Where is Real Love?
Divine Life
Society Publication: Easy Path to God Realization by Sri Swami Sivananda
The desire to attain knowledge
of the Self will dawn only in the person who is free from desires, who has a
pure mind, and who is quite disgusted with this worldly life. Such a man only
is competent to hear, meditate and attain Brahma Jnana or Knowledge of Brahman.
When the knowledge of the Self dawns, ignorance which is the seed for bondage
and the cause of Karma is totally eradicated and the aspirant attains
immortality and eternal bliss.
Do not depend upon anybody.
Rely on your own self. Be centered in the Atman only. The sweet wife deserts
her husband when he is on the role of unemployment and marries another young
man. The rich husband divorces his wife when she loses her beauty on account of
protracted illness and marries another woman. Even Lord Jesus and Buddha were
forsaken by all their friends, followers and disciples. This is a strange
world! Mysterious is Maya!
Real affection can be found in
God and sages only. Worldly affection is only showy, hypocritical, illusory and
changing. Just see whether your relatives, even your friends, your brothers and
sisters show affection to you when you are unemployed, when you are suffering
from a chronic, incurable disease without any money in your hands. It is to realize
his selfish ends, to extract money from you that the so-called relative
pretends to be affectionate towards you. This is a mysterious world full of
selfishness. You have not got enough experience as yet. You will understand
this in course of time. Beware, O Ram!
Take refuge in unselfish
immortal God alone. Never depend upon perishable man, friend or relative, who
will forsake you when you are penniless and when you are suffering from a
chronic, severe disease.
Saints and prophets who have realized
God are shouting at the top of their voice that the Lord is dwelling in the
hearts of beings and yet no one is earnestly attempting to make a vigorous
search in his own heart. Is this not lamentable? God is above, below, within,
without and all around. Thirst for His Darshan (Vision). Look within. Practice
introspection. Turn your gaze inwards. Try earnestly to attain the Immortal
Being. In Him, you can find eternal peace. Enter His Kingdom right now in this
very second.
Stand firm on the rock of
truth or Brahman. Have a firm grip of your reality, the self-luminous, Immortal
Atman or Soul. Look upon this universe as your all-full form. Only when
knowledge of the Self dawns in your heart, you can free yourself from rebirths
and become identical with the Supreme Self. Equip yourself with the four means.
Hear the Srutis (scriptures), reflect, meditate and realize. May you become a
sage!
Excerpts from:
Where is Real Love? - Easy Path to God Realization by Sri Swami Sivananda
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