Be Immersed in the Divine
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September 14, 2012
The qualities of the Master, the words of the Master, the actions of the Master, the expressions of the Master - remembering all these is leela dhyana. Leela dhyana is the Sanskrit word for being immersed profoundly in Guru or God.
When you are immersed in Him, you will have deep yearning to achieving saayujya – the state in which He is. I am telling you - wealth, health, name and fame, joy, pleasure - I give all this things when you ask for it. But when I really really love somebody, if somebody who has dedicated himself or herself completely to me comes and asks me personally, ‘Swamiji, what is the best thing in the universe you can give me?’, I promise you I will give only this - what Bhagavan Krishna calls as mad samstham adhigacchati - being immersed in me. Nothing, nothing, is equivalent to this. Whatever you may be doing – walking, talking, sitting - be immersed in Him. All of you should have this as a boon!
Understand, when I tell you to be immersed in somebody, the person has to be an incarnation or a deity. That is the reason why we put so much silk, gold, diamonds, on the deities. Because your mind is engrossed in silk, gold, and jewelry, when the deity has it, your mind gets engrossed in the deity, and starts living with it. Why do you think I am wearing all these rudraksha beads? Only to make human beings engrossed in this space. Let you use something to be engrossed in Guru and God. Being immersed in God liberates you from all commitments and responsibilities of the world - because that is the most important responsibility and
commitment! If you can be immersed in God, all responsibilities are taken away from you, but you continue to perform all responsibilities! Responsibilities drop only when you are really immersed in Him. You may not be expected to do anything, but you will continue to perform. Try this as a sammyama, a spiritual practice. Continuously do leela dhyana of your guru or favorite deity, remembering his actions, his words, his leelas, his lifestyle, the auspicious qualities he expresses, the joy he radiates. If you remember him continuously, it means you are immersed in him. When you are immersed in him, you will have deep yearning to achieve the saayujya – the state in which he is. When you have a deep yearning for saayujya, you will see that it happens in your life.