Sri Ramsukhdas ji Maharaj - Love and Love alone...

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Question: How are we to know that our aim is exclusiviely and only

God (Self) Realization ? Since wealth is also to be acquired, name-

fame is also to be attained, happiness and comforts is also

desirable, in this manner many things are worthy of attaining.

Therefore how are we to know whether our aim is only to attain God

Realization?

 

Swamiji: Amongst you all, is there anyone that desires happiness that

is not complete and full? Does anyone want any happiness that is

incomplete or that is going away ? Does anyone desire a life that is

not eternal, that we exist at times and other times we do not (we

die)? Does anyone here desire knowledge that is incomplete?

 

We all desire happiness that never ends, a life that is eternal and

knowledge that is perfect and complete in itself, knowledge that does

not have the least bit of flaw in it. In reality, this desire, this

deep longing within is of the essential Supreme Consciousness

(Paramatma). Besides the essential Paramatma, there is nothing else

that is eternal, and with never ending happiness and with highest,

perfect and complete knowledge.

 

We continue to suppress this desire for the eternal, complete and

perfect Paramatma, by mediocre and base desires for worldly pleasures

and objects, and thus continue to swing between happiness and sorrow.

 

With a little bit of happiness, even a dog is satisfied. One should

desire only that happiness that is complete and perfect and is not

mixed with the least bit of sorrow or unhappiness. The world is

incapable of offering happiness that has absolutely nothing missing

in it. Therefore our aim is not worldly happiness. Worldly things are

not our direction, our objective in life. When we inquire on this

deeply, we will realize that happiness that is eternal, unending,

that has not the least bit of flaw or incompleteness, is only in

Paramatma. However many things that we may gain in this world, such

as, wealth, money, possessions, position, posts, name, fame, glories,

respect etc etc., with these worldly things there is no lasting

satisfaction. Rather the desire continues for more and more.

Therefore our only aim, objective should be for the eternal,

everlasting, complete and perfect happiness of Paramatma.