Gurunathar Messages

Gurunathar’s Divine Message Ashwini Pooja 16-01-2008

The question asked today, “Who is the Supreme One?”-“What is the path to reach Him”.
The answer like the question is easy and difficult. When you say ‘One’ it is clearly in the singular. But who is the ‘One’? This is difficult. ‘One’ refers to the God who is the origin of all creation. He is Truth, Purity, Immaculate and we can go on with other adjectives. But this is not the question. How can anyone reach the Supreme One? First understand where He is. As a first step we must believe that He is in all things and also within each of us. Hence the answer follows that to achieve the Supreme One within us, we must go inward in search of Him. Till here it is easy. After this start the problems. There is no easy path. To go inward and to constantly turn our mind inward, we cannot pay attention or be interested in external things. If we should not focus on the outward, we need discipline and we need to believe that all that is outside is temporary. We must always remember that it is the Supreme One alone who is permanent and eternal. Hence I would say to the extent possible let us turn our mind inward.

{Translation of Gurunathar’s divine message given to and read by Guruji Shri K V nayayanan}

Gurunathar’s Divine Message Ashwini Pooja 20-12-2007

I heard a strange question “While a person is on the spiritual path should he or she show affection to their family?” This is indeed strange because I have repeatedly said “Anbe Sivam” (Love is Lord Shiva). Every living being deserves to be loved. I have never said do not show your love to your family. The love you show to your family is what you should show towards the world. You must love all living things. The true spiritual state is when you are able to show the same quality of love to the world that you show your kith and kin.
Sometimes a person does not understand this and feels that if he shows his love openly it will obstruct his or her spiritual progress. On the contrary if he abstains from showing love it might even lead him to the lower worlds. Let us remember that our very existence is because of God’s love for us. We must learn to share this with all those around us. If we make it our ambition and aim to love all living things, this in itself means victory for us!
Till the day of the Tamil New Year there is a likelihood of distressful incidents taking place. If we do not want them to affect our nation we must pray for universal happiness. We must chant ‘Om Namah Sivaya’ 108 times every Monday and surrender the good effects of the prayer towards the welfare of the world.

{Extract from the translation of Gurunathar’s Divine message given to and read by Guruji Shri.K.V.Narayanan}

Gurunathar’s Divine Message Ashwini Pooja 22-11-2007

Here I would like to answer the question, “Is God cruel enough to punish us? It is not God but you who are punishing yourselves. If we were aware that God is within us and is guiding and protecting us, we would not be making any mistakes would we? Being ignorant of this we do wrong and suffer the consequences. God’s role is reduced to that of just being a witness. We should understand the importance of this and strive to let God rule from within us. We should remember that with God as a constant witness we should neither do any wrong nor should we entertain any negative thoughts. If we adopt this as our way of living, suffering will be reduced and we will be in such a comfortable state that we may wonder “What was the punishment?”

(Extract from the translation of Gurunathar’s Divine Message given to and read by Guruji shri. K V Narayanan)

Gurunathar’s Divine Message Ashwini Pooja 26-10-2007

Here I asked a special question: “Both days the Jayanthi Day and Aradhana Day are celebrated. Which is more important?” As we know what has no beginning has no end and what has no end has no beginning. This is the Law of Nature. So we feel both are important. Still the birthday of a human being is more important, because a man has to be born and go through several births before attaining Mukthi. The Jayanthi day or birthday is more important and the blessings bestowed on that day are extremely beneficial.
The Aradhana day commemorates the achievement of Mukthi. People in general and devotees praise not only those who have reached Mukthi but also their achievements. I make it clear that the birthday which comes before the Mukthi day is more important. Though as an achievement Mukthi seems greater, without birth there can be no Mukthi.

{Extract from the translation of Gurunathar’s Divine message given to and read by Guruji Shri.K.V.Narayanan}

Gurunathar’s Divine Message Ashwini Pooja 29-09-2007

There is something I would like to say some of you want to achieve spiritual heights and have special experiences. You desire these but I don’t see you working for them! You seem to forget that only by constant practice of what you have been taught can you achieve this.
Everyone these days is busy chasing material gains. I do not refute the necessity of satisfying material needs. The question is just how much do you actually need? A human being needs clothing, food and shelter for respite after a hard day’s work. You might say you need to save and accumulate some wealth for your children. Fair enough! But are you sure they know how to look after this and not get cheated by others? After a point they are no longer your responsibility. The God who created them will look after them. So why do you spend your lives chasing wealth? Spend some time everyday contemplating on God.

Next why are you so keen on knowing what the future is? Nothing can block all the good events that are going to happen in your lives. Stop wandering here and there trying to look into the future with horoscopes in your hands. If there is something disadvantageous in the offing, can you prevent it? After spending a lot of money on other’s advice there is no point in complaining about what is happening and blaming it on God.

For him who surrenders to God there will be no such difficulty. This is because he has the wisdom and maturity to accept what happens. His karma is what is affecting his life is something he understands. God is no way responsible for this. He does however give us the power to withstand it and so he must surrender to Him completely. Otherwise in an egoistic fashion believe that it is you as an individual who is acting and take complete responsibility for it. Do not waver between the two positions half heartedly. Make up your mind to be one way or the other.

