Akram Vignan [BI-MONTHLY] Keep ‘reading’ ‘your’ own ‘book’. “The moment circumstances come together, they move towards disassocia- tion and with disassociation starts another association... As the evidences for one set of circumstances arise and begin to disassociate the next set of circumstatnces begins to associate. -Dadashri JAI SACHCHIDANAND SANGH JAI SACHCHIDANAND SANGH Editor : H. G. Chhikniwala • Issue : June- July, 2016 Editorial Adviser : Sunil Parekh • Year : 5 Owned, printed and published by Sanjay J. Sanghvi • Volume : 15 - 16 for Akram Vignan Foundation, 36, Parshwanath Chambers, Near Reserve Bank, Opp. Income tax • Continuous vol. : 63 - 64 office, Ashram Road, Ahmedabad-380 014. Printed • Annual Subscription : 100/- at Vinayak Offset, 14, Amrut Industrial Estate, Near Water tank, Dudheshwar, Ahmedabad-380 004 • Single copy : 15/- JUNE- JULY, 2016 3 Akram Vignan AKRAM VIGNAN The past has gone forever. The future is on the hands of the universal power. 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In case of change Vinayak Offset of address, the subscribers are requested to write Dudheshwar, Ahmedabad-380 004 their subscriber number, old address and the new : (079) 25623955 address. q 4 JUNE- JULY, 2016 Akram Vignan Editorial : GURUPURNIMA Harivadan Chhikniwala ‘Utsavpriyaha Janaha’(©yS¢±çÐí²¢: Á¢Ý¢:), wrote a great Sanskrit poet. We all love celebrating our age-old festivals, mostly religious festivals, some seasonal festivals as well as our national festivals. They serve as occasions of ‘Lokasangraha’, mass contact and mass communication. They offer opportunities for leadership, budding new talent, general approval and abundant participation. The famous Rathayatra, with great pomp and piety was celebrated recently in Puri as well as in Ahmedabad and elsewhere, too. It becomes a cosmopolitan festival, providing immense scope for display of new talent, training, charity and great cheer. Similarly, Guru Purnima was also recently celebtared all over India by Mahatmas at different centres, chosen by the J.S.S. Devotees of Dada Bhagavan met at select places like Surat, Vadodara, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, etc. and sang ‘bhajans’; listened to interesting discourses on Guru and Jnana related to Akram Vignan and partook of ‘prasad’ happily. Festivals celebrated last month, ‘Raksha-bandhan’, our Independence Day, ‘Paryushan Parva’, Durga Pooja, Onam, Navaratri, Dassehra etc. are fast approaching. And Diwali, of course, is also quite near now. India is a great nation of unity in the midst of diversity, of a rich cultural variety, with a unique ancient heritage. Of festivals of all hues, there is no dearth. Mahatma Shri Vishnubhhai Pathakji wrote about Guru Purnima in his book ‘Words, Windows to Pureself’, published in 1982. He wrote, quoting Shri Krishna in the Bhagawad Gita, Ï¢ãêÝ¢æ Á¢‹}¢¢Ý¢}¢‹¼ï ¿¢¢Ý±¢‹}¢¢æ ÐíÐl¼ï J Which he also revised as ΢΢ S¢±¢üç}¢ç¼ S¢ }¢ã¢y}¢¢ S¢éÎéHü|¢: J It means “Mkðoºk Lku Mkðo{kt ËkËk ¼økðkLkLku òuLkkhku yrík Ëw÷o¼ nkuÞ Au.” In the Gita also Lord Krishna asked Arjuna to be a Yogi, a real ‘Nishkam Karmayogi’ (rLk»fk{ f{oÞkuøke), but later added that a Jnani ‘bhakta’ was very dear to him. Dada Bhagavan gave us such Jnana. Guru Purnima was meant for dissemination of wisdom and light, leading to Moksha. Dada Bhagavan’s ‘Jnana’ of Akram Vignan is non-pareil, unequalled, without a parallel. The Guru gives Jnana to seekers. It opens the doors to Moksha, Liberation or helps the disciple to achieve a state of mind JUNE- JULY, 2016 5 Akram Vignan which is called ‘Jivan Mukti’. Guru Shuddhatma or Pureself. Dada Bhagavan Purnima is traditionally celebrated by is such a guru. Hindus, Jains and Buddhists. They pay Ý x¢éÚ¢ïÚç{ÜæU ¼œ±æ Ý x¢éÚ¢ïÚç{ÜæU ¼Ð: J their respects to the Guru and also express ¼œ±¿¢¢Ý¢¼ì ÐÚæ Ý¢çS¼ ¼S}¢ñ Ÿ¢è x¢éÚ±ï Ý}¢: JJ their gratitude to him. In the past, all academic gurus were also spiritual gurus. The Guru has the knowledge of the They