Buddhist Gems 78
Dharmadeva
In the ordinary state of human life the mind remains at the level of
the mu'la'dha'ra cakra.* This cakra is called man'ipadma by the
Buddhists. (Padma because of the lotus-like shape.) The Tibetan prayer
Onm' man'ipadme hummm refers to the mu'la'dha'ra, the starting point
of sa'dhana' (spiritual effort), with hummm referring to the struggle
that we call sa'dhana' (spiritual practice).
When sa'dhana' (spiritual meditation) consists in concentration on
this cakra, the feeling that accompanies the mastery of the cakra is
called sa'lokya. This feeling that the jiiva is not alone, but that
the Lord is with the person, is a sign that the mu'la'dha'ra has been
crossed. The colour visible here is the golden yellow of the earth and
the sound is like the tick-tick of the cricket. The shape is square.
* First psycho-spiritual centre, or plexus, located at the base of the
spine. The next five cakras are located at the base of the genital
organ, at the navel, at the midpoint of the chest, at the throat, and
at the trikuíi (between the eyebrows), respectively. -Eds.
Shrii Shrii Anandamurti
1969, Ranchi
SA'LOKYA, SA'MIIPYA, SA'YUJYA, SA'RUPYA, SA'RS'T'HI
A'NANDA VACANA'MRTAM PART 33
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CAUSE AND EFFECT
In this Universe of ours, there is nothing non-causal. Do you know the
meaning of non-causal ? Non-causal means "having no cause". In hoary
past, there was a great philosopher named Kan'a'da. He said in his
theory --
"Ka'ran'a'bha'va't ka'rya'bha'vah"
Ka'ran'a means cause, Abha'va means want. Where there is no cause,
there cannot be any effect. He was a scientist, and he invented the
Atomic Theory. He was Mahars'i Kan'a'da. Long before Dalton's Atomic
Theory, about 1500 years ago, 1000 years after Buddha, he said,
'Ka'ran'a'bha'va't ka'rya'bha'vah'.
"Where there is no cause, there can not be any effect", and it was he
who established the fact. Everything in this Universe of ours is
causal.
Now, here we are. Say a few years ago, none of you knew that Baba is
on this Earth. None of you knew that Baba loves you. But Baba was
there, and Baba loved you, though you were not acquainted with Baba.
Is it not the fact ? And I think, now some of you feel that Baba loves
you, at least a little. Don't I love you a wee bit? (Baba makes a
pinch measure with His fingers). And I also realize that you love Me
very much. (Baba makes a grand measure with his arms spread wide). You
do not know, but it may or may not be a fact. Rather, it may be a fact
that I knew you.
Nothing is non-causal in the Universe. You came in close contact with
Me, I came in close contact with you. This is also not non-causal.
Certainly there is some cause behind this actual happening. The cause
may or may not be known to you. There are so many people in this
world. Why did you, boys and girls, come in close contact with Me, but
not others ? Certainly there is some cause. And perhaps this cause or
seed germinated in long past, say, 5000 or 10,000 years ago. The seed
was there and it germinated, and finally, when its sprout was out, you
came in contact with Me. What is sprout ? The white portion of the
tree that first comes out of the seed. So, when nothing is non-causal,
your coming in close contact with Me is also not non-causal. There is
some cause, you do not know. It may be that in hoary past you were
also in close contact with Me. It may or may not be on this Earth, on
this planet. It may be on some other planet that you were known to Me.
It may be that on that planet, we sat like this and decided that, "Let
us go to that small planet known as Earth, and there we may do some
work." And, just to fulfill the pledge of ours, we have come here. So
nothing is non-causal.
This Cause and Effect Theory is called Ka'rya-Ka'ran'a Tattva. In
Sanskrit, Ka'ran'a means cause. Tattva means theory. Those who are
theoreticians are called Ta'ttvika in A'nanda Ma'rga, because Tattva
is theory. The range, the jurisdiction of this Ka'rya-Ka'ran'a Tattva
is within the scope of mind -- within the scope of collective
microcosm, and also Macrocosm, Separately for Macrocosm and collective
microcosm. You should know the difference.
A particular man, a particular living being has got the ectoplasmic
structure of microcosm, but the mind of Parama Purus'a (Cosmic
Consciousness) is bigger than collective microcosm, because the entire
crude world of quinquelemental factors is also a part of Macrocosm, a
part of the mind of Parama Purus'a. This Cause and Effect Theory
functions within the scope of collective microcosm. And above and
beyond the range of this collective microcosm, there may be Cause and
Effect Theory within the scope of Macrocosm as well. But as we can not
bring Macrocosm within the scope of unit minds, rather it can not be
tethered by logic and reasoning, that's why we may say that this Cause
and Effect Theory is functioning within the range of microcosm. The
starting point of mind is the zenith point of Cause and Effect Theory
functioning within the range of microcosm. The zenith existence is
beyond the periphery of this theory. It depends on the sweet will of
Parama Purus'a. And human Cause and Effect Theory can not go beyond
that zenith point.
If one wants to know something more beyond the scope of that zenith
point, one is to coincide one's own existential nucleus with that
final zenith point. When one will be one with the Macrocosm, one will
know how sweet the Macrocosm is. And that, one can do by dint of one's
devotional Sa'dhana' (Spiritual Practices). Sa'dhana' without devotion
is meaningless, a waste of time. Sa'dhana' with devotion means maximum
utilization of human existence.
So you may or may not know the logic. You may or may not know the
philosophy. You may or may not know the spirit of Cause and Effect
Theory. But if you have got devotion, if you have got love for the
Macrocosm, you will get everything. And the secret of Parama Purus'a
is known only to Parama Purus'a. That is why, if you want to know
Parama Purus'a, you won't be able to catch Him with the help of Cause
and Effect Theory. You will have to become one with Him. There is no
other alternative.
Shrii Shrii Anandamurti
28 August 1979, Taipei
A'nanda Vacana'mrtam Part 14
Also published in Ba'ba' in Taiwan