Samarpan Meditation Guruma's Makar Sankranti 2020 Speech Summary Highlights

1. Guruma Makar Sankranti 2020 Speech Summary
There was a small familycomprisingafatheranddaughter.One day,the daughter’sfriendinvitesherto
come to her home tomeeta guru while she isattendingcollege.So she goesandcallsherfatherto let
himknowthis.While there,she reallyenjoysmeetingwiththe guruinahighlyinformal atmosphere.
Eventually,the daughterappealstothe guruto come to her home asher fatherhas verypoorhealth.
She tellshimthatthe father’shealthissopoor that theyhave to have a caretakertake care of himwhile
she isin college.The caretakerleavesaftershe comesback.Giventhis,she asksthe guruif he would
come to her home. The guru agrees.
Whenthe daughterreturnshome withthe guru,the fatheris veryhappyto see him.The daughterthen
leavesthe guruandthe fatheralone tochat while she preparesteaordoeschores.She checksin
occasionallytosee howthe twoare. Inthisperiod,the gurugoesto the bedroomand seestwochairs
readilykeptandthensays“Perhapsyouwere waitingforme?”
He thenventurestositon one of the chairs whenthe fatheraskshimto siton the secondchair. The
guru findsthisstrange consideringbothare empty.The fatherthen goesonto tell the guruabout how
while hiswife wasalive,he wasneverintoritualsbuthe respectedhiswifebeinginclinedtowardsthem.
Aftershe passedon,the fatherthoughthe shouldtrythe ritualsbutwasleftaghastat whatto do.
One day,the father’sfriendsaidtoimagine Godwassittingonanemptychair and chat withGod like a
friend.Since thatdayonwards,the fatherkeptone chairin the room forGod and wouldconverse with
himlike abuddywheneverhe feltlike. Hence,he askesthe guruto sitinthe secondchair. He then
said,“ I askedGod to senda sainttoday andthen mydaughtercalled.”
The guru wonderedwhyhe didn’tsayanythingtohisdaughterwhenshe came inthe door. The father
thoughtthe daughterwouldn’tbelieve him andwouldsendhimtothe psychiatricward. He felt,atthis
stage,she neededmore lifeexperience beforeshe couldgraspthisidea.The guruwasimpressedbythe
camaraderie the fatherhadwithGod. The guru thenwentonto stay overnighthere andleft the next
day.The day afterthis,the daughtercalledandlethimknow the fatherdiedandaskedhimto come
overbecause she hadsomethingtoshare.The guru came right over.
Whenhe came,the daughtersaid,“I have somethingtoshow you.”The daughtershowedhimhowthe
fatherwhostruggledtowalkwas lyinginthe emptychairforGod as thoughhe wassleepinginGod’s
lap.
The lessonhere wasto be a God-lovingpersonandnota God-fearingone.The guruisan energeticflow.
We needtolinkourselves withthe energeticflow andnotthe body. It’slike the mountainisthe means
by whichthe waterfall flows.We needtofocusonthe waterand not the mountain.It’seasiertolink
withformrather thanthe formless.We ashumanstrustthe bus driverwill leadustoMumbai or Rajkot
whenwe go onthe bus.We trust in the pilotwhonavigatesourflight.Butwe musttestthe guru several
times.We wonderwhetherwe will be swindledbyhimornot.
There may be people whodowhetherit’sconartistswhotry to pose asgurus or those whohave faceda
downfall andone shouldbe careful.Butwe alsoneedtofocusonthe positive. Whetherwe wishfor
lightthroughsunlightora lightbulb,we have one aim.We wishto have light.The same goesforthe

2. guru’sbody. We thinkwe will getclearance if we gonearthe guru’sbody.But there are twodangersto
this.
1. Oftentimes,whenwe are near,we cease tofocus onthe energyflowingfromthatbodyandwe cease
to grasp whatwe aimedfor.So keepa distance.
