WHAT IS REAL LIFE?

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Dear Freinds in The Self,

i have discovered the the origin of the last post was from sivananda

here is another gem from him.

 

with love and respect

bindu

 

WHAT IS REAL LIFE?

To live in the Eternal Atman, To taste the bliss of the Soul.

To worship the Lord at all times, Is real Life.

To do Japa of Lord's Name, To sing His glory constantly,

To remember Him at all times, Is real Life.

 

To practise Yama, Niyama, To serve the poor and the sick,

To hear the Srutis, Is real Life.

To reflect and meditate,To serve the Guru,

To follow his instructions, Is real Life.

 

To realize one's own Self, To behold the one Self everywhere,

To attain Brahma-Jnana, Is real Life.

To live to serve humanity, To practice self-restraint,

To control the mind and the senses, Is real Life.

 

To practice Pranayama, To do Brahma-Vichara,

To stick to resolves, Is real Life.

To live in Om, To chant Om, To meditate on Om, Is real Life.

 

To ignore the names and forms, To take the essence hidden in them,

To drink the nectar of Immortality, Is real Life.

 

BIRTH AND DEATH

Birth and death are two illusory scenes In the drama of this world:

Really no one is born, no one dies, No one comes, no one goes.

It is Maya's jugglery, It is play of the mind; Brahman alone exists.

 

There is birth for the body alone, Five elements combine to form the

body;

The Atman is birthless and deathless; Death is casting off the

physical sheath.

It is like deep sleep; Birth is like waking from sleep;

Be not afraid of death, O Ram! Life is continuous.

 

The flower may fade but the fragrance floats;

The body may disintegrate, But the immortal fragrance of the soul

Always will remain.

Learn to discriminate The Real from the unreal;

Think always of the Infinite That is birthless and deathless.

Transcend Maya and Moha, Go beyond three Gunas, Give up attachment

for the body.

Free yourself from birth and death And merge in the Immortal Essence.