Pujya Ramsukhdasji Maharaj

[Guest guest]

How does one Really Become Disassociated with the Body?

 

Question: Intellectually we understand that body / mind are not us and

we have nothing to do with it. Also earlier you said that in this manner one

should become indifferent to the worldly impressions on the mind, but how does

one really become indifferent, disassociated with these?

 

Swamiji: Just like you believe that you have absolutely no relation

with your dog's mind; similarly acknowledge that there is a no relation between

you (Self, swayam) and your mind. The dog's mind and our minds are of the same

nature and class (jaati). When the dog's mind is not yours, then this mind is

also not yours. Mind is a fragment of nature and abides in nature (jada

prakriti), whereas we (self, swayam) are consciousness and God's very own

fragment. Just

like the worldly impressions left on a dog's mind have no affect on you,

similarly this mind too should make no difference to you (self, swayam).

 

The mind has a relationship with nature (prakriti) whereas you (self,

soul, atma) have a relationship with God (Paramatma). You assumed an

affinity with the mind, and therefore now pain and sorrow are

inevitable. Now, whatever you do with this mind / body, you will reap

the fruits of it's good and bad deeds. What ever be the thoughts that

come into a dog's mind, what has it to do with you? Similarly, whatever comes to

this mind, what has it to do with you (swayam)? Your relationship is not with

the body, sense organs, mind and

intellect. Your relationship is only with God (Paramatma).

 

Just to make us understand this Lord Shri Krishna says in the Gita

" Mamaivaamso jivaloke jeevabhootah sanaatanah " (Gita 15:7). " In this

world, the Self (Atma) becomes an embodied Soul (jeev), though being a

fragment of My Eternal Self (Paramatma). " Understand this message and

you will see a dramatic change in your outlook (vrittiyaan) and your

spiritual accomplishments (saadhan).

 

You understand your self to be " I am " . In this the " I " is inert, whereas " am " is

consciousness. It is only because of " I' the " am " exists. If " I " (ego) were

removed then " am " would disappear and all that would remain is " Is-ness " or

existence (consciousness). In the Gita, Lord has elaborated and said that when

an aspirant becomes

" Nirmama-Nirahankar ah " , that is when he becomes free from sense of

mine-ness (nirmama) and free from egoism, i.e. " I am the body "

(nirahankarah), then he attains " Brahmi sthitih " i.e. a state of God

realized soul. (Gita 2:72).