Attuned to the master
What is the secret of joy in a man’s life? The simple answer is: To be in tune with existence. For the awakened people, this statement may not require much elaboration, but for others, this statement needs some explanation.
Being in tune with existence means being in harmony with nature, one’s own nature and the whole of existence, which is, dharma, tao, the truth. In the language of Lord Krishna, one’s nature means swadharma. He proclaims in Bhagavad Gita: “Swadharme nidhanam shreya paradharmo bhayaavaha.”
Many mistake swadharma as faith in one’s particular religion — being Hindu or Muslim or Buddhist. No, this not what swadharma is. The faiths and belief systems are imposed on a child born in a particular family believing in a particular religion. The child comes into this world with his or her unique individuality — tabula rasa. That’s why conversion becomes possible. Being converted to any particular faith or belief system depends on the circumstances, space and time. Arjuna’s individuality is that of a warrior, a fighter and a soldier, but he wanted to escape and become a renunciate, a sanyasin. Krishna persuaded him to look within, understand his true nature and be in tune with it. This was Arjuna’s truth: To be in tune with his nature.
Forgetting his nature, Arjuna is in a big dilemma and tells Krishna: “I don’t want to kill so many people, this seems to be the greatest sin that can be committed. I want to renounce the world and go to the forest and become a forest dweller.” Krishna stops him from running away. He tells him: “This is your duty. Do it. God wills it this way so let it be this way. Escaping from your duty will be to go against God. You have not arranged this war. It is happening. Go into it, but not as a doer, go into it following your true nature. There is no need to escape anywhere. And even if you do escape, you cannot escape from your nature because your whole being is that of a warrior. You are not a brahmin, you are not a sanyasin, you are a warrior.”
Arjuna is fortunate to have this wisdom from his enlightened master, Krishna. This happens in deep satsang with a person who is already in tune with nature. An enlightened person simply means the one who is in tune with one’s nature — that is what is Krishna, Buddha, Kabir, Guru Nanak and other such mystics were. Being in tune with such awakened people, in satsang with such masters, one comes to know about one’s true nature — swadharma.
Osho explains: “In the East we have called it satsang: to be in tune with the master, to be so attuned that his being starts sinking in you, that you start overlapping. Then something starts happening in you that has never happened. The master is not doing it, you are not doing it — there is nobody who is doing it — it is simply happening. Just like listening to music, you feel like dancing; being in tune with the master, you feel an awakening happening to you.”
Swami Chaitanya Keerti is the editor of Osho World and author of Osho Fragrance
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Omkaar Siddhartha
28 Sep 2012 - 16:17
Yes beautifully..expressed...
..A Mystic n Master are always responding to the Here n Now.. .
There was no Christianity, Islam, Sikhism, Buddhism in his time... and hence , no Hindu-'ism'either as we think of today...
So the Dharma that Krishna is referring to cannot be the definition or word 'religion' as we have come to understand today. Its a corruption of language....sadly h happening to many beautiful n insightful words n their roots are being thrown away to the expediency of ready made fast food n mental food we feed ourselves with too... Bcoz that would mean devoting a committed time,effort n money- to study and learn the technical jargon n history of the era it was said in... This is what we would do in any field we declare a true interest for. But, who has that time n Patience today, when everything is decided by a two minute time slot on prime time TV...
Yes, you are Right in your understanding that dharma does not translate into the English word religion as most widely believe it to be so...
This wrong corruption of many words n beautiful processes is happening , due to our greed n expediency for short term convenience of short cutting the learning process .
The same greed for speed gives rise to fanaticism n short cuts via outer rituals...bcoz its visible n mappable in matter....one can show off with wealth n buy the people n resources needed for the pseudo ritual .
And no wonder as countries n societies that grow richer monetarily.... For some years, one sees this manifest in more pseudo religious fanaticism , intolerance to protect outer definitions n rituals. bcoz the inner is empty. No time had been devoted as before. So how to fill up that emptiness... except by outer display of some acted actions n movement n verbalised rituals.
But then one is still in the realm of measurable decaying matter , not the balance of infinite spirit. One can't be called spiritual...
If the focus is always n always the insurance n security of the visible spectrum, then one is a businessman... and that's what the Religions have become...no wonder!..
The spirit has been denied, , hence religions are more materialistic n matter obsessed than the scientist today...
The new Quantum scientists , creative design artists and people like Einstein are more spiritual n connected to the intuitional dharma than the so called high priests n popes of religion...
Dharma here has more to do with the Tao... The Dhamma, the true nature... The inner law n your manifestation as Swa Dharma . To be on tune with your true Self .. True nature is the only virtue n true duty.. Else one is betraying the duty !..
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Guru Nanak n Osho re share that insight with a fresh recharge in their songs n message...
Guru Nanak on the Japji shares...the save idea....
Mannay mug na challey Panth...
Manney Dharam seti sambandh...
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Clarifying beyond doubt that the true seeker n knower will not follow the set highway of religions n organised panths n paths = religion n dharam today
But will be connected with the Dharma...
And its not an accident that Nanak says... One will be related or connected -.. "sambandh" with the dharma not walk on it...bcoz its not a set path so where will one walk... But its 'In' you so you can be connected or disconnected with your own Self !.
It can't be more clearer than this...
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Osho is the final hammer on the Rock...
" I teach Religiousness not religion ! "
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Es Dhammo Sanantano...
Amen !
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