|| Shree Hari  ||

Connection, Disconnection and Union

संयोग, वियोग और योग

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He who gives significance to eternal dis-connection (separation),  is an aspirant and he who gives importance to temporary connection (union), he is worldly.   He who respects the eternal, he is wise, and he who respects the temporary, he is ignorant.  By not holding on to the eternal essence,  and instead grabbing hold of the temporary is itself the cause of birth and death.   It has come in the Gita  ‒

कारणं गुणसंगोऽस्य सदसद्योनिजन्मसु ॥

                                                                                     (१३।२१)

‘Kaaranam Guna sangosya sadasadyonijanmasu’  (Gita 13/21)  

‘It is the connection with the modes of nature, that cause birth in higher and lower wombs.’

Association with the modes of nature is temporary and dis-association with the modes of nature is permanent.   The self is free of all accompaniments -   ‒‘असंगो ह्ययं पुरुष:’ (बृहदा॰४।३।१५)  ‘Asango hayayam purushah’ (Bruhada. 4/3/15)   If one grabs hold of the eternal (dis-association with the modes of nature), then there cannot ever be birth and death.    

Connection is temporary and disconnection is constant  -  this is the essence of all the Vedas and other scriptures.   The experience of dis-association with the world is itself Eternal Union.  ‒‘तं विद्याद् दु:खसयोगवियोगं योगसञ्ज्ञितम्’ (गीता ६।२३) "tam vidyaad duhkhsamyogviyogam yogasangitam" (Gita 6 / 23 ). “That in which there is disconnection from contact with pain is known as yog” (Gita 6 / 23 ).  Coming together will not remain at all times, but separation will be constant.   We desire to meet,  we give significance to is -  this is foolishness.   This foolishness will go away with ‘satsang’.   

The dis-connection from the world is constant -  this point does not belong to any one individual, group, organization, etc., rather this belongs to all.   In this there is no differences of opinion.   We have accepted connection with that thing with which we have an eternal disconnection,  We have given it existence and importance,  therefore we do not experience the Eternal Union.

That which is ‘Not’,  we have accepted it as ‘IS’, therefore even though ‘IS’ is present, it has stopped being visible.  Only ‘IS’ remains, it never changes to ‘Not’.   To see that which remains with us forever the only solution is that one should not accept the association with that which is separating all the time.   That whose dis-connection is a certainty,  accept it’s dis-connection and separation at present itself.  it means that do not have attraction for the thing that will separate from you.  Do not give it importance,  do not accept it’s influence.   When all connections, will become dis-connections (separations), i.e. when there will not be any attraction in the connection (joining together), then one will experience Eternal Union.    

Some people have such doubts that even on experiencing Eternal Union, that is, on attaining knowledge how will they relate with the world ?     Really speaking,   knowledge removes ignorance,  relationship does not cease.  Therefore on attaining knowledge, there will be no obstacle in the relating with the world,  rather, with the disappearance of various other flaws such as desire, attachment, selfishness ,  the relationship will be divine.  With that relationship naturally and on its own the supreme good of all will take place. to be continued......

From Book in Hindi "Jit Dekhu Tit Tu" by Swami Ramsukhdasji