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Ariiclc 3 MaIanana and Mission in Lifc

Your Dada Ias Ianncrcd inio your cars and ninds nany iIings wIicI you
Iavc forgoiicn ouirigIi. For your lcIavior sIows iIcy Iavc cui no icc in you. Has noi
your Dada aslcd you io alidc ly iIc rcgulaiions iIai guidc iIc world you livc in? Has
noi Ic, in iIis conici, asscricd uncquivocally iIai an cgoisiic scnsc of agcncy is lcsci
wiiI and lcdcvilcd ly a lcgion of Iurdlcs and incdincnis; iIai, unlcss you sulnii as
a scrvani io MaIanana, iIc urosc of your sojourn inio iIis world would lc uiicrly
dcfcaicd?
You wondcr wIy and Iow
you sIould sulnii as a scrvani io
MaIanana and Iow iIis lind of
sulnission would Icl you acIicvc
iIc urosc of your sojourn inio
iIis world. Lisicn io your Dada
oncc again. Dui don'i iry io
undcrsiand. Undcrsianding will
dawn on you of iisclf and only
wIcn an inncr urgc Ias convulscd
you, lcaving you lccnly suscciillc
io iIc acccni of divinc ninisiraiion.
Unlcss you firsi do ncrcy and
gracc io yo8ursclf, cvcn luclcifuls
of divinc gracc can ill afford io Icl
you oui of iIc norass of your
cgoisiic siagnaiion. TIai rovcs
again iIai no Iunan lcing can
cvcr lc iIc Curu.
WIcn your will, siirrcd u
fron iIc dcccsi crcviccs of your
lcing, is yolcd unio iIc
cncIaniing cIani of MaIanana,
you can vcry wcll caicI iIc vilra-

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iions of divinc nanifcsiaiion and rcvclaiion. Sonc of you vcry clcvcr and alcri colc
nigIi cIargc Dada wiiI lcgging iIc qucsiion. Ycs, ii is, yci ii is noi. For you can do
noiIing. TIings Iacn iIrougI unconscious agcncy lilc your Dada docs daily as
Nolody. So sIalc off iIc aiiiiudc of iIc agcni; raiIcr, lc a vicwcr of iIings Iacning
io you and oiIcrs. Dciicr, lc a vicw, a scciaclc io your Dada iIai Hc nay worl Hinsclf
oui in and iIrougI you. Dui, firsi lisicn, your Dada is going io rcvcal iIc sccrci nission
of your sojourn inio iIis world.
Do you rcally lnow aloui iIc noiivc forcc of your advcni inio iIis world? Ii is
ccriainly noi io sccl Hin, iIc TruiI, iIc uliinaic siirlcss Fcaliiy synlolizcd ly
Saiyanarayana; ii is noi io sccl Hin ly way of Ja, Taasya, and oiIcr Iysical and
ncnial rivaiions. WIy noi? Ii is lccausc lcforc your odysscy inio iIis world, you wcrc
in iIc rcoscful la of Saiyanarayana in crfcci idcniiiy wiiI Hin. TIai siaic is dcvoid
of fccling, scnsaiion, or cvcn viial vilraiion. Ii is an uiicr void, a naugIi as ncrc
nonadic, unnanifcsi Eisicncc inncrscd in iIc irilc fluid of iIc rinal FadIa. TIai
firsi sircan, iIc infiniiudc of iIai DIuna, iIai fluid, iIc sa of Eisicncc, cannoi lc
rclisIcd. TIc sccond sircan of iIai fluid cnconasscs iIc Kaivalya siaic of crfcci I"
consciousncss. TIcrc, ioo, ii is Iardly rclisIallc. TIc iIird sircan Iowcvcr is in Vraja,
a rcgion of I-and-nc. consciousncss, a sori of assivc scnsaiion. TIcrc can lc no Lccla
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unlcss all iIc laycrs arc unconscious, including KrisIna Hinsclf. TIcrc is no
conscious rclisI of iIai fluid cvcn iIcrcin.
