|| Shri Hari ||
Uninterrupted Spiritual Practice
(Akhand Saadhan)
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Just as it is has been clarified as to - Why we have entered the householder life? The reason is for renunciation, similarly, why have we developed a relationship with ignorance? For renouncing it. Therefore we have assumed ignorance to be in us. Why have we not renounced ignorance from the beginning? The reason being, we were unable to renounce. Therefore we have accepted the householder life. On assuming a householder life, what should we do? On assuming a householder life, then abide by it according to the scriptures.
When we keep the dictates of the scriptures hand-in-hand, a finiteness to sense pleasures will come about. Place-time-things all will become finite and limited, and on becoming limited, they will become regulated, enjoying them in a certain way. Thus on having affinity with limited objects and on having a relationship with them in a regulated manner - these two points will remain. This itself is called “dharma”, in other words, fulfilling the householder life as per the dictates of the scriptures. Then what will happen? You will be unable to enjoy sense pleasures rampantly, willfully, and in an unruly manner. With this, 1) Our life will become regulated and 2) There will be one exceptional thing that will happen,
that is our aim will be one of renunciation. When these two things will remain together, then detachment (vairaagya) is inevitable, a certainty ‒
धर्म ते बिरति जोग ते ग्याना । Dharma te birati, jog te gyaanaa |
ग्यान मोच्छप्रद बेद बखाना ॥ gyaan mocchprad bed bakhaana ||
Dharma te birati ‒‘ Marry one lady’ then it is limited, and restricted, isn’t it ? Remain in one householder life, one family, one house, not this yours and this is not yours. Then how can yours, also be mine ? When this whole world is one, then how can the one house be yours? One family yours? That much money is yours, how? You have been given a sampling from all the objects of the world, that with this sample, behaving fairly, while providing and
supporting all, you take pleasure in them and enjoy them. And taking pleasure in them, observe the sampling! Why must we do that? For renunciation. Then on its own, these will be renounced. By exercising righteousness (dharma), detachment is inevitable, without any doubt. It has been written in Bhagwat ‒
धर्म: स्वानुष्ठित: पुंसां विष्वक्सेनकथासु यः ।
नोत्पादयेद् यदि रतिं श्रम एव हि केवलम् ॥
When dharma (duty) is properly exercised, and if love of the lotus feet of the Lord is not awakened, then you have not exercised your duties, you have only worked hard and put in effort
‒‘Shram eva hi kewalam' 'श्रम एव हि केवलम् ।’ It is a rule that when one abides in “dharma” and enjoys the sense objects, then one develops detachment. Think about this, with what aim, (goal) does one enjoy the sense objects as per the dictates of the scriptures? With the aim of getting rid of attraction and passion. When the passion is strong, then a man does not look at righteousness, duty and his actions; then he enjoys the objects of
enjoyment with passion. By enjoying the objects of enjoyment, the passion increases and detachment does not come about. Today even in those who have become old, there is no detachment, now what is the reason for this? They are enjoying pleasures for the sake of enjoyment. They enjoy these for gaining pleasures and they do it with passion. By doing so, the life of detached Brahmaji will come to an end, but then too he will not become detached. But if the aim is one of knowing the Truth, the Essence and of renunciation, then enjoying objects of pleasure as per the rules, distaste for sense pleasures will take place. Therefore see for yourself.
From Book in Hindi "Ekai Saadhe Sab Sadhe" by Swami Ramsukhdasji
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