God out of His grace has bestowed upon us this human body so that we may attain salvation. Besides attaining salvation, this human birth has no need, purpose, object, use or concern whatsoever. This body, wealth-possessions, property-house, wife-son etc. whatever worldly things that are there, they all-in-all are acquired and will go away. A man may become very rich, strong, scholarly, he may hold a high ranking position, may have a large family heritage, but without attaining salvation all these things will be of absolutely no use. It will be like a marriage procession without the bridegroom, i.e. all these worldly enjoyments and possessions will be useless. Therefore it is the main duty of a man to attain his salvation.
In this connection there is a vital fact, an extraordinary point and that is – For attaining one’s salvation, all of mankind is entirely independent (swatantra), competent (sāmarth), worthy (yogya), and entitled (adhikāri). When God bestows upon us this human body, then with it he also graces us with the freedom, the competence, the worthiness, and the rights to attain salvation.
Now the question arises that for attaining one’s salvation what should a man do? The answer is that if man firmly accepts the following four points with a determinate intellect, he will attain salvation – 1. Nothing is mine at all 2. I need nothing at all 3. I have not the least relationship with anyone 4. Only God is my own. The main flaw, which gives rise to all other flaws is to accept the things that are acquired and lost as our own. In fact, in the infinite universes (cosmos, Brahmānd) even the smallest particle of dust is not our own. Therefore “nothing is mine at all” – by accepting this fact, flawlessness ensues in life. On becoming flawless, man becomes righteous, he becomes devout, he becomes spiritual, he becomes a saint. (to be continued)
For “Mānav Mātre ke Kalyān ke Liye” in Hindi page 69 in by H. H. Shri Swamiji Shri Ramsukhdasji Maharaj.
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