Narayana is the Goal

8/12/2019 Narayana is the Goal

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Narayana is the goal (Lakshya hai). Is the means for Lakshmi to reach till there. Eight types ofGoddess Lakshmi are there.

First is ADI LAKSHMI (Primeval Lakshmi)- we are all sitting here and we dont even know we havecome to this world. Have you ever thought you have come to this world? What is your age hmm?Try to recall- 30-35-40-50 hmm? Just think that 50 years before I came here. Where was I beforethis? What is my source, what is my origin? This knowledge is not there. To have the knowledge ofour own origin is AdiLakshmi. Then Narayan is very near- not far. The search of our own source,knowledge of source is AdiLakshmi. Where I have come from? Who am I? Where will I go? After30-35-40 yrs, this body wont remain! Where will I go? Where have I come from? Are you here rightnow? Be aware Am I here right now? Have I come here or have been here all times? What is this?This knowledge is AdiLakshmi. The knowledge of self. The person who gets knowledge of self- thefear finishes from his life forever. There wont be any fear. Attained contentment, bliss. This isAdiLakshmi. AdiLakshmi is only with the learned ones (wise). And the ones who have AdiLakshmi,know this that they have attained knowledge.

Second Lakshmi is DHAN LAKSHMI (Goddess Of Wealth) this everyone understands Those whodont have DhanLakshmi they get away from Dharma (duty), they get involved in a Adharma(unrighteousness). All Adharmi (evil doer), thief, dacoits all are in the search of DhanLakshmi(Wealth). With the desire of wealth, one does wrong deeds, likes all types of violence hmm fraud,cheating The desire of DhanLakshmi. He doesnt see if he has, and with force wants to getDhanLakshmi and with force DhanLaksmi doesnt come, even if it comes, it doesnt give pleasure, itonly gives only sorrow and pain. Think Dhan (Wealth) as Lakshmi. Dhan (Wealth) is not Lakshya(goal). Some people forget Dhan as Lakshmi and Dhan (Wealth) becomes the Lakshya (goal) of life.Till death collect the money (Dhan) and deposit all the money in bank and die! One crore, Onethousand crore rupee is in the bank and the person is no more. And had not even written the Will-even troublesome! One wealthy man, knowing he would die soon, didnt want to die. People wouldcome to him to console and say take the name of God, do some Bhakti, doctors have already said thatthey cant do anything, so wait for your death pray to God, dont be sad. He replied I am not angry

because of my death, but this huge wealth which I have- dont want to give it to all my mischievouschildren. The whole life I worked on this, earned lots of money but now I have to give to this to myuseless children- will do something about this. Then he called one astrologer, he told need not worry.After 25 years you will be born in so and so village, with so and so name. He became very happy andmade his Will by that name. Man makes Dhan as Lakshya and becomes sad. Dhan is Lakshmi,

worship it like Lakshmi- honour it. Some people see fault in the Dhan (Wealth) and held itresponsible by thinking its all because of Wealth, Dhan has only made all this happen, Dhan is notgood, this is also not good. Honour the wealth, make good use of it then Dhan becomes Lakshmi. Itis said that Lakshmi is very chanchal (playful, unsteady), it keeps moving. When it moves then it getsvalue. What doesnt move, remains fixed has no value. If you see the picture of Lakshmi andSaraswati, you will see that Lakshmi is on the Lotus flower, above water. Water is unsteady.


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Saraswati is sitting on the rock. In some pictures Saraswati is also on lotus but mostly Lakshmi has been kept on the lotus, in the water.

Saraswati has been kept on the stable place. Its like this only knowledge when comes is stable. Thisis the third type of Lakshmi VIDHYA LAKSHMI (Lakshmi of Knowledge, education). Knowledgealso can be misused. Even if only to study becomes the Lakshya (goal) of someone then also Vidhyadoesnt becomes Lakshmi. To study and then to make use of it. Then this is Vidhya Lakshmi.

