A Sadguru is a great necessity of human society. A Sadguru is one who makes whole-hearted effort to realize in himself or herself, in his or her own life, the highest and furthest possibilities of human life which in a natural course of evolution may take centuries to actualize. A Sadguru is a perfected being, a fulfilled hope of humanity, a successful experiment in human sublimation, and a source of inspiration and guidance to the travelers on the path to perfection. A Sadguru is the embodiment of the highest values of humanity, an indubitable indication that ideals can be made real, that man can be what he ought to be, here and now. A Sadguru’s life is a measure of humanity’s fullness when it is lived in the midst of humanity and not in sanctified seclusion. Considered from various points of view, a Sadguru is the greatest asset of human society. Being a perfected being, a Sadguru is the eternal beacon light to the aspirants all over the world.
Greatness Holy Mother Sree Rama Devi is deeply founded. It is based on her actual living by the creed of Advaita Vedanta which holds that reality is one without a second, that everything in this universe is but that reality which is existence-knowledge-bliss. True to her creed, she regards nothing alien, none as other, no event as undesirable. For Mother the ideal is the real and the real is the ideal. Mother has no other relationship with the world except that of love. She thinks as much of others as she thinks of herself. Love, affection, kindness, mercy, which are expressions of one and the same thing, and the feeling of unity with all, ever flow from her. This is the secret of Mother’s greatness. We all owe our homage to this holy personality amidst us.
True devotion is nothing but the loss of individuality in the supreme consciousness of the divine. Love unbroken like a stream of oil is devotion. The man of wisdom realizes through love that the Lord is none other than the Self. One whose love of the Lord is continuous and unbroken like a stream of oil is sure to be merged in the Self.
Our imagination is at once struck by the austerity and simplicity of Mother’s sublime countenance. If we are to approach the inner self, complete surrender is essential. We should draw our minds from the outer world so that we may attain to the inward. The devout soul cannot afford to spread itself over the outward things of the world. The pursuit needs the one-pointed mind or the singleness of desire to serve and to obey Him. Our mind is so easily attracted or diverted by the distractions of the world. Therefore, this one-pointedness is so difficult of attainment. But the rewards are infinite. We can bend ourselves to the infinite and surrender our ego-self at least for sometime. Frequent practice makes it easier and a time comes when one can move like gods among men, unattached and unaffected. So long as we allow ourselves to be tossed on the sea of life by passing desire or passion, there is obviously no chance of experiencing the infinite bliss. If a man is firmly settled in the quest of the eternal, he will cease to care for the ministrations of the world and need not seek comfort of men.
The whole world is unified and according to our Holy Mother, that is the divine purpose towards which all creation is moving. However much we may resist, the purpose will be fulfilled. It is however in the nature of man or matter to resist the Divine. This resistance is due to our primal ignorance from which we have to liberate ourselves, if not in this life, at least in future lives. The eternal will compel us to be merged in it. If that is our ultimate destiny, why not engage ourselves in the quest here and now? The question “Who am I,” “Whence am I, What am I” must be asked frequently and repeatedly. Persistence in this quest will gradually convince us of our glorious heritage and also of divine purpose in things. Persistent and constant self-enquiry will lead us to greater knowledge and will awaken fullness of faith. Once this faith in Mother is engendered, our journey through life becomes endurable and less painful.
It is the deep and abiding sense of unity in things, of real correspondence and connections working throughout the universe of perception and thought, which gives profundity to our Holy Mother’s teachings. To Mother all is one. So long as the ego-self is active, this perception is well-nigh impossible. But we need not despair. We may try at least to see the divine face in others, a divine purpose in mundane affairs and as we act we have to act in an attitude of non-attachment and perfect dispassion. Here, in our heart or nowhere, the soul of all things is to be found.
The revelations made to the pure heart will fulfill all desires. Only the unselfish may feel the radiance of this happiness. Something of this happiness, all of us will feel in the presence of our exalted Mother. If anyone invokes our holy Mother in a spirit of absolute trust, his prayers will be answered. Our prayers may not be answered in the way we desire, but we shall certainly reach that haven of peace and happiness which is the object of all our endeavours. Mother, the infinite and the illimitable can never be known by the finite “ me ”.
– Sri N. Kailasam Pillai