Gurunathar’s Messages on Moola Star

Gurunathar’s Divine Message Moolam Pooja 19-03-2009I

would like to add something to what has already been said by my chosen representative (Guruji). I would like to clarify what constitutes faith in God. Many still do not quite understand what it is. If you talk about faith in your guru you should have complete trust in all that he says. In that case as an individual , you will have nothing to worry about. Your physical self, life and wealth are surrendered at His feet. What is left for you? If you do this it is total surrender and this in itself is faith. So I tell you that when you have such an attitude, the guru’s comfort comes before yours. I also say once you have given him everything he will also decide how it is to be used. Do not go to him and ask, “What should I do?” because you will find your self in a quandary if he tells you to do something beyond your capacity.When you decide on a specific course of action do not go to your guru and act as if you are asking his guidance. His opinion should not be a second opinion.(It must be the only one). Once you have asked him you must follow what he says. If you fail to do this you are spoiling your relation with Him.

I come forward to say this now because your guide my chosen representative has not specified this. Wholehearted and total obedience and respect for your guru is necessary. There will always be a meaning behind what he does. When he tells you to do something it is to change your state of karma. So remember that it is for your good. If you believe that everything that happens to you has a reason then you must also believe that his words are the truth. Whatever you do, always keep this in mind.
Do not keep asking him to do small things for you. He knows what you need. He will see that your need is satisfied at the proper time. Do not doubt this. Can you maintain this kind of discipline? Otherwise think of him as a great person whom you have had the privilege to meet and go your way. As I say this I see there are some who are frowning. Still this is the truth.
Those who can adhere to the strict guidelines deserve to ask for a upadesam. As a disciple you might find him prescribing certain austerities as punishment. There is a big difference between a bhaktha and a disciple. A bhaktha deserves whatever blessings he gives them. I would also like to say for those who opt only for his blessings they are in a happy comfortable position, because there is no limit to his blessings. Like a waterfall, the blessings will fall upon them constantly.
If you are a seeker of God you are a disciple. If a disciple does something wrong he will have to face the consequences. You have always known this. Keeping all this in mind, decide what you are capable of doing and then come to me. Only then can you approach me.

{Translation of Gurunathar’s Divine message given to and read by Guruji Shri.K.V.Narayanan}

Gurunathar’s Divine Message Moolam Pooja 23-01-2009

I heard a question here, “What is the source of all my troubles?” I have explained this number of times. Still, I shall repeat it in one word, “Expectations”. If we try to introspect we shall find that expectations form the basic reason for our desires, emotional attachments and undesirable thoughts. When we are without expectations, there is no grief, no sense of defeat or disappointment; nor do we feel cheated. I have understood this.
Such being the case I feel that it is important to learn to live without any expectations. With God’s grace we can have faith without expectations. We will believe all that happens to us is His action and by His grace. A person who achieves this can easily reach the feet of God. Though it is not a big achievement, it is a difficult one. If we begin to look for such people, we will find that they are very rare. It is because it is difficult to be part of human society and yet live without expectations that people went away to forests and wilderness.
Those of us, who live in the world with families, should throw out the wrong expectations and have only the correct ones; then you will see God.

{Translation of Gurunathar’s Divine message given to and read by Guruji Shri.K.V.Narayanan}

Gurunathar’s Divine Message Moolam Pooja 27-12-2008

I would like to reply to a question. Please listen carefully to the question and answer which relates to desires and emotional attachments. I shall reply so you can understand it easily. Please listen carefully! To those who take the trouble to do so, I shall tell you that it is difficult to root out a desire completely. If we suppress it there is a chance of its raising its head again. I shall give you an illustration. If a spring is attached to a metal rod and you hold one end of it and pull it, it will stretch but as soon as you release it, it will go back to its initial position. (Here the metal rod is the mind and the spring is the desire). Similarly it is difficult to remove desires. So the only solution is to remove the spring completely from the rod. You must deal with the desire by eliminating the circumstances that created the desire. For example if you are addicted to something throw out the reason for your addiction from your person, home and avoid the company of those who have the same addiction. If you follow these rules I believe that you will be able to remove it. It may be a bit difficult but first identify these desires one by one and deal with them individually.

