Pujya Ramsukhdasji Maharaj

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1. God Realization through Exclusivity, Constant and Continuous

Remember

 

God says in the Gita -

 

" Ananyachetaah satatam yo maam smriti nityasha;

Tasyaaham sulabh paarth nityayuktasya yoginah. "

 

That one whose intellect is exclusively and constantly engaged in

worship and remembrance of Me, to that Yogi, I am easily attainable. "

 

In this shloka, " Ananyachetaah " means that besides God, there is no

other desire. There is neither desire to live, nor to die. There is

no desire for happiness, nor for unhappiness.

 

" Satatam " means that from the time one wakes up from their sleep,

till the time one goes to bed, to constantly be in remembrance of

God, and

 

" Nityasah " refers to from today, till the time death comes to the

body, he continuosly remembers God.

 

In this manner, if these three points " Exclusivity "

(Ananyachetaah) , " Constantly " (Satatam) and without any breaks, at

all times, rather " Continuously " (Nityasah) being in rememberance of

God, are adhered to, then God is easily attainable.

 

The point is that at all times there is only one essential need, only

one hunger, one one conscious awareness, and that is, how can God be

realized ? When there is a single intention, a single focus,

realization is assured. When there is more than one intention, then

there will be obstacles. In having a singleness of intention and

purpose it will not be difficult at all. Because besides God, nothing

else will remain, therefore how can the attraction for it remain ?

 

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Gita on Food Preferences of a Tamasik (Ignorant) Person

 

Gita says -

 

" That which is half-cooked or half-ripe, insipid, putrid, stale,

polluted and impure is the food that is dear to the Tamasa. " (Gita

17:10)

 

" Yaatayaamam gatarasam pooti paryusitam ca yat

ucchistamapi caamedhyam bhojanam taamasapriyam. " (Gita 17:10)

 

Yaatayamam - refers to half-cooked, or half-ripe, or overcooked, or

overripe foods and off-season fruit and vegetables kept usable

through refrigeration.

 

Gatarasam refers to fruits etc. which lose their juice due to

exposure, or fruits etc. whose essence has been taken out through

some processing or equipment.

 

Pooti - refers to putrid foods that smell offensive such as onions

and garlic, and wines which are rendered foul through a fermentation

process.

 

Paryusitam - refers to cooked foods which are kept over-night and

includes things like chapati (indian bread) dough prepared and kept

overnight for later preparation. It does not include sweets prepared

from milk, butter, ghee and sugar as these do not get stale or

spoiled if allowed to stay overnight.

 

Ucchistam - refers to foods left over on a plate after a meal or food

which is either seen or smelt or partly eaten or touched by some

animal are made impure or considered previously used and unfit for

another's use.

 

Amedhyam - refers to meat, fish and eggs etc are very impure items.

Lord does not even wish to call out the names of these impure foods,

as they are considered as good as corpses that even on touching one

needs to take a bath / shower.

 

Api ca is the expression used to convey that besides the above

mentioned foods, all other foods forbidden by the scriptures

according to one's stage in life or social order, such as certain

lentils (masoor), turnips and carrots that are prohibited are also

included in tamasika food.

 

Bhojanam taamaspriyam - Such food are dear to an ignorant (taamasika)

person. Thus a man's aim, direction and faith become known by the

food which is dear to him.

 

Even if pure (sattvik) food is eaten having attachment for it, it

becomes rajasika (from mode of passion). If eaten in excess, it

becomes tamasik (inertia filled, leading to darkness).

 

Often the inner intent (bhava) determine the outcome, as even stale /

dry food when offered to God, eaten in moderation by chanting God's

name becomes pure (sattvik).