Three Easy Paths for Salvation
(Kalyaan ke Teen Sugam Maarg)
(Kalyaan ke Teen Sugam Maarg)
Shree Hari
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With Divine Name repetition, austerities, fasting, visiting holy places, study of scriptures etc, by doing those spiritual practices, desires cannot be eliminated. The reason is that for performing any actions (such as study), one has to take the aid of the body and it is only due to the relationship with the body that desires sprout. Desires cannot be wiped out with the aid of some actions, rather by being totally free of actions and by giving importance to one's discrimination desires can be wiped out. On becoming free of actions, relationship with the body is severed, and one becomes naturally established in the "Self". The self is naturally free of sense of mine-ness and desires. Therefore to get rid of sense of mine-ness, desires and other flaws that arise due to one's relationship with the body and the world, it is essential to sever relationship with actions and objects.
When an aspirant renounces the sense of mine and desires, egoism perishes. When his egoism perishes, then nothing remains to be done by ,him and he attains peace - "nirmamoha nirahankaarah sa shaantimadhigacchati" (Gita 2/71). So long as an aspirant does anything for himself, his affinity for actions and objects persists. As long as he has his affinity for actions and objects, his dependence persists. Actions and objects are useful for serving the world, but for ourselves their renunciation itself is useful. Service and renunciation are not artificial but they are natural. Therefore "I serve others" and "I renounce things etc.'" having such a pride is a mistake. When in the entire world nothing is mine, then what have I renounced? And if I hand over the objects to the person to whom it belongs, what service have I rendered?" This is the rule that the thing which will be separated, is separate even now and He Who will ever be attained, is attained even now - it is essential for an aspirant to accept this truth.
So long as an aspirant has the notion to do anything for himself, his relationship with the material for actions i.e. with body, senses, mind and intellect persists. As long as the relationship with the body persists, a man become neither selfless, nor independent i. e., he is eligible neither for Karmayoga nor for Jnanayoga He who could not be free from selfishness and dependence, how can he be a lover of God? Therefore for every aspirant it is essential that having renounced dependence on actions, he should repose (do nothing) and having renounced dependence on objects, he should depend on the self or on God.
Discrimination is not aroused by any action but it is aroused by being free of action. When importance is attached to discrimination, discrimination is transformed into Self Realization. It means that the self is not realized by any action or object but by the self. That which is realized by the self, needs no practice. Practice is an obstacle to Self-Realizaton. The instruments (mind-intellect-senses) with which a man perceives the world, with those instruments he can't perceive (realize) the self (Divinity). He can realize the self by the self alone - "Yatra chaivaatmanaatmaanam pashyannaatmani tushyati" (Gita 6/20). It means that the self cannot be realized with any instrument but by renouncing affinity with instruments. (TO BE CONTINUED)
When an aspirant renounces the sense of mine and desires, egoism perishes. When his egoism perishes, then nothing remains to be done by ,him and he attains peace - "nirmamoha nirahankaarah sa shaantimadhigacchati" (Gita 2/71). So long as an aspirant does anything for himself, his affinity for actions and objects persists. As long as he has his affinity for actions and objects, his dependence persists. Actions and objects are useful for serving the world, but for ourselves their renunciation itself is useful. Service and renunciation are not artificial but they are natural. Therefore "I serve others" and "I renounce things etc.'" having such a pride is a mistake. When in the entire world nothing is mine, then what have I renounced? And if I hand over the objects to the person to whom it belongs, what service have I rendered?" This is the rule that the thing which will be separated, is separate even now and He Who will ever be attained, is attained even now - it is essential for an aspirant to accept this truth.
So long as an aspirant has the notion to do anything for himself, his relationship with the material for actions i.e. with body, senses, mind and intellect persists. As long as the relationship with the body persists, a man become neither selfless, nor independent i. e., he is eligible neither for Karmayoga nor for Jnanayoga He who could not be free from selfishness and dependence, how can he be a lover of God? Therefore for every aspirant it is essential that having renounced dependence on actions, he should repose (do nothing) and having renounced dependence on objects, he should depend on the self or on God.
Discrimination is not aroused by any action but it is aroused by being free of action. When importance is attached to discrimination, discrimination is transformed into Self Realization. It means that the self is not realized by any action or object but by the self. That which is realized by the self, needs no practice. Practice is an obstacle to Self-Realizaton. The instruments (mind-intellect-senses) with which a man perceives the world, with those instruments he can't perceive (realize) the self (Divinity). He can realize the self by the self alone - "Yatra chaivaatmanaatmaanam pashyannaatmani tushyati" (Gita 6/20). It means that the self cannot be realized with any instrument but by renouncing affinity with instruments. (TO BE CONTINUED)
From book "For Salvation of Mankind" by Swami Ramsukhdasji
Ram Ram
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