The truth is always eternal and immortal. It has no beginning or end. Those who are always talking about truth and who are the very embodiment of truth are called gurus. They always follow the truth and never stray from it for an instant. That is why they are remembered forever. So, whenever we remember, think, talk, share, spread and follow the truth given to us by the gurus and sages, we too become immortal. Our body drops away, but people will continue to talk about our soul for centuries to come. All our future generations will remember us with reverence for the legacy of truth that we established. This is the fourth truth Mother is revealing to us today.
When we become perfect channels to spread his truth, god’s grace flows to us in all its abundance. Just as all rivers flow only from the west to the east, and finally merge into the sea, when we become the torch bearers of truth, grace flows to us from god, confluences in us and completely solidifies, becoming nectar. The grace of god is uni-directional. It only flows from him to us and never in the reverse direction. This is the fifth truth.
Just as a rossagulla becomes sweeter and sweeter as it soaks in sugar syrup, so also, as we talk about god, our soul soaks more and more in the nectar of his grace. The grace that flows to us is directly proportionate to how much and how long we think and talk about him. Every moment that we think, feel, breathe and talk about god, we get his grace. As it flows to us and collects in us, our heart blossoms into a thousand petalled lotus emitting its fragrance far and wide. This is the sixth truth.
Now comes the million dollar question. We have been worshipping god, praying to him, participating in satsangs and going on pilgrimages for so long – then why have we not experienced all this? We may sometimes think – “I have gone to Tirupati, Tiruvannamalai and other pilgrimage centres innumerable times, without any apparent benefit, but my friend went only once and his whole life is transformed. Why is nothing working for me?” The answer to this question is simple – all the mountainous karma that we have generated in our past lives is being erased by this grace. Every micro mili-litre of nectar called god’s grace is being used for this. We can understand this through a small example. When we buy a new vehicle, we are very particular about getting it serviced every 3,000, 5,000 or 10,000 kms. We only look at the mileage in the speedometer of the car, but do we ever calculate the amount of petrol or fuel that the car has consumed to cover that distance?
No. In the same way, we have never calculated how much grace has been consumed till now to wipe out our karma. We don’t know how to do this. A constant displacement is taking place inside us. If we hold a bottle of ink below a tap or faucet, as the clear water runs into the bottle, it displaces the ink. Slowly as more and more of the ink is displaced, the bottle contains only clear, pure water. So also, when all our karma has been removed by grace, we will overflow with nectar. This is the seventh truth.
Extract from The Book of Direct Truths, Subtle Truths and the Mystical Truths of Devi Mahatmyam by Shri Shri Nimishananda
