Pujya Ramsukhdasji Maharaj

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Happiness - Fully Engaged in God

 

A poet has written -

 

" Caha gayi cintaa miti, manuvaa beparavaa;

Jisko kachu ne chaayiye, soyi shaahamshaah. "

 

When desires are gone, all worries come to an end, and one becomes

totally carefree. One who needs nothing, sleeps peacefully without any

care.

 

Therefore one point must be clarified - It is not the absence of

things that leads to unhappiness, it is the feeling of lacking or

feeling of absence, that causes unhappiness. Just like on an

auspicious (ekadashi) day, one person willingly fasts, while another

person, forcibly ends up fasting due to not having any money for food.

Both did not have food, but one is gladly keeping the fast and feels

happy, whereas the other person, feels unhappy due to not having any

food. Therefore it is the feeling of not having (absence) which

creates the unhappiness. If the unhappiness came from actually not

having those things, then the ascetics / monks would be undergoing

immense unhappiness, because they have nothing - no wife, no wealth,

no clothes, no cars, no houses, nor have they accumulated any

provisions for their future well-being. But in spite of not having any

of these things, they are all happy, many great kings and wealthy men

come to them and resolve their inner problems and become happy. The

reason for this is that even in the lack of material things, they

experience the eternal feeling of divinity - Existence, Consciousness

and Bliss (sat-chit-anand) God (Supreme Consciousness) and become

blissful within.

 

Therefore however much is lacking, man must not experience this lack,

and instead must remain engaged in the essence of God. He who does not

experience the lack of something or feeling of shortage or not having

things, that one will not become entangled and feel sad in unfavorable

times, rather he will see this as an opportunity to wash away his past

sins and will remain ever happy seeing the presence of God's grace

 

Therefore our aim must at all times be only towards God Realization.

In other words, remain ever indifferent to worldly objects and things,

and completely disallow the longing for these things in the mind. At

the same time, quickly one must become fully engaged in God, by doing

spiritual practices such as chanting God's name at all times, doing

prayers and reading holy books etc. with a selfless spirit.

 

In Kaliyug he who at all times, silently, with a selfless spirit, with

attentiveness, with joy and respect, only chants and recites God's

name, then he will surely attain God Realization easily and quickly.