Guest guest Posted June 15, 1999 Report Share Posted June 15, 1999 >>>Vivekananda Centre wrote: >>>After hearing oneself to be Pure Consciousness and surpassingly beautiful, how can one yet be deeply attached to sensual objects and thus become impure?<<< Dear Everybody, To effectively detach oneself from the stranglehold of sensual objects, discrimination - viveka - and dispassion (or renunciation)- vairagya - are required. As Sri Ramakrishna says: " Discrimination means to know the distinction between the Real and unreal. Renunciation means to have dispassion for the things of the world. One cannot acquire them all of a sudden. They must be practised every day. One should renounce 'woman and gold' mentally first. Then, by the will of God, one can renounce it both mentally and outwardly. " Thus we see that Sri Ramakrishna has given great emphasis on conscious and deliberate sadhana (spiritual practice) to inculcate these qualities in our personality. The third element added to viveka and vairagya is love - anuraga- for God. This third factor is the cause as well as the effect of the first two. Devotion to God leads to discrimination and renunciation, and practice of discrimination and renunciation, in turn, makes love for God manifest in aspirant's heart. The practical application of these concepts in our life makes us more cultured and civilized. We learn to imbibe higher and finer value-system in our lives. dr c s shah E-magazine on science and spirituality. Visit: http://come.to/neovedanta http://members.xoom.com/drcsshah/neovedanta/index.html http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Styx/1704/index.html ==================================== ------ > How has ONElist changed your life? > Share your story with us at ------ > Sri Ramakrishnaye Namah > Vivekananda Centre London > http://www.btinternet.com/~vivekananda/ ==================================== Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 15, 1999 Report Share Posted June 15, 1999 Chapter 2 Verse 5 It is strange that the sense of ownership should still continue in the wise one who has realized the Self in all and all in the Self. jay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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