Ye Yatha Mam Prapadyante
“Ye Yathá Máḿ Prapadyante” | |
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Speaker | Shrii Shrii Anandamurti |
Date | 1978 November 8 |
Time | Morning |
Place | Kolkata, India |
Topic | The best thing is not to ask Parama Purusa for anything |
Included in | Ananda Vacanamrtam Part 4 |
Location in Sarkarverse |
“Ye Yathá Máḿ Prapadyante” is a discourse given by Shrii Shrii Anandamurti in Kolkata, India. The discourse was delivered on the morning of 1978 November 8. This discourse is the sixteenth chapter of Ananda Vacanamrtam Part 4.[1]
Synopsis
I appear before a person according to his or her desires. His or her whole being will be filled with My being. All the jiivas of this universe are rushing towards Me, knowingly or unknowingly
Anandamurti starts the discourse by explaining a shloka from the Bhagavad Giita:
Ye yathá máḿ prapadyante taḿstathaeva bhajámyaham;
Mama vartmánuvarttante manusyáh pártha sarvashah.
Krsna says that According to one's inner desire they will receive, a woman may desire to have adorn herself with jewelry and as a result get reborn as a peacock. Anandamurti then explains that the attainment of Parama Purusa depends on a person's desires and in fact it would be best not to ask for anything. Devotion can be divided into a few categories such as static, rajasic and satvic. Someone may be of a less selfish nature and only ask to be liberated in her old age, but since her desire was for liberation and not for God, she will not be able to attain Him. The highest type of devotion is called rágátmika bhakti where devotees only want to give joy to the Lord, regardless of whether they receive pleasure or pain in the process. Anandamurti goes on saying that consciously or unconsciously everyone is moving along the same path, so it is wise for human beings to abbreviate the radius between them and their Lord.[1]
References
Preceded by The Four Stages of Human Progress |
Ananda Vacanamrtam Part 4 With: “Ye Yathá Máḿ Prapadyante” |
Succeeded by The Minimum Qualifications for a Sádhaka |