Aspirant, End and Means
(Saadhak, Saadhya tatha Saadhan)
(Saadhak, Saadhya tatha Saadhan)
Shree Hari
For an aspirant it is extremely essential to have faith and love (devotion) in his end (God). The faith and love should persist in that end which is not free from discrimination. It is this lack of discrimination to have faith and love in the things which are acquired and lost. Faith and love, if one of these two is invoked, both are cultivated. If faith is strengthened, love will be automatically cultivated. If there is no love, it means that there is deficiency in faith i.e. besides faith in the end (God) there is also faith in the world. When there is full faith in God, no other entity (world) besides Divinity will persist. If there is deficiency of faith in the end, there will also be deficiency of faith in the means i.e. besides the end other desires will also persist. To the extent that he desires other things, to the same extent there is deficiency in his means (spiritual discipline).
At the root of all desires there is the desire for God. All other desires are based on it. We commit the mistake that we want to satisfy this natural desire (for God) with the help of the body. In fact in the attainment of God, there is no need at all either of the body or of the world. God is ours, so He will be realized by doing nothing. There is need of the body to do something, but what is the need of the body if nothing is done? Eyes are needed to see, but what is the need of the eyes, if nothing is to be seen? But recitation of the Lord's holy name and loud chanting etc., should certainly be done because by doing them, an aspirant becomes capable of doing nothing.
We are a part of God, so we have our affinity with God. We have our affinity neither with the body, nor with sense objects such as sound, touch, sight, taste, and smell. We are God's – an aspirant should firmly believe in it. If he is unable to have a firm belief, he should invoke God. We belong to the body and the world – such thinking is a mistake. It needs time to realize a mistake as a mistake.
But once it is realized, it is rectified in no time. It is a principle that God cannot be realized with the help of the Unreal (objects and actions), rather. He is realized by renouncing affinity with the Unreal. In order to totally renounce affinity with the Unreal, it is essential for a spiritual aspirant to accept three Truths -
1) Nothing at all is Mine
2) There is Nothing I Want
3) I am Nothing
Now seriously reflect over these three points. The first is - Nothing at all is Mine. In order to accept this truth, an aspirant should mull over the fact that when we came to this world what did we bring with us, and when we leave what shall we carry with us? Reflecting on this, the aspirant will realize that he brought nothing with him and when he leaves, he cannot take anything with him. (to be continued)
From book "For Salvation of Mankind" by Swami Ramsukhdasji
Ram Ram
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If in doubt regarding the translation, please read the original Hindi message by Swamiji.
FOR MESSAGE IN HINDI PLEASE VISIT Date : 19th November, 2012 (Saadhak, Saadhya tatha Saadhan) at http://www.satcharcha.blogspot.com/
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At the root of all desires there is the desire for God. All other desires are based on it. We commit the mistake that we want to satisfy this natural desire (for God) with the help of the body. In fact in the attainment of God, there is no need at all either of the body or of the world. God is ours, so He will be realized by doing nothing. There is need of the body to do something, but what is the need of the body if nothing is done? Eyes are needed to see, but what is the need of the eyes, if nothing is to be seen? But recitation of the Lord's holy name and loud chanting etc., should certainly be done because by doing them, an aspirant becomes capable of doing nothing.
We are a part of God, so we have our affinity with God. We have our affinity neither with the body, nor with sense objects such as sound, touch, sight, taste, and smell. We are God's – an aspirant should firmly believe in it. If he is unable to have a firm belief, he should invoke God. We belong to the body and the world – such thinking is a mistake. It needs time to realize a mistake as a mistake.
But once it is realized, it is rectified in no time. It is a principle that God cannot be realized with the help of the Unreal (objects and actions), rather. He is realized by renouncing affinity with the Unreal. In order to totally renounce affinity with the Unreal, it is essential for a spiritual aspirant to accept three Truths -
1) Nothing at all is Mine
2) There is Nothing I Want
3) I am Nothing
Now seriously reflect over these three points. The first is - Nothing at all is Mine. In order to accept this truth, an aspirant should mull over the fact that when we came to this world what did we bring with us, and when we leave what shall we carry with us? Reflecting on this, the aspirant will realize that he brought nothing with him and when he leaves, he cannot take anything with him. (to be continued)
From book "For Salvation of Mankind" by Swami Ramsukhdasji
Ram Ram
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If in doubt regarding the translation, please read the original Hindi message by Swamiji.
FOR MESSAGE IN HINDI PLEASE VISIT Date : 19th November, 2012 (Saadhak, Saadhya tatha Saadhan) at http://www.satcharcha.blogspot.com/
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