Gurunathar’s Divine Message Ashwini Pooja 08/10/06
“Narayana—An idol too can move”
“Narayana—An idol can reveal expression”
“Narayana– For those who see the idol as mere stone it remains just that!”
(you have to believe in God’s presence to see Him there)
“Narayana –“An idol can also speak” .
Today I once again explain what I have mentioned sometime ago. According to each person’s spiritual level they can make out the movements and expressions of Divine Idols. Some may suspect it to be an illusion. That is not so. I would like to say a person can hear sounds emerging from an idol. Some here dismiss my speaking and moving as an illusion. This is also not so. Please stop doing this. Apart from this a ‘Murthy’ can shed tears out of compassion and empathy for the misfortunes of human beings. As an example Lord Muruga shed tears here. Why is this so? He regrets that there are not enough doctors to attend to the ailing persons. He feels worship of Ananda Bhairavar and Shiva Lingam will alleviate their sufferings.
It has become a common feature in some homes for the Gods to wake people from their sleep. This is to increase their faith. What the Gods wish to say is that despite the disastrous situation of the Kaliyugam we are there to help you. However people continue to run after money rather than worship and surrender to God. Goddess Mahalakshmi also regrets that people worship Her not so much to achieve Mukthi as for the purpose of gaining wealth.
Please remember clearly that whoever the God you worship and whichever the name you call out all your prayers go to the same place. It will benefit you if you remember that the Supreme One can be reached through whichever form of God you worship.
Honey has remained the same through the ages despite the differences in the containers. Its quality is unchanging; similarly God’s nature is also unchanging. Whichever form and name of divinity you invoke the grace of God is there to stand by you and guide you. We must develop the attitude that we are no different from God and that we can realize the statement “The God in me is the God in you”. This is my request. You will perceive many difficulties and shortcomings in realizing this, but instill in your minds that this is happening because of your previous karma and hold firmly to the feet of the Lord. If you do this at no moment will you lose your connection with God. In a humorous vein I would say, God will feel “This person doesn’t want to let go of me!” and will bless you.
{Translation of Gurunathar’s Divine message given to and read by Guruji Shri.K.V.Narayanan}