Three Easy Paths for Salvation
(Kalyaan ke Teen Sugam Maarg)
(Kalyaan ke Teen Sugam Maarg)
Shree Hari
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A Karmayogi while discharging his duty protects the rights of others. Whatever is the right of others, that itself is our duty. As it is the duty of a son to serve his parents and it is the right of parents. A man, who wants his rights, can't discharge his duty. Therefore an aspirant following Karmayoga (the path of action), renounces his rights. By the renunciation of rights, new attachment is not born and by protecting the rights of others, old attachment perishes and an aspirant easily becomes free from attachment.
A man is free in renouncing his rights and in protecting the rights of others but he is not free in getting his rights. The yearning to get rights, leads to a man deviating from his duty, giving birth to such flaws as desire, wrath and greed etc., which causes his downfall. Therefore the aspirant following the path of action protects the rights of others.
When we cannot even exercise authority over the so-called our body, then how can we have rights over the world of which the body is a part? But surely the body and the world have authority (rights) over us. The right of the body is that we should not let it become lazy, inactive, heedless and uncontrolled and the right of the world is that we should serve the world with the body, we should not do ill to others and provide happiness (comfort) to everyone.
In the society the more the people have a yearning to get their rights, the more they deviate from their duty which causes struggles in the society. The desire to get rights, brings slavery. Therefore for every aspirant it is necessary to give up his rights. Renunciation of rights brings both, generosity and detachment. By generosity Karmayoga and by detachment Jnanayoga is perfected.
In fact, "rights" is something to be given, not to be taken. If a man wants to take his right by force, he can't take it. Even the strongest man cannot force others to have respect, love, faith and belief in him, though he can destroy them. Though man is more valuable than the world, yet he lowers his value by having a yearning to exert his rights. The root of the yearning to get rights is the yearning for the perishable pleasure. When an aspirant wipes out attachment to pleasure, then his desire to get rights is wiped out and he attains perfection in Karmayoga. (to be continued)
From book "For Salvation of Mankind" by Swami Ramsukhdasji
Ram Ram
A man is free in renouncing his rights and in protecting the rights of others but he is not free in getting his rights. The yearning to get rights, leads to a man deviating from his duty, giving birth to such flaws as desire, wrath and greed etc., which causes his downfall. Therefore the aspirant following the path of action protects the rights of others.
When we cannot even exercise authority over the so-called our body, then how can we have rights over the world of which the body is a part? But surely the body and the world have authority (rights) over us. The right of the body is that we should not let it become lazy, inactive, heedless and uncontrolled and the right of the world is that we should serve the world with the body, we should not do ill to others and provide happiness (comfort) to everyone.
In the society the more the people have a yearning to get their rights, the more they deviate from their duty which causes struggles in the society. The desire to get rights, brings slavery. Therefore for every aspirant it is necessary to give up his rights. Renunciation of rights brings both, generosity and detachment. By generosity Karmayoga and by detachment Jnanayoga is perfected.
In fact, "rights" is something to be given, not to be taken. If a man wants to take his right by force, he can't take it. Even the strongest man cannot force others to have respect, love, faith and belief in him, though he can destroy them. Though man is more valuable than the world, yet he lowers his value by having a yearning to exert his rights. The root of the yearning to get rights is the yearning for the perishable pleasure. When an aspirant wipes out attachment to pleasure, then his desire to get rights is wiped out and he attains perfection in Karmayoga. (to be continued)
From book "For Salvation of Mankind" by Swami Ramsukhdasji
Ram Ram
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