The Aim of Human life
Shree Hari
31th March, 2012, saturday
Chaitra Shukla ashtmi, Vikram Samvat 2069, Shaniwar
(cont.)
Really speaking it is the utility of the human body which is significant. If it is utilized properly, it can attain devotion to God, emancipation and detachment from worldy affairs. There is nothing which can't be achieved in this human body. It is mentioned in the Gita that the highest goal is the realization of God and there is no greater gain than this: —
yam labdhvaa chaaparam laabham manyate naadhikam tatah
Further in the same couplet it is mentioned that having obtained this a man is notmoved even by great sorrow. Even if the body is cut into small pieces for any reason, he feels happy, peaceful and blissful. His happiness cannot be reduced. That state which is free from the contact of pain is called Yoga—
tam vidyad dukhsanyogaviyogam yogasangyitam (6/23)
In that state there is so much of bliss that sorrow disappears altogether. This is the significance of human body because that 'Yoga' can be attained in it. But how painful it isthat a human being instead of attaining it, paves the way to hell by committing sinful acts such as falsehood, fraud, dishonesty and betrayal!
Therefore we should be aware that after getting this human body we have neither to go to hell nor to eighty-four lac forms of lives. Why should we get low form of life? By committing theft violence, murder, adultery and by eating forbidden food and doing forbidden actions one goes to hell. By giving this human body God has given us such an opportunity which even the demi-gods can't obtain. In this form of life we can attain the highest gain. It provides us peace, happiness and bliss, devoid of sorrows, Even then if we commit sinful acts, we commit a serious blunder indeed.
If you get a valuable thing, you should take us full advantage. If the philosopher's stone (Paarasa) touches iron, iron is changed into gold. But if you use it to grind sauce or even to hurt your head, you are responsible for the misfortune. Similarly by getting this human life, if you go to hell by committing sinful acts, it is like hurting the head and to be engrossed in worldly enjoyments is like grinding sauce. (cont.)
If you get a valuable thing, you should take us full advantage. If the philosopher's stone (Paarasa) touches iron, iron is changed into gold. But if you use it to grind sauce or even to hurt your head, you are responsible for the misfortune. Similarly by getting this human life, if you go to hell by committing sinful acts, it is like hurting the head and to be engrossed in worldly enjoyments is like grinding sauce. (cont.)
From ‘Jivanopayogi Pravacahna’ in Hindi by Swami Ramsukhdasji Maharaj.
Ram Ram
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