Quality # 21
Na sochati na kaangkshati
Neither grieves nor desires
Grief is generally experienced while parting with a beloved object, and desires are entertained when one yearns to have and to possess something unattained at present.
Needless to say, the root cause is again “ EGO”.
A Man of Perfection is one whose beloved object, the Self, can never be apart from him. ( Hence, no GRIEF)
And he has no sense of attachment with any other object. (Hence no Desire)
Having attained the Self, the inhabitant of his heart, he has such a complete sense of fulfillment that he has no more any desire for attaining anything that he has not attained. The Self being the All, he has attained everything.
With all the understanding gained by us so far, shall we re arrange the line as " No desire and hence, no possibility of grieving ever"?
With all the understanding gained by us so far, shall we re arrange the line as " No desire and hence, no possibility of grieving ever"?
Quality # 22
Shubha Ashubha parityagee
Renouncing good and evil
The happenings in the world around us can fall under these two categories, according to whether they arouse in us a feeling of joy or sorrow.
To any person who is living away from the realm of the dualistic experiences, and who has learnt the art of drawing inspiration from something beyond, none of the happenings, here at the level of the mind and the intellect, can be of any serious consequences.
To any person who is living away from the realm of the dualistic experiences, and who has learnt the art of drawing inspiration from something beyond, none of the happenings, here at the level of the mind and the intellect, can be of any serious consequences.
A verse from Ashtavakra Gita is recalled here, which applies to all dualities dealt in the 26 qualities of devotee in this chapter as much as it applies to the present quality- “Renouncing Good and Evil”
Janaka uvāca
ākāśavadananto'haṃ ghaṭavatprākṛtaṃ jagat
iti jñānaṃ tathaitasya na tyāgo na graho layaḥ
Janaka says to Ashtavakra,
“I am infinite like space, and the natural world is like a jar. To know this is knowledge, and then there is neither renunciation, nor acceptance or cessation of it.”
Dear All,
This verse also beautifully aligns to the talk posted for devotees in an Oman Sai centre, where, through different analogies, it was expounded by the author, “You are the space, ( pure consciousness), unaffected by anything that exists in you, anything that goes in in your mind, good or bad"!!
Janaka says that in His state, he has nothing to accept and nothing to renounce as he has risen above the level of any object awareness to accept and renounce any object in this creation.
He exists like the space in this creation which is like a jar. Inside the jar, surrounding the jar, prior to the jar being made by the potter and after the pot is broken, in and through all situations, he exists as pure space- pure consciousness.
Janaka says that in His state, he has nothing to accept and nothing to renounce as he has risen above the level of any object awareness to accept and renounce any object in this creation.
He exists like the space in this creation which is like a jar. Inside the jar, surrounding the jar, prior to the jar being made by the potter and after the pot is broken, in and through all situations, he exists as pure space- pure consciousness.
Love
