The Key Point
(Saar Baat)
Shree Hari
Shree Hari
I will share with you the quintessence of all that I have heard, read and understood so far. This fundamental point is not any thing new. All have experienced and encountered it. It is man's nature that he always wants something new. In reality, a new thing is only that which remains forever. You must pay some more attention with regards to that point. It is a very beneficial thing, and it is a simple straight-forward thing. Retain it. Accept it with a firm conviction, then at this very moment you will cross the ocean of sorrow and attain bliss. Even at this time if you are not feeling and experiencing it, then too you will surely be subjected to this in the future – this is undoubtedly true. Knowledge ripens at the opportune time, after spending time to acquire it. "vidyaa kaalem pachyate." Therefore accept that point today itself. Just as those who farm, they sow the seeds, and if someone asks, then they say the farming is done. Similarly I am saying that on accepting this point with a firm conviction then you will attain the eternally blissful state! Yes! And he who has a deep yearning, that one will realize the elemental entity "tattva" and if you have a lesser yearning then it will take longer to realize that "tattva".
This world, is constantly, every moment, going towards destruction - this is the gist, the main point. It appears like an ordinary point, but it is a very central point. It is the quintessence. This world that can be seen, heard, understood does not last even for a single moment, it is constantly going away. As many creatures that are living, they are all-in-all going towards death. The entire world is moving towards final destruction. Everything is getting destroyed. That which is seen today, becomes unseen tomorrow. That which we pay a visit to, becomes unreachable. That which exists, is entering into non-existence. This is the fundamental truth. And it is something that all have experienced. No one at all has any doubt or wariness in this regard. Now, That which is seen in the form of "IS" reality, it will be going towards "Not" (non-existence). Body, money, land, house, family, honor, greatness, fame, post, rights, abilities etc, everything is going towards "Not" in other words, it is going towards "non-existence". Listen to this very carefully, understand it, and accept it. It is the absolute truth. The main mistake is believing the world to be "Is" i.e. accepting it as being here to stay.
Recollection (smruti) is of two kinds. 1) through making effort like repeating divine name (Naam Japa) etc. and 2) through knowing. That which takes place by making an effort, does not remain constantly, at all times, but that which happens through knowing, remains all the time. If you know, then you simply know it once and for all. After knowing, then one never loses sight of it, never forgets it. The recollection that comes from doing and making an effort, is forgotten when the activity is not taking place, then there can be a mistake. The mistake made in the recollection that comes from knowing is of a different sort. Just as, an individual considers himself to be a Brahmin, then for the entire day, he does not remember even once that he is a Brahmin. However, though not recollecting, then too within he always and constantly knows that he is a Brahmin. Sometimes if someone asks, then he will say that he is a Brahmin. This remembrance can be said to be forgotten when the man considers himself to be a Vaisya, Kshatriya, or Harijan. In the same way, if you believe the things of the world to be real, then it is a mistake. Therefore thoroughly accept that this world is all the time moving towards destruction. Thereafter whether this is remembered or not, the thing that is accepted does not have to be remembered.
Recollection (smruti) is of two kinds. 1) through making effort like repeating divine name (Naam Japa) etc. and 2) through knowing. That which takes place by making an effort, does not remain constantly, at all times, but that which happens through knowing, remains all the time. If you know, then you simply know it once and for all. After knowing, then one never loses sight of it, never forgets it. The recollection that comes from doing and making an effort, is forgotten when the activity is not taking place, then there can be a mistake. The mistake made in the recollection that comes from knowing is of a different sort. Just as, an individual considers himself to be a Brahmin, then for the entire day, he does not remember even once that he is a Brahmin. However, though not recollecting, then too within he always and constantly knows that he is a Brahmin. Sometimes if someone asks, then he will say that he is a Brahmin. This remembrance can be said to be forgotten when the man considers himself to be a Vaisya, Kshatriya, or Harijan. In the same way, if you believe the things of the world to be real, then it is a mistake. Therefore thoroughly accept that this world is all the time moving towards destruction. Thereafter whether this is remembered or not, the thing that is accepted does not have to be remembered.
From "Tattvik Pravachan" in Hindi by Swami Ramsukhdasji
Ram Ram
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