भाद्रपद शुक्ल पूर्णिमा, सोमवार, विक्रम संवत २०६८
Success of Human Life
Human life is successful only when nothing remains to be "done", to be "known" and to be "acquired". Whatever had to be done, has been done; whatever had to be known, has been known, and whatever has to be acquired, has all been acquired. In this manner, by "doing" completely, "knowing" fully and "acquiring" totally – this birth will become a success.
Of these three, if any one condition is satisfied, the remaining two will be automatically and naturally satisfied. If we have "done" what was to be done, then what was to be "known" and "acquired" would also be completed. If we have "known" what was to be "known", then that which was to be "done" and "acquired" will also be accomplished. Similarly, if we have "acquired" that which was to be "acquired", then that which was to be "done" and "known" is also accomplished. We will be able to do these three things. Rather we can only do these three thing, we cannot do anything else; this is an extra-ordinary point.
When will the "doing" be over (completed)? All of you, please listen carefully! It is a very great point! The doing will stop, when you do nothing for yourself. By "doing" for yourself, the act of "doing" can never come to an end. It is impossible to end. The reason is that an action has a beginning and an end, while you remain the same. So something will remain to be done so long as you do for yourself. But when will nothing remain to be done? Nothing will remain to be done, if you do only for others. If we wish to live in a family then live for the family's happiness, we are not to live in a household for ourselves. If we want to live in the society, then we must live for the society, not for ourselves. If mother is there, then we are for the mother, the mother is not there for me. We are there for serving our mother and for her happiness; and not because mother has to give us money, jewelry, wealth etc. So start from here. I am for my wife, the wife is not for me. I have nothing that I want from her. I am there for the wife to provide for and support her, for her necessities, for her welfare, for her happiness. I do not have a need or expectation from her for my own self. In the same way, I am there for my sons, but the sons are not for me. In this manner, there will be nothing for us to do for ourselves. Nothing will remain to be done. But if we also want money for ourselves, we want the mother and father for ourselves, we want a wife for our self, a brother for our self, then for infinite births the doing will not stop. It will never be over.
Before beginning a task, first a thought comes to mind that this piece of work needs to be done. After completing the work, you find yourself in the same state in which you were before starting the work. What have you gained? Nothing! Similarly, before I had no thought of giving a lecture. Then a thought came to mind that I should give a discourse and thereafter I delivered the lecture. After giving the lecture, I had no desire to lecture. So I was again in the same state as I was, before I thought of giving the lecture. In the same way first I had no thought about studies. Then I thought of studies and studied. Now the thought of studies is no more in me. Therfore, I find myself in the same state, which is the state where there was no thought in the mind about studies.
From "Ease of God Realization" in English by Swami Ramsukhdasji
Date : 9th September, 2011 - Bhagwat Praapti ki Sugamtaa
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