3rd October, 2011, Monday
Ashwin Shukla Shashti, Somvar, Vikram Samvat 2068
Ashwin Shukla Shashti, Somvar, Vikram Samvat 2068
Harm by Attaching Importance to the Perishable
There is a rule - that which you accept from your heart, you have neither curiosity, nor doubt about it. In those instances, this point does not even arise about questioning that thing. Therefore, if you want to believe something, then accept God's existence. And after acceptance, thereafter do not doubt, do not hesitate. Just as, when once married, then married for life, that is it! Now there is never ever any doubt in it, never any suspicion, never any curiosity about it. Just as when enlightened, no ignorance remains, similarly, on acceptance, it cannot be denied. The path of acceptance and the path of knowledge – these are two independent paths. We have to accept God (God's existence); and we have to know the self and the world.
Now, pay close attention to the three important points that I am about to make. All the things that we have, we neither possessed these things before, nor will we possess them later on, and at present too they are moving away from us. Our period of life has been reduced since we came over here and death has approached nearer. The body is constantly decaying and separating from us. "Ant van time dehaah" The Lord declares, "Those bodies are perishable" (Gita 2/18). But we, instead of attaching importance to the imperishable are attaching importance to the perishable. Just as one is rich "endowed with money" Similarly this body is endowed with perishables. However, by not giving importance to that which is everywhere, you are giving importance to the destructible - this is an error of judgment. If we rectify this error, then everything will improve, it will become OK.
There were two ants. One living on the mountain of sugar-candy, while the other on the mountain of salt. The former invited the latter by praising the sweetness of sugar-candy. The latter asked whether it was sweeter than salt. The former replied that there was no sweetness in salt at all. The second ant went with the first ant and there she tasted sugar, but she did not find any difference in taste. The first ant was astonished to know this! Later, on scrutinizing further, she found out that the second ant had a pinch of salt in her mouth, now, how can any other taste be relished? The first ant, made the second remove the salt from its mouth and then asked her to taste the sugar. The sugar, it indeed tasted very sweet. The first ant once again asked, "How does it taste?" The second one said, "don't disturb right now, let me enjoy it." Similarly you listen to divine discourse by holding the pinch of salt, that the body is real. Its honor or dishonor or comfort or discomfort is real. This is so because you identify the self with the body, you keep good company by assuming identity with the body. In fact, you have with great strength held on to this point, for fear that it may not slip away, hoping that this belief does not loosen its grip ! Which such meticulous care, you do "satsang (association with real, truth)." But in fact this is "kusang" (association with the unreal, the false). It is not satsang.
The importance should be of the Self. The Self (soul) rather than the body attains salvation. By identifying with the body as your own, has lead you to bondage. This false identification itself is bondage. So follow the right path or know what is bondage and what is emancipation (salvation) and you will attain the goal of life. You accept the false and you do not know the true – this is the mistake that is made.
There were two ants. One living on the mountain of sugar-candy, while the other on the mountain of salt. The former invited the latter by praising the sweetness of sugar-candy. The latter asked whether it was sweeter than salt. The former replied that there was no sweetness in salt at all. The second ant went with the first ant and there she tasted sugar, but she did not find any difference in taste. The first ant was astonished to know this! Later, on scrutinizing further, she found out that the second ant had a pinch of salt in her mouth, now, how can any other taste be relished? The first ant, made the second remove the salt from its mouth and then asked her to taste the sugar. The sugar, it indeed tasted very sweet. The first ant once again asked, "How does it taste?" The second one said, "don't disturb right now, let me enjoy it." Similarly you listen to divine discourse by holding the pinch of salt, that the body is real. Its honor or dishonor or comfort or discomfort is real. This is so because you identify the self with the body, you keep good company by assuming identity with the body. In fact, you have with great strength held on to this point, for fear that it may not slip away, hoping that this belief does not loosen its grip ! Which such meticulous care, you do "satsang (association with real, truth)." But in fact this is "kusang" (association with the unreal, the false). It is not satsang.
(to be continued)
From book "Ease of God Realization" in English by Swami Ramsukhdasji.==============================
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