(Excerpts from the satsang of Pujya Bapuji)
If one is not careful in life, he is bound to develop attachment towards that which gives pleasure and aversion towards that which causes misery. Thus one unknowingly develops impressions (samskaras) in his mind which in turn will cause repeated births an deaths.
‘I will get pleasure her’ when such thought or series of impressions run in your mind, the consciousness directs you to engage yourself in that activity. You naturally turn away form the activity which you think gives misery. Consciousness is the cause of pravritti and nivtitti. Objects, individuals and circumstances are sorrow, you will attain Asolute Knowledge. The knowledge of action and inaction originates from the consciousness. However due to the error of you samskaras, you foolishly squander it away in futile pursuits. If one develops hunger for God, the inquisitiveness to get to the root of the Consciousness Absolute one will realize that the source of all happiness if Self God the Supreme Lord. When the Lord resides in our own home, why should we bow our head in Kaba or go to Kashi?
Imagine two persons are fighting. Why? One fears that the other will take away his belongings while the other intends to rob him. So it is fear and greed that are fighting. There is Consciousness in both of them. In spite of the knowledge personified consciousness the impressions of fear and greed are making them fight each other. Same is the case with attachment and hatred.
The Rakshasas who have attachment towards Ravana and hatred towards Hanumana fights against Rama, while Hanumana and the ape forces who have love for Rama and dislike for the Rakshasa, will fight against the Rakshasas but the consciousness which gives the power to fight, is same on both the sides. The wire funning through a geyser will heat the water and the same wire running through a refrigerator does just the opposite but the electricity in both is one and the same. The Lord is Existence and Consciousness Absolute. He is in finite. Even after the death of the body, the knowledge personified Real Self does not die.
If one’s Karmas are sattvic, his samskaras will be sattvic as well. As your karmas are sattvic, the knowledge and samkara of satsang has brought you here. A drunkard or meat eater would have said. “Today is Sunday. Let’s go to the liquor shop.” A movie hobbyist would take one to the theatre. So your saskaras toss you in the world with the support of consciousness.
So how does some things appear to be good or bad? It is determined according to samskaras. If anybody brings some sattvic Prasad mixed with tulsi to me, I say, “OK! Keep some and take away the test,” If any body brings meat liquour egg ect. I will admonish him for that but if you give those things to a drunkard and ment eater he will be overjoyed on seeing it. And if you give my Prasad to him he will say, “Hey put that aside. Don’t talk about these Babas. I am enjoyed my omelet.’
So his tamasic and base samskaras make his knowledge base. If his smskaras are mediocre his knowledge too will be mediocre and if his samskaras are superior, his knowledge too will be superior. If his samskaras are divine his knowledge will be divine as well and if his samskaras are those of Self knowledge he will realize his Self and attain Liberation.
Whatever changes and attainments that are seen are seen only in human life. One who nurtures thoughts of escapism in the face of troubles is a coward. He is unfortunate. When base samskaras come to the knowledge too becomes base. For example the same rainwater turns into a swamp when it falls upon mud washes away stains of diesel and dung when it falls on a road facilitates the for with of crops when it falls on fields ad turns into pearls when it falls into oysters during the period of the svati star. So the same water provides different benefits according to the things it comes into contact with knowledge. If the samskaras are divine one will get the benefit of the divine knowledge. Now form where does one gain divine samskaras?
There is no question of gaining divine samskaras in the materialistic world where one can gain samskaras only of attachment, hatred lust anger and greed. Therefore, meditation and worship should be practiced.
Meditation and worship are good compared to materialism, as it makes the intellect noble but higher then this is satsang.
No wonder one may redune his body to skeleton through severe austerities and practice of meditation night and day but desire won’t be eradicated without reflecting on the enlightening knowledge.
Mediation is no doubt good. One may practice it day and night but desire will make the mind wander. Even after attaining concentration of the mind there are chances that one get entangled in the celestial world and in the pleasures of heaven. Hence satsang is necessary which awakens the divine samskaras of knowledge. Therefore it is said:
‘In one scale of the balance my friend put together al the joys of heaven and the bliss of liberation but they will not outweigh the joy derived form a moment’s communion with the saints.’
(Sri Ramachrita Manas, Sunder Kanda: 4)
‘……… Be sure that their goal hasbeen attained through association with the saints; there is no other means in the world or in the Vedas।”
One is found to experience the fruits of his actions be it in this life or in the second or third even after a thousand lives. How blessed it is to lead a virtuous and pious life for a few a years rather then living in hell for thousands of years!
Human life is life a junction form where all roads begin. You can awaken your divinity through good deeds and attain heaven or engage in such action as world make you a demigod (yaksha, gandharva or kinnara), it is up to you. You are also free to attain knowledge of Brahman through the practice of japa; meditation worship the company of saints ect. And attain liberation and then you will no longer be bound by the frits of action.