TIcrcforc iIc Will Surcnc cncrgcd fron iIc siirlcss Fcaliiy wiiI an urgc io
rclisI iIai fluid, iIc lovc and joy of Eisicncc; and, iIis world of naicrial naiurc was
crcaicd as a rcludc io, an anicroon or rolifcraiion of Vraja saiuraicd wiiI an ovcrflow
of iIai fluid. Hc wanicd io lc nany io cnjoy His Fasa, iIc Fasa of FadIa, Iis
counicrwIolc, iIc Eicrnal Alsoluic. You all canc along wiiI Hin. Hc canc as
MaIanana wiiIin you and all aloui; and, you all canc as ninds, nodificaiions of
MaIanana, io cnjoy iIc lovc and joy of Eisicncc iIrougI iIc Fasa rcscnicd ly
Naiurc. WIai you call Pralriii is FadIa Hcrsclf nadc connunicallc io your
aggrcssivcly conscious ninds and cgos so iIai you nigIi savor His Lovc and Joy
iIrougI ii. Ii is FadIa, FadIa cvcrywIcrc. WiiIoui Hcr, KrisIna is a non-cniiiy. So io
rclisI iIai Fasa you Iavc sojourncd inio iIis world.
And alongsidc of and conconiiani io iIai, you Iavc anoiIcr urosc io scrvc.
You Iavc io do a ccriain lind of worl in lccing wiiI your naiurc in ordcr io lcc your
lody and soul iogciIcr. TIc sirugglc lcgins wiiI naicrial naiurc, wiiI iIc Iosiilc
cnvirons, sciiing iIc siagc for rclisIing His Lovc iIrougI fair and foul. WIai is worl? IT
is iranslaiion of MaIanana inio iIc sacc-iinc diagran. All dcdicaicd worl is noiIing
lui doing MaIanana. All of you Iavc conc inio iIis world io raciicc Fasa Yoga and
Karna Yoga. TIai is iIc solc nission in your livcs.
Now, considcr carcfully wIai is convcycd ly iIc scrnon of lcing a scrvani io
MaIanana. To lc a scrvani is io surrcndcr wIolc Icaricdly wiiIoui lcing ravagcd ly
sclfisI iIougIis. Surrcndcr is iIc crsisicni fccling and conviciion of MaIanana's
doninccring rcscncc in cvcry sccior of your lifc and in iIc world ouisidc. You Iavc io
nalc yoursclf void of all wisIcs, lcing consianily guidcd ly iIc vilraiions of
MaIanana. WIcn all your ccricncc llossons in icrns of MaIanana, wIcn you fccl
iIc rcscncc of MaIanana in all your acis and iIougIis, your visions and faniasics,
your wisIcs and rcsoluiions, your surrcndcr is conlcic. TIcn and iIcn alonc you Iavc
iIc rcal crscciivc and foriiiudc cnougI io lravc iIc worladay world wiiIoui lcing
cowcd ly iIc fcars and frowns of advcrsc rcdicancnis. You can iIcn ialc iIc cniirc
foriunc-conlc of your lifc as iolcns of His lovc, as His loisicrous or cncIaniingly
gcnial laugIicr iIrougI iIc crcviccs of your lcing io grani you and inicnsc iasic of His
Lovc and iIc sa of Eisicncc.
Unlcss you sulnii io MaIanana, your lifc iurns inio a laiilcground of
confliciing forccs of naiurc run anucl. All iIc world of nanifcsi cisicncc is
nodificaiion of MaIanana. So only MaIanana can rcscuc you fron your advcrsc
PraraldIa and guidc you io iIc unIindcrcd rclisI of Vrajalccla, iIc solc nission in
your lifc. WIcn MaIanana siaris ncliing iIrougI iIc warniI of your loving
sulnission, can iIc rclisI of iIc irilc fluid, iIc sa of Eisicncc, lc dcnicd?
Dc of good cIccr. You arc all Anriiasaya PuiraI. TIc iasic of iIai fluid of iIc
FadIa wiiIin you is your liriIrigIi. Sulnii io MaIanana in lovc and foriiiudc and
unsolcn faiiI. TIc oljcciivc of your lifc will anly lc fulfillcd.
