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         ( SUPPLEMENT )

02 May 2021

   A  SPIRITUAL SEEKER'S

             MESSAGE

     The speaker in the audio clip attached is Shri Nochur Venkatraman, a reknowned disciple of Shri Ramana Maharishi. I had the good fortune of interacting with him years ago. His message on the present situation ( Pandemic) seems to make a lot of sense, so sharing the original with all of you with my own poor attempt at translation. The original is in very simple Tamil and it is worth listening to the calm voice of truth. It is not at all difficult to understand for anyone who has spent ten months in OTA. This is what he says : -

      In the present prevailing situation, what we have to do is to keep our minds calm and peaceful without worrying, do japam (naam-jaap) and do readings of the true scriptures. Talking about only such subjects, it is better for us to stay put wherever we are. That is all.

That is the only way we can contribute to the welfare of all. We give power to negativity or to those things which are harmful to ourselves by talking about them, debating and propogating them. That is why everyone should avoid repeatedly watching such related news on TV, always talking about this disease and becoming panic-stricken . The more we pander to this fear, the more we attract negativty . The only way to avoid attracting such doshas to ourselves is by remaining without worrying about them and talking to others about them.We should empower Shri Vishnu. Shri Vishnu's power lies in the devotees only.The devotees worship, meditate on and talk about Him only.That is when the Bhagawat Shakti manifests itself in this world. In a similar fashion, the Asuric shakti will manifest itself if we keep talking about it. I am not saying that the virus is an Asuric shakti. It is also a Devic shakti, the power of Ambal.

In the olden days, whenever deadly disease became prevalent, it used to be said that Amma has come and there would be Vandanam .If we respect it and worship it in that form, it will perform whatever its task is and go away.

        But if we keep worrying about it as something that is unwelcome,  spoil our own minds,disturb the peace of mind of others who are calm by talking to them about it, - that is a much bigger affliction. Without doing all this, it is better to do as the Government says and not go out.There is nothing outside that cannot be left alone for some time. Bhagawan has given all of us a month's time to stay inside and meditate, study the scriptures and do naam-jaap. Left to ourselves, we would never have done this.This gift has come to us at such a convenient and auspicious time. In this hot weather, it is better to remain inside in the shade, meditate, read good books and have Satsanghs. Please do not go around being afraid and spreading fear in gatherings. At its worst, the virus spells death. The main aim of having Satsanghs is to overcome the fear of death.It is not possible to overcome physical death, but it is very much possible to overcome the fear of death. That is what is called Gyana. Without fearing death, without discussing about death, remaing calm and content and peaceful is the need of the hour. Please do not spread fear.That is the best seva one can do. Other than that, this is a great opportunity to remain in solitude and peace.