TRANSCENDING THE SCENE
Om Sai Ram!
Here's a really wonderful leela:
David and I watched a very interesting film, One Track Heart : The story of Krishna Das. He was a great devotee of Neem Karoli Baba (Maharaj-ji). He went on to become a renowned spiritual teacher and chant master. Krishna Das served God and spread the light through his music and kirtan singing. During his life he struggled with drug abuse and depression. As he progressed spiritually he felt that the popularity and fame that came with his particular way of serving and uplifting man would affect his spiritual relationship with God and his Guru.
He said that the musical gatherings were becoming a "scene" more for sensual enjoyment, hanging out and partying. He was able to experience a breakthrough after the death of his Guru. He went to India and had the transformational experience of the Maha presence of his Guru. When he returned to the states he was able to be in the world but not of it.
I guess, even in spiritual gatherings there is that element of it being a "scene".
Tonight as I was reading Sai Baba's "Prasnottara Vaahini" Our divine Lord Sai
used the word "scene", I had to chuckle, Swami is just too amazing. Here is the passage in which it is mentioned. Before this passage the different types of Sanyasa were discussed:
"Q. Who among these are really fortunate, their lives being spent in a worthwhile way?
A. Well, he who like the bee sucks in silence and in great bliss the honey in the flower, who is intent on uninterruptedly tasting the nectar of Atmic bliss; who ignores this world as but a "scene" a Drysya; he indeed is the most fortunate; his life is most worthwhile.
Q. Then Swami. What is it that is spoken of by the elders as attaining Truth, Indestructibility, Purity and Equanimity how are these attained?
A. As I said already, he who does not attach himself to the "scene", but who is engrossed in his own Atmic Bliss; it is he who attains Truth, Indestructibility, Purity and Equanimity. Even if he attains one of them it is enough; for one includes all."
~Sri Sathya Sai Baba, Prasnottara Vaahini, P. 47
Here's a really wonderful leela:
David and I watched a very interesting film, One Track Heart : The story of Krishna Das. He was a great devotee of Neem Karoli Baba (Maharaj-ji). He went on to become a renowned spiritual teacher and chant master. Krishna Das served God and spread the light through his music and kirtan singing. During his life he struggled with drug abuse and depression. As he progressed spiritually he felt that the popularity and fame that came with his particular way of serving and uplifting man would affect his spiritual relationship with God and his Guru.
He said that the musical gatherings were becoming a "scene" more for sensual enjoyment, hanging out and partying. He was able to experience a breakthrough after the death of his Guru. He went to India and had the transformational experience of the Maha presence of his Guru. When he returned to the states he was able to be in the world but not of it.
I guess, even in spiritual gatherings there is that element of it being a "scene".
Tonight as I was reading Sai Baba's "Prasnottara Vaahini" Our divine Lord Sai
used the word "scene", I had to chuckle, Swami is just too amazing. Here is the passage in which it is mentioned. Before this passage the different types of Sanyasa were discussed:
"Q. Who among these are really fortunate, their lives being spent in a worthwhile way?
A. Well, he who like the bee sucks in silence and in great bliss the honey in the flower, who is intent on uninterruptedly tasting the nectar of Atmic bliss; who ignores this world as but a "scene" a Drysya; he indeed is the most fortunate; his life is most worthwhile.
Q. Then Swami. What is it that is spoken of by the elders as attaining Truth, Indestructibility, Purity and Equanimity how are these attained?
A. As I said already, he who does not attach himself to the "scene", but who is engrossed in his own Atmic Bliss; it is he who attains Truth, Indestructibility, Purity and Equanimity. Even if he attains one of them it is enough; for one includes all."
~Sri Sathya Sai Baba, Prasnottara Vaahini, P. 47
