate to witness the spiritual
renaissance ushered in by the advent of the Grand
Master.
5.
It is truly illustrating if we study the response/answers to the
questionnaire administered to aspirants who come to
attend a two day training program on the Natural
path conducted by Imperience. Through this
questionnaire, the aspiration profile in general and
vis a vis PAM are elicited. Some of the answers to
questions which are directly related to Morality are
given below which I would like to share with you all
:
a.
Many view that the training on PAM will teach them about meditation,
which may result in making them live in a rightful
manner like high moral and ethical thinking.
b.
All are able to grade the generally accepted noble qualities like
Honest Living with pious earnings; Sharing with
others; Sacrifice for a noble cause; Kind
heartedness; Truth Speaking; True Fraternal feeling;
and Non Injury to others as most noble quality as 1
and the next as 2 etc. and when asked further most
of them acknowledge the fact that above mentioned
noble qualities are to be followed but they are
unable to do so.
6.
It is heartening to note from the answers of the persons that there
is an innate desire or aspiration to lead a moral
life by overcoming the human frailties which are
encountered in the form of wishes. These kinds of
people who are few in number at present but are
growing with the day are indeed thinking in terms of
goal of life while for the rest this aspect or
questions has not yet come to their conscious
awareness. So Morality and moral values though are
applicable to all while few really understand them
in the context of life and few amongst them really
strive to achieve them. For the common man who
primarily seeks enjoyment in life, these are utopian
values that are written and talked about but not for
practice.
7.
With the advent of Pujya Lalaji Maharaj who has blessed the humanity
with the revival of the age old technique of
Pranahuti. It is well known that Pranahuti is the
core in the system of PAM, which enables one to have
access to the upper heart through diversion of
thought flow. The very state of the consciousness of
the Upper which is felt as balanced condition that
gives the heart, the peace and the sense of freedom
to the being, but more importantly, the person
starts thinking in terms of Other than the self.
8.
The thoughts and feelings are called as values only when they
pertain to the Other than to the self. Here, at the
upper heart, one really starts to understand, think
and strive to live a life pregnant with higher
values. The Ten Commandments of the Natural path are
the fundamental guidelines nay goals that needs to
be achieved to realise the Ultimate Goal i,e the
divinisation of human consciousness. The
individual’s effort to supplement the Pranahuti
support is to assiduously practice Point A and B
meditation as prescribed for one to live at higher
levels of consciousness.
9.
Meditation on Divine light without luminosity, Purification process
through the application of one’s will and the Prayer
at bedtime are fundamentals of practice that do not
miss the attention of a seeker but what one should
not miss or fail to follow are the meditations on
points A and B and 9.00 PM prayer for the
development of Universal fraternity which enhances
the moral fabric of the person.
10.
The term Morality is also usually associated with sacrifice. The
word sacrifice is usually understood as giving away
one’s possessions, comfort, time, energy and in the
highest sense, the life itself. Mahatma Sri
Ramchandraji says, “The real sacrifice is not to
leave the job or office, and retire to the forest,
but to lose your own self. That is what is needed in
a true seeker"2. The prayer addresses to this aspect
in a very clear cut manner.
11.
With the over emphasis of self morality decays should be understood
as one of the fundamental aspects of understanding
morality in the context of Sri Ramchandra
Consciousness. We are all expressions of Divinity
but the extent of the divinity that is getting
expressed is directly proportional to the extent the
self that has got effaced. Effacement of self
happens as one progresses towards the goal- the
Nothingness, this is one of the important indices of
one’s progress in the realms of the Divine.
12.
Revered Master, Mahatma Sri Ramchandra Ji Maharaj of Shahjahnpur U.P
India addresses to the issue of morality from the
core human value and the divine attribute namely
Selflessness. He states in an indirect manner that
moral turpitude is due to over emphasis of self.
This sentence has deeper connotations when viewed
from the development or progress of the human kind
from its present state to the state of divinization.
The standard of morality that is being discussed and
dealt in Sri Ramchandra Consciousness is at the
fundamental or core level of being. It would be
surprising to many but it is a reality to all who
are living in and breathing out Sri Ramchandra
Consciousness, through the practice of the methods,
that the burden of self is diminishing with every
step of progress enabling them to live and abide in
the principle of morality in a more natural manner.
13.
In the Natural path, due to the progress on the path wherein the
awareness or knowledge of a spiritual station help
maintain a person at a particular spiritual
condition that reflects the moral values. Now what
kind of moral values that get imbibed as one
progress on the path are quite interesting to note.
14.
