Guest guest Posted October 10, 2007 Report Share Posted October 10, 2007 8. Through Bhaja Govindam, Acharya Sankara appeals to man to give up the thirst to possess wealth. Wealth in itself is sinless. The Hindu philosophy is not against wealth. Waht we have to renounce is not wealth but the never satisfying thirst for wealth. The objects outside are not to be blamed but man's affinity for them should be pure and simple. Bhaja Govindam informs that we should strive to sustain the mind from its lust for the objects and its greed for possession. When the mind is thus devoid of strong emotions, with a passionless mind (vi-thrishna) one must meditate upon the Reality. Shri Sankara in Bhaja Govindam indicates how we must live in the world. His advice to us is to live happily in sheer contentment and satisfaction, which we can proure " as a result of our actions " . There is no boundary to human fancy. The tyrannies of desires are universal. The more the desires are satisfied, the more seems to be the thirst for it. To find out a sense of satisfaction and live on what we procure with our sincere toil without cultivating a taste of covetousness, is the sole method by which Eternal Bliss can be accomplished. Bhaja Govindam insists that the chief vocation of our life should be the art of self-purification. The real fulfilment lies in regular meditation so that even long before world comes to neglect us, we can be indifferent to the wrold-of-objects and enter into a nobler field of peaceful contemplation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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