October 15, 2013
Bangalore, India
Gurudev, it is said that Shankaracharya had experienced the
pleasures of life by entering into the body of a king. How then could he be
considered celibate? Is celibacy (Brahmacharya) of the body or of the
mind?
Sri Sri: It is of consciousness; the quality of consciousness is celibacy. Brahma means infinity,
and charya means tomove. Moving into the infinity is Brahmacharya (celibacy).
Identifying with the infinity is really what Brahmacharya is.
It is a happening; it happens. That means, you don't find any big pleasure in a
physical act to experience the joy because the joy is already there.
Any physical act is done to experience some joy, but if the joy is already
there, then why bother with the act. That is what celibacy is.
Body
has its cycle. It goes through cycles. Consciousness not getting involved in it
is the real skill.
Gurudev, in the yajnas, the Rishis were invoked.
What is the exact process? How come the people who existed so long ago still
exist today?
Sri Sri: You know consciousness never dies; the mind never dies! Nothing
ever dies. It only changes form. Matter can neither be created nor destroyed.
So is the same with energy.
In the consciousness, the Rishi energies are present.
It is like, you have all moods within you, and when you are acting in a movie
or in a play, you create those moods. An actor creates different moods at
different times. He shows anger, he shows fierceness, valor, or fear. So we can
manifest all these emotions; we can act them out at any time.
The mind expresses its moods, though all the moods are within itself. At will
it can express any of it at anytime. In the same way, in the higher
consciousness, there are different impulses which indicate different abilities
and qualities of consciousness. And they can be manifested by invoking.
Gurudev, what is the significance of offering ghee in the flames
of yajnas?
Sri Sri: Ghee is basically oil, clarified butter! The final product of
milk. I have not heard anybody offering oil in the yajnas. (Laughter)
There
are different kinds of engines. Some require petrol, some require diesel.
Similarly I think the yajnas tune in only to ghee and not to oil.
Someone
should take it as a research, what happens when we put ghee in the fire.
Someone can analyze, when ghee is put in the fire and it evaporates, what type
of gas does it produce. It will be interesting to know. Some reason must be
there why only ghee is used.
Also, a particular type of wood is used, and not any wood. The wood they use is
called Samit, taken from the Peepal tree. The sticks from the
Peepal tree is what is used in havan (fire ceremony). So we
should see, what type of reaction or vibration is produced from the combination
of wood from the Peepal tree and ghee. It could be a good thesis for someone to
do. Someone from a chemical engineering background may find out.
Gurudev, what exactly happens to you when you go into bhaav?
Sri Sri: I don’t know! That is all I can say.
Gurudev, people accuse me for a sin which I have not done. What
should I do?
Sri Sri: If you have not done and people think you have done it, then
educate them. But if you have done it, then without denying it, accept it.
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