Sutra 35. Tattu Vishaya Tyagat Sangatyagaatccha.
[Devotion to God is attained by abandoning all sensual pleasures and all attachment to sensual objects]
Tat: that (Prema. supreme devotion);
Tu : now
Vishayatyagaat : from abandonment of sensual objects
Sangatyagaat : from renunciation of attachment
cha : and.
The consciousness of 'I' and 'Mine' in everything you do and deal with is the strongest of all attachments .
If there is craving when objects are renounced the renunciation is not true renunciation. Renounce the craving. This is real renunciation.
One may subject himself to deliberate renouncing, run away from the world, take to recluse in a solitary place, deprive himself of all worldly comforts, sit down for meditation but the mind may still run after all the worldly pleasures. He feels most desperate and even chides himself for having left the world!!!.
So, the real renunciation is renouncing the CRAVING, wherever one lives. May it be in Himalayas in a cave or in the busiest city!!!
There can be devotion in a mind only when the mind is freed from all cravings. One enjoys supreme bliss and peace through renunciation of objects of enjoyment.
Without Tyaga or renunciation no spiritual progress is possible.
One should practice internal and external renunciation.
External renunciation is absolutely necessary in the early stages
Internal renunciation is essential at all times.
External renunciation is absolutely necessary in the early stages
Internal renunciation is essential at all times.
In the initial stage in devotion, when the mind travels behind all sensual pleasures, it is absolutely necessary to control one's mind and channelize towards God.
This is most difficult in the path of sadhana, may it be in devotion or in Jnana.
No detachment is actually possible without the discrimination that the sensual pleasures, the attraction in this glittering world is all temporary and cannot fetch permanent, everlasting happiness.
The discrimination referred above is VIVEKA and the fruit that VIVEKA gives is VAIRAGYA, dispassion towards all that is known as temporary, through VIVEKA.
It is detaching from world and attaching to God.
Later on, the very attachment to God results automatically in spontaneous and automatic detachment from the world and its objects.
So, it is detach to attach in the beginning which by itself results in Attachment resulting in automatic detachment.
Here are the nine means of cultivating Bhakti. Sri Rama says to Sabari :
This is most difficult in the path of sadhana, may it be in devotion or in Jnana.
No detachment is actually possible without the discrimination that the sensual pleasures, the attraction in this glittering world is all temporary and cannot fetch permanent, everlasting happiness.
The discrimination referred above is VIVEKA and the fruit that VIVEKA gives is VAIRAGYA, dispassion towards all that is known as temporary, through VIVEKA.
It is detaching from world and attaching to God.Later on, the very attachment to God results automatically in spontaneous and automatic detachment from the world and its objects.
So, it is detach to attach in the beginning which by itself results in Attachment resulting in automatic detachment.
Here are the nine means of cultivating Bhakti. Sri Rama says to Sabari :
1)The first means, it has been taught, the company of the good
2)The second is conversation about My achievements
3)The third is recital of My virtues
4)The fourth means will be occupation of expounding my words
5) The fifth is, 0 gentle one, constant and sincere worship of the preceptor, thinking that I am he
6) The sixth means has been said to be virtuousness, self-restraint, observance, etc., and ever living attachment to My worship
7) The seventh is said to be religious service with every detail, reciting the mantra specially applicable to Me; greater adoration to My votaries, consciousness of Me in all beings, indifference to external objects, together with internal peace, make up
8 & 9) The eighth; and, 0 lady, the ninth is the consideration of My essence. O auspicious one, devotion in the form of love is produced in any and every one who employs this means in the shape of ninefold (secondary or instrumental) devotion, no matter whether one be a woman or a man or gone to the inferior creation.
And as soon as devotional love is produced, one feels My essence, as it were and one who becomes accomplished by the awareness of Me, attains Me. He attains liberation even in this birth Therefore it is sure that devotion is the Source of Salvation.”
Love.
PS- It is worthwhile to refresh our memories with a blog post in detachment posted ling before, on a Quote by Swami Chinmayananda.
The link to that post is given below
https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1610524805172322992#editor/target=post;postID=3965023794733898527;onPublishedMenu=allposts;onClosedMenu=allposts;postNum=10;src=postname
Love
Jai Sairam.
ReplyDeleteWhile contemplating on today's post - from the inner / within arouse the flow of expression:
One has to experience the TRUTH of Self to really understand the depth of the expression - Detachment. Detachment is not at all required, if one exists as SELF. Just like darkness is removed with Light, avidya removed with Jnana, craving of desires is removed to exist detached.
One who is divine - is in pure Love for GOD always. The divinity overcomes the craving for anything else other than GOD. The thinking mind has no other desire other than GOD, hence there is no space for anything else other than GOD. This richness is to be reached to experience GOD within and exist as THAT Supreme Stateless State.
When one is in the path of devotion, all what is required for him / her, just happens. This truth can be experienced by anyone, who is sailing in this divinity / Love as GOD!!!
Once experienced the Truth that our 1st birth we were the same (Only after being the same, could on have had the chance to deviate and move himself from the Supreme Self to have his own identity!!!
All attachments are absolutely man made. Existing Detached is one's originality. Only after realization can one understand and experience this TRUTH!!!
Pranams. Jai Sairam
Profound truth explained in simple language.
DeleteDevotion to God is attained by abandoning all sensual pleasures and all attachment to sensual objects – This clearly stipulates the requirement of how one’s devotion should be.
ReplyDeleteAnd then the post explains further and lists out how to go about achieving that level of devotion.
The exposition of Bhakti in all the posts so far has culminated into the nine means and when one goes through it then it will be clear that there is none other than God that one will be conversing with. His company, His words, His actions and when one aligns with Him, Devotion in real sense dawns.
When you enter the bhajan hall, there is only one thing that we are attuned to and that is the seamless presence of Divinity and once we close our eyes at the beginning of Aumkaar, we embark on the journey with Him. When this happens, there is an automatic cessation of all forms of cravings except for the craving to be aligned to Him always. In less than a moment, renunciation happens and devotion also is initiated simultaneously. How mystic!!! Unaware, we are with Him all throughout. It is this we need to extend further into our entire day.
May these posts enable us to renounce naturally and to glide through with HIM…
Jai Sairam.