Quote from the true Charm and Power of Vedanta
Karma yoga
But what is the
causal relation between unselfishness and the realization of spiritual
truths?-it may be pertinently asked. The answer is that it is selfishness that
hides. Truth from us; that it is egotism that divides man from man and
separates him from God. Philosophically speaking, there is only one Existence;
but we, in our delusion created by egocentricity, see It as many. Water
contained in separate jars may look different in each jar. But if the jars are
broken, it will be found that the water is one and the same. Similarly, when a
person’s egoism and selfishness are destroyed; he becomes one with the
Universal Existence
From Joy
to Eternal Bliss
By Ashutosh Maharaj
Once there was an
affluent merchant. He owned many palatial houses and factories. One of his
mansions suddenly caught fire. The merchant was devastated. Seeing his grief,
his help consoled him, saying, ‘Why do you worry? Don’t you remember that only
few days ago, your son finalised a sale deed?’
Now the merchant was
filled with joy. He even increased the help’s salary. After a while, the
merchant’s son came home, looking crestfallen. His father said, ‘It is good you
sold that house; otherwise, we would have faced a great loss today.’ The son
replied, ‘Father, I fixed a deal for selling that house, but the payment is yet
to be received. And now the buyer is refusing to make the payment.’ As soon as
the merchant heard these words, his joy disappeared. He was now sad.
Joy is short-lived
because it relies on external circumstances. Bliss is eternal for it comes from
within. Its source is God, the eternal sat-chit-ananda. When a seeker finds God
within, he is able to attain the supreme state of bliss. The one who is
established in soul-consciousness is always immersed in the ecstatic bliss of
the Lord’s name.
However, the
prerequisite for attaining such a blissful state is Brahmn jnana — the
revelation and manifestation of the effulgent form of the Lord in the innermost
realms of heart. When you have a glimpse of the divine, when you merge in Him,
only then can you experience transcendental bliss. Strive to attain the
realisation of God through a Perfect Master and elevate yourself from
short-lived joy to eternal bliss
But, if He exists?
I drive joy There was a doctor in Benaras who
spent 7 minutes in the morning and evening for mediation on God. Knowing this,
his colleagues and friends laughed at him. One day they argued that he was
wasting ten precious minutes on something, which he had been misled into
believing. The doctor replied, “Well, if God does not exist, I agree that I am
wasting ten minutes a day. But, if He exists? I am afraid you are wasting your
entire lifetime. I prefer to waste ten minutes rather than a lifetime. Why
should you grudge me the 10 minutes joy that I derive 4m.-
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