Pujya Ramsukhdasji Maharaj

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1. Lust, Greed and Anger Do Not Remain in He Who Has True Knowledge

 

A spiritual aspirant must make every attempt to stay apart from lust,

anger, elation, dejection etc. At the very minimum, he must never

come under their sway. Among the seekers, those that have accepted

the ascetic life, they must remain ever on the alert and fearful of

attachment - aversion, lust for women and gold (money). They must

understand that the moment that a sannyasin (ascetic) becomes

enamoured and tempted by women and gold, then at that very moment he

has fallen.

 

One should have a clear understanding that attachment - aversion,

lust - anger etc. are not the essential principles and

characteristics (dharma) of our inner Self. Simply speaking,

attachment & aversion are not our essential nature (Dharma), rather

they are modifications and deterioration (Vikaar). One who

understands attachment & aversion, lust & anger to be the

characteristics of the inner Self, he may believe these to be

inevitable. Such beings, in spite of considering themselves to be

jnanis (one's with true knowledge), their understanding is nothing

but a delusion. The one who understands such, and does not make any

effort to save himself from attachment - aversion, lust - anger, etc,

he is not only far from being wise, but he is not even a good sadhak

(spiritual aspirant).

 

We must firmly resolve and understand, that lust, anger etc. do not

remain in one who has realized the Yoga of Knowledge (Jnani). Persons

who are very eloquent, taking messages from the scriptures,

beautifully articulating That Supreme Consciousness; persons who are

able to elaborate and write various insightful revelations, they

should not always be understood as wise and filled with spiritual

knowledge (jnani). Articulation is possible simply by reading the

scriptures. Even in a play one could play the part of Sukhdevaji.

However a wise one (jnani) is one who has entirely crossed the ocean

of knowledge. To him, attachment - aversion, lust - anger is all

happening in ignorance (lack of knowledge)

 

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2. God Himself Specially Provides For His Devotees

 

" To those men, who worship Me alone, thinking of none but Me, who are

ever-devout, I provide them gain and security. " (Gita 9:22)

 

" Ananyaascintayanto maam ye janaah paryupaasate;

tesaam nityaabhiyuktaanaam yogaksemam vahaamyaham " (Gita 9:22)

 

In this verse, God mentions the superiority of His devotees. " Ananya

bhaktas " (devotees with exclusive devotion for only God) are those

who hold that there is no other entity besides God - " Uttama ke asa

basa mana maahim, sapanehu aana purusa jaga naahim " (Mansa, Aranya

5:6)

 

God provides the devotees infinite gains. Just like a worker gets a

paycheck according to the amount of work performed, but when the

owner himself works, then he keeps the entire revenue. To those

exclusive devotees, God provides all that is essential for their

sustainance, as well as, their spiritual upliftment and also provides

protection of all that the devotee has already acquired. This is

God's promise " yogaksemam vahaamyaham " . Though God takes care of all

beings, He specially provides for and protects His devotees, who have

exclusive devotion for Him.

 

Just as a mother brings up her loving child herself, instead of

leaving it under the care of a nanny. Whatever she believes is

essential for the well-being of the child, she herself brings with

great joy and happiness for the child. Similarly those devotees that

are constantly and continuously engaged in only God, for such

devotees, whatever God considers as essential for them, that He

Himself provides. In other words, God Himself does all the work for

His devotees.

 

Just like a devotee attains joy by serving God, similarly God takes

delight in serving His devotees - " ye yathaa maam parpadyante,

taamstathaiva bhajaamyaham " (Gita 4:11).