Wholehearted execution of
the prescribed principles
=Pt.ShriRam Sharma Acharya
The secret is that I
have read with utmost concentration whatever has been useful to me to gain
mastery of the subjects of my interest. So all relevant references suddenly
appear in my mind at the appropriate time.
This, in fact, is the miracle of concentrated Sadhana. There was a primary school in the village of my birth place. From the point of view of formal education, I studied only in that school. Sankrit is part and parcel of our family traditions.
This, in fact, is the miracle of concentrated Sadhana. There was a primary school in the village of my birth place. From the point of view of formal education, I studied only in that school. Sankrit is part and parcel of our family traditions.
My father and brothers
were eminent scholars of Sanskrit. Giving discourses on ancient scriptures and
priesthood were our ancestral profession. I thus acquired adequate knowledge of
Sanskrit at home. I have taught Sanskrit to students up to the standard of
carya though I do not possess any degree.
The story of studying other languages is interesting. I started writing English words in jail on a shallow iron pan (tasla) by using pebbles as pencil. I could lay my hand on an English newspaper Leader in jail and started reading English. I used to consult my colleagues and in about a years time, when I was released from jail, I had acquired fairly good knowledge of English.
The story of studying other languages is interesting. I started writing English words in jail on a shallow iron pan (tasla) by using pebbles as pencil. I could lay my hand on an English newspaper Leader in jail and started reading English. I used to consult my colleagues and in about a years time, when I was released from jail, I had acquired fairly good knowledge of English.
Every time during my
journey to the jail my vocabulary of English increased due to mutual
discussions and gradually I learnt grammar also. In return, I taught my
jailmates Sanskrit and idiomatic Hindustani. Magazine s, journals,
dictionaries etc. of other languages have always remained my basic sources of
learning other languages.
Gayatri has been called Goddess of Wisdom. I cannot say anything about others but I myself have been miraculously benefited by Her worship. Even professors of Hindi have received considerable guidance from my articles in Akhan Jyoti, in which Sanskrit words have been used predominantly,.I have a feeling of inner upliftment and people are amazed to find that despite my remaining extremely busy in sadhana etc. so much knowledge could be acquired.
Gayatri has been called Goddess of Wisdom. I cannot say anything about others but I myself have been miraculously benefited by Her worship. Even professors of Hindi have received considerable guidance from my articles in Akhan Jyoti, in which Sanskrit words have been used predominantly,.I have a feeling of inner upliftment and people are amazed to find that despite my remaining extremely busy in sadhana etc. so much knowledge could be acquired.
The credit for all this goes to Mahapragya. (the Supreme Divine Intelligence) Although I participated in satyagraha, launched by the Congress, in compliance with the directions from Gurudev, in the beginning I did not understand its significance. When I was given one sankalp of doing sadhana for twenty-four years, why was this period split up into two portions of five and nineteen years? When thousands of persons were engaged in satyagraha movement, participation or non-participation by one more person should not have mattered much? Gurudev had guessed my dilemma at the time of my meeting with him and his divine voice had given the guideline.
"Yug dharma has its own importance. It should be considered as the need of times and one should rush to fulfil it leaving aside all other work, just as water has to be rushed to the site of fire. In days to come you have to undertake several works of public contact and you will not get better opportunity than this to establish contacts with different strata of society.
You will also get an
opportunity for rehearsal of the experience gained in previous births and of
the lessons learnt in your early age. They are not important from the point of
view of personal gain but they answer a need of the times. Gurudev continued,
"In practical life you are to be taught four lessons of (1) wisdom (2)
honesty (3) responsibility and (4) courage. These help in the inner growth of
the soul and develop brilliance of intellect. With a view to developing the
talents required for execution of your future plans of action and also to hone
up the instruments needed for the purpose, your participation in Indias freedom
struggle is essential." It is not pertinent to discuss here as to what I
did for the country, how much I suffered and how I discharged the duties and
responsibilities which were entrusted to me. Anybody interested to know about
it may read the book Freedom Fighters of Agra Division published by the
Information Department of the Uttar Pradesh Government. In those days I was
known by the name of Sriram Matta. The important thing that needs to be understood
is the purpose underlying this particular direction of Gurudev.
Thanks GOD, Thanks
Sadguru,
Shiv Sharma
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