--- Aniya Foy CIowdIury












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Ariiclc 4 Mulii and Your Dada

TIc goal of all siriiual cndcavors is gcncrally, rofcsscdly and in raciicc,
asscricd io lc Mulii (frccdon}, dclivcrancc fron iIc niscrics of worldly lifc and
cnanciaiion fron iIc cyclc of liriIs and dcaiIs. Sonc of you, ai lcasi, if noi a colossal
najoriiy, do, cvcn aficr ycars of lisicning io Dada's ialls cIcrisI iIc dogna of Mulii
ncarcsi io your Icaris. Evcn iIougI iIc si sysicns of Indian PIilosoIy, CIrisiianiiy
(uIolding iIc dogna of an original sin}, Judaisn and oiIcr world rcligions, Islan
cccicd, lcad for sonc for of Mulii, your Dada ncvcr considcrs Mulii as iIc goal of
Iunan lifc; nor did Sri Fan TIalur or MaIaralIu KrisIna CIaiianya, wIo in faci
surncd iIc siriiual goal of Mulii as fcsicring irasI. TIc roIci of Islan,
MoIanncd, and iIc roIci of iIc SilIs, Curu Nanal, also sIowcd scani couricsy io
Mulii.

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Sonc of you ai lcasi lnow iIai iIis siancc of your Dada and oiIcrs is quiic in
accord wiiI iIc grcai dcvoiccs of iIc Ioary asi wIosc livcs Iavc lccn cIroniclcd in
Puranic liicraiurc. Indccd, PraIlada and DIuruva ncvcr incd nor siovc for Mulii. on
iIc conirary, iIcy raycd for unflincIing dcvoiion io iIc Lord and a siaic of His Lovc,
rcgardlcss of Iow nany liriIs and dcaiIs in wIaisocvcr sccic iIcy nigIi Iavc io
undcrgo wiiI Iorrcndous ccricnccs of grucsonc ncnial and Iysical ioriurc.
Dada affirns and arovcs of iIis aiiiiudc, sinly lccausc, as Hc Ias said
lcgion of iincs, you Iavc conc Icrc aiIirsi io savor His Vrajalccla, His Lovc and Joy,
iIc sa of all cisicncc. Dui you can gci iIai iasic only iIrougI iIc irials and
irilulaiions of lifc, only iIrougI iIc firc ordcal of naicrial naiurc. So if you wani io
sIui oui iIc sccningly aggrcssivc naicrial naiurc, you sIui oui TruiI and Fcaliiy and
arc as a rcsuli, dcrivcd of iIc iasic of Vrajalccla. Mulii concs as a naiicr of coursc
wIcn you sulnii io iIc lovc of iIc Lord, wIcn you arc yolcd io His Will and siari
Iaving glinscs of iIc Vrajalccla wiiIin yoursclf and in iIc world ouisidc.
Your Dada Ias affirncd iinc and again iIai iIosc wIo Iavc gonc off His iracl
will undoulicdly acIicvc Mulii; for wIicIcvcr lacc Hc gocs and wIonsocvcr Hc nccis,
all iIosc colc will lc dclivcrcd. cvcn iIosc wIo Iavc sccn His iciurc will Iavc Mulii;
nay, iIc cniirc conicnorary oulaiion of iIc world will aiiain Mulii. Dui iIcy will lc
dcrivcd of iIc iasic of Vrajarcna, wIicI Hc is caicring io you in daily norning and
cvcning scssions.
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EniIuscd and cnloldcncd ly iIis asscriion of your Dada, sonc of you, nay,
nany of you arc dcludcd inio iIinling iIai you arc cIoscn colc of Dada lcing laiIcd
daily in iIc fragrani fluid of His Lovc; iIai you arc a grou quiic aari and disiinci fron
iIosc wIo consianily sirivc for Mulii. You fool yoursclvcs inio iIinling your ncvcr wani
Mulii. Dui your vaniiy fair is wound u wIcn you iIcn cnircai Dada for CIaranjal for
iIc rcsoluiion of nagging rollcns in diffcrcni scciors of your lifc. You do noi rcalizc for
iIai noncni iIc inIcrcni coniradiciion lciwccn your rofcssion and your raciicc.
SucI Iyocrisy is dcc rooicd in your unconscious ninds.
