LUST conquest – N. G. Chandorkar

LUST conquest – N. G. Chandorkar

Two Moslem ladies wearing veils came to take darshan of Baba at the mosque and N. G. Chandorkar was sitting by him. N. G. Chandorkar tried to get up and go away.

Baba: You had better remain. If they wish to take darshan, let them come.

The ladies came. The older removed her veil and took darshan. Next, as the younger removed her veil, took darshan and resumed her veil, Nana, smitten with her beauty, thought to himself "Shall I have one more opportunity to see that angelic face?", but he said nothing. Baba struck him on the thigh. Then the ladies left.

Baba: Nana, do you know why I struck you?

Nana: How can I hide anything from the omniscience of my guru? But I do not understand how such low thoughts should sway my mind, when I am in your immediate presence.

Baba: You are a man after all. Are you not? The body is full of desires, which spring up as soon as a sense object approaches, but are temples with lovely and well coloured exterior scarce in the world? When we go there, is it to admire the exterior or see the Godwithin? When you are seeing the God in the shrine, do you care for the outside beauty of the building or for that of the image or Paramatama within? Does God remain only in temples? Is he not found in every object in the world as in temples? We are not to botherourselves about the beauty or ugliness of the exterior, but to concentrate solely on the form taken by and revealing God.

Of course there is nothing in looking at the exterior, but as one looks at it, he must think how clever and powerful is the God that produced such a beautiful abode, how he resides therein and how nicely ornamented he is. Nana, if you had directed your thoughts to this way, you would not have had the desire to get one more look at the Moslem beauty's face. Keep this always in mind.


DIVINE ADVICE:

Baba: Satsanga, i.e., moving with the good is good. Dussanga, i.e. moving with evil minded people is evil and must be avoided.

Yama, Niyama. Restrain yourself from forbidden food and drinks.

Avoid needless disputation. Avoid falsehood. Have restraint of speech.

Fulfill promises.

Restrain Lust - Wholly in respect of others' wives, and partly in respect of your own wife.

Enjoyment of marital pleasure is permissible. But be not enslaved by it. MUKTI is impossible to persons addicted to lust. Lust ruins mental balance, and strength or firmness. It affects the learned also.

Unruly buffaloes are controlled by tying a log to their neck as a clog to their movements. Viveka (i.e., prudence and discrimination) must be tied to one's mind when sex attracts.

Desires must be controlled. You must master them and not be their slave.

Yet you can (and must) use them, the inner enemies within limits.

E.g., (Besides Kama for the wife),
1. have krodha (anger) against unrighteousness.
2. have Lobha (greed) for Hari Nama, uttering God's name.
3. have Moha (fondness) for Mukti (salvation)
4. have Matser (hatred) for evil action; and
5. have no mada (pride)


(Courtesy: H H Pujyasri B V Narasimha Swamiji)