902. Om vijnāna-kalanāyai namah: I bow down to Amma who realizes the knowledge of Brahman
At Amma's lotus feet is the seat of all knowledge. We will find every truth to the universe right there, at Amma's feet. Swami Vivekananda once said: "The goal of mankind is knowledge ... Now this knowledge is inherent in man. No knowledge comes from outside: it is all inside. What we say a man 'knows', should, in strict psychological language, be what he 'discovers' or 'unveils'; what man 'learns' is really what he discovers by taking the cover off his own soul, which is a mine of infinite knowledge."
The only person who can help us ignorant souls unveil this knowledge that very much lies within us, is our beloved Guru. She dusts away the cobwebs of ignorance, selfishness, greed, lust, anger, jealousy and other such vices, to show us our true self and our infinite capabilities. Imagine breaking free of the vices that bind us down to petty thoughts! Imagine a life where we are constantly in the know of the knowledge within us and we can see the world as Amma would like us to see it: seamless, filled with love! That will truly be a life of sac-cid-ananda! I pray with trepidation to Amma to take away these cobwebs. Trepidation, because I know that when She strips them away, I will feel pain. But after that, it will help me realise the fount of knowledge that lies within me. And then I can truly dwell in the nature of my true loving self, as God has created all of us.
Om Amriteswaryai namah!
At Amma's lotus feet is the seat of all knowledge. We will find every truth to the universe right there, at Amma's feet. Swami Vivekananda once said: "The goal of mankind is knowledge ... Now this knowledge is inherent in man. No knowledge comes from outside: it is all inside. What we say a man 'knows', should, in strict psychological language, be what he 'discovers' or 'unveils'; what man 'learns' is really what he discovers by taking the cover off his own soul, which is a mine of infinite knowledge."
The only person who can help us ignorant souls unveil this knowledge that very much lies within us, is our beloved Guru. She dusts away the cobwebs of ignorance, selfishness, greed, lust, anger, jealousy and other such vices, to show us our true self and our infinite capabilities. Imagine breaking free of the vices that bind us down to petty thoughts! Imagine a life where we are constantly in the know of the knowledge within us and we can see the world as Amma would like us to see it: seamless, filled with love! That will truly be a life of sac-cid-ananda! I pray with trepidation to Amma to take away these cobwebs. Trepidation, because I know that when She strips them away, I will feel pain. But after that, it will help me realise the fount of knowledge that lies within me. And then I can truly dwell in the nature of my true loving self, as God has created all of us.
Om Amriteswaryai namah!
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