God or Guru gives what one desires according to what one deserves.
Recall the story of Indra and Virocana. Both went to Brahma the Creator for instruction on the Truth. Virocana was easily satisfied with the preliminary instruction and perished, while Indra reflected on the instruction and repeatedly went back to Brahma for clarification until he became realized and Immortal.
The mind of even a so-called adult who is ignorant is just like that of children who are easily satisfied by baubles. Yet so great is the power of mAyA that one cannot be complacent about the mind not getting enchanted by the baubles of world experience. And so prevalent is the mind's enchantment with baubles that those desiring the highest Goal may seem completely contrary to world wisdom.
यो यो यां यां तनुं भक्त: श्रद्धयार्चितुमिच्छति ।
तस्य तस्याचलां श्रद्धां तामेव विदधाम्यहम् ॥
Whatever each devotee seeks with faith, that unshakable faith I make firm.
स तया श्रद्धया युक्तस्तस्याराधनमीहते ।
लभते च तत: कामान्मयैव विहितान्हि तान् ॥
Endowed with that faith, yoked in that worship he engages; and from it he obtains his desires, those being indeed ordained by Me.
अन्तवत्तु फलं तेषां तद्भवत्यल्पमेधसाम् ।
देवान्देवयजो यान्ति मद्भक्ता यान्ति मामपि ॥
The result that accrues is indeed finite to those men of small intellect. Worshippers of Devas (gods of the senses) go to the Devas, My devotee comes to Me.
The Lord of Guru gives to each accordingly, as their desires and according to their faith, what they deserve.
Small desires once satisfied rise again.
Therefore, the mind that cultivates the ultimate Goal is blessed.
Recall also the wonderful story of shikhidhvajA in the Yoga VasiShTha. There shikhidhvaja held the cintAmaNi (wish fulfilling gem) in his hand and threw it away as a worthless piece of glass and then engaged in further severe austerities.
As SrI RamaNa also says, the Self is here and now, right at hand, has always been so!
The mind of even a so-called adult who is ignorant is just like that of children who are easily satisfied by baubles. Yet so great is the power of mAyA that one cannot be complacent about the mind not getting enchanted by the baubles of world experience. And so prevalent is the mind's enchantment with baubles that those desiring the highest Goal may seem completely contrary to world wisdom.
The following verses from the Bhagavad GItA Ch 7. 21-23 are apt here:
यो यो यां यां तनुं भक्त: श्रद्धयार्चितुमिच्छति ।
तस्य तस्याचलां श्रद्धां तामेव विदधाम्यहम् ॥
Whatever each devotee seeks with faith, that unshakable faith I make firm.
स तया श्रद्धया युक्तस्तस्याराधनमीहते ।
लभते च तत: कामान्मयैव विहितान्हि तान् ॥
Endowed with that faith, yoked in that worship he engages; and from it he obtains his desires, those being indeed ordained by Me.
अन्तवत्तु फलं तेषां तद्भवत्यल्पमेधसाम् ।
देवान्देवयजो यान्ति मद्भक्ता यान्ति मामपि ॥
The result that accrues is indeed finite to those men of small intellect. Worshippers of Devas (gods of the senses) go to the Devas, My devotee comes to Me.
Small desires once satisfied rise again.
Therefore, the mind that cultivates the ultimate Goal is blessed.
Recall also the wonderful story of shikhidhvajA in the Yoga VasiShTha. There shikhidhvaja held the cintAmaNi (wish fulfilling gem) in his hand and threw it away as a worthless piece of glass and then engaged in further severe austerities.
As SrI RamaNa also says, the Self is here and now, right at hand, has always been so!
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