POST #101 FROM THE BOOK "NEW-CLEAR BOMBS FROM NITHYA SATSANG"
Following is an extract from the book titled: 108 New-Clear Bombs from Nithya Satsang, from the teachings of His Divine Holiness (HDH) Nithyananda Paramashivam, the living incarnation of Paramashiva. Through simple truths, HDH causes powerful cognitive shifts in individuals in his/her path of enlightenment.
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101. The greatest warrior
There was once an enlightened master called Dakshinamurti Swamigal. He used to sit under a banyan tree in silence. His presence was so intense that anyone could touch it feel it, almost see it. It was so powerful that neither did he need to talk nor did the other feel the need to speak.
One of the court poets of the kingdom sang a thousand verses on Dakshinamurti Swamigal. hailing him as 'the greatest warrior'. By tradition, you would be given the title of greatest warrior' only if you killed one thousand elephants in war. This poet sang all one thousand verses praising the power and heroic qualities of Dakshinamurti Swamigal.
When the king heard this, his ego was hurt, because it was known throughout the kingdom that only he had killed a thousand elephants in war. Until that time, only the king had the title of the greatest warrior'.
So the king called the poet and angrily said, "Justify your action of singing a thousand verses in praise of that naked beggar sitting under the banyan tree and calling him the greatest warrior Otherwise, your head will be cut off!' The poet said, 'I don't have any reason or justification. You can kill me. But there is something about his presence. I want to make a small request: if you have some time, go and sit in his presence just once. That's all I am asking, nothing else.'
The king was curious to know more about Dakshinamurti Swamigal. Along with his entire army, he set off to meet him! Kings always travel with their paraphernalia, because they lose their identity without it! In contrast, Dakshinamurti Swamigal was a Paramahamsa, an enlightened master. The king found him sitting under a big banyan tree, with no paraphernalia, not even clothes. He was just blissful in himself.
Imagine the scene: this simple beggar sitting in a corner without even any clothes! He was merged in bliss and peace, completely lost in Existence. He sat in intense silence and peace. The silence penetrated anyone in his presence. The king jumped down from his chariot and marched towards Dakshinamurti Swamigal. Dakshinamurti Swamigal did not even move. He opened his eyes and looked straight into the king's eyes. It was the first time someone had dared to look straight into the king's eyes.
The king had always looked at others, and they had always put their heads down. For the first time, somebody looked straight into the eyes of the king. He was completely shaken. After a few seconds, the king put his head down.
He clearly felt something happening inside his being. Dakshinamurti Swamigal, the master, signalled to the king to sit down. The king simply sat down on the ground before him. All the ministers and the army dropped their weapons and also sat in silence. In ten minutes the entire army was sitting down.
One hour passed. Then two hours passed, three hours, and the evening came and went. One full day passed by. The master, the king and the whole army sat in silence. Not a single word was exchanged. Three days passed by. Then the master opened his eyes and said, 'Now you can go.'
The king fell flat at the great master's feet, paid his respects to the master and left in silence. He reached his palace, summoned the poet who had written the thousand verses in praise of Dakshinamurti Swamigal and said, 'Why did you write only a thousand verses in praise of that great master? You should write ten thousand verses!' The poet then made a beautiful statement, 'Killing ten thousand elephants is easy. You just need the weapons to kill them. But killing one's mind is the real achievement!'
Killing ten thousand elephants doesn't take courage. Killing your mind requires courage. Because Dakshinamurti Swamigal had killed his own mind, he could kill the mind of anybody who sat in his presence.
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