"the man without faith (is ruined and) comes back to this transmigratory cycle again and again" ...Bhagavad Gita

Nama Article 12th June 2008

Sri Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati [Maha Periyava] of Kaanchi Kaamakoti Peetam

 

"samshayAtmA vinashyati" (Bhagavad Gita IV – 40) says the Lord -- 'He who doubts, goes to ruin'. And when He says this he adds the words *ashraddha-dAnascha*, meaning 'one who has no shraddhA'. In (Bhagavad Gita IX – 3), He says

 

*ashraddha-danAH purushhaaH nivartante mRtyu-samsAra-vartmani* --

 

'the man without faith (is ruined and) comes back to this transmigratory cycle again and again'. In fact he frightens us with a warning, at the same time very compassionately. It is not just a false warning; it will surely happen that way. We should not allow it to happen. We have to develop an unshakeable faith in the thought

 

'I have come to this Guru. Let him appear to others in whatever way they think. As far as I am concerned, God will not let me down; He will certainly grace me, through this Guru, with the Release that I seek'.

 

Of course it is true that one should resort to a guru only after thorough enquiries about him. But suppose you land yourself with a fake guru. Even then, if without losing faith in him, if you surrender to him, the All-knowing Lord will bless you with Enlightenment through that Guru, though he may not himself be a JnAni!

 

Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

 

Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare