Pujya Ramsukhdasji Maharaj

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LET US BE FIRM ON OUR AIM, OUR OBJECTIVE, ORU GOAL

 

Q. Is eradicating of desire dependent on the grace of God or our

effort?

 

A. It is dependent on our aim. God's Grace is always there and we are

capable of achieving it by our efforts. We all have the capability to

be desireless [because we are desireless] - to renounce attachment

and aversion (raag and dvesh). As long as we like and are happy in

favorable circumstances and dislike and are sad in unfavourable

circumstances, your attachment and aversion will not go and you will

not be able to renounce desire. The most important thing is for us to

set our aim, our objective, our goal. We must want to eradicate the

desire within us.

 

Today the goal is to make money, become famous, receive praise. The

correct aim is not there. Just having the power is of no use if we do

not use the power, if we do not want to utilize the power, if there

is no aim to use the power.

 

Q. How can we make this goal, this aim ?

 

A. The goal is made by thought. Think - why have I come here? How can

I attain eternal peace? How can I be free of all sufferings and

sorrows forever? How can I attain permanent bliss? Today, millions

are spent on education, but most do not know what the aim of

education is? Like a dog hankers after a morsel of bread, today's

leaders hanker after votes.

 

Desire is the root of all sins (Gita 3:37). Even after hearing

satsang the thought that comes to our mind is that desire should be

renounced, not that I will renounce desire. We do not have to kill

desire - it shall happen itself - once our goal is firm. Just leaving

action is not dispassion (vairagya). Once our goal is set and still

we find that we have not been able to renounce desires, then the

desire will make us restless, we will not be able to sit comfortably

and relax. If desires do not make us restless, then our goal is not

set, we do not want to renounce desires.