2. We are obstructingthe flowforotherstoreceive thatenergy.
How to linkwiththe energyisyourpersonal choice.The energiesliveatthe gate of yourheart. Close
your eyesandyouwill have adirectline of communicationwiththe divine energies.Checkit out.Try
talkingwiththese energies.Sometimeswe aren’table toshare ourfeelingswithfamilymembers.We
unloadourburdenswhenwe speakof these burdenswithopennesswiththe divine forces.Some
followersfeelfloodedwiththoughtswhenmeditating. Andtheseare notjustnewcomers.Theymaybe
those whohave beenmeditatingforover5 yearseven.Isuggestmovingbeyondthem.Becausethey
mustbe of the pastor anxietiesof the future.E.g.saysomethinglike Gurudev(termof endearmentfor
guru),I don’tknowwhyI wasn’tsuccessful orPersonXsaidthisto me. Now you will feelclear.Then
pray forguidance anda goodmeditation.Keepgoingforwardlikethisandyouwill see the difference in
your behavior.
You can’t change anyone inthisworld.We certainlycan’tchange our parents.Maybe to some extent,
youcan change yourkids.But there’salimit.Sojustobserve the changesinyourbehavior(likeawitness
to them) ratherthan consciouslymakingthe change sothatno egoisproducedinthe act of making
effortstochange. If you’re observant,justrelease yourselfbeforethe divine forcesinyour
conversationswiththem.If youwantchangesinyourkids,youneedtobringchange in yourself.
Everygenerationkeepssaying“Lookatthisgeneration”.Whenwe see ourkidsdothis,we thinkbackto
our timesandwhatput our parentsthrough.Converse more withyourfamily.There’sajoke whenyou
speakto yourkidsaboutdinnerbeingready,theymaynotrespond.Butif you textthisonwhatsapp,the
son maycome over immediately.Myfatherwouldinsistwe make dinner evenwhenwe were incollege
because he believednoone canstudy24 hours.He wouldargue noone is busy100% of the time.We
make excuses.There shouldalsobe avariationintasks. Kidsmaysay theyhave coachingclassessothey
are busywiththat.So whenwill theyspeaktotheirparents?One meal shouldbe spentwithfamilywith
dailyupdatesortalesfromeitherthe childorparent’schildhood.
Speakof your ownfollies.Iam sure youhave all movedforwardinlife withwisdomfromyourparents.I
certainlydo.Iespeciallyremembertheirstoriesforguidance.Iwasalwaysa storyloverandstill am.We
can take inspirationfromourparents.
Don’tstart raking inwoundsfromyourpast but doshare yourmistakesandwisdom.Askids,if youdo,
no one can blackmail you.Don’tthinkhow can I share this? What’sthe worstthat can happen?Maybe
youwill be yelledatorevengeta smack butatleastthe faultwon’tsneakupon you the wrongway.As
parents,evenif yousayI failedagrade,youcan alsoshare how you wentonto studyfurther.I didn’t
like studyingandplayedsports.Mymother wasso beside herselftogetme to studyshe saidto atleast
pass Ssc (highSchool) because eveninthattime frame whenwomendidn’tstudymuch,she hada
Bachelors’degree while myfatherwasamedical doctor.
I rememberone teacherhelpedtotransformme inthisway.To me,a good teacherisnot one who
helpsbrightstudentsexcel. Tome,a goodteacherisone who harnessesthe relative bestoutof those

3. studentswhoperformpoorly.Imeta teacherinGrade 7. She taught science. Iwoulddowell intwo
subjects.Ididwell ingeographyandHindi. Istruggledinothersubjects.Iwouldmemorize poemsand
settunesto them.I wouldfinishmycurriculuminHindi inthe firstmonthof school starting. Iwould
readgeographylike astory.I scored highinthese subjectsandlow onthe others.For example,Imight
score so lowas to get 34% and justscrape bywiththe teachertellingme how itwasso patheticthat
theyjustwouldtryso hard to finda wayto award me a mark here andthere justso I wouldn’tfail.
