Feeling of Oneness (Apnapan) with God
As such, equanimity is the essence. It is said in the Gita – "Ihaiva tairjitah sargo yehaam saamye sthitam manah" (Gita 14/25). Meaning, he whose mind is established in equanimity, while living he has conquered this life. This means that in whose heart there is equanimity, if things are created or destroyed, if they come and go, there is no unevenness, no favoritism, no likes- dislikes, no elation or dejection. When there is not the least bit of affect when things and persons come and go, then we have gained victory over this life. However, if we are affected by their coming and going, then we are fallen; we are defeated.The world has become victorious over us. No one likes to fail. Everyone likes to be a winner. He whose mind is established in equanimity, he can win today, at this very moment. He can become victorious. Gita says – "nirdosham hi samam Brahm tasmaatbrahmani te sthithtaah | (Gita 5/19). Meaning, those great souls, whose inner faculty has become free of flaws and is in perfect equanimity, they are established in That Paramatma (God) who is Existence, Consciousness and Bliss Absolute. What an extraordinary point this is.It is the main goal of man to attain Paramatma (God). Every brother and sister in any state can attain that element, that Essence, Paramatma, because this human body has been received to attain That Essence. However, we consider the perishable things as ours and get bound. From the very beginning these things were not ours, and later on also they will not remain ours – this is the truth. In between by accepting them as ours, we get trapped. If we do not consider these are ours and if we put them in the best of best practices and top most behavior then we will not get trapped in bondage. The extent to which the possessiveness in those things diminishes, to that extent we will become liberated.
Our oneness with God has always been there and will always remain. Only we have become distant from God, God has not become distant from us. We are God's and God is ours.
As abhimaan jaayi jani bhore,
mein sewak Raghupati pati more.
Meerabai who became so great, had the sentiments "Mere to Giridhar Gopal, doosero ne koyi." That One Lord (Giridhar) aloney is mine, no one else is mine.
(To be continued)
From "Bhagavaana se Apanaapana" in Hindi by Swami Ramsukhdasji
Ram Ram
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If in doubt regarding the translation, please read the original Hindi message by Swamiji.
FOR MESSAGE IN HINDI PLEASE VISIT Date : 3rd April, 2012 "Bhagavana se Apanaapana"
If in doubt regarding the translation, please read the original Hindi message by Swamiji.
FOR MESSAGE IN HINDI PLEASE VISIT Date : 3rd April, 2012 "Bhagavana se Apanaapana"