Pujya Ramsukhdasji Maharaj

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1. Death is Coming Nearer Every Moment

 

The Truth is that we are dying every moment. Death is coming nearer

every moment. That which we do not want to come close, is coming

closer every moment; and that which we do not wish for it to leave,

is leaving us every moment. This separation is taking place every

moment and continuously like a dhaara (continuous flow of water)

Self remains forever. The only one we can depend on is the one that

stays with us forever. Therefore in Gita it is said by God in Gita

12:7 " Mrtyu sansaar saagar " This world is an ocean of death (Gita

12:7). Death and death alone and nothing else besides death. But in

Gita 12:7, God says that " Those whose minds are fixed on Me, I

straightaway deliver them from the ocean of the death-bound world. "

 

Therefore leave all attachments and call out to God. The greatest

mistake is considering the insentient as our very own. But the truth

is what Mirabai says - Only God is Mine, No One Else is " " Mere toh

Giridhar Gopal, dusero na koyi. "

 

We believe in the first part, God is Mine and I am God's, but we

falter in the second half, which is that we do not belong to anyone

else and no one else is ours besides God. The importance in refuge is

of the 'no one else' " exclusivity " .

 

Simply speaking, we are here to serve all, but when it comes to

taking from the world, we have no such rights. We have no right on

anyone else. Nothing remains with us for ever, neither fame, name,

respect or anything else, then why do you consider it to be ours?

When we cannot make something just like the way we want it, we cannot

change it, e.g. even this body we have limited control over. We

cannot stop it from dying or sometimes even changing it's shape,

weight, appearance etc. Then what do we have control over ? what can

we consider our own ? Then why do we cling to it ? We will have to

leave it some day.

 

Therefore God has said in the Gita " Mamekum sharanam vraja.... "

Leaving the dependency of all dharmas, you simply and exclusively

take refuge in Me alone. I will release you from all your sins, do

not worry. (Gita 18:66). The truth is that in the end only God will

remain.

 

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2. Nine Easy Ways of Renouncing Affinity for the World

 

Nine Easy Ways of Renouncing Affinity for the World

 

1) Render service to the world, with the materials / possessions

acquired from the world

 

2) Renounce desire for mundane pleasures and prosperity

 

3) Entirely renounce dependence on the world

 

4) Renounce the sense of " I " and " Mine " , with body and world

 

5) Stick firmly to that which is real " Sat " - " I am God's and God is

Mine. "

 

6) Have a firm resolve, an exclusive aim - " I must realize God. "

 

7) Perform your duties, as sanctioned by the scriptures, scrupulously

(Gita 18:45)

 

8) Give importance to your own experience, that the body, it's

strength, abilities, circumstances, are not the same as they were in

childhood. They have all changed, while I " Self " am still the same.

 

9) Do no accept your assumed affinity with the World.