One day,my science teachercalledme over.She saidyou’ve gotgreatresults.Youhave passed
everythingandexcelledintwosubjects.Iwon’tsaytoexcel inscience.Outof all the subjectshere,just
workhard enoughto get5 to 10 more marks. Where youneedme to help,Iwill.Butapplyyourself.I
thoughtto focuson improvingmyEnglishbymemorizingspellings.Mymarksimprovedby12 marks
withjustthat little push.IthenaskedmyDad how else Icouldimprove myEnglish.He saidto readthe
paper.I askedmysisterwhatshe thoughtI coulddo to improve myEnglish.She saiditwas goodto talk
inEnglishwithpeople.SoIbegantodo these thingsandfurtherimprovedmyperformance inEnglish.
Nowmy teacheraskedme to improve anothersubject. Ifocusedonscience whichIfindsimilarto
geography.Irealizeditwasgoodto memorize some principlesunderlyingtheoriestodowell inthis
area.The teacherthennoticedIwentfromranking32 to 15 in myclass. She thenaskedme to improve
my math.For math,I usedto fearmy Dad because he washard on me so I avoidedit.ButMath
improvedgradually. Overall,the teachergave me achievable targets.Sopleasedoshare yoursuccesses
and failureswithyourkidsinaninterestingway.
Our kidsnowadaysdon’tshare theirproblems.Heck,theydon’tevenshare theirfriendsphone
numbers. Theyare afraidwe will licktheirfriendsbrainswithworriesaboutthem.Iam goingtohost a
workshopforparentsinkeepingwithSwamiji’sthemeforyearof the childrenworkshops.Iwanttodo
an all day workshop.Letuskeepgoodrelationswithourkidsandour parents.If youare above 50, you
may have parentsor in-laws.Spend30 minuteswiththematleast.Have ameal withthem.It’svery
important.Nowadays,people eatatseparate times.It’sgoodtofeedyoureldersearlieraswell because
it’salsogood fortheirdigestion.Catchuponthe day’s eventswiththem.Childrenshouldalsospend
time withtheirgrandparents.Childrenwillgraspwhattheysee whetheryouare feedingthe parentsin
theirroomor theyeaton theirown.Yourkidswill dothe same withyouwhenyouare that age.Y. ou
won’tbe able to fix yourmistakesthen.
Be as sincere asyoucan. What we do todaywill come back to ustomorrow.Aswe looktowardsthe
divine,itwill guide us.Howwill we addressanger?Itwill be inanobservantwaymuchlike how we
witnessagarbage truck passingby.(Youwill observe yourangerfleetingly).We mayplugournose and
finda clearspace to breathe freely.Whydoesthe jungle appealtous?The elementof nature inus
mergeswiththe elementof nature inthe jungle.We feel nicerwhenwe are awayfromthe motor
soundsandnear a streamof water.You like beingnearanimalsbecause theytooare elementsof the
divine.Whenwe seektobalance ourselves,we shouldbe amidstnatural elements.
How to dothisin yourhome?Putsome plantsinside oroutside of yourhome.If youfocuson the plants,
that too will make youfeel better.Whetherit’sbystaringatnature or an emptychair,presume the
divine forcesresidethere.Thisisall basedonfaith.

4. I wentto AmarKanthak(a place in the Madhya Pradeshregionof India) andthe energywassostrong
there I didn’tfeel like leaving.Atthatpoint,Ifeltlike the riversare notreferredtoas Goddessesjustlike
that. (InIndia,Hindusrevere rivers asGoddessesandrefertothemas such).Theyare a reservoirof
cosmicvibrations.Justclose youreyesandimagine yourselfinsuchkindsof places.You’ll feel more
replenishedandbalancedmore quickly.
On the occasionof Makar Sankranti,I prayfrom thisdayforwardthat you all are able toalignwith
nature and the divine forcesandthatyoutread the path of soul freedomandattainit too.
(Aspart of birthdaycelebrationsforherdaughter-inlaw Ridhima,Gurumasaidthe following).
Happy BirthdayRidhimabecause bychance thisbirthdayislinkedwithsuchapublic occasionlike Makar
Sankranti.
(Gurumaaskedpeople tovote forwhento hostthe parentworkshop. People votedtohave the parent
workshopinMay and people cansubmittopicsof interestto edit.madhuchaitanya@gmail.com).
Guruma alsoannouncedSwamiji’s6thautobiographyisnow tobe released.