The way of worship to be followed in Kaliyuga

Gurucharanam Saranam

The Way of Worship to be Followed in Kaliyuga
(By M. Chidambaran, Dy. Director of Education- Retd., Haripad)

What Is the Dharma of Kaliyuga?

In Kaliyuga man can evolve spiritually higher than devas and can reach beyond that. We have not been properly guided in this line hence we are ignorant of the dharma of Kali. We have been taught and made to believe that Kali is the embodiment of evil and destruction. Hence the truth about Kali is concealed and mankind has become ignorant about it. To find out the truth, we have to read and understand at least Guru Gita. The veracity of Guru Gita can be tested in Kaliyuga. The dharma of Kali is to prove whether it is true or false. This can be achieved through Guru, through the relation between Guru and disciple by the self experience of disciple after passing the stages of all evil spirits and devi devas. This is the dharma of Kali. But some scholars for their existence may say that Guru Gita has been compiled from tidbits taken from elsewhere. Such a statement is nothing but the view of the so called scholars who argue that God is subject to man’s rationality. This becomes a stumbling block in the path of man’s realization of jeevan dharma. The rest of it can be experienced only through the Guru-Sishya relationship. This is a part of the ignorance that accumulated over the past 25 chatuyugas.

The way of worship to be followed in Kaliyuga – the Path of Guru

In conformity with the Yuga dharma, the way of worship to be followed in Kali is the path of Guru, based on the belief in One God. How many of us realize the truth that the liberation of mankind can be attained only through a Guru who has reached the summit of spiritual wisdom and is omniscient and all seeing. Such a Guru is spiritually evolved transcending the stages of cosmic gods and trinity through virtuous deeds in crores of births. That holy Guru is a realized soul, surpassing all planes of spiritual wisdom, the jeeva becoming free from all actions, attaining liberation while in physical body and delegated by Brahman to redeem human race. Such a holy Guru will be all seeing and all knowing. To get more information about such a Guru it is advised to go through Guru Gita in which Siva, one of the trinity who worships the Guru tells Parvati who Guru is.

Each one of us takes birth and lives in this world with a jeeva having sins and virtues and vicissitudes accrued as a result of our past karmas. Only by removing the bad effects of our karma in the past births and by doing virtuous deeds, our karmas would become fruitful leading us to mukti. A great and perfect Guru who takes birth in Kali can remove the bad effects of the karmas of our past births. Such bad effects of karmas which cannot be removed, the virtues and fortunes and eligibility for jeevan mukti that cannot be gained even with virtuous deeds in thousands of births can be gained in Kali. This is achieved through the karma and worship of One God, Brahman by completely offering and surrendering to Guru. It was predicted by the great personalities like Buddha, Jesus, Mohammed, Nostradamus, saint Aravind and Narayana Guru that a Yugacharya will take birth during this time.(Details  of this shall be given separately). Let us know the truth that the Yugacharya of their predictions is Navajyoti Sri Karunakara Guru, the founder of Santhigiri Ashram. Enquire and find out.

For the human race which suffers on account of diseases and thwarted hopes and actions beyond its control, the Guru of Santhigiri shows the way for the permanent solution of these problems. Spiritually He helps us to attain the ultimate deliverance or jeevan mukti. Having reached the summit of spirituality, the Guru does not carry out this mission of Brahman through the performance of miracles. Miracles and the temporary physical gains accruing to believers are not the yard stick for measuring ones spiritual knowledge. It has to be accepted that handful of devotees of Trinity do manifest signs of divine vision and ability to perform miracles. But this should never be misconstrued as the attainment of the highest point in spirituality. How is it possible for us to identify the perfect Guru? The only way to do this is to get in touch with the disciples of the Guru who have had genuine experience of the greatness of the Guru through divine vision and revelation (darsan). (To be continued)