Make your mind one with that of the Guru

There is only one cure- make your intellect one with that of the Guru. The scriptures are so convoluted that you we will not be able to understand anything even if you try for millions of years. The laws of the world contradict each other. The laws of the Supreme Court say one thing, those of High court say something else, those of the provincial courts something entirely different. The poor judge gets confused. He says- ‘Both parties place your arguments and let me decide’. He then chooses one argument and passes the judgment and passes the judgment as best as he can.
Similarly, the laws of the spiritual government contradict one another. The Vedas declare that you should obey your mother, father, husband and also the wishes of your children. But what if someone takes refuge with God? Then there is only one law for such a person: obey the guru and no one else. Thus, all the other strictures are discarded. But don’t the Vedas assert that it is a sin not to obey one’s mother, father or husband? Not at all. The Vedas merely say that if you have taken refuge with the guru you can safely disregard all others without incurring sin- this is the subsection of that law. For example, you will be sentenced to death if it is proven that you committed the act with an intention to kill. And if it is proven that you were merely defending yourself, “This fellow was out to kill me with a knife and I gave him a blow just to defend myself. It so happened that it struck him at some delicate point of his body and he died as a result. What is my fault?” in this situation he will not be sentenced to death. Section 323 of the Indian penal code will not be applicable in this situation. This means that intent is taken into consideration even by a worldly government. It is another matter that lots of foul play goes on and very often a fair judgment is not delivered.
In the spiritual world the only thing taken into consideration is intent. Physical action is not considered at all. It does not matter if the work is noble or evil. The main factor is what was intention behind the work? This is all that matters with the spiritual government.
There is only one condition: you must surrender has to be a complete and uninterrupted one. ‘Okay. I shall surrender on some issues but I shall apply my own mind on some other issues.’ This won’t do. This is where all the trouble starts. Students of languages know that there are different rules of grammar for Hindi, English and Urdu. The rules of Hindi cannot be applied to English. Unlike Hindi, there are a lot of letters that are silent in English. Don’t apply the Hindi rules of pronunciation for English words or else it will sound idiotic.
Big machines have so many large and small parts. But removal of even a small wire may cause the machine to stop working completely. In the same manner you must obey your guru’s orders completely and fully. Cent percent. Even 99% surrender won’t do. Don’t use your own head for even 1%.
In court cases even illiterate rustics manage to defeat prosecutors by sticking to their lawyer’s advice. The lawyer tells them, “This is what the opposing lawyer is going to ask you. You should reply in this manner. Don’t say a word from your head or else you will be in big trouble.” The rustic gains strength from the legal experience and expertise of his lawyer and thus manages to defeat all the questioning.
We should follow the advice of our doctor to get cured; we should obey the instructions of our lawyer to defeat to defeat our opponents in legal cases. Our common sense will not work in such situations. Your logic and reasoning will not carry weight in the courtroom.
Buddhi (intellect) controls the mind and mind governs the work of our senses. Thus, if we surrender the intellect to the guru then all our actions will be directly governed by the guru and all our activities will proceed smoothly. But there is a problem in doing this. What is the problem? Imagine a situation in which our mind is neither attached to worldly matters nor to God. In such a case, if the minds were to be in a natural position, it would be very easy for us to surrender. But the problem is that this decision has become firm in our mind that happiness and ananda is to be found in the world. This conviction has become almost unshakable over our countless births. We feel that happiness is to be found in amassing a crore of rupees, in our wife, in our son, etc. why has this conviction become so strong? It is because of the constant thinking about it- not just during one lifetime but over countless births this has become so strong that in spite of our best efforts we still manage to end up being engrossed with world.
The other problem is that matters concerning God are not evident and visible. These are subtle topics. And the world and its topics are evident and visible. We can perceive the world with our senses. Although it is true that the pleasures of the world are an illusion, we still can feel some momentary pleasure. But what we wish to obtain from God will not be available immediately.
When a child is made to attend school for the first time he does so with great reluctance. He has to be cajoled and enticed with promises of sweets, sometimes the mother has to wield the stick to force him to go. The child has had four years of complete independence at home. He does not wish to be subjected to the discipline of school life. But this is only for a few days. Soon the little boy needs no persuasion. He gets ready on his own without any help from his mother.
In the same manner, in the beginning you have to make a little effort to fix your mind on God. Our mind has had this decision, over a period of the countless births that we have had, that bliss and happiness are to be found in the world. The mind therefore is naturally attracted to worldly matters and it becomes difficult to turn towards God. But don’t be worried. Try and try again. Be persistent like the little child who never gives up even after falling down so many times. You shall definitely succeed once if you try ten times. This is your victory. Tomorrow you shall definitely succeed in one out of nine attempts and the day after in eight tries. A little taste of victory will make you hunger for more. You will start obtaining Ras and Anada in the world. The only thing to be obtained here is pain; the realm of God is full of bliss as he is the very embodiment of Ananda.