Therefore Goswamiji Maharaj has said –
God has therefore given us this human body, so that the Embodied Soul can free himself from worldly bondage and forever attain peace i.e. nothing more is left to be done, known or attained (Krta-krtya, jyaat-jyaatva, praapt-praaptva). But the sad part is, that man turning away from his main purpose (uddeshya) has become entangled in worldly pleasures (bhog) and in accumulation of material objects (sangraha). Occasionally, few men with the mercy of the Saints or by the grace of the blessed Lord engage in their spiritual aims, then too they lack a firm (drdh) resolution (nischay) and determination in pursuing this path. Without a firm resolve, his life will not be filled with spiritual achievement (saadhanmai). Because his life does not become filled with spirituality and devotion, he can superficially learn, speak and write about the Lord’s pastimes, but he can never attain eternal peace. To make this life spiritually perfect and blissful, it is essential that an aspirant accept these two points with a firm resolve.
1) Nothing is mine, there is nothing I want, and I have absolutely no relation with anyone and
2) Only God is my very own.
The first point, is to bring about detachment from the world. And the second point is to bring about a relation with God and God Realization. By firmly accepting the first point, one attains liberation (mukti) and by accepting the second point firmly, one attains devotion (bhakti).
An aspirant inclined towards discrimination (vivek) of real and unreal, accepts the first point. The end result for both types of spiritual aspirants is complete fulfillment – nothing left to be done, nothing remaining to be known and nothing remaining to be attained (Krta-krtya, jyaat-jyaatva, praapt-praaptva). At this point, human birth will be a completely fulfilled.
These points do not need to be learned, they only need to be accepted by the Self (swayam). Things that are learned, can be forgotten, but those accepted from within cannot be forgotten.
Therefore accept with a firm resolve 1) nothing is mine, there is nothing I want, and I have absolutely no relation with anyone and 2) Only God is my very own.
Ram Ram
From “Saadhan ke do pradhaan sutra” by Swami Ramsukhdasji
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