How can God be Realized Quickly ?
( Shighra Bhagwat Praapti Kaise Ho? )
( Shighra Bhagwat Praapti Kaise Ho? )
Shree Hari
Two things come in front of a spiritual aspirant (sadhak) in a particularly special way - one is of the world and the other is of God (Paramatma). The world is destructible and God is indestructible. There is sorrow and only sorrow from association with the world. And there is joy and only joy from association with Paramatma, rather there is not even a slight trace of sorrow. The support of the world never lasts and the support of Paramatma never goes away. These things we hear from saints and great souls, we read them in the Vedas, Puranas and other scriptures and we also accept these, however, even though we believe these, then too why does our sorrow not go away? Why are we not able to attain eternal joy? Why are we not able to attain God?
Just like we heard the chanting right now "Hari Sharanam, Hari Sharanam", that is a very great point, to take refuge in the Lotus Feet of the Lord, because the support of this world will not last. Only the support of God will last. We hear this, understand this, accept this, then too there is the entanglement, the confused state, that does not set right again. We must seriously think, regarding this dilemma.
Many things can be said on this subject, however we have to pay extra attention to one point. And that is that by listening, studying one only gets intellectual knowledge or talking points. Only our intense longing is of use in regards to God Realization, not intellectual or talking knowledge. The day that relationship with the world will no longer be appealing and we will not be able to live without God, that day, we will realize God. God is Real, Truth, His name is Truth - simply by saying so, there is not much gain. The dilemma will remain as-is. This dilemma can be made to go away only when our present dilemma becomes - how to server relations with the world? How to realize God.
It is OK that we desire God Realization, we want Self Realization, we wish for Liberation, we want to behold God, we would like the love of God; however, in the accomplishment of this desire for realization, one very great obstacle is our belief that "love of God will take place in the future, after much time has gone by,; it will take time, thereafter we can behold God; only on devoting time, realization of essential truths will take place. It will take time to realize God. Etc. This hope for the future, that it will happen later on, that itself is the greatest obstacle ! For the attainment of worldly objects, it is appropriate to hope for something in the future ; because worldly objects are not present everywhere, however that consciousness, truth, ever blissful God is present in all places, time, things, and persons. What is the use of future in His realization? Aspirant's attention does not go towards this fact. They have only accepted that "we will do so much practice, we will repeat the name of the Lord, when our inner senses are purified, when our inner tendencies become like that, when we become that much detached from the world, when love for God develops, when we reach such a state; when we develop these abilities then God Realization will take place ! Many such obstacles are created by the aspirant himself, this is the greatest obstacle.
Just like we heard the chanting right now "Hari Sharanam, Hari Sharanam", that is a very great point, to take refuge in the Lotus Feet of the Lord, because the support of this world will not last. Only the support of God will last. We hear this, understand this, accept this, then too there is the entanglement, the confused state, that does not set right again. We must seriously think, regarding this dilemma.
Many things can be said on this subject, however we have to pay extra attention to one point. And that is that by listening, studying one only gets intellectual knowledge or talking points. Only our intense longing is of use in regards to God Realization, not intellectual or talking knowledge. The day that relationship with the world will no longer be appealing and we will not be able to live without God, that day, we will realize God. God is Real, Truth, His name is Truth - simply by saying so, there is not much gain. The dilemma will remain as-is. This dilemma can be made to go away only when our present dilemma becomes - how to server relations with the world? How to realize God.
It is OK that we desire God Realization, we want Self Realization, we wish for Liberation, we want to behold God, we would like the love of God; however, in the accomplishment of this desire for realization, one very great obstacle is our belief that "love of God will take place in the future, after much time has gone by,; it will take time, thereafter we can behold God; only on devoting time, realization of essential truths will take place. It will take time to realize God. Etc. This hope for the future, that it will happen later on, that itself is the greatest obstacle ! For the attainment of worldly objects, it is appropriate to hope for something in the future ; because worldly objects are not present everywhere, however that consciousness, truth, ever blissful God is present in all places, time, things, and persons. What is the use of future in His realization? Aspirant's attention does not go towards this fact. They have only accepted that "we will do so much practice, we will repeat the name of the Lord, when our inner senses are purified, when our inner tendencies become like that, when we become that much detached from the world, when love for God develops, when we reach such a state; when we develop these abilities then God Realization will take place ! Many such obstacles are created by the aspirant himself, this is the greatest obstacle.
From book in hindi "Sadhakon ke Prati" by Swami Ramsukhdasji.
Ram Ram
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If in doubt regarding the translation, please read the original Hindi message by Swamiji.
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