Pujya Ramsukhdasji Maharaj

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Inner Silence - an Extraordinary Spiritual Practice var

 

In the Gita, Shri Krishna says -

" Sanaih shanairooparamedbud hyaa dhrtigruheetayaa

aatmasanstham manah dtvaa ne kincitdapi cintayet. " (Gita 6:25)

 

" One's intellect (mind) fixed firmly, he should gradually attain

tranquility; with the mind centered on God, and he should not think

of anything else. " (Gita 6:25)

 

The point here is that through pure intellect and pure aim, the

sadhak can slowly, and gradually, go beyond this world that is in

the form of activities and objects. One must not be hasty; because

by being hasty the spiritual practice is not great. Besides Supreme

Consciousness in the form of Existence, Consciousness and Bliss,

there is nothing else. Become firm on this point and there after do

not think of anything. Paramatma is innately solid Existence, Solid

Consciousness and Solid Bliss. " Ghan " means " Solid " Just as rock

and glass are solid. There is no needle that can stick into it. But

Paramatma is even more solid than rock and glass. Because in rock

and in glass, fire can penetrate, but in Paramatma, nothing can

enter. If one contemplates on such a solid Paramatma then in fact

on the contrary, he becomes distant from Paramatma! Therefore

wherever he is, there itself (leaving aside sleep and laziness),

both from within and without, develop a nature to be silent, to be

still. This is a very easy and an extraordinary spiritual

practice. There will be immense peace with this, and all sins and

passions will be destroyed.

 

To raise one's self from the mundane and get beyond it, means to

become free from pairs of opposites - likes and dislikes, elation

and dejection, happiness and sorrow etc. Just like when you are

walking on the street, then some places there are stones and other

places there are sticks, other places there is garbage and papers,

but we have nothing to do with any of them, similarly, with any

activity or object, we will have nothing remaining with it - " naiva

tasya krtenaatho naakrteneha kaschan " (Gita 3:18). Remain

indifferent, neutral and ever impartial. Learning to remain

impartial is a skill. If a sadhak remains impartial and does all

work, then he becomes detached from the world. If there is a gain

or a loss, if there is respect or disrespect, if there is joy or

sorrow, if there is praise or blame, with all these, remain ever

impartial, indifferent, then Paramatma will be attained. If however

instead, he experiences likes / dislikes, elation / dejection, joy

and sorrow, then he will become the experiencer, the enjoyer and not

a Yogi " Equanimous " . An enjoyer of sense pleasures can never attain

salvation.

 

Therefore Tulsidasji has said - " Tulasi mamata Raam saun, samataa

sab sansaar Raag ne rosh, ne dosh dukh, das bhaye bhav paar. "

(Dohaavali 94)

 

" aaruruksormuneryog am karma kaaranamucyate

yogaaroodhasya tasyaiva samah kaaranamucyate. " (Gita 6:3)

 

" To the contemplative soul (muni), who desires to attain to the

height of Karmayoga (in the form of equanimity), action without

motive, is said to be the means. For the same person when he

masters Yoga, serenity (tranquility of mind) is said to be the means

to God Realization.