"Making of a Swami"

   What exactly happens when a person arrives at a turning point is confusion, perplexity, and a test to his ability to decide quickly to take a firm decision to move forward. Does every jiva on the move can cope with that? The big question is the role played by the unseen divine hand (adrushta) , the accrued fruits of past lives (purvapunya), divine grace (daivaanugraha),  or the role of fate of destiny (vidhi),  Nobody knows what is the governing principle here. But, one thing is certain, some jivas are instantly liberated from the shackles of bondage- the bonds that bind the jiva to repeated births and deaths in earthly existence, gets enlightened as to the reality of existence, and relieved once and for all! This is like the cataract (that blinds) is removed by a (lazer) surgery. The person is thus totally enlightened. How does this happen?

  The 'quirk of fate', as it were, leads the jiva by hand to a critical situation, to the verge of a cliff and takes away everything he/she possesses and leaves him/her naked on the street! We have quoted the life of Lalleshwari in Kashmir. The same is the case of Bharata Ratna Bhimsen Joshi, Gurudev Ranade, and many many others who turned mystics, less to speak about the experience of this author writing the blog. When everything is withdrawn overnight, left high and dry, left nothing to hold on, there is a choice of only one thing and that is suicide, to which many succumb, take recourse to. But that is only to those jivas which are totally ignorant, loaded with karma and unable to think and unable to run to a guru who can redeem him/her. But, this situation comes only to a few as a blessing in disguise to those who are blindly going on in a worldly life, revelling in sensuous life. They suddenly gets a bolt from the blue and is shaken to the core. Such a jiva asks the Lord,"What is your design, resolve, my Lord? Do not punish me, Lead me unto the heavenly abode of 'Light' (go loka), Knowledge (jnyan), Immortality (amruta) and kindly take me by your hand and lead me out of this mess." Lo, there comes a sudden 'Light' and you are relieved from all shackles. The chain is cut off. Now you can live happily, peacefully, joyfully unmindful of what is going on around you. Nobody bothers you or, you do not bother about anybody and life goes on happily till last breath. Nothing touches you. You are your own 'Master', gained full control over the self, a 'Swami' - established in the self. Thus a Swami is born,

  Is this Swami a teacher? No. He does not teach anything, not even yoga. He is the one who has left interest in worldly life and lives alone in a forest, hilltop, or alone in a secluded place. sometimes, may be in a cave or a tree top! He appears like a mad person who throws stones at those who look curiously at him or trouble him. How can he relieve us from our bondage? Who told you he does anything? It is we who go to him with a purpose and full faith in him. We go there to surrender all our ego, attachment, pride, envy, and other quaities at his feet. He acts like a fire pot, agni kunda and get purified. When we go within his aura all our blemishes attached to our soul as a stain gets cleansed. We become totally liberated. No desire rises in us and we desire nothing thereafter.
   How does a Guru come to him, the earnest seeker to lift him/her up? This is the miracle! The Guru comes to the door of his disciple, as if ordained by the supreme Lord Almighty, and takes him/her by hand and, leaves him in the domain of the Lord, nothing to bother about after!