Your Icllcss Dada Ias Iad io dolc oui cisicrns full of CIaranjal io lcasc iIcsc
sclf-siylcd Vrajavaasis. His lody Ias Iad io lcar iIc lruni of iIcir discascs, alsorlcd
ly Hin io iIcir rclicf. Your Dada lools so loving, so lilc Saiyanarayana io iIcn sinly
lccausc iIcir sons and daugIicrs Iavc lccn rcscucd fron iIc jaws of dcaiI, or iIcy
Iavc lccn givcn a looning siari io iIcir carccrs, or iIcy Iavc lccn naicIcd wiiI a
faniasiic groon or lridc, or lccausc iIcir ranlling fanily rollcns Iavc lccn
adnirally rcsolvcd. Had ii lccn oiIcrwisc, your Dada would Iavc lccn casi off ly iIcsc
Vrajavaasis as a lloody luggcr, a Iyocriic, a swindlcr, a Iony villain arrogaiing
lrazcn-faccd io Hinsclf iIc Nolody-ncss of Saiyanarayana. Arc noi swarns of sucI
siuff-iasicrs of Vrajarcna forsaling Hin on iIai scorc?
WIo lnows wIo and wIo will lc in iIc lasi caravan, in iIc lasi day of
rccloning? How foolisI of you io consianily fail io rcad your own ninds lui fccl
concicni cnougI io sirc u your Dada, wIo is nosily in a lcyond-nind siaic! You arc
always dissaiisficd wiiI your loi. You func and frci io cIangc ii for iIc lciicr. You wani
lciicr ooriuniiics wiiI roscy ronisc in your carccr, nucI norc afflucni
circunsianccs, a iroullc-frcc, snooiI-sailing lifc gliding across a landscac flowing
wiiI nill and Ioncy. You wani cvcryiIing around you io accord io your swcci will. And
failing io gci your wisI, you cursc Cod or Dada in sccningly rigIicous indignaiion io
dannaiion as iIougI you Iardly dcscrvc sucI a grucsonc dcsscri. You ncvcr carc io
iIinl iIc siiuaiion you arc rcscnily in is iIc rcaciion of your asi aciions, iIai you arc
iIc arcIiicci of your frowning faic and ii is iIc lcsi ossillc siiuaiion for naiuraiion of
your crsonaliiy, ii is a llcssing, a iolcn of Divinc Lovc, a lcacon ligIi io iIc land of
Vraja. You forgci ouirigIi iIc words of Dadaji iIai unlcss you lcar wiiI aiicncc and
foriiiudc iIc lrusIcs wiiI your advcrsc dcsiiny, iIc lcasi in you will noi lc innolaicd.
WIcn you iall of siriiual asiraiions and you asscri you do noi wani Mulii,
lui only a iasic of His lovc and Joy, iIcn you arc fully ollivious of iIc Iard faci iIai
you arc aciually consianily craving and siriving for Mulii in all your iIougIis and
aciions. You nay inaginc yoursclf rcclining on a conforiallc lcd, snoling a cigarciic
and glilly ialling of Iaving a siaic of Vrajarcna, iIus sinning a yarn of cscaisn.
Dui lc assurcd iIc iIrilling ccricncc of your iruc Vraja is lcagucs aari fron you.
Aciually, Vraja grows in your Icaris unawarc only wIcn you suffcr silcnily, noi lilc a
Icro(inc}, lui lilc an cncIanicd lovcr as you cndurc iIc advcrsiiics iIai cross your way
and iIrcaicn io aralyzc you and cngulf you in a sca of inicrninallc niscry. A grcai
suffcring is a grcai llcssing, an avalancIc of Divinc Cracc iurncd iurilc uon you.
On iIc oiIcr Iand ncvcr say foolisIly, I do noi wani Mulii; I wani Vrajarcna."
For iIc nci noncni you will lc dciccicd as Iyocriic. Sulnii io iIc Will of iIc Lord
and io His Lovc nanifcsicd as iIc lody-oliiic of your congcniial and acquircd
circunsianccs. Talc your cniirc dcsiiny as iIc crcssion of His Lovc. TIcn, and iIcn
alonc, you can Iavc a iasic of Vraja. And Mulii will ay Ionagc io you as a naiicr of
coursc, for Mulii is a ncgaiivc rcsuli, an auiliary cffcci of iIc cncrgcncc of loving
sulnission io iIc Will of iIc Lord. If iIc sun riscs can iIcrc lc any darlncss io lcfog
and lligIi your vision? Lci iIc sun of Divinc Lovc risc in you Icari, laiIing your nind
and lody and all your osscssions wiiI iis gcnial rays. All clsc will dawn on you in no
iinc.
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