Guest guest Posted November 22, 2003 Report Share Posted November 22, 2003 DESIRE FOR LIBERATION: The Master cited very apt analogies to a disciple indicating the type of aspiration one should possess for attaining liberation. "Suppose some dust falls into one's eyes, the person will hurry to wash the eyes and get rid of the dust. Till the dust is removed he will feel great unrest. He will forget everything of this world. His sole concern will be the removal of the dust from his eyes. "Such should be one's aspiration for the attainment of God-realization. The mind should be exclusively occupied with that one desire of attaining God-realization. He should forget everything else. He should feel extremely restless and pine for God-realization. "A further analogy is that of a person under water. Suppose you keep the head of a man immersed in water, he will struggle for breath. He will desire intensely to get out of the water so that he could breathe. Such intense desire for God-realization is called Mumukshutwa." _________ Swami Sivananda ****************************************************************************** Know the Lord to be the only real thing in the midst of things unreal. Remember God.Take His name always. Meditate upon Him. Feel His presence everywhere. Surrender yourself to Him. He will bless you with peace, bliss, plenty, prosperity and immortality. ----Swami Sivananda ******************************************************************************** Please visit our Website on Vedanta: http://www.geocities.com/radhakutir ******************************************************************************** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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