18 Jul 2007
You have asked why ShivBaba, and we PBKs, do not know about the early years of the Yagya. It means you expect him to know and reveal and we too know. Then whatever he reveals, he does on his own, but also based on questions he is asked. It is said that he dances the dance of knowledge according to the public. I mean when we ask ... we have certain expectation, we expect answer, if it is from God, then it should be like this, but it can be so only if we already knew him. If we have some ideas about him how he answers and what he knows then these are old ideas. based on this one can say God will not say like this, but how, where from do you know him, how does he speak and how not. These are exactly the old ideas about him that we may have. Otherwise one may say "Yes, he will say exactly like this, he will pretend to be just an ordinary human being"
Blind faith ... why blind, faith is not blind, Bhakti also devotion is something good - feelings. These definitely have their own place in the path of knowledge, good feelings of benevolence, devotion, this is not ignorance. Just intellectual knowledge may lead to arrogance. Balance is needed.
Baba via Virendra Dev Dixit says that the human incarnations of God - Rama and Krishna - are such incarnations that take support of the earth that measn mothers and virgins. They move in the path of knowledge on the basis of these. Mothersand virgins are said to be incarnation of virtue. To bow down to them is something good, fellings are there. He says i bow down to mothers. He does not say I am God, why should i come - you are impure. Some may expect he will be like a machine of knowledge ,but he has fellings also in his expression, because he comes in human form. Then the other incarnations of god are like fish and tortoise, they take support of water of knowledge, they live in water. As if they are not humans. They become arrogant and don't ask mothers for anything, whilst it is said that without the mother guru there cannot be upliftment. They learn controlling themselves like hatha yogis, like the tortoise, pulling out the organs. This is the path of isolation. So religion is might it is not a bad word. Devotion, feelings are not wrong. if one has knowledge in the intellect but heart burns then what is the benfit.it is said loving to god. Ravan is also said to be very knowledgeful.
I mean that if you don't have faith then, where is the need to prove if the faith can be based on somthing or not, to prove something or other. Thos who even have faith are not to be looked down. That's why there is the praise of the one who maintains constant faith. Otherwise at some point it seems one believes, then he belives not. as if you speak to two persons. One does not know the reaction. Of course also the element of magic is there, this is good. Where lies this magic that even when there are 100 opposite things one still maintains faith, based on what. I just cannot understand this double speak - assuming the language of knowledge when discussing knowlede as number first believer, then sayin there is nothing in it. It is difficult even after so much time to say about anyone what are his opinions, Either he hides them or they change, as if we cannot communicate normally. In this cases we become friends, then we turn backs. I just cannot understand this individual position. One has to ascribe to a belief, to ideas, otherwise, is he the final authority. Yes, if one has his own interest then this is good, but what is the aim, is it only to discuss. There should be some practical, visible result of the discussion of knowledge.
There is also this instance given that a mother has received the Father's introduction, she does not have a lot of knowledge, but has a lot of Yaad, then she will have a lot of gain. it is said knowledge is easy and difficult is rememberance which is love. constant love etc, this is what we study for, this is the thing that brakes and Maya comes there. Then if one does not like his introduction or does not like his company, then he follows some other path, that i don't know, some new path. So to be a religious person is not a shame.