Murad and Malamita | Pujya Sri K C Narayana | BP Vol 9

Talk given by Pujya Sri K C Narayana on the auspicious occasion of Janmashtami 1st September 2010 (See transcript below)
Bodhayanti Parasparam Vol 9

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Murad and Malamita

The topic chosen for this seminar 'Murad and Malamita' essentially relates to the types of disciples and devotedness of the spiritual aspirants. It is necessary that we are clear about the thoughts related to devotion and piety before we can understand the concepts of Murad and Malamita. Master commands us to mould our living so as to develop true love and piety in others. Piety is Veneration or reverence of the Supreme Being, and love of His character; loving obedience to the will of God, and earnest devotion to his service. It can mean also duty; dutifulness; filial reverence and devotion; affectionate reverence and service shown toward parents, relatives, benefactors, country, etc.

In a famous dialogue Euthyphro says, Piety is an art of sacrifice and prayer. He puts forward the notion of piety as a form of knowledge of how to do exchange: giving the gods gifts and asking favours of them in turn. This is much similar to many in our society who visit temples, ashrams, gurus etc., Socrates presses Euthyphro to state what benefit the gods get from the gifts humans give to them, warning that this "knowledge of exchange" is a species of commerce. Euthyphro objects that the gifts are not that sort of gift at all, but rather "honour, esteem and favour". In other words, as he admits, piety is intimately bound up with what the gods like. The discussion comes to a full circle and yet Socrates faces a preliminary hearing on the charge of impiety as history records.

Such being the problem of understanding 'piety' we may try to understand the problem by studying the matter in the light of what our beloved Master has graced on this subject. He classified the disciples as:

(a) Selfish;

(b) Fazli;

(c) Ahli;

(d) Devotee; And

(e) Murad.

He details their characteristics as follows.

"Selfish disciples are those who want to gain their own ends. Suppose a person comes to know that Shri X is a Mahatma and a devotee of God, he will immediately rush to him with the idea that he would get material benefit by that contact. Such persons who are concerned with worldly matters do not do any work. They join the Satsangh to achieve their selfish ends. They get things done by means of flattery. After that they will creep away. If their work is not done, then also they turn their back. They have nothing to do with love and attachment.

Fazli types are those who sit for meditation occasionally, if they are in a cheerful mood due to the pleasant atmosphere. They have no attachment of heart whatsoever. And Ahli are those in whom there are Samskaras of higher type of worship, and who want to worship and want to continue it. Some among them may progress and reach the position of the devotee.

Some, however, are such that they start from the very beginning with the condition of devotee, and a devotee is one who loves his Guru intensely. He always keeps himself internally connected with his Guru. Men of this type possess all those qualities that should be present in a disciple.

From among these devotees, rarely one or two acquire the condition of a Murad. A 'Murad' is one who has become the object of love of his Guru. In other words, the Guru's attention is always centered on him. He can also be called a beloved person and such people are rarely found. In these days 'Murads' are seldom found and likewise Gurus also are rare. Revered Lalaji had written to me in one of his letters that in these days as many 'Murids' are seen as the pores of the body, but 'Murads' are very rare."

Some clarification as to the meaning of these two words 'Murad' and 'Murid' is appropriate at this juncture.

The Difference between a Murid and a Murad: The travellers on the path of love for God are of two types. The first is called a murid [seeker], and denotes one whose progress is based on ones' own effort and worship. The second is called a murad [one who is sought for], and denotes a person whom the God as Beloved Himself wishes to draw near to Him.

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