As one traverses the knowledge zone of Viveka, which essentially
brings the awareness of Sat-Asat Viveka or
transiency of life. Due to this awareness, one
becomes cognizant to the importance of time. Time is
not only is valued high but is considered as
precious resource that is depleting even like
luminescence of a radioactive substance, now with
this approach to life, any redundant activity
carried out is rejected by the consciousness and one
is able to not only optimise the activities but also
able to prioritize them. All spiritual masters are
masters of time management; they seem to have time
for all appropriate activities. It is my experience
that whiling away time creates in us a sense of
guilt and deficiency is felt to that extent. The
associated feeling is that I am not discharging the
duty as I ought to do so. If you do the RCA (Root
cause analysis) for this feeling of deficiency,
invariably more often than not it is inferred that
time has been spent on idle activities to satisfy
sensory pleasures or due to sheer laziness.
15.
Similar feelings of deficiency in relation to interdependency
condition wherein one feels helpless to overcome
pangs of jealousy, prejudicial attitude towards
others, feelings of superiority and inferiority;
indifference to other’s condition; feelings of self
sufficiency etc. These are some of the feelings
which have made me feel low as far as moral quotient
is concerned in relation to the commandments of the
Master. The commandment 4 of the Master, ‘ Be plain
and simple to be identical with Nature’ has been
giving us, the aspirants the joy of the condition of
interdependency where we feel balanced, contented
about our condition. However, the deficiencies as
said above make us feel inadequate, this is a kind
of moral inadequacy that is felt by the sadhakas in
the process of owning of the condition.
16.
While experiencing the purity of heart in the condition of devotion
which is quite intense when we are moving with the
aspirants who are devoted. The inner intuitive
inspiration to think in terms of service to the
Master felt due to the fomentation of the spiritual
guide help make us deep inroads in the path of
devotion, remembrance and service. The joy of the
heart is unbounded when we are serving the Master,
this unbounded joy is due to the transcendence of
the consciousness to self less levels. Having
experienced such purity, any deficiency on our part
in participating in the service of the Master make
us feel terribly inadequate and the turmoil of the
heart and mind is so painful that we start feeling
it as a moral conflict between our aspiration and
our actions. These feelings are truly personal and I
am sure it is the same with all.
17.
I have attempted to share some of the thoughts pertaining to sadhana
when seen in relation to the morality as felt
internally by us. Truly the path makes us thoroughly
understand, due to the fomentation of spiritual
conditions of the heart, that we are divine in
expression and it is our duty to express it. The
inadequacies felt on our part during the process of
owning up(which we feel it as our duty) is truly
agonizing. However, the assured hand of the guide
brings back the balance in us. To live in a
balanced condition is one of the primary duties of
man even as Master says in 3rd Commandment,” Thus to
reach the Infinitexe "Infinite" Absolute is one of
the primary duties of man”3. And when seen from this
perspective, this duty of man is the highest
morality that every one needs to strive for.
18.
To conclude, I would like to revisit the views/assertions of the
Master regarding Morality which will guide us in our
moulding:
a.
With the overemphasis on “Self” morality XE
"Morality" decays.4
b.
The burning XE "Burning" desire for Realisation
brings the goal XE "Goal" nearer. If anybody wants
that he should get benefited, he should encourage
himself to cultivate right faith XE "Faith" , right
cognition XE "Cognition" , and right morals.5
c.
The basis of Yoga XE "Yoga" has always been the
right morals and proper behaviour6
d.
The sense of morality XE "Morality" got
deteriorated to the extent that discrimination XE
"Discrimination" between right and wrong was almost
lost.7
e.
“We are all brethren connected intellectually,
morally and spiritually — the main goal XE "Goal"
of human life.8
f.
We should do our duty XE "Duty" to uplift the
mankind not minding whether they are doing their
duty towards us properly. I believe that it is the
highest moral which we should achieve though with
some troubles and sacrifices on our part. This is a
part of saintliness.9
g.
The next important thing to be kept in mindxe "Mind"
is the moral disciplinexe "Discipline" which every
one must be very particular about. He must never do
a thing which might bring a bad name to himself or
to the sanstha he belongs to. His way of
living and dealing with others should be simple,
unassuming and cordial, inspired with a feelingxe
"Feeling" of lovexe "Love" and sympathy for others.10
19.
ALL GLORY To THE MASTER and Pranams to all
References:
1.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moral_turpitude
2.
Silence Speaks – page 335 Ed 2004
3.
Basic Writings of Sri Ramchandra – page 146
4.
Showers of Divine Grace – page 53 Ed 2006
5.
Showers of Divine Grace – page 65 Ed 2006
6.
Showers of Divine Grace – page 65 Ed 2006
7.
Showers of Divine Grace – page 77 Ed 2006
8.
Showers of Divine Grace – page 132 Ed 2006
9.
Showers of Divine Grace – page 152 Ed 2006
10.
Silence Speaks – page 30-31 Ed 2004
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