Shree Hari
God equally pervades the entire universe - "mayya tatmidam sarvam" (Gita 9/4), "Samoham Sarvabhooteshu" (Gita 9/29) . If a striver wants to attain Him, he should not think of anything. He, Who is all pervading, cannot be thought of at all. If we don't think of anything, we are naturally established in God. Therefore the main spiritual discipline to attain God is - not to think of anything, neither of God, nor of the world, nor of anything else. The aspirant should get established where he is because God equally pervades there. An action is performed to attain something that is far away (i.e. not within reach), from the view-point of space, time and thing etc. But what action is required to attain Him Who is everywhere, pervades all spaces, times, things, persons, states, circumstances and incidents etc.?
To become silent, to keep quiet, to do nothing, is a very good spiritual means which many people don't know. If we do something, the world is gained but if we don't do anything, God is attained. The image of the world is action (labor) and the image of God is free from action (repose, rest) . Every action begins and ends while the action-less Divinity remains the same. Not only this, but from that action-less Divinity only, all actions are born and they merge in that Divinity. By action there is reduction of energy (power) and by repose, there is accumulation of energy. Therefore an aspirant should be silent (free from thought) before and after an action. If he first keeps silent and then listens to the discourse, he will understand it well, and if he studies the book after keeping silent, he'll understand it well. If he keeps silent after listening to the discourse or after studying the book, he will get power to preserve it. An action causes oddity, while being free from action causes evenness. Therefore in the performance of actions even two men can't be equal but in action-less state millions of people become one (equal). Men may be learned or foolish, rich or poor, sick, or healthy, weak or strong, worthy or unworthy, all become one in action-less state. All get established in God. It means that if we think of anything, we get established in the world, but if we don't think of anything, we get established in God. In fact we are naturally established in God, but we don't realize it because of thinking (reflection). Therefore the Lord declares in the Gita -
Shanaih shaniaruparamedbuddhaya dhrutigruheetayaa |
Aatmasanstham manah krutvaa na kinchitdapi chintyet || (Gita 6/25)
"By having patience, having fixed intellect firmly, one should become indifferent to the world and with the mind centered on God, one should not think of anything".
It means that by Saattvika intellect and Saatvika firmness, an aspirant should gradually become indifferent to the world which consists of actions and objects. He should not make haste because haste does not bear good fruit. Besides the One God as truth, consciousness and bliss solidified, there is nothing else - having this resolve an aspirant should not think of anything else. God is naturally and self-evidently more solid than stone or glass. A needle cannot pierce a stone or glass, as they are that solid. Fire can penetrate stone and glass , but God is solid as nothing can enter God. If an aspirant thinks of such a totally solid God, then on the contrary he gets further away from Him ! Therefore wherever the aspirant is, he should become silent from within and without (by giving up sleep, indolence). This is a very easy and excellent spiritual means. It will provide great peace and all sins and burning sensation will end.
From book "For Salvation of Mankind" by Swami Ramsukhdasji
Ram Ram
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