{Translation of Gurunathar’s Divine message given to and read by Guruji Shri.K.V.Narayanan}

Gurunathar’s Divine Message Moolam Pooja 16-07-2008

There is a reply to a question here.”How should I relate to God?”. I have mentioned this several times. There are several mental approaches to this. It is important to choose the method you are capable of handling. There are several ‘Bhavas’. You must choose the one most suited to your temperament and nature. You must not imagine that you can follow the Bhava that someone else has chosen. This would be a mistake. You must choose what comes easily and naturally to you. Once you have chosen this you must not swerve from it. Apart from this you will find that repeating God’s name makes you constantly think of God. Some feel that others make fun of them. If so don’t let this trouble you. Keep repeating His name and thoughts will be fixed on God unwaveringly. Everything we do will become a dedication to God. Hence every action becomes a divine action.
The work that is being done in common interest seems to be meeting with hurdles. The reason seems to be several in number. I remind you there is a time for everything. We must pray to God in our individual way and surrender the problem at His feet. The problem will be solved.
There are no negative vibrations related to building an establishment. The Gods will see to it that each problem is solved. Let your peace of mind continue.

{Translation of Gurunathar’s Divine message given to and read by Guruji Shri.K.V.Narayanan}

Gurunathar’s Divine Message Moolam Pooja 19-06-2008

Many have asked “What is the meaning of my life? What is the purpose behind it?”. The answer to this is simple but to implement it is difficult. The journey of each person is to seek the divinity within himself. God lives in each of us but we do not realize this. This body is the house where the Lord resides. If we were to explore the house (i.e. the body) we find (1) a roof (2) the main beam, (3) two cross beams (4) a floor and (5) walls containing this. In this house lives God. Still without understanding this we seek Him in the world outside us. Why does this happen? It is because our five senses functioning through the sense organs entangle us in a world of illusion (Maya) from which we can find it difficult to free ourselves.

Hence each of us must travel inward through introspection and meditation. We must practice this atleast for half an hour every day. If along with meditation you recite mantras I assure you without fail you will not only see and sense God you will also rise to a higher spiritual level.

{Translation of Gurunathar’s Divine message given to and read by Guruji Shri.K.V.Narayanan}

Gurunathar’s Divine Message Moolam Pooja 23-05-2008

I just want to speak to you about one’s identity. What does the word ‘I’ mean? Like others, I meditated on this for years. Each of you have to make strenuous efforts to reach this level. Already you may know just how difficult this is. I need not elaborate on it. Your identity has to shed its egoistic state and the resulting attitudes. From today onwards do not say “I did this”. The word, “I” shows arrogance and is untrue. It is apt to say, “We” instead of “I”. In every effort we make, every act we perform, God is with us. We must always remember this “Yam Kankinrom” (We perceive) is what an ascetic or gnani says because he is constantly aware of the presence of God. Mere lip service is not sufficient. You must wholeheartedly and completely believe that God is within you in every action. This is how you should be. In your mind you must accept ‘My action alone can achieve nothing’. Then you will find all is well and you will find peace’.
In these days of Kaliyugam whatever the money you spend, you cannot get peace. For this you must surrender all at God’s feet and accept that everything is done by God. This does not mean you become idle. Just as brother Sarvanan did today you must act without expectations. Everything will turn out well.