Next on fourth number is DHANYA LAKSHMI (Lakshmi as Goddess of grain). Dhan is there butDhanya is not there. Have enough money but cant eat anything. Cant eat bread, ghee (butter), rice,salt, sugar cant eat anything. Then what happen? Dhan Lakshmi is there, enough money is there butshortage of Dhanya Lakshmi . You go and see in villages, they dont have wealth there but haveenough Dhanya Lakshmi. They d ont have any hesitations or shortage of serving any anyone withfood for few days. Whether they have money or not, but they have enough Dhanya. The quality andquantity of food villagers eat, people in city dont eat that much. Their digestion power is alsogood. Dhanya Lakshmi- honor the Dhanya. Food is the most important in this world to everyone.

Caligy is one province in Canada, where how much ever food is needed to serve the entire planet(Earth) grows there sufficient in itself. How much grain grows there is enough to serve everyone onthis planet for one full year. Lot of vegetables also grows there. But they take all vegetables andgrains and dump it into the river. Why? To maintain the availability of it. In India, people hide theonion, then its price will rise! Earn more with less effort, this is not Dhanya Lakshmi. Then we havenot considered Dhanya as Lakshmi. Dont waste it and misuse it. Sometimes how much food iscooked more than half of we waste and throw it, dont give it to others. Some people have a habit,sweets will come, they will keep it inside and it will get spoilt but they wont give it to others. Whenit will get spoilt then they take out to give. In many big houses it happens, they have enough moneyand variety of food is cooked, it is ok to cook variety but they give it to others after it getsdeteriorated. This is wrong, should honor the food, this is Dhanya Lakshmi.

The fifth one is Dhairya Lakshmi (The Lakshmi of Courage). In house there is everything, Dhan,Dhanya all relations but are coward. Usually the children of rich families are coward. The children ofKings are even more coward, so coward. Dhairya is one Lakshmi. Dhairya is one wealth. In servicesector it is seen that the workers are scared of the officers. If its a businessman, then they are scaredof inspectors. Usually we ask officers that what type of assistants do you like? The one who comeswith fear in front of you or the one who communicates with courage with you. The person who isafraid wont tell the truth. If your subordinate is scared of you then he wont tell the truth toyou. Will make false story and will run away from you. You wont be able to work with such

person. You like such workers and assistants under you who works with courage and talk to youhonestly. Why do you get sacred of your officers? Why because we are not connected to our life. Wedont know that there is so much power within us, the Divine power that is walking along with us,then it is the shortage of Dhairya Lakshmi. Only with the Dhairya Lakshmi one can progress in lifeor else cannot. The quantity of progress depends on the quantity of Dhairya Lakshmi, whether is

business or in job there is a need of Dhairya Lakshmi.


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The sixth is the Santana Lakshmi (Progeny Lakshmi) There should be such kids who are the wealthof love. There should be relation of Love. Then it will be Santana Lakshmi or else botheration orstress. Such children due to whom the stress is either not there or it reduces is Santana Lakshmi. TheSantan (Children) who brings peace, happiness and prosperity, that is Santana Lakshmi. And theSantan with whom there is pain, sadness, unhappiness, disputes then that Santan is not SantanLakshmi.

And the seventh is the Vijaya Lakshmi (Victoriuos Lakshmi). Some people have all the facilities andresources even then they dont get success in any work, they start any work it will get spoiled. This isthe shortage of Vijaya Lakshmi. If you tell someone to go and get something, after sometime he willcome back and just tell he c ouldnt get it. Even if they go by auto rickshaw it will break down on theway. They take taxi and even if finally reach there, the respective shop will close. You will think itwould have been better if I would have done this work by myself. The smallest of works cant do there is too much shortage of Vijaya Lakshmi. If you tell them to put the bulb, they will say thatcouldnt find the stool- the bulb is too high. Thats why I am sitting in darkness, there is no stool, and

how I do put it. They will find some or the other excuse and even if there is no excuse the situationswill turn like this that no work can be done by them.

