Pujya Ramsukhdasji Maharaj

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There is No Bondage, We have Only Assumed Bondage

 

This country is not ours. This is not our place. This city, this

state, this community, is not our home. Our abode is Paramatma's

(God's) abode. If we undertand this, it will become very easy. We

are merely travellers in this world. You, me, this, that is not

ours. Only Bhagavan (God) is ours. We are part (ansh) of Him

" Ishavar Ansh " and only that is our true and real home.

" Mamevaansho .... " (Gita 15:7) The entire Universe is merely an

evolute of Nature. 'All the five senses, the body, the mind, the

intellect, and egoism are all established in lower Nature

(Prakriti)' (Gita 3:27). While the Self (us) is the Higher Nature.

 

We should not get established in egoism, as well, as that too is not

ours. One must be established in only God. We are a part of Him

and Him alone (ansh). He is our master, the master of everything.

If we become established in God and not in " I-ness " then all work

will be completed. Doing and enjoying is happening in the world.

Inspite of being in this body, we are neither doers, nor enjoyers.

Scriptures say... " prakritisthaani " - We are his part and we must

remain established in his part. The important thing is " I " and " am "

we become one, with the I, such as, " I slept very well, " " I could

not feel anything. " This is all the work of of His divine potency

(maya). Self (swayam) is free of egoism, desire, and everything.

We all have this experience, but we do not respect it. By becoming

established in prakriti (nature), we develop an association with the

qualities. This association with qualities (gunas) results in birth

and death cycle. These qualities are not in Self.

 

'The self, though situated in the body, neither acts nor gets

tainted.' (Gita 13:31). Just like the Sun - though it lights up the

entire world, it neither acts, nor performs any action that is done

in its light. During sound sleep, the Self always remains, though

the mind, ego and intellect merge in ignorance. The Self is free

from mine-ness, egoism and desire. We should realise and accept this

fact. We should therefore detach ourselves from these. It is only

because of our created attachment to these that the Self is not

liberated.

 

A man of perverse understanding looks upon the Self as the doer.

(Gita 18:16). Gita 18:17 is very amazing and an important verse.

" Naham krtabhaavo.. " 'He who is free from egoism and whose intellect

is not tainted, though he may slay all beings, he neither slays, nor

is bound.' What an amazing point it is. Therefore no actions can

touch the Self. All this is clearly stated in the Gita. One who

considers himself to be the doer, will become the recepient

(enjoyer, bhogi), even though living in this body, it is neither a

doer, nor an enjoyer. Due to " taadaatmya.. " i.e. on meeting with

qualities (gunas), he begins to think that he is a doer and an

enjoyer, but this is all false. God says - the Self is eternal

(anaadi) and without qualities (nirgun). All qualities (sattavik,

rajasic etc)come from Me, but they are not in Me and I am not in

them. Apart from the qualities (gunas) there is no doership. This

is so very clearly stated... " na karoti, ne lipyate " there is no

bondage. We have just assumed bondage. Sin, bondage, attachment,

etc. are all an illusion. This is absolutely straight-forward and

clear. This is a fact.

 

We (Self) is different from the body. This is perceived by the eyes

of wisdom. Human life is meant to be perceived by the eyes of

wisdom. Satsang gives light. All this illumination is possible from

satsang.