Dear Brothers and Sisters
On this auspicious occasion of Janmashtami, I present a
few of my thoughts on the topic of seminar ‘God is known
to be both Samavarti and Samadarsi’ taken from the
section ‘Role of Master’ from the work Silence Speaks.
This sentence follows the statement of the Master that
says ‘Uniformity is the characteristic of Nature and
every one has his due share of it’1. It is
followed by the topic of the seminar and Master then
goes on to say that ‘A real master too must have his
heart full with the feelings of uniformity, otherwise he
is not worthy of the job at all’2.
Talking about uniformity he says in Commandment 9 that
‘There is uniformity in Divine dealings, but only in a
particular sense. For example He gives light equally to
all. He has created air for all to breathe in, and so
also many other things which foster the growth of life
and sustain our existence. This can be interpreted as
the uniformity of Nature’s dealings’3. In
the same commandment he goes on to say that ‘Nature
manifests herself in different colours, each object
receiving its due share according to its capacity and
worth. In other words, she is dealing with them in Her
own particular way. This example must be kept in view
and all our dealings must be moulded accordingly, with
due regard to proper needs and fair right of everyone,
and bring them in close conformity with those of Nature’4.
When we say that we have to become god-like, it means
that we have to become uniform and equanimous. When we
say ‘Fix up your goal to complete oneness with God’, it
is this display of uniformity and equanimity in our
actions that we are saying our ideal should be.
Justice carries with it a sense of discipline and
equanimity demands loving all equally. ‘God as ruler or
law giver (samavarti) metes out justice to every one
according to the strict rules of karma and
dharma. It provides no hope for mercy for the
persons who violate the rules and no man is so pure or
sinless as to say that he walks in the ways of
righteousness. But God as mother (samadarsi) is
forgiving and no sin is so sinful as not to merit mercy
or daya.’5 ‘Law is severe and love is
indulgent; but in God law and love are wedded together
and they are really one though they function as two’6
The samavarti makes us undergo the effects of our
actions. He is not granting exceptions while doing so.
The samadarsi shows us the love in giving us the
commandments where we are taught tolerance, forebearance
and fortitude so that the undergoing is made as bearable
as possible. There are no exceptions to undergoing the
effects, but it is the way we are made to undergo them
that is unique to the system.
It is the love of the Master where kindness, mercy and
forgiveness is shown and the abhyasi is cleansed. If
the love were not there then we would be undergoing our
effects for ages to come. This bhog is done by the
master out of love – a mother’s tender care but it is
exhibited towards all.
Our Master is one who is having both these qualities
fused into him and we must attach ourselves firmly to
him. It is not possible to become a person of
uniformity without negation and that negation is
possible only with the help of the Master. Once
negation happens, a state of uniformity prevails.
Taking a number line and our display as the negative
side of the number line we are taken towards the zero.
We proceed towards the samavarti aspect when following
the Commandment 3. In essence we are slowing and
steadily becoming one with the consciousness of the
Master. When we become one with the consciousness of
the Master, we start loving every one equally. So,
‘Love Him who loves all’ becomes a reality when our love
towards the Master is total and we see everything from
his point of view and exhibit love towards all.
Thus we see our Master to be both samavarti and
samadarsi and extremely fortunate are those present here
who have come to his fold. As the Master says let us
all utilize this occasion in getting into the Master and
Master alone which will act as food and tonic for our
spiritual regeneration.
Pranam
References
1.
Silence Speaks, pg 201
2.
Silence Speaks, pg 201
3.
Basic Writings of Sri Ramchandra, pg 165
4.
Basic Writings of Sri Ramchandra, pg 166
5.
Hinduism, pg 20
6.
Hinduism, pg 20