{Translation of Gurunathar’s Divine message given to and read by Guruji Shri.K.V.Narayanan}

Gurunathar’s Divine Message Moolam Pooja 25-04-2008

I heard a question. “What is a Gnani like? or How do we recognize one?”. I understood the inner meaning of the question. The person who asked the question was referring to ascetics or those who have renounced worldly things. I have mentioned this earlier. The answer is to live with detachment and great compassion. Though a Gnani may live with detachment his affection can be felt anywhere in the world. If you are looking for physical or external attributes he can have no special dress or even a pair of horns to help you identify him. As I have said before, he treats everyone he meets with the same concern. He removes dislikes, desires and wishes from his mind. He feels that God is the only wealth, the only happiness, that He alone is everything. He lives increasingly with this belief.

What do you have to do to reach this state? The answer is easy: do as he does. Practicing this is extremely difficult. Little by little leave out what you like in your food and other habits. When you cease to be a slave to these you get the power to do without everything else. The one who leaves behind the world with all its activities, does little by way of action and contemplates only on Lord Shiva, does not worry about his needs because God looks after them and everything else around Him. The Gnani has complete faith in this and knows how to surrender to God. What we need to understand is that total surrender is necessary. With total surrender , everything we need comes to where we are. If you begin to feel even a little doubt about this you cannot reach this state.

{Translation of Gurunathar’s Divine message given to and read by Guruji Shri.K.V.Narayanan}

Gurunathar’s Divine Message Moolam Pooja 29-03-2008I

would like to give you some advice: How does the voice inside us or intuition or conscience guide us on our spiritual path to reach God? While on the spiritual path, our intellect can guide us only to a certain extent. It is good to think and contemplate and decide on what we need to do to progress spiritually but this can help only to a certain level. Beyond this it is our intuition that needs to guide us.What is this intuition? This is the voice of God Himself within us! By listening to this voice we can reach the feet of God. How do we keep this voice alive within us? It is only by true and whole hearted devotion and love to God. Hence if our intellectual aspirations and ambition may form the foundation of our going to God, it can be completed only with the help of our intuition.

{Translation of Gurunathar’s Divine message given to and read by Guruji Shri.K.V.Narayanan}

Gurunathar’s Divine Message Moolam Pooja 01-03-2008

I would like to say something. The question is “How should we conduct ourselves to gain world peace?”. My reply is that, “No one should feel that any nation is exclusively his – that he alone has the right to love it. Similarly his love should not be limited only to his family. If you have love and affection for an individual, you must learn to feel the same towards all. All creation belongs to everyone and I too am part of this, and so I will show my love and affection to all”. If you adopt this attitude, peace will follow naturally. This is what I have observed and hence this is what I say.
Once again I explain, we must cease to identify ourselves exclusively with one religion or one nation and acknowledge instead the presence of God in every individual. You must not feel, “This is my family” and think instead, “This is God’s family”. Our love must supersede limitations of our family circle; it should spread to all society to go beyond the borders of our nation and spread to the whole world. If we practice this we shall gain general peace, social peace and world peace.

{Translation of Gurunathar’s Divine message given to and read by Guruji Shri.K.V.Narayanan}

Gurunathar’s Divine Message Moolam Pooja 07-01-2008

There is a question I would like to answer: “When you are on the spiritual path is it unnecessary to own things? Is the desire for ownership questionable? I think this is a very important question. In this Kaliyugam it is very difficult to live without any possessions. Therefore one can have a possession (for instance some property) but he must not become attached to it by thinking it indispensable. In the case of property ownership, he or she must not feel that acquiring property is the important aim of living. When we leave this earth we will be leaving all possessions behind. If we want the soul to have freedom and wish to attain Mukthi, possessions become unnecessary. Such being the truth, let us enjoy what we have as long as we have it and then when cease to have it let us move on. We must not feel sorry at the possibility of our losing any comforts we have. Having possessions is not wrong but we must always remember that we will be perfectly all right without them. If we do this we can progress on the spiritual path.

For instance a person on the spiritual path may enjoy the use of television and telephones but he or she must be ready to live without these comforts. My advice would be: enjoy it as long as it is there but do not miss it if it is not there.

{Translation of Gurunathar’s Divine message given to and read by Guruji Shri.K.V.Narayanan}