{Extract from the translation of Gurunathar’s Divine message given to and read by Guruji Shri.K.V.Narayanan}

Gurunathar’s Divine Message Ashwini Pooja :01-09-2007

I would like to elucidate the difference between an ordinary person and a saint or ’mahaan’. What are their respective, typical qualities? There are no specific differences. Great people appear to be just like ordinary people. It is their attitudes that differ. A great spiritual person views every person he comes across with the same compassion. He does not evaluate people as ordinary people do. There is no limit to his love, and there is no particular recipient. It is indeed praiseworthy that he puts everyone – rich or poor, big or small on the same pedestal. There are no outward indications to identify a great person. He has neither claws nor horns to mark him out! He has however complete faith in God and an overpowering love for Him. As an individual he performs no miracles. Sometimes God makes him an instrument for His miracles. Only this quality makes a great spiritual person different from others.
The truth is God is present in every one of us. The person who realizes this completely sees that his actions are to the satisfaction of God and thus makes God happy. His life’s work is within the limits of all that makes God happy and all that God desires of us.

{Extract from the translation of Gurunathar’s Divine message given to and read by Guruji Shri.K.V.Narayanan}

Gurunathar’s Divine Message Ashwini Pooja 05-08-2007

I would like to elucidate something for you. Many feel that they pray to God in several ways and He does not bless them by removing their suffering.
The truth is we do not seek God in the way we should. When a mother calls to her child who has been playing in the dirt so she can clean him; he tends to run away from her. Similarly instead of seeking God we spend our time and attention focusing on the worldly obligations of living. The mother as God is always seeking us. Do not forget that it is we who keeps hiding away from Him! Just a way the child should surrender to the mother to get cleansed, we too should surrender to God to rid of us of our impurities. This is the sum of my explanation!

{Extract from the translation of Gurunathar’s Divine message given to and read by Guruji Shri.K.V.Narayanan}

Gurunathar’s Divine Message Ashwini Pooja 09-07-2007
Here is an interesting question, “Is it necessary to keep track of the number of times we chant a mantra?” Spiritually speaking, this is not necessary. Your mental concentration should be unwavering. This is more important than the number of times you repeat a mantra. However there are some who wish to gain super human powers (or siddhis) by chanting mantras. They pay particular attention to counting the number of times they chant them.
As a rule if a person chants a mantra one lakh and twenty five thousands they will gain spiritual powers. However they will not succeed in getting their aim if they fail to maintain their concentration even if they chant it five lakh times! For those who have come here, with the help of your devotion pay more heed to increasing your concentration and making your mind steady rather than counting the number of times you chant the mantra. Then you will find that a mantra chanted even a few times will yield good results.

{Extract from the translation of Gurunathar’s Divine message given to and read by Guruji Shri.K.V.Narayanan}

Gurunathar’s Divine Message Ashwini Pooja 11-06-2007

I have decided to answer a question someone has asked. “What is fear? How is it formed? How do we overcome it?”. This is the question.
First understand that fear is an attitude. It is the ghost that our own mind creates. On the whole there is no need for a human being to have any fear. If you introspect deeply about why a fear comes, you will find that it is because of the concept that this belongs to me it is mine. When we have the habit of thinking that this is my property, my relations, my children or even my life fears begin to form, and grow to the extent of taking complete control over our thinking. The anxiety or worry “will I lose this?” becomes a fear. There is a way of overcoming this. If you understand the Geetha well, you will know how to do this. “When I was born I brought nothing with me; when I depart I will take nothing with me”. What comes in the middle is given by God. Be clear about this. That is when you apply this to your life you will find that there is nothing you can lose or forfeit. When you know this there will be no fear or anxiety. To reach this mental state you need determination and a strong will. When you feel you have nothing to lose you will become courageous. This is method I have found to be practical.

{Extract from the translation of Gurunathar’s Divine message given to and read by Guruji Shri.K.V.Narayanan}

Gurunathar’s Divine Message Ashwini Pooja 15-05-2007

One of you has asked, “While we realize that the object of going through this birth is to realize God, how does obtaining siddhis help us in achieving this goal?

As I have mentioned before, performing siddhi cannot help us progress more than a step or two in our spiritual journey. If one has the power to fly it will not help him get liberated. The fact that birds can fly does not give them ‘moksham’. If by living in water we could reach God all the fish would be liberated after this birth. If by moving around in our natural state (without garments) we could reach God, all the wild animals in the forests would do so. But none of these are true, our conclusion is that none of these superior abilities by themselves help us reach God. Only a deep desire to reach God, deep faith, daily worship and a constant awareness of His presence lead us to Him.
Gurunathar Thirumoolar’s opinion about performing mental worship or imagining ourselves to be performing the physical acts of worship is that it is also of great value. He recalls that when Arjuna felt very complacent and proud about his having performed many pujas, Lord Krishna showed him that while his prayers had created only pile of leaves; Bhima’s simple ‘manasik’ offering of Vilva leaves to Lord Shiva had created a mountain. He thus destroyed Arjuna’s arrogance and established the importance of Manasika Pooja.

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