Thursday, February 01, 2007
GITA 108 DAYS - Day 42
42. Liberation is not a Posthumous Award !
For liberation, one need not wait to die; liberation is possible here and now. Those who have no mis-conceptions and doubts; those who have self control and have conquered the anger and lust; those who are true friends to all beings and those who are capable of finding bliss in themselves know Brahman, the ultimate reality and they attain liberation, here and now.
In this life itself, before the death calls upon us, we should be able to control the mental agitation raising from anger and lust. That is all one need to know. Pleasurable experiences from senses are sources of sorrow because they have a beginning and an end. A wise man does not get reveled in it- not that he doesn’t experience it. To know something means, to have an insight in to it. While a religious scholar, proud of his prowess struggles in the waves of ignorance, the wise man who has realized the self will easily escape from the trials and tribulations of life.
Men of wisdom do not get indulged in the activities of the senses; but for them also, the senses are perfectly functional. A man of knowledge is not someone ‘out there’; but any one can be wise and knowledgeable by leading an ordinary life in the world. It will take only a split second to undo the hook of the shackle from within to open up a whole new world of freedom. A lightning in the pitch darkness shows us for a split second everything that is to be seen around. One will not forget that scene even if the journey after that vision is still through the darkness. Wisdom is such that once attained, it will not leave you. Remain where you are and recognize this state whole heartedly. You don’t need to go to Kashi or some Ashrams for that. Even if you are placed in the market place, you should be able to realize it. You can’t get that wisdom somewhere else! It is within us!
Wise man sees oneness in all; whether it is a Brahmana, a cow, an elephant, a dog or a dog-eater. He has no sense of separateness. He doesn’t even have the desire to work or attain anything particular. He has already become that which is to be attained. He is not opposed to anything.
The Lord is not ‘taking away’ anyone’s sins as His own. He is not taking away anyone’s’ virtues either. It is our misunderstanding that “Lord gave me all these”. Bhagavan is not the ‘doer’. ‘Doership’ is only a human concept. We say “I did this” due to our ego. The Lord does not take our ‘doership’ because He wants all of us to evolve and become the Lord. Those who make their actions for exhibition purpose move away from the Lord.
For liberation, one need not wait to die; liberation is possible here and now. Those who have no mis-conceptions and doubts; those who have self control and have conquered the anger and lust; those who are true friends to all beings and those who are capable of finding bliss in themselves know Brahman, the ultimate reality and they attain liberation, here and now.
In this life itself, before the death calls upon us, we should be able to control the mental agitation raising from anger and lust. That is all one need to know. Pleasurable experiences from senses are sources of sorrow because they have a beginning and an end. A wise man does not get reveled in it- not that he doesn’t experience it. To know something means, to have an insight in to it. While a religious scholar, proud of his prowess struggles in the waves of ignorance, the wise man who has realized the self will easily escape from the trials and tribulations of life.
Men of wisdom do not get indulged in the activities of the senses; but for them also, the senses are perfectly functional. A man of knowledge is not someone ‘out there’; but any one can be wise and knowledgeable by leading an ordinary life in the world. It will take only a split second to undo the hook of the shackle from within to open up a whole new world of freedom. A lightning in the pitch darkness shows us for a split second everything that is to be seen around. One will not forget that scene even if the journey after that vision is still through the darkness. Wisdom is such that once attained, it will not leave you. Remain where you are and recognize this state whole heartedly. You don’t need to go to Kashi or some Ashrams for that. Even if you are placed in the market place, you should be able to realize it. You can’t get that wisdom somewhere else! It is within us!
Wise man sees oneness in all; whether it is a Brahmana, a cow, an elephant, a dog or a dog-eater. He has no sense of separateness. He doesn’t even have the desire to work or attain anything particular. He has already become that which is to be attained. He is not opposed to anything.
The Lord is not ‘taking away’ anyone’s sins as His own. He is not taking away anyone’s’ virtues either. It is our misunderstanding that “Lord gave me all these”. Bhagavan is not the ‘doer’. ‘Doership’ is only a human concept. We say “I did this” due to our ego. The Lord does not take our ‘doership’ because He wants all of us to evolve and become the Lord. Those who make their actions for exhibition purpose move away from the Lord.
# posted by Sukumar Canada @ 5:05 PM 
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