Guru Is A Black Hole And A Big Bang

Q. My dear Swamiji, I was just blown away by what you said in Dial-the-Avatar the other day, about the Guru-disciple relationship being like a Black Hole & Big Bang! Can you please speak more on this?

When you enter into me, you disappear into something beyond you. That's what we call black hole. Black hole means all these planets everything disappearing into something which is beyond your comprehension, beyond your understanding. So when you disappear into something which is beyond your comprehension that is black hole.

I made another statement - when I enter into you it is big bang. Whatever you see appearing from something which you can't understand is Big Bang.

Understand when I enter into you it is jivanmukti, living enlightenment. When you enter into me it is videha mukti, enlightenment beyond body.

So what is Big Bang? Initiation. Me entering into you, you experiencing a new you. Some day, suddenly, you will feel that even a trace of your old identity is not there in you.

When you enter into me, you disappear into something beyond you. That is what we call as black hole. When you disappear into something beyond your comprehension, that is black hole.

Whenever you see something beyond your comprehension, it is Big Bang. When I enter into you, it is jeevanmukti (liberation). When you enter into me, it is Videha Mukti.

Big Bang means initiation… Someday, suddenly you will feel even the trace of old identity is not there in you.

I felt this when I left the house and went to Ramakrishna Mission. Just within a few days, I can say a week, I felt like as if I was washed. I forgot many of the dear things in my life. I forgot Arunachala temple, the dearest thing for me in my life. I forgot the structure of Arunachala temple!

After a month, somebody asked me about Arunachala temple. I realized, Oh, God! I forgot about it. First thing in the morning I would jump into the temple, and last thing in the night I would jump from temple to my bed. But I just forgot! When your identity moves away from you, something completely new happens in you, something completely new takes over you. The new taking over you is Big Bang.

Buddha's enlightenment is black hole. Shankara's enlightenment is Big Bang. Shankara or Lord Shiva constantly talks about Poornatva and Buddha constantly talks about shoonyatva. But both are one and the same, and you cannot understand both!

I will be constantly speaking. You will never be able to hear anything, but your heart will be listening. Me speaking and you not hearing. But whatever I am saying, your heart will be listening. That is what is Upanishad.

I tell you, working with the Master and directly doing work as per his guidance and instructions is an extended and continuous learning process. That clarifies many of the spiritual truths, makes you understand Living Enlightenment and makes Living enlightenment possible. Live it!

So even though you don't understand, I will make one more statement: Black hole is making you whole, Big bang is bang to wake you up! Black hole is making you as whole, Big bang is Inner Awakening. Understand, biggest bang on your consciousness is Inner Awakening!

Receive that biggest bang, and you will become whole.