Ye such ki wo such (is this the truth or was that the truth )?
Yesterday a Bhajan Sandhya (an evening with spiritual songs) was organized by family for a gathering of some 100 people and a local group of Bhajan singers graced the occasion. There were spiritual discourse and heard a story, a parable if I may say, which would I like to share with you. A lot has been written and spoken to find out the answer to that eternal question "who am I?".
King Janaka is awakened by his security and told the kingdom has been attacked and the enemy is at the borders. He immediately orders to assemble the solders and goes out to drive away the enemy. A fierce battle starts in which the king is defeated. He is badly hit, bleeding all over and spent some days in the forest. Hungry and crestfallen he enters his kingdom but no body recognizes him. He tells them he is their king and begs for some food and water. Some recognize him and tell him that they have now another king who has ordered them not to serve you any food and help you.
He moves around hopelessly for days and finds a place where food is being doled out to hungry. He stands in the queue and gets some food in a platter. He moves to a corner and the moment he tries to take the first morsel a huge kite whirls around and snatches the platter from his hands spilling the food.
He gets a big jolt and suddenly wakes up from his deep sleep. He realizes that it was only a dream and he is safe in his kingdom. But he is highly disturbed and invokes God to ask "ye such ki wo such " but gets no reply. From that day as if in a delirium, he keeps on saying "ye such ki wo such". His ministers are worried his subjects are worried but do not know what ails the King. The king's Vaidya is also clueless.
One day a realized hermit visits the town and is told about the king's ailment. He desires to meet the king. He is taken to king's court.
The king asks him the same question "ye such ki wo such" and the hermit replies "na ye such, na wo such' bas tu such"( neither this is the truth nor that was the truth only you are the truth".
The king realizes the truth and finds answer for his question. The only truth is I. Brahmamasmi. I am Brahmam. I am the God. I am this and I only am that rest is all untrue.
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