Give Up Attachment

Lord Krishna in the Gita declares that attachment and aversion are rooted in all sense objects – 

Indriyasyeindriyasyaarthe raagadveshouvyavasthitou |  

(Gita 3/34) 

This attachment inhabits in five places – self, intellect, mind, senses, and objects –   If you think over the problem seriously, you come to know that basically this attachment is situated in “self” and the attachment of “self” is situated in intellect, mind, senses, and objects. Therefore if you are able to wipe out this attachment from “self”, you will attain supreme bliss.  

Your mind may be volatile, but if you replace attachment to the world, with  devotion and love, attachment will have no trace of its own.  Attraction for God will put an end to all worldly attraction and attachment. 

There is exceptional importance of devotion and love for God.  There is no exaggeration if it is given more importance than knowledge (jnana) and salvation.  It’s glories are transcendental. No element  (tattva) can excel love and devotion of God.  There is nothing even equal to love and devotion.   If one develops love and devotion for God, then everything will be set right. 

Question:  How to develop that love and devotion? 

Answer:   On removing attachment (from the world),  love and devotion takes place. 

Question:  How to remove attachment (from the world)? 

Answer:   On having love and devotion for God, both take place –   

Continue to root out attachment, while continuing to develop and increase love and devotion for God.  

Question:  What should we do first? 

Answer:   First increase love and devotion for God.  If you read the Ramcharitmanas with concentration and understanding, attachment goes away, mind is purified and devotion for God is awakened. This sacred book is full of unique relish which is devotion.  In the beginning sometimes a man may feel bored but when he starts getting interest and begins to relish it, thereafter he is not bored. Read, experiment and see for yourself.  Engage your mind in it.  Similarly read the lives of devotees.  They are very good and useful means to develop love and devotion for God as it penetrates the heart.  When love and devotion penetrates, then it will root out attachment and desire and thereafter you will attain the supreme bliss. Attachment can also be removed by thought, but love and devotion for God is more beneficial than thought.