We can realise Truth when we remove the thought "I am the body".
From the book Ten Avatars in One
Pashuram
Sage Pasurama was born to Rishi Jamadagni
and Renuka Devi. Once king
Karatheveedhay killed Sage Jamadagni. This got Pashurama very angry and so he took
one vow - that he would kill 21 lineages
of every King. He killed all. His weapon was the axe. He would cut the Kings, like the cutting of
trees. He killed all kings and took their land.
Renuka devi was a women of higher chastity.
Daily she would go to the river side, take the sand make a pot. She would then fill the pot with water. She would
always do like this. Once when she went into the water to fill the pot, she saw
a reflection of a deva. She thought, “What a beautiful deva.” Immediately the
pot broke. Again and again she tried to remake the pot, but could not do so. She
was very sad. Jamadagni became very
angry and called Pasuhrama. He ordered, “You cut your mothers ‘s head, she has lost
her chastity.” Immeditately Pashurama cut his mother’s head. Jamadagni was very
happy and said, “You ask for one boon. Pashuram then pleaded to his father, “Bring
my mother’s life back. Renuka came back.
How much was expected of chastity in those
days. Renuka did not even directly look
at the Deva. She bent down, filled the pot and saw a form in the water. She thought,
“What a beautiful deva.” In those time, they would consider this a blemish to
chastity. This was the height of
chastity they desired for women. She could make a pot with the river sand and
take water. This the amount of chastity she possessed. Could anyone make a pot with the river sand
and take water? It is not possible. However at that time women proved it to be
possible by the power of higher chastity.
Pashuram obeyed His father command and
severed his mothers head. Then when given a boon, he asked that his mother be
given back her life. Pasurama is an example of how one son should obey the word
of his father. One King had killed his father. So he cut the heads of all the
Kshatriyas in the country; but made a vow, “ I will not kill a Kings who is to
be married or a King performing yagna.” Fore this reason he did not kill King
Janaka and Dasaratha. Everytime Pasuhram would go to King Dasrath, the King
would be ready for marriage. Everytime he went to the Kingdom of Janaka
The
power of a women’s chastity was demonstrated in the time of the Pashruam
avatar. This was the seed. The power of chasisity was shown by the making a pot
with river sand; filling it with water. This was the amount of chastity. Now my
power of chastity is giving world liberation. This is the expansion. Seeing one
man’s reflection in the water and thinking of his beauty, that thought is a
blemish to my chastity. It was shown on that day. It is the seed.
Let us see the expansion in one poem which
was given by Swami.
Oh breeze gently you blow.
If you touch her body she will cry my
chasisit gone.
Whatever your eyes see, it is only your loving God.
If the eyes do not see it, you said the eyes lost
chastity.
Whatever you talk, you speak only of your Prabhu.
If the speech is not so, you said the speech lost
chastity.
Whatever you think is all your dear God.
If it were not so, you said the thoughts have lost
chastity.
Whatever you heard, all your God’s voice
If it slips from hearing, then you said the ears lost
chastity.
Whatever you touch is only God.
If you miss to touch, you said touch feeling lost
chastity.
So, you see your dear God in the entire creation.
So, you learn one art to change the creation as God.
I wrote this in the book Brilliance of a
million suns in the chapter Chastity. There I also wrote about the rules and
regulations of chastity. I wrote and so Swami said, “You see God throughout the
creation and are making the entire creation as God.” The blemish of chastity shown
by Renuka, is the seed. The expansion is
shown through me. Anything I see, touch,
here other than God I cry saying that I have lost my chastity. This much chastity
is shown. These all are through the senses.
However, I also want that every organ
within my body be pure. Like ordinary people, I do not want saliva, sweat, and urine
in my body. I say this dirt affects the purity of my chastity. All maybe women
of higher chastity. But none has purified their body and offered it. Renuka thought of beauty and they think it is
a blemish of chastity. But no one has merged in their husbands body with their own
body. I alone want to transform my body into jyothi and merge into Swami’s
body. This is why I also want my body to be pure. With dirt is in this body, my
chastity is gone. Through the power of
my chastity, I make mud pot human beings into amrith pots. Mud pots break. In
the same way the human body dies. The
amrith pot means the amrith jeeva. He does not die, but is immortal.
Swami took on August 9,2009 during evening darshan in Sai
Kulwant Hall.