Perfection of Human Life in the Awakening of Love
Gita says -
Nasato Vidyate Bhavo Nabhaavo vidyate satah.’ (Gita 2/16).
The unreal has no existence, and the real never ceases to be -
Which means that the unreal (thing, individual, activity) does not exist and there is never the absence of the real (Paramatma-tattva). It means that there is always the absence of the unreal, i.e. the unreal does not exist and there is always the existence of the real. When a man does not give importance to this discrimination and presumes his own body as the self i.e. when he regards his body as ‘I’ and ‘mine’, then there arises deficiency in him. The reason being that the relationship with the deficient unreal creates shortages of all types. After the origin of deficiency and shortage a man becomes unhappy due to the feeling of some kind of shortage or deficiency. After being unhappy due to that deficiency, there arises a desire of removing that deficiency. With the origin of desire, the shortage and deficiency goes on increasing by which he does not remain independent, rather, he becomes dependent. The reason being that after the fulfilment of one desire, a second desire also arises and this process continues. All the desires never get fulfilled of any person.
God (Paramatma-tattva) is truth, consciousness and bliss solidified. But when man misuses the freedom which has been bestowed upon him, for the exchange of pure love by God, and presumes his relationship with the unreal, then arises the desire for truth, consciousness and bliss as a necessity in him, for the fulfilment of which he desires for the unreal. ‘I should live always, I should never die’ - this is the necessity for the real. ‘I should know everything, I should never remain ignorant’ - this is the necessity for consciousness. ‘I should always remain happy, I should never live in sorrow’ - this is the necessity for bliss. But by presuming one’s relationship with the unreal, a man commits the mistake that he wants to fulfil the desire of the real, consciousness and bliss by the unreal - for example, he wants to live through his body, he wishes to become wise through the intellect; and through senses and inner-sense (mind), he wishes to become happy. In this way, the necessity in him is of the real, but for the fulfilment of that necessity, he desire the unreal - this is his basic mistake. By desiring the unreal neither the necessity is fulfilled, nor does the desire end.
to be continued.....
From article by Swami Ramsukhdasji in 'Kalyaan Kalpatru' from Gita Press, Gorakhpur, Issue - dated Jul 2014