SELF-REALISATION OR GOD-REALISATION . (PART TWO).
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By : Dr. K. ESWARA
DUTT.
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Every one of us are ‘EGO-CENTRIC PERSONALITIES.’ Meaning
:JEEVATMAS. Jeevatmas are
nothing but reflections of ‘Paramatma’. In other words,
I,
the ‘GOD or SELF’ , conditioned by and
functioning and identifying with this
‘body, mind and intellect’, became ‘Jeevatma’. Hence, Jeevatma is
nothing but imposter ‘Paramatma’. It is
out of ‘Delusion’. Our goal is to get rid of this delusion. When
delusion is gone, ’SELF’ will shine. The same Jeevatma has
become now ‘Paramatma’. As a Jeevatma,
or Ego-centric personality, I go through all sorts of sufferings and sorrows and strive for more bondage, because of ignorance or delusion. ‘LIBERATION (MOKSHA)’ is to
transcend the sufferings and sorrows and
to be free of bondage. Self-realisation or GOD-
REALISATION is transcendental.
I, The ‘GOD’ am
causeless cause. Beyond me , there
is no other cause. This has to be properly understood.
For every effect, there is inevitably ‘a
CAUSE’. For example, gold chain is the effect and gold is the cause, Silk
cloth is the effect and Silk is
the cause. Similarly, This gross and subtle
body is the ‘Effect’ and ‘SELF or GOD’ is the cause.
Cause is one and the same, But, the
effects are multiple in nature. For example, the
same gold (cause) has multiple effects, like
gold chain, gold ring etc; . Similarly, ‘SELF or GOD ‘ is the same in all
of us. But, we are all men and women, of different sizes, shapes and different colours. Purusha is the same, but Prakruti
is different. PURUSHA is the cause and
PRAKRUTI is the effect. ‘SELF’ is the cause and ‘body’ is the
effect.
From the ‘EFFECT’, if cause is removed, ‘Nothing remains’. For example, If gold
is removed from gold-chain, nothing remains.
If Silk is removed from Silk cloth, nothing remains. Similarly, if ‘SELF or GOD’ leaves the body,
nothing remains, except a little bit of calcium, phosphorus and
some trace minerals.
‘SELF or GOD’ is not the effect. ‘BEYOND
ME , THERE
IS NAUGHT’, Says LORD KRISHNA in Bhagavad Gita. In other words, ’GOD or SELF’ is the ultimate cause, the causeless cause, beyond which,
there is no other cause. I, The ‘GOD’ have created this
universe out of my-self, and I
can withdraw at will. LORD KRISHNA in GEETA says :
“ PRABHA VISHNU and GRAHISHNU”, Meaning,
I
created this body, I can devour this body. That is : This
body is a mere super-imposition upon me,
’THE SELF’. When I
realize this in my unconditional worship and
deepest meditation, I become ‘BRAHMAN’. I may be wearing this body temporarily, but, I am not this body. This is ‘My body’. In other words, this is
a delusory superimposition upon me. When my delusion is gone in my
enlightenment, I realize that I am “
BRAHMAN”. “AHAM BRAHMASMI”. When delusion is gone in the presence of
light, the same snake became the rope. Snake never existed in the rope. The
same Ghost becomes the Post after delusion is gone. But, the Ghost never existed in the Post. Similarly, When ‘Ajnana, Avidya, Aviveka, darkness’ is gone,’ SELF or GOD’ will shine in
all ‘JEEVAN MUKTAS, LIBERATEDSOULS,’ like Sankaracharya, Ramana
Maharshi, Swamy Chinmayananda Etc;. That is “MOKSHA”. That is ‘DUHKHANTAM’, End of all sufferings, says LORD KRISHNA.
That is final ‘LIBERATION’.
When those great SOULS, MAHATMAS leave
the body, there is no more ‘RE- BIRTH’.
They attained ‘MOKSHA’.
True worship
, True Bhakti is Selfless , unconditional worship with steadfast and single pointed mind ‘upon the
NON-DUAL BRAHMAN’. Because, ‘BRAHMAN’ is our essence. Upanishads emphatically declare that ‘Jeeva
and Brahma are one and the same’.
Hence, true Bhakti is worship upon the ‘NON-DUAL BRAHMAN’. We all have to introspect and ask
this question: Am I worshipping GOD to gain something out of GOD? Then, ‘GOD’ becomes something other than me. He becomes an
object. Or, am I worshipping GOD
with ‘ANANYA YOGA’ as LORD KRISHNA puts it, ‘YOGA OF NON-OTHERNESS’. True
introspection leads to ‘unconditional worship upon the
NON- DUAL BRAHMAN’.
It is important to remember that anyone
can accomplish this. Nobody can
be eternally ‘ condemned’ . Because,
worst Jeevatma is also PARAMATMA in disguise. Only thing is
that he has to work harder . He
needs to purify his mind , so that he can worship unconditionally. “GOD HATES THE SIN , but NEVER THE SINNER”. Because
the SINNER is none other than ‘Phantom me’ . ‘How
can I hate myself?’ That is GOD’s
answer. Hence, ‘You are punished by your sins and not
for your sins by me. Because, Sin is a mistake committed by individual ‘EGO’
against its own true nature. Anything I do
that is contrary to my true nature, is a
‘SIN’. Because, in my
true nature, I will never commit a
Mistake. Jeevatma
commits ‘SINS’. Jeevatma (individual Soul) suffers. When Jeevatma
transcends
to ‘Paramatma’, in deepest worship and meditation, all his ‘SINS’ will disappear. Out of delusion, I see a snake in a rope.
Then, I am afraid of the snake. When my
delusion is gone, snake disappears. But, snake never existed in the first
place. Similarly, Jeevatma is phantom,
Imposter. When delusion is gone, the
same Jeevatma becomes ‘Paramatma’. The same individual soul becomes
‘Universal SOUL -Paramatma’. Hence,
we need to worship
‘GOD’ not to gain something out of ‘GOD’ , but, to realize ‘our true nature, GODHOOD, SELF-HOOD,
BRAHMIC STATE’. True worship is to become ‘THE
WORSHIPPED’. That is why , LORD KRISHNA says :
Worship me with ‘ANANYA YOGA-YOGA
OF NON-OTHERNESS ‘ so that you can
become ‘ONE WITH ME’. That is ‘MOKSHA’.
Upanishads describe
that GOD loves himself. That means, GOD loves everybody. Because , all Jeevatmas
are
none other than me , PARAMATMA. How can I hate them? How can I hate myself? Hence,
LORD KRISHNA says: ‘The same am I to all beings , to me there is none hateful nor dear . But, if you worship me unconditionally, then
you will become one with me. Then, I am
in you and you are in me. Again, ‘Jeeva –Brahma ekatma purnam.’ Jeevatma
and Paramatma are one and the same. Hence, Worshipper’s goal is to become ‘WORSHIPPED’.
Meditator’s goal is to become ‘MEDITATED’.
Seeker’s goal is to become ‘THE SOUGHT’. Lover’s goal is to become the ‘BELOVED’.
Our ultimate goal is to identify with the
‘BELOVED’. That is what
Meerabai did and
attained ‘SALVATION’, ‘MOKSHA or LIBERATION’.
True Worship and Meditation
will make us take ‘higher and higher flights into the infinite beyond’. To do that we need purity of mind and heart . We need an ‘Iron-heart of firm resolution ‘ to realize our true nature , the ‘SELF’. We need to take that ‘noble decision’ to reach perfection.
Sankaracharya, Ramana maharshi, Rama
Krishna parama hansa, Vivekananda, Swamy Chinmayananda to name
a few , realized and propagated ‘the
fragrance of divinity’ through their thoughts, motives and actions. Because, actions
speak ‘louder ‘ than words. Through their actions without anxiety for the
‘Fruit’ , for the sake of righteousness, they uplifted the society-at-large. Not only they attained
‘Supreme Bliss’, they showed us the path to attain that ‘eternal bliss’.
Here, the important thing to remember is that
‘SELF-REALISATION’ is not a destination
far away to reach, but ‘Re -discovery
of our own true nature’.
The same ‘Waker’
became a ‘DREAMER’. The dreamer does not have to go to some place
to reach the waker. He has to wake up. The same ‘Jeevatma’ has to wake up, re-discover that he is none other than ‘PARAMATMA’. We have
to realize ourselves our own ‘TRUE
NATURE’. That is what LORD
KRISHNA has emphasized. That is what these great sages have reiterated.
Hence, let us arise , awake and become aware of our ‘TRUE NATURE—The BRAHMIC
STATE—GODHOOD—SELFHOOD’.
To be continued in Part
Three.
Dr. K. ESWARA DUTT.
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