Viveka is
discrimination between the real and the unreal, between the permanent and the
impermanent, between the Self and the non-Self. Viveka dawns in a man through
the Grace of God. The Grace can come only after one has done unceasing selfless
service in countless births with the feeling that he is an instrument of the
Lord and that the work is an offering to the Lord. The door to the higher mind
is flung open when there is an awakening of discrimination.
There is an eternal, changeless
principle amidst the ever-changing phenomena of this vast universe and the
fleeting movements and oscillations of the mind.
The aspirant should separate
himself also from the six waves of the ocean of Samsara - birth and death,
hunger and thirst, and exhilaration and grief. Birth and death belong to the
physical body; hunger and thirst belong to Prana; exhilaration and grief are
the attributes of the mind. The Soul is unattached. The six waves cannot touch
Brahman which is as subtle as the all-pervading ether.
Association with saints and
study of Vedantic literature will infuse discrimination in man. Viveka should
be developed to the maximum degree. One should be well established in it.
Excerpts from:
Jnana Yoga by Swami
Sivananda
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