possessed limitless powers. ultimate. He is free from any desire for any material possessions or worldly The Great Guru Veda Vyasa, also objects, such as money, fame, power in known as Krishna Dwaipayana, author of any form, etc. He has attained to the the epic Mahabharata of which the Gita nature of Parabrahma, the Supreme self. is a part, was born on the Guru Purnima A true guru seeks to make his disciple day. His parents were Parashara and self-dependent by helping him to turn Satyavati. The Veda Vyasa is also within and awaken the inner Guru, as remembered as one of the seven Dadaji explained the meaning of his immortals or ‘Chirjivanah’. They never adopted name. The aim is ‘Keval Jnana’. die. They invisibly rule the earth. Vyasa was the first sage to write about Shri Adi Shankaracharya says that a true Krishna. Guru Purnima is also called guru possesses tranquillity, self-control, Buddha Purnima, because Gautam divine wisdom and compassion towards Buddha gave his first sermon in Sarnath, all living beings. He has an unselfish on this day. desire to help all others. He is well-versed in the Vedas and the Upanishads. Gurus Lord Shiva is called the Adiyogi, master the scriptures. He is devoid of because he transmitted the Yogic Sciences greed, pride, anger and deceit. The true for the first time to the ‘Saptarshis’(Seven Guru inspires and awakens human souls Sages), who later spread the Shiva to recognition of their own dignity and knowledge to the whole world. It is known divinity, knowledge of being as Kashmiri Shaivism-old and original. ‘Shuddhatma’ or Pureself ! The Jnana The word ‘Guru’ consists of two roots given by such a guru frees oneself from in Sanskrit, ‘gu’ meaning darkness or ignorance and fear of death. The Guru is ignorance and ‘ru’ meaning ‘remover’. the liberator of the spirit. Gurus in our times may be true or false. We are also aware of a Guru The true Guru is the Jnani, the scientist Parampara, the tradition of Jnana-Vidhi, who can seal the karmik flow, burn past perpetuating the process from generation sins and draw a line of demarcation to generation. Gurus select their own best between the real and the relative or in disciples as successors to continue the other words, Pratishthita Atma and the 6 JUNE- JULY, 2016 Akram Vignan tradition or ‘Parampara’. So many little boy, an arrow-smith, a dog, a moth, Mahatmas and Aptaputras rise to achiveve a spider, a snake, a honey-bee, a pigeon, a similar status as the Guru, the Prime an ant, an elephant, a caterpillar, the Sky, Source ! Each guru is invisibly connected the Sun, the Moon, the fire, etc., etc. That to the Adi Guru. Shri Krishna was the reveals almost the whole known world to ‘Jagadguru’ in this sense. The Adi Guru us, especially on the earth or beyond. The is present in each one of us, followers, Guru adores it all. like fire in the wood, or like butter in milk. It is also believed and passed on that The Guru loves all disciples like a mother. when the time is ripe, an aspirant does There is oneness among all such disciples. not have to go in search of a Guru, but Finally, we remember Guru Dattatreya, that the Guru comes to find the earnest a trinity of Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh, disciple. The real Guru teaches by symbolizing the creation, sustenance and example. He initiates action by combining Regeneration or Recreation of the reason with sincere heart-feeling. The Universe. Lord Dattatreya talked about Guru guides the disciple, even invisibly. his twenty-four gurus. It gives us a The mature disciple gets the power to glimpse into the reality. Those inspiring fight the forces of evil, as guided by the elements were the earth, the air, etc. as Guru. The Guru also lives in the disciples well as a dancing girl who maintains poise and so the Parampara continues. throughout her movements, Pingala, a Jai Sachchidanand The famous actor Rajanikant, an idol of the masses, says his first Guru was Swami Ramakrishna Paramhansa.