Fwd: Rare Human Birth and it's Exclusive Aim

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Hare Krsna.The stage of perfection is called trance, or samadhi,

when one's mind is completely restrained from material mental

activities by practice of yoga. This is characterized by one's ability

to see the self by the pure mind and to relish and rejoice in the self.

In that joyous state, one is situated in boundless transcendental

happiness and enjoys himself through transcendental senses. Established

thus, one never departs from the truth and upon gaining this he thinks

there is no greater gain. Being situated in such a position, one is

never shaken, even in the midst of greatest difficulty. This indeed is

actual freedom from all miseries arising from material contact. GITA 6-20/23In Gita 6:22, there is a very important message. It states - "Yam

labdhwa chaaparam laabham manyate naadhikam tatah.And having

obtained which, he does not reckon any other gain greater than that,"

and "Yasminnissthato na dukhen gurunaapi vichaalyate, And

established in which, he is not shaken even by the heaviest of

sorrows." (Gita 6:22). This means that even when the worst of sorrows,

distressful situations, grief or most unfavorable circumstances come

his way, he is unperturbed and unaffected. He remains unaffected and

as-is ever present. Reaching this state is the goal of human life and

it is only to attain this realization that the human body has been

bestowed on us.

 

All beings (all species) are already deeply engaged in enjoyment of

pleasure and suffering of worldly pain. Dogs and donkeys experience

pain and pleasure, and so do the trees. Rather all species experience

pain and pleasure. If human beings too waste their entire life only

swinging between pain and pleasure, then this human birth would not be

a success. I have gained, I have lost, I have united, I have departed,

today was very pleasurable, today was very sorrowful, today I came out

a winner, today I lost everything - such blows come to every one. If

human beings too continue to be recipient of these blows, then this

certainly is not success of this human birth. It is the aim of human

life and a rare opportunity to attain the kind of happiness and joy,

which does not even have a trace of sorrow, and there is never any

decrease in the joy. Attaining this essence is the aim of human life.

 

Therefore at the very onset human beings must have a firm resolve that

this birth is only to realize this essence (tattva). That I have come

to this world, and my work is to only realize my real essence. I do not

want that which is incomplete and destructible. If I earn money, it

will be incomplete and it will not remain with me. If I gain name and

fame, that too will be incomplete and it will not stay with me. If I

gain knowledge, abilities, rights, position etc, whatever I gain, all

this will be incomplete and it will not remain with me. I do not want

that which is incomplete and does not stay with me.

 

Exclusivity (single-pointed aim, goal, objective) is when we have a

firm resolve that we only want to realize our true essence (Self

Realization, God Realization)

 

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