Devotion and renunciation of the ego are the two sides of the same coin ~ 27 Mar 2013

Jaya Guru Datta! Surrender, surrender, surrender…there is never loss only gain each time a part of us is given to God…may we give our all! Sri Guru Datta!

301. దేవునిపై, లేక గురువుపై భక్తి, అహంకార పరిత్యాగం, ఒకే నాణానికి రెండు ప్రక్కలు. ఓం హరయే నమః – ఓం జనార్దనాయ నమః
Completely giving up the sense of a separate identity and allowing God to always act through me, as Swamiji does, is the same as giving up ego, I think. But it is not in my control to do so. Even that has to happen only through God’s/Guru’s grace. Total, pure devotion towards God/Guru may fetch that result. But who grants such pure devotion? Only God/Guru through His infinite compassion. As Sri Jayalakshmi Mata declared in the Kannada song, “Nannadenu illa Krishna, iruvudella ninnde” (there is nothing that is mine, Krishna, all that there is, is yours). Jaya Guru Datta

Jaya Guru Datta Puttuji. Is it water that is deciding whether to take form as a cloud, snow, a glacier, or a river? God decides, I think. Is man deciding whether he should be born clever, strong, gluttonous, or as a rowdy? Is man not also following God’s decree and taking whatever form and attributes that God grants him, and following that particular path, be it rough or smooth, to merge back in the Supreme? The cloud simply drops down from the sky and joins the ocean. The rivulet born on a mountain peak struggles through its long and arduous journey, suffering much pain and friction before reaching its destination. Neither has the freedom nor the power to remain in their temporary form in their temporary station, be it in the air or on a mountain top. By God’s decree they must reach the ocean sooner or later. Likewise, is not God/Guru promising us all salvation, sooner or later, by an easier or a tougher method, as per our situation? Are we not all simply puppets in His hands, being granted devotion and the inclination to surrender our ego, also, only as and when He sees fit, in the manner decided by Him? Perhaps all that we can do, if He wills it, is to pray for the strength and the ability to pray properly (201). That way perhaps we will receive His compassion sooner, rather than later, and reach our supreme goal by an easier means, rather than through a strenuous route (108), by the grace of our Sadguru. Jaya Guru Datta

Jaya guru Datta Appaji.. You have shown us many ways to earn the coins of devotion and renunciation. This message comes of Lakshmi jayanthi day.. Thank you for the blessing Appaji.. Sri guru Datta

Jai Guru Datta
Dear Swami AVADHOOTA
Yes APPAJI this I understand, but if I fall out of this focus and feel my emptiness, feel me and I, the Ego is growing. So I pray, to hold my focus always on YOU APPAJI.
Sri Guru Datta and much love ~~~
Om Namo Hanumate Namaha

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GREAT MESSAGE.

JAYA GURU DATTA,
GURU DEVA,EXCELLENT MESSAGE WHICH GAVE VERY BROAD MEANING WITH SIMPLE WORDS,continuous service to GURU is the only way to connect GURU AND GOD,and it is the way to overcome EGO.
SATHA KOTI PRANAMAS TO LOTUS FEET OF SATHGURU DEVA.
SRI GURU DATTA.

Hari Om Hari!!! JGD

Jaya Guru Datta
Om Haraye Namah
When we think of ourselves and our ego we think implicitly that we are beings who are separated from God. If we want to overcome this separation we have to renounce from thinking of I and ego.
Sri Guru Datta
Om Janardanaya Namah
Om Namo Hanumate Namah

Jaya Guru Datta. I pray for devotion. Make my love for Mother Swamiji grow and grow until it devours me. Sri Guru Datta.

JGD Appaji Kindly grant us pure devotion through your infinite grace. Happy Holi.

Appaji’s today’s MMS also make us to think deeply about a comparison of devotion and renunciation of ego. In otherwords once we sacrifice our ego, they are same or equal of two sides of a same coin. If we still go deep in to this, once we get rid of from ego , pride, jealous and selfishness , it leads automatically to devotion only. In this Kaliyuga it is very difficult to sacrifice such qualities , because we are involved or attracted in unwanted desires and worldly pleasures and there by we may not be able to develop self realization in our life. Therefore to overcome this, there is only one way and that is to follow a spiritual path under the guidelines of Sadguru . Here we have to follow his words and teachings strictly and develop our spiritual knowledge till the end of our life. Here we are always a student and the Saguru is always our Master. The photography is very apt for this MSG since in Mother’s creation even the water comes from it’s source and flow in different form based on the situation and finally it ends in to the ocean only. Similarly in the creation of God , we come from it’s source and go through various forms during our life in this earth and finally go to the the same supreme only. But during this period in this we can see the God in the form of our Sadguru , and if we follow His words and teachings , then we can develop our spiritual knowledge . Unless we acquire this knowledge , we cannot come out from our Ego and the other bad qualities and in which case our life will be a failure . The Bhajan rendered by Sri Shankar shanbhag from the CD Sri Krishna jaya is very apt for this MSG since we have to see our Appaji in the form of Lord Vishnu , Who will protect and guide us in our life provided we follow Him. Thank You Appaji for your good lesson and we follow you till our life. JGD.

Jai Guru Datta, I pray that my devotion to my Sadguru always burn bright in my heart and mind. Pranam Gurudev

JGD Appaji – we are trying our best but please remove our ego and see that we treat every one equal – SGD

JGD. “Let go and let God” is a saying I like to remember. It seems that the “let go” part is renunciation and the “let God” part is Bhakti. I like this new way of looking at it. Thank You Swamiji. Thank You Puttuji. JGD.

jgd Haraye namaha. Yes Janaardhana ji both sides of the coin have to be perfect for a deal. Devotion and renunciation we receive from You and practice them to reach You back. Its all Your play O!Lord may Your will help and protect Your children. onhn sgd

JAYA GURU DATTA! Shatha koti pranams to lotus feet of param pujya Sri Sri Sri Ganapathi Sachidananda Swamiji.

JGD Appaji
Everything is possible with His blessings. Complete devotion and giving up of ego also only possible through Him. We can try and prepare ourselves worthy to receive such divine blessings sooner by following Him.

jayagurudatta puttuji, sashtangapranams at lotus feet of poojya swamiji,devotion to sadguru’s lotus feet is only the way to forget ego om namo hanumathenamhaa

Beautiful solution for “ego”. This is continuation of MMS 330 for the query, the impossible problem called ego. May lord bless us all with true devotion to God.