The eighth is the Bhagya Lakshmi or Bhagya Lakshmi (Royal Lakshmi) the one who blesses rulerwith the secular power). Satta, some terrorists, they dont have Kingdom or power but whateverthey say everyone will listen. They have power to rule. Sometimes the Minister or King is sitting,whatever they say nobody will listen. In some offices also it is there no one listens to the boss but anoffice clerk will rule and everyone listens to him. How much Raj Lakshmi is with the Trade Union, it

possibly wont be with the owner of the mill. Mill Union leader can rule, dictate and govern. It isdoubtful if the President will have Rajya Lakshmi. The Prime Minister will have or no, is doubtful.But the head of a small village will have. Whatever he speaks the whole village listens. The power torule (govern) is being given by the nature to the people. There are some political Ministers, they aregoverning, ruling even by being in jail. Theres lot of blessing of Rajya Lakshmi on them. There had

been one Chief Minister, he was in coma still he was able to rule, govern the country. He wasunconscious for 4-6 months but the Kingdom was going on with his name, even now they run withhis name. It is not necessary that they have Dhan Lakshmi, Dhanaya Lakshmi, Dhairya Lakhsmi,Santana Lakshmi, even then they may have Rajya Lakhsmi, the power to rule the country.

These are the eight types of Lakshmi, they are all connected to each other. In some or the otherquantity these all are with everyone. How much do we honor it, make use of it, it all depends on us.We all have these, some of them are more and some are less in quantity. The absence of these eight

Lakshmis is called- Ashta Daridrta (Misery). Lakshmi is there or not, Narayana can still be adapted. Narayan belongs to both. Lakshmi Narayan and Daridra Narayan (laughter)! Now the time is to become Lakshmi Narayan from Daridra Narayan. Narayan is always there. And there is no worshipof Daridra Narayan, Lakshmi Narayan is only worshipped. Daridra Narayan is served and Lakshmi

Narayan is worshipped. Otherwise everything is Narayan and Narayan. And the entire life flow ismoving from Daridra Narayan to Lakshmi Narayan- from misery to prosperity. From dryness in lifetowards the Divine nectar.


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Diwali, the festival of lights is here with its message of celebrating the victory of good over evil, lightover darkness and knowledge over ignorance. As Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar says, Diwali isessentially celebrated to lit the light of wisdom in every heart, the light of life in every home and bringa smile on every face.

Lakshmi Puja, or the worship of the goddess of wealth, is central to Diwali celebrations, especially inNorth and West India. In Sanskrit Lakshya means the goal. Lakshmi means the one which assistsyou to go to your goal. The Goal is Narayana or the self.

In a beautiful talk Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar has explained these eight forms of wealth or AshtaLakshmi that can help you to reach the goal. Here are excerpts from the original Hindi Talk on

Ashtalakshmi:
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ADI LAKSHMI (Primeval wealth): To have the knowledge of our own origin is Adi Lakshmi. Haveyou ever thought about how you have come to this world? Who am I? After -35-40-50 years, thisbody wont remain! Where will I go? Where have I come from? Have I come here or have been hereat all times? This knowledge of the source is Adi Lakshmi. The person who gets the knowledge ofself, becomes free from all fear and attains contentment and bliss. Adi Lakshmi is found only with thelearned ones (wise). The ones who have AdiLakshmi have attained the highest knowledge.
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DHAN LAKSHMI (Monetary Wealth): Everyone understands about his kind of wealth. Those whodont have Dhan Lakshmi stray into adharma (unrighteousness). With the desire for wealth, manyget tempted into doing wrong deeds, like violence, thefts, fraud etc. Dhan Lakshmi doesnt c omewith force. Even if it comes, it only gives only sorrow and pain. Some people forget that monetarywealth Dhan is not the goal of life. All their life they collect wealth till they die and leave it all behindcreating property disputes in the family.

One wealthy man, knowing he would die soon, became very upset. People consoled him andadvised him to take the name of God and not feel sad. He replied, I am upset not because I amdying, but because of this huge wealth which I dont want to give to my useless children. Anastrologer studied the wealthy mans stars and predicted that after 25 years he would be rebornagain in a particular village with a particular name. Hearing this, the man became very happy andmade a will transferring his entire wealth to that name.

When Man makes Dhan / money as the goal he becomes sad. Dhan is Lakshmi, worship it likeLakshmi- honour it. Some people see fault in the Dhan(Wealth) and hold it responsible for all vices.This is not good. When you honour the wealth and make good use of it then Dhan becomes

Lakshmi.
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VIDHYA LAKSHMI (wealth of knowledge): If you see the picture of Lakshmi and Saraswati, youwill see that Lakshmi is on the Lotus flower, above water. Water is unsteady. Saraswati is sitting ona rock. Knowledge brings stability in life. This is the third type of Lakshmi VIDHYA LAKSHMI (wealthof Knowledge/ education). Knowledge also can be misused. If studying becomes the only Lakshya(goal) of someone then Vidhya doesnt becomes Lakshmi. To s tudy and then to make use of it isVidhya Lakshmi.

DHANYA LAKSHMI (the wealth of grain): One may have lot of money (Dhan) but but cant eatanything- cant eat bread, ghee, rice, salt, sugar! This means there is lack of of Dhanya Lakshmi. Wefind in the v illages of India that people dont have wealth but have enough grains. They never

hesitate to serve food to any guest. They may or may not have money, but they are never short ofDhanya. In comparison to the city people, the food eaten by villagers is superior in quality andquantity. Their digestion power is also good. Honor the food. When vegetables and grains arewillfully destroyed to keep food prices high, then we are not honouring our dhanya as Laskhsmi.When food is honoured and it becomes Dhanya Lakshmi.
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Dhairya Lakshmi (The wealth of Courage) : In a house there may be everything- Dhan andDhanya, but courage may be absent. Usually the children from rich families and ruling families arecoward. Courgae is a kind of wealth. Usually we ask officers that what type of assistant do you like-

The one who comes with fear in front of you or the one who communicates with courage? If yoursubordinate is scared of you then he wont tell the truth to you. Workers and assistants who workwith courage and honesty are liked and preferred by employers. One gets scared of superiors orauthority figures when one is not connected to life. When we dont know that there is so much powerwithin us, the Divine power that is walking along with us, then we feel the lack of Dhairya Lakshmi.Only with the wealth of courage or Dhairya Lakshmi can one progress in life. The extent of onesprogress directly depends on the presence of Dhairya Lakshmi in ones life, whether in business orin job.
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Santana Lakshmi (Wealth of Progeny) : The children who are the wealth of love, who bring peace,happiness and prosperity bring Santana Lakshmi into the house. Such children due to whom stressdisappears or diminishes is Santana Lakshmi. And, the children who bring pain, sadness,unhappiness, disputes are not Santana Lakshmi.

Vijaya Lakshmi (the wealth of victory): Some people despite having all the facilities andresources dont get success in any work. This denotes lack of Vijaya Lakshmi. If they go by autorickshaw to the market and it will break down on the way. If they take taxi and finally reach, the
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shops would be closed. With such people one feels it would have been better if I had done the workmyself! The smallest of works they cant do there is too much shortage of Vijaya Lakshmi. They willfind some or the other excuse and even if there is no excuse the situations turn out such that nowork gets done.

Raj Lakshmi (wealth of royalty) is the one who with the power to rule. Sometimes the Minister orRuler occupy the highest office and yet nobody listens to what they say. In some offices we find noone listens to the boss but an office clerk will rule and everyone listens to him. Often the head of asmall village or trade union wield more power over people than the President or Prime Minister. Thepower to rule (govern) is being given by the nature to the people. Theres lot of blessing of Rajya

Lakshmi on them. It is not necessary that they have Dhan Lakshmi, Dhanaya Lakshmi, DhairyaLakhsmi, Santana Lakshmi, but they may have Rajya Lakhsmi, the power to rule the land.

These eight types of wealth are all connected to each other. Everyone has these eight wealths inmore or less quantities. How much do we honor them, make use of them, is up to us. The absenceof these eight Lakshmi is called- Ashta Daridrta (Miseries). Whether Lakshmi is there or not,Narayana can still be adapted. Narayan belongs to both Lakshmi Narayan and Daridra Narayan!

Daridra Narayan is served and Laskshmi Narayan is worshipped. The entire life flow is moving fromDaridra Narayan to Lakshmi Narayan- from misery to prosperity, from dryness in life towards theDivine nectar.
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