Three Easy Paths for Salvation
(Kalyaan ke Teen Sugam Maarg)
Shree Hari
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Karmayoga (Path of Action)
When an aspirant following the path of action renounces evils, then Karmayoga bears fruit in the form of Self-Realization. Evils are given up in three ways -
Not to do evil to anyone
Not to consider anyone evil and
Not to wish evil of anyone
Without renouncing evils a man can't be dutiful.
A man does evil to someone when he comes under the influence of selfishness and becomes evil (bad). Without becoming evil himself he cannot do evil to anyone. The reason is that as is the doer, so are his actions - this is a rule. Actions depend on the doer. Therefore first and the foremost, man should accept that he is a spiritual aspirant (sadhak). When the doer is an aspirant, how can he perform any actions which aspirants should not do? No evil is done to anyone by an aspirant. Not only this, he does not do evil even to those who do evil to him, on the contrary, he takes pity on them. By returning evil for evil, evil will not be removed, but it will increase. A man can be freed from evil by not returning evil for evil but by returning good for evil.
No man can be totally bad and can't be bad for all. A man can be entirely good, but can't be totally bad. The reason is that an evil is unnatural, fleeting and artificial. Evil has no independent existence. If an evil is not repeated, it is annihilated. The main duty of an aspirant is not to repeat the evil done once. If an aspirant does not repeat the evil, he does not remain bad, rather he becomes good.
A man has no right to consider anyone bad. The evil, which is perceived in a person, is not in his self (swaroop), rather it is fleeting. There is a flaw in a man's nature that he forgives himself for the evil done by him, but by perceiving evil in others, brings them to justice. The duty of an aspirant is to bring himself to justice and forgive others. Being a part of God, the self (swaroop) of every man is basically flawless -
Ishvar ansh jeev abinaashi |
Chetan amal sahaj sukh raasi || ( Manasa, Uttara. 117/2
Therefore we should not establish evil in any person. It is improper to consider any person bad by perceiving evil which visits him. Whether others are evil or not, but by considering them bad, evil will visit us. By considering others bad, bad thoughts will arise in our mind, they'll cause anger, enmity, discord and partiality. Because of the birth of these evils, our actions will be impure. Therefore we should neither establish evil in ourselves, nor in others. Establishment of evil neither leads to our own welfare, nor the welfare of others. To consider anyone evil or to wish anyone evil is a greater evil than to do evil to anyone. (to be continued)
From book "For Salvation of Mankind" by Swami Ramsukhdasji
Ram Ram
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