Pujya Ramsukhdasji Maharaj

[Guest guest]

True Love

 

Question: Jeev (embodied soul) has attraction and love for Bhagwaan,

but how is Bhagwaan (God) having attraction and love towards Jeev?

 

Answer: The attraction is in both Bhagwaan (God) and Jeev (Embodied

Soul), but oversight is only in Jeev, not in Bhagwaan. Just like a

child does not see mother's love, similarly due to attraction for the

world, man cannot see Bhagwaan's love (attraction). If man saw (is able to

recognize) Bhagwaan's love, then he will have no attraction for the world.

 

Bhagwaan says - " sab mama priye sab mama upajaaye " (Manasa. Uttar.

86:2). It is Bhagwaan's love alone that draws Jeev towards Bhagwaan,

whereby no situation ever remains constant.

 

Question: Before attaining the eternal true Love, is it essential to

attain liberation (mukti, salvation)?

 

Answer: In the Path of Knowledge (jnana maarg), after liberation, true

love manifests, whereas in the Path of Devotion (Bhakti maarg), after

true love manifests, one attains liberation, emancipation, salvation.

 

Love is present from the very beginning among all beings, but due to

attraction and passion for the world, true love does not manifest. The

extent to which the passion and fondness for the world diminishes with

satsang (association of Truth) , that much the love for Bhagwaan

manifests. And as much love for Bhagwaan manifests, that much passion

for the world diminishes.

 

As such, it is only the great souls that have attained liberation that

are eligible for true Love. One can also love before being liberated,

but that is not true love. Yes, for a sadhak that is very helpful.

True love only happens after one is liberated. Before salvation the

sentiments are " Mein Bhagwaan ka hoon " " I am God's " , but after

salvation, the sentiments in the form of belief do not remain, rather it is

anubhav (experiential truth).

 

Question: For The Divine Play, why did Bhagwaan, take on the form of

woman and man (Radha-Krishna) ? Two friends also could have love between them!

 

Answer: In the world, the greatest passion and attraction is only

between a man and a woman. Therefore, passion be it like that of a man

and a woman, but let there be not the least bit of desire for seeking

enjoyment - to make worldly people understand this point Bhagwaan has

taken on the form of Radha - Krishna. He whose eyes see the difference

between man and a woman, that one cannot understand the divine love-play

(prem-lila) of Radha and Krishna. To understand this love properly the sadhak

should not maintain the sentiments of a man-woman. Due to having desire for

pleasures, understanding of such sentiments becomes difficult. He who has even

the slightest bit of attraction for pleasure, that one cannot understand the

essence of True Love. Therefore only a liberated soul can properly understand

such sentiments.