Fwd: Pleasure and Prosperity - Obstacles to God Realization

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"bhogaisvaryaprasak tanam tayapahrtacetasamvyavasayatmika buddhih samadhau na vidhiyate" (Gita 2:44)"Those, whose minds are carried away by such flowery words (who are attracted towards pleasures and who are deeply attached to pleasure and prosperity), cannot attain the determinate intellect, concentrated in God." (Gita 2:44) "Tayapahrtacetasam" — Their minds are carried away by such flowery language, that there is great pleasure in heaven — there are celestial damsels, a blissful garden and there is nectar etc."Bhogaisvaryaprasak tanam" — Pleasures of five senses — sound, touch, colour, taste, smell, comfort to the body, and desire for respect and praise are 'bhoga', (the worldly enjoyments). Accumulation of money and material to enjoy those worldly pleasure, is called'aisvarya' (prosperity) . Those who cling to pleasure and prosperity, are called

'Bhogaisvaryaprasak tanam." Such people are called demoniacal* (asura). In sanskrit 'asu' stands for life-breath and he who wants to maintain life-breath is an 'asura'.'Vyavasaayaatmika buddhih samaadhau na vidhiyate' — Such people, who instinctively cling to pleasure and prosperity cannot attain the determinate intellect to realize God, because their intellect has become impure. Similarly, the people who have pride for their being learned, by acquiring the worldly arts or science or knowledge etc., cannot attain the determinate intellect, (decision), to realize God.Something NoteworthyAll-gracious God, by His grace has bestowed discrimination upon human beings, so that they may attain God or salvation. But human beings neglecting this discrimination, cling to pleasure like birds and animals.

They forget that enjoyment of pleasure is not the goal of human life, but its supreme object is the attainment of perfection, and all the circumstances, whether favourable or unfavourable, they are placed in, are means to attain perfection (God-realization) . So they cannot have the sole desire for God-realization.The fact is that worldly pleasures and objects are not a real obstacles to God-realization, but attachment to these, is the main hindrance. So long as, this attachment continues, not to talk of God-realization the people cannot even make up their minds to attain God, because their minds are drawn away, by worldly pleasure and prosperity.