|| Shri Hari ||
Ease in God Realization
The observer of the union and separation of objects, persons, states etc., is apart from them. Therefore at least be attentive and observe the union and separation, while remaining detached and neutral. Do not get entangled in them.
That ‘tattva’ is automatically realized by you. What is the difficulty in its attainment ? The difficulty is in the attainment of favorable situations, in the attainment of desirable sense pleasures, in the attainment of respect and honor, in the attainment of flawless health (free of disease). The difficulty is in the acquisition of things which are created and destroyed; because they don’t last, therefore they will not be attained. They are limited in quantity, therefore all cannot have them. But “Paramatma-tattva’ is limitless; belongs to everyone, is ones very own. For realization of that ‘tattva’, become devoid of the things that come into being and later perish. Become devoid of the waking, dream and trance states. Become devoid of all the objects, actions, incidents that take place in the waking state. They are the kind to arise and perish, we are not with them - in this manner become silent, become apart from them. In a day, fifteen, twenty, twenty-five times, hundred-two-hundred times, even just for one or two seconds, experience yourself as the witness, being separate from these, and then see. If you are able to be a witness, being separate for an entire minute, then what more to say ! If on being silent, there is upheaval in the heart, then become apart from that as well. This agitation and chaos within, is also the kind to go away, to perish. If various certainties and uncertainties arise, then that too will perish. Only be aware, that these will perish (come to an end). What is there to be happy and sad in the things that are going to perish ? Neither are we to be pleased or displeased with the objects that we receive that later depart from us, nor be pleased-displeased with the coming and going of resolves. Even if the best of best resolves come, then we are not to be pleased even by them, and if the worst of worst resolves come, then do not be displeased even with them. On not becoming pleased and displeased one becomes ‘gunateet’ (beyond the modes of nature) and ‘tattva’ (God, Divinity) will be realized ‒
ज्ञेयः स नित्यसन्यासी यो न द्वेष्टि न काङ्क्षति ।
निर्द्वन्द्वो हि महाबाहो सुखं बन्धात्प्रमुच्यते ॥
Jneyah sa nityasannyasi yo na dvesti na kaanksati |
Nirdwandwo hi mahaabaaho sukham bandhaatpramuchyate ॥
(Gita 5/3)
"He who does not have aversion towards anyone, nor wants anything from anyone, can be eligible to be an eternal renunciate; because the man who is free from the pairs of opposites, becomes freed from worldly bondage." (Gita 5/3)
Favorable - unfavorable whatever come, do not have likes-dislikes, do not become pleased-displeased. Whether you get honor or dishonor, whether someone respects or disrespects you, whether favorable objects are received or unfavorable, whether we meet favorable or unfavorable persons; The only thing that has to be done is that do not become pleased and displeased in them. If you become pleased and displeased then understand that this is a very big obstacle ! I have said many times, that one should experience discomfort even in pleasure, and in pain ! In favorable circumstances, if one becomes pleased, then one should feel discomfort, that why have I become happy ? And in unfavorable circumstances if one becomes displeased, then one should feel discomfort, that why have I become unhappy ? We are trapped in the pairs of opposites ! It is our flaw that we have become pleased and displeased. Simply accept this to be a mistake, that this is not proper. Can you do this or not ? Tell me ?
Listener ‒ Maharajji ! This does not happen at all times.
Swamiji ‒ If it does not happen universally, but happens partially, then so be it. There are some situations where it is not in our hands to remain in equanimity, and there are some situations, where we are able to remain so. Therefore those situations where you find it easy to remain in equanimity, abide in those, then the outcome will be two-fold ‒ firstly the situations where you find it difficult to remain balanced in the pairs of opposites, it will become easy to remain in equanimity; and secondly, the flaws that are unknown to you, they will become known. Therefore that which can be easily practiced, do those things first. Henceforth, accept that those situations where it is easy to remain in equanimity (balanced), I will remain so.
Narayan ! Narayan !! Narayan !!!
From book ‘Swaadheen Kaise Bane?’ by Swami Ramsukhdasji, published by Gita Press, Gorakhpur, INDIA