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Excerpts from speeches delivered by Siddha Yogi Shri
Siva Shankar Baba
Life is a composite whole of
good and bad, praise and criticism. Why bother about
anything that happens to you? Just cruise your way
through life like a bubbling brook. That state of being
unaffected is penance.
In my worldly life, I was a rich businessman, owning a
sprawling bungalow in Anna Nagar (Chennai) and a fleet
of buses. My house was used as a location for many
movies. My quest for God led me to go on pilgrimages for
four years; and at Tiruvannamalai, Lord Muruga advised
me to complete my worldly duties towards my family
members so that I could come into this spiritual service
totally. I came back to find that my business had
dwindled in my absence for want of proper management. So
I sold all my assets to meet the losses, and settled my
children, before I stepped totally into spiritual
service.
Why did the Lord instruct me to go back to the world
that I had left behind? If I did not fulfill my
responsibilities totally, I would have to take another
birth, which is unwarranted for a person in my state.
Like Siddhartha, who renounced the life of a prince for
attaining enlightenment, I too was leading a life of
luxury when this search for the Divine became the sole
pursuit for me. That is why my search yielded results --
because it was true. If you seek God as an escape route
for your problems, He will not reveal Himself to you.
When you are prepared to give up what you have because
all that you want is God, that is true fervor. I am this
type of a person and that is why God adores me. The fact
is God is within me. Paramahamsa used to often tell
Vivekananda, 'Naren, do not assume I am loving towards
you; my love flows to the Siva within you.' That's how a Mahaan is; his love is directed towards the soul
contained within; what use is a physical form to him.
That is why a Mahaan's very glance is enough to solve
your worldly problems; he has performed such immense
prayers that he has accumulated powers of penance. And
his conviction that God takes care ensures that God does
take care of everyone who comes to him.
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