Pujya Ramsukhdasji Maharaj

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Objective, Goal, Aim....

 

That for which this human birth has been received, on becoming firmly

rooted in this one single objective / goal of realizing God (Supreme

Soul, Supreme Consciousness), thereafter, worldly success or failures

cannot be an obstacle for that man.

 

Just like the aim of a sick (diseased) person is to become well (free

of disease), similarly the aim of man is to attain salvation

(liberation, well-being). By not giving importance to worldly success

and failures, i.e. by remaining only equanimous in them, man's goal

is successfully accomplished.

 

When a sadhak's (spiritual aspirant's) single-pointed goal becomes one

of God Realization, then whatever collection (of things, situations,

etc.) is available to him, they all become a form of spiritual

resource, a means for him.

 

When the firm goal / aim becomes one of realizing God (Supreme Soul),

the quickness and the extent to which the inner faculty is purified,

that quickly and that level and extent of purity, does not take place

in any other spiritual observance or undertaking.

 

Even animals engage in enjoyment of pleasures through their sense

organs, but to become an enjoyer of sense pleasures, is not the aim of

human birth. The aim of man's life is to attain the essential element

(tattva) that is free of sorrow and happiness.

 

Karma Yoga (Discipline of Selfless Service, Jnana Yog (Discipline of

Knowlege), Dhyaan Yog (Meditation), Bhakti Yog (Discipline of Devotion

and Love) and in all spiritual practices, it is essential that there

be a firm goal, a determination. If there is no firm aim / no solid

goal, for one's liberation, then how can one attain perfection through

his spiritual practice?

 

Once the sole objective is one of realizing God, then no means

(spiritual practice) is small or great.

 

In reality, besides God Realisation, man's life has absolutely no

other objective at all. The indispensability is to only recognise

this purpose, this objective, this intention, and then to fulfill it.

 

The objective of attaining " Divinity " , " Truth " , " Realization " is the

glory of man, but one who has no aim, no objective, he in reality,

does not deserve to be called a man.