Manishi ; Pujya Gurudev

My Role as a Manishi 

=Pt.ShriRam Sharma Acharya

The new era will dawn by refinement of thoughts and emotions. If there has to be any revolution it will not be through shedding blood but by eliminating the base instincts and thoughts embedded in the human psyche and their substitution by refined, noble and uplifting thoughts and feelings. A man is elevated with the help of his inner power. It is true that the atmosphere purified by tapascarya and endurance, education, proximity and guidance of noble persons also play very important roles.

 It has been observed that even most ordinary and least competent persons act heroically and accomplish tasks which are otherwise impossible for them to do, if they identify themselves with the irresistible and allrconquering force of a great and noble ideal, inspired by the Time Spirit (Mahakal), which has fired the imagination, mind and the heart of society at a particular time. In the ancient times Manisis and Munis (spiritually evolved thinkers and saints) used to play this role. They used to remain absorbed in Yugrsadhana and through the effective medium of pen and speech they used to sublimate and inspire the thoughts of the people. 

Such sadhaks created several elevated persons, awakened their dormant powers, moulded them in the right direction and brought about salutary and revolutionary changes in the society. Although such persons were apparently like ordinary people, they were highly superior in terms of elevation of soul, illumined intelligence, refined emotions and dedication to higher ideals. It is wellr known that Munis and risis have been regarded as two types of geniuses in the spiritual field.

 Risis were those who were engaged in tapascarya and conducted spiritual research and thereby guided the common masses. Those who focused on progressive refinement and sharpening of human mind and intellect by their thinking, contemplation and intensive study were known as Munis. One was a symbol of piety (risis) and the other of brilliance (Munis). Both of them had to do intensive tapascarya and sadhana to become extremely refined so that by making themselves spiritually powerful and expansive they could completely change the trend of the minds and hearts of the people. While Munis are at liberty to use physical resources and means, the same is not necessary for risis who can also work in the astral form and exert their energies from there to surcharge the atmosphere with noble sanskars. 

Thanks GOD, Thanks Sadguru,

Shiv Sharma