- (Translated excerpts form the book ‘Karm ka Akatya Siddhanth’ a compilation of puyji Bapuji’s Discourses)
If one is not careful in life, he is bound to develop attachment towards that which gives pleasure and aversion towards that which causes misery. Thus one unknowingly develops impressions (samskaras) in his mind which in turn will cause repeated births an deaths.
‘I will get pleasure her’ when such thought or series of impressions run in your mind, the consciousness directs you to engage yourself in that activity. You naturally turn away form the activity which you think gives misery. Consciousness is the cause of pravritti and nivtitti. Objects, individuals and circumstances are sorrow, you will attain Asolute Knowledge. The knowledge of action and inaction originates from the consciousness. However due to the error of you samskaras, you foolishly squander it away in futile pursuits. If one develops hunger for God, the inquisitiveness to get to the root of the Consciousness Absolute one will realize that the source of all happiness if Self God the Supreme Lord. When the Lord resides in our own home, why should we bow our head in Kaba or go to Kashi?
Imagine two persons are fighting. Why? One fears that the other will take away his belongings while the other intends to rob him. So it is fear and greed that are fighting. There is Consciousness in both of them. In spite of the knowledge personified consciousness the impressions of fear and greed are making them fight each other. Same is the case with attachment and hatred.
The Rakshasas who have attachment towards Ravana and hatred towards Hanumana fights against Rama, while Hanumana and the ape forces who have love for Rama and dislike for the Rakshasa, will fight against the Rakshasas but the consciousness which gives the power to fight, is same on both the sides. The wire funning through a geyser will heat the water and the same wire running through a refrigerator does just the opposite but the electricity in both is one and the same. The Lord is Existence and Consciousness Absolute. He is in finite. Even after the death of the body, the knowledge personified Real Self does not die.
If one’s Karmas are sattvic, his samskaras will be sattvic as well. As your karmas are sattvic, the knowledge and samkara of satsang has brought you here. A drunkard or meat eater would have said. “Today is Sunday. Let’s go to the liquor shop.” A movie hobbyist would take one to the theatre. So your saskaras toss you in the world with the support of consciousness.
So how does some things appear to be good or bad? It is determined according to samskaras. If anybody brings some sattvic Prasad mixed with tulsi to me, I say, “OK! Keep some and take away the test,” If any body brings meat liquour egg ect. I will admonish him for that but if you give those things to a drunkard and ment eater he will be overjoyed on seeing it. And if you give my Prasad to him he will say, “Hey put that aside. Don’t talk about these Babas. I am enjoyed my omelet.’
So his tamasic and base samskaras make his knowledge base. If his smskaras are mediocre his knowledge too will be mediocre and if his samskaras are superior, his knowledge too will be superior. If his samskaras are divine his knowledge will be divine as well and if his samskaras are those of Self knowledge he will realize his Self and attain Liberation.
Whatever changes and attainments that are seen are seen only in human life. One who nurtures thoughts of escapism in the face of troubles is a coward. He is unfortunate. When base samskaras come to the knowledge too becomes base. For example the same rainwater turns into a swamp when it falls upon mud washes away stains of diesel and dung when it falls on a road facilitates the for with of crops when it falls on fields ad turns into pearls when it falls into oysters during the period of the svati star. So the same water provides different benefits according to the things it comes into contact with knowledge. If the samskaras are divine one will get the benefit of the divine knowledge. Now form where does one gain divine samskaras?
There is no question of gaining divine samskaras in the materialistic world where one can gain samskaras only of attachment, hatred lust anger and greed. Therefore, meditation and worship should be practiced.
Meditation and worship are good compared to materialism, as it makes the intellect noble but higher then this is satsang.
No wonder one may redune his body to skeleton through severe austerities and practice of meditation night and day but desire won’t be eradicated without reflecting on the enlightening knowledge.
Mediation is no doubt good. One may practice it day and night but desire will make the mind wander. Even after attaining concentration of the mind there are chances that one get entangled in the celestial world and in the pleasures of heaven. Hence satsang is necessary which awakens the divine samskaras of knowledge. Therefore it is said:
‘In one scale of the balance my friend put together al the joys of heaven and the bliss of liberation but they will not outweigh the joy derived form a moment’s communion with the saints.’
(Sri Ramachrita Manas, Sunder Kanda: 4)
‘……… Be sure that their goal hasbeen attained through association with the saints; there is no other means in the world or in the Vedas।”
One is found to experience the fruits of his actions be it in this life or in the second or third even after a thousand lives. How blessed it is to lead a virtuous and pious life for a few a years rather then living in hell for thousands of years!
Human life is life a junction form where all roads begin. You can awaken your divinity through good deeds and attain heaven or engage in such action as world make you a demigod (yaksha, gandharva or kinnara), it is up to you. You are also free to attain knowledge of Brahman through the practice of japa; meditation worship the company of saints ect. And attain liberation and then you will no longer be bound by the frits of action.
- (Translated excerpts form the book ‘Karm ka Akatya Siddhanth’ a compilation of puyji Bapuji’s Discourses)
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