2 LETTERS FROM SRI ANIRVAN TO AN INDIAN PUPIL (from Six Illuminates)
Everything in life has been of value and importance to me, therefore to me living a healthy, strong, beautiful and pure life goes simultaneously with self-realization, God-realization and service to humanity.
I do not believe that God-realization is something incompatible with our day-to-day life’s yoga. When I look at the world I find my brothers and sisters unconsciously striving to attain unknown Light, working tirelessly on and on. I would be ashamed to feel or say that I am not one of them, nor belong to the same category, as I belong to a higher consciousness. In my 60 years of life I have never once retired from active work. My vegetable vendor or the woman who brings my milk does not give up working at this age. So why should I? As a matter of discipline I still work at least 8 hours a day. If, because of this, God-realization of self-realization comes my way I am content — if not, I don’t care. But I have seen that it does happen, and this experience I had in the monastery, for which I am eternally grateful to my Guru.
I have worked with love, tirelessly, and through this selfless work I got Self-realization, God-realization and the experience of Shakti. It also tallies with the Shastras.
I could have held on to any of the above realizations and shirked my work, but the idea never appealed to me. When I look at the condition around me I say: ‘I don’t want this realization, I have work to do.’ Living like a farmer or a laborer and, following their way of life and work, if I get something, I am satisfied. But running away from them to achieve an isolated self-realization has no lure for me. That is why I endeavor to do these day-to-day chores to win a clue through them to the ultimate Realization. I feel a great deal has been achieved. I will not say that I have discovered something brand new. But I do claim that what I have attained is invaluable, to wit, that God-realization is not incompatible with the will to serve all, or to promote the welfare of the world.’
Later . . .
There is one ‘Narayan’ (God) and innumerable ‘Naras’ (human beings). God is beyond time, birth and death. Everyone accepts this truth according to his or her capacity. This is the play and counter play of the many.
Both — God and Man — have a tapasya, an arduous task to perform. The combination of both gives rise to the life of the universe. From our side, we who are human beings and lift our eyes to the eagerly awaiting Divine, each one of us has a momentous responsibility: to manifest His pledge and His purpose in and through our lives. One who is young and fresh today will be adult some day, but he will never die. Imperishable life lies ahead.
It is here at every moment, at each step, that in Man’s aspiration, his tapasya, the Divine dream will find fulfillment. If we do not nourish the faith then our paean to the Divine is false. This faith we must have not for our own convenience or happiness — not even for a personal fulfillment. We must, each of us, realize the great Truth so that we may, at every moment, share it with all, knowing that my soul is one with all souls on earth — madatma sarvabhutatma.
You are most welcome to stay with me, there is a nice guest bedroom. Or my son can put you up in a guesthouse in an old rambling mansion opposite our home, if you prefer. It is pleasantly cold here now.
Since you are in India, why don't you visit Calcutta, and I will take you to meet Sri Gautam Dharmapal and Smt Rama Chowdhury and you can see where Sri Anirvan spent the last seven years of his life, and be told little stories about him. You will feel the strong yet light love energy. If you like you can take back copies of the Bengali books that he wrote, and view his library at Aurobindo Bavan.
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Thank you, Francois Fleury. Thank you also for the lovely picture of the knot carved in stone? Can you please describe it, and its significance? I think it has a deep meaning, or you would not have ;put it there.
An old friend of yours, Prithwindra Mukherjee, who is a member of Anirvan Akash, was overjoyed to see that you have also joined, and begged me for the email address of his dear friend. May I please give him your address?
Welcome most heartily to this causerie. We are all so glad that you have joined. Thank you for putting up your photograph! You are humbly invited to start any discussions, ask any questions, contribute any information or material regarding the beloved Sri Anirvan.
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Everything in life has been of value and importance to me, therefore to me living a healthy, strong, beautiful and pure life goes simultaneously with self-realization, God-realization and service to humanity.
I do not believe that God-realization is something incompatible with our day-to-day life’s yoga. When I look at the world I find my brothers and sisters unconsciously striving to attain unknown Light, working tirelessly on and on. I would be ashamed to feel or say that I am not one of them, nor belong to the same category, as I belong to a higher consciousness. In my 60 years of life I have never once retired from active work. My vegetable vendor or the woman who brings my milk does not give up working at this age. So why should I? As a matter of discipline I still work at least 8 hours a day. If, because of this, God-realization of self-realization comes my way I am content — if not, I don’t care. But I have seen that it does happen, and this experience I had in the monastery, for which I am eternally grateful to my Guru.
I have worked with love, tirelessly, and through this selfless work I got Self-realization, God-realization and the experience of Shakti. It also tallies with the Shastras.
I could have held on to any of the above realizations and shirked my work, but the idea never appealed to me. When I look at the condition around me I say: ‘I don’t want this realization, I have work to do.’ Living like a farmer or a laborer and, following their way of life and work, if I get something, I am satisfied. But running away from them to achieve an isolated self-realization has no lure for me. That is why I endeavor to do these day-to-day chores to win a clue through them to the ultimate Realization. I feel a great deal has been achieved. I will not say that I have discovered something brand new. But I do claim that what I have attained is invaluable, to wit, that God-realization is not incompatible with the will to serve all, or to promote the welfare of the world.’
Later . . .
There is one ‘Narayan’ (God) and innumerable ‘Naras’ (human beings). God is beyond time, birth and death. Everyone accepts this truth according to his or her capacity. This is the play and counter play of the many.
Both — God and Man — have a tapasya, an arduous task to perform. The combination of both gives rise to the life of the universe. From our side, we who are human beings and lift our eyes to the eagerly awaiting Divine, each one of us has a momentous responsibility: to manifest His pledge and His purpose in and through our lives. One who is young and fresh today will be adult some day, but he will never die. Imperishable life lies ahead.
It is here at every moment, at each step, that in Man’s aspiration, his tapasya, the Divine dream will find fulfillment. If we do not nourish the faith then our paean to the Divine is false. This faith we must have not for our own convenience or happiness — not even for a personal fulfillment. We must, each of us, realize the great Truth so that we may, at every moment, share it with all, knowing that my soul is one with all souls on earth — madatma sarvabhutatma.
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