Pujya Ramsukhdasji Maharaj

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Essence of All Spiritual Disciplines

 

The very " Self Identity " (swaroop) of all beings is only " Divinity and

Existence. " That very Existence is in the form of " Truth " (Sat),

Consciousness (Chit) and Bliss (Anand). That very " Divinity and

Existence " (Sattaa) ever remains (i.e. eternally-constantl y) " AS-IS " ,

without any modification and free of all attachments. When a man

forgets his very Self, (swaroop), then pride of body-consciousness

arises, i.e. he begins to consider himself to be the body.

 

This assumed relationship of the body is of three kinds -

 

1. I am this Body

2. This Body is Mine

3. This Body is for Me.

 

We perceive only two things -

1) Perishable (inert) and

2) Imperishable (conscious, sentient being)

 

The two are completely different and separate. In the Gita these have

been called -

1) Body and Indweller in the body

2) Perishable (Kshar) and Imperishable (Akshar)

3) Field (Kshetra, Body) and the Knower of the Field (Kshetrajna, Soul).

 

Saints have called these " Not " (Nahin) and " Is " (Hai). The " Self " i.e.

Self Identity (swaroop) is " Indweller of the Body " (shariri). It is

" Consciousness " (chetan), Indestructible (avinaashi), Imperishable

(akshar), Knower of the Field (Kshetragya) and " IS " (Exists, Hai).

 

That which is " Not " i.e 'Not Self' is in the form of this body. That

Not Sef is inert (jad), destructible, perishable, and is " Not " (Nahin).

 

That which is in the form of " IS " (Hai roop) is ever attained and that

which is in the form of " NOT " , is acquired and lost