The Easily Attainable "Bhakti" (Devotion and Love of God)
( Bhakti ki Sulabhtaa )
( Bhakti ki Sulabhtaa )
Shree Hari
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To attain this exclusive devotion it is extremely essential to understand that this embodied soul (jeev) is in between God (Paramatma) and Nature (Prakruti) and as long as, the "jeev" is tending towards Nature, in the form of actions of the mind, intellect, senses, life-breath, body, and its attention is directed towards its associated wealth, persons etc., till then this being cannot leave the support of the many and only take the support of God.
Therefore even on holding the sentiments that no one is mine and I belong to the entire world to serve them, it is only on having a firm conviction that in fact besides the One God, I am no one elses, that makes one capable of exclusivity and exceptional. In this way "chetasaa naanyagaaminaa" (Gita 8/8); "Anannenaiva yogena" (Gita 12/6), "Maam cha yovyabhichaarena" (Gita 14/26); "ananyaaschintayato maam" (Gita 9/22), "Macchitaah (Gita 10/9). "Manmana bhava" (Gita 9/34); (!8/65); Macchittah satatam bhava" (Gita 18/57); Mamkchittah sarvadurgaani" (Gita 18/58), "Mayyeva mana aadhatsva" (Gita 12/8) and "maiyyarpittamanobuddhih" (Gita 8/7) - etc. etc. the important verses share about God Realization and with exclusive sentiments great significance has been placed on thinking and remembrance of God. And holding in mind that besides God there is not much importance of anyone else, this is exclusivity, i.e. he is one who is exclusively established in thinking, remembrance of God. Now what remains is "satatam", for that, he who constantly thinks of God, then it is possible for it to be so, due to him having the knowledge of the undivided and constant relationship
On this, pay close attention to the words of Saint Kabir. He says –
Jahan jahan chaalu karu parikramaa, jo kachu karu so pujaa |
Jab soun tab karun dandvat, jaanum deva na dujaa ||
In this manner for that eternally connected yogi, God Himself is easily attainable. Shortage is created due to the fact that apart from God, you have established a relationship with the many things that will not remain, that are unstable. On distancing yourself from this itself, we must only establish a relationship with our very own perpetual well-wisher who is constantly and ceaselessly with us already. He who is the eternal well-wisher of all beings and compassionate without any cause and we must become attached (have feeling of mine-ness) with Him only. Then that all merciful Shree Hari, will Himself accept us, just has He said while accepting His dear friend Arjuna -
Sarvadharmaanparitajya maamekum sharanam vraj |
Aham tvaa sarvapaapebhyo mokshayishyaami maa suchah || (Gita 18/66)
"Give up dependence on all duties and surrender completely to Me. I will release you from all sins, do not grieve." (Gita18/66) .
It is a rule that the thing that belongs to us, however it may be, yet it appears dear to us. Similarly, this entire creation is created by God and due to being God's, it naturally appears dear to Him. Therefore -
"akhil biswa yah mor upaayaa | sab par mori baraabar daya ||
Then what to speak of the one who turns his face away from everything and becomes exclusively the lord's. He is ever dear to Him.
Tinh mahun ho parihari mad maaya |
Bhajai mohi man bach aru kaayaa ||
Even in Manas, sutikshanji also says -
Ek baani karunaa nidhaan ki | Jo priya jaake gati na aan ki ||
Therefore he who God Himself regards as dear, to Him God is easily attainable. There can be no doubt about this. Just as God in His own words speaks in the Gita -
" those who meditate on Me, with single-minded devotion, I speedily deliver them from the ocean of birth and death, " (Gita 12:6-7);
Narayana ! Narayana !! Narayana !!! Therefore even on holding the sentiments that no one is mine and I belong to the entire world to serve them, it is only on having a firm conviction that in fact besides the One God, I am no one elses, that makes one capable of exclusivity and exceptional. In this way "chetasaa naanyagaaminaa" (Gita 8/8); "Anannenaiva yogena" (Gita 12/6), "Maam cha yovyabhichaarena" (Gita 14/26); "ananyaaschintayato maam" (Gita 9/22), "Macchitaah (Gita 10/9). "Manmana bhava" (Gita 9/34); (!8/65); Macchittah satatam bhava" (Gita 18/57); Mamkchittah sarvadurgaani" (Gita 18/58), "Mayyeva mana aadhatsva" (Gita 12/8) and "maiyyarpittamanobuddhih" (Gita 8/7) - etc. etc. the important verses share about God Realization and with exclusive sentiments great significance has been placed on thinking and remembrance of God. And holding in mind that besides God there is not much importance of anyone else, this is exclusivity, i.e. he is one who is exclusively established in thinking, remembrance of God. Now what remains is "satatam", for that, he who constantly thinks of God, then it is possible for it to be so, due to him having the knowledge of the undivided and constant relationship
On this, pay close attention to the words of Saint Kabir. He says –
Jahan jahan chaalu karu parikramaa, jo kachu karu so pujaa |
Jab soun tab karun dandvat, jaanum deva na dujaa ||
In this manner for that eternally connected yogi, God Himself is easily attainable. Shortage is created due to the fact that apart from God, you have established a relationship with the many things that will not remain, that are unstable. On distancing yourself from this itself, we must only establish a relationship with our very own perpetual well-wisher who is constantly and ceaselessly with us already. He who is the eternal well-wisher of all beings and compassionate without any cause and we must become attached (have feeling of mine-ness) with Him only. Then that all merciful Shree Hari, will Himself accept us, just has He said while accepting His dear friend Arjuna -
Sarvadharmaanparitajya maamekum sharanam vraj |
Aham tvaa sarvapaapebhyo mokshayishyaami maa suchah || (Gita 18/66)
"Give up dependence on all duties and surrender completely to Me. I will release you from all sins, do not grieve." (Gita18/66) .
It is a rule that the thing that belongs to us, however it may be, yet it appears dear to us. Similarly, this entire creation is created by God and due to being God's, it naturally appears dear to Him. Therefore -
"akhil biswa yah mor upaayaa | sab par mori baraabar daya ||
Then what to speak of the one who turns his face away from everything and becomes exclusively the lord's. He is ever dear to Him.
Tinh mahun ho parihari mad maaya |
Bhajai mohi man bach aru kaayaa ||
Even in Manas, sutikshanji also says -
Ek baani karunaa nidhaan ki | Jo priya jaake gati na aan ki ||
Therefore he who God Himself regards as dear, to Him God is easily attainable. There can be no doubt about this. Just as God in His own words speaks in the Gita -
" those who meditate on Me, with single-minded devotion, I speedily deliver them from the ocean of birth and death, " (Gita 12:6-7);
From book in Hindi " Ekai Saadhe, Sab Sadhai" by Swami Ramsukhdasji
Ram Ram
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FOR MESSAGE IN HINDI PLEASE VISIT Date : 13th August, 2012 Bhakti ki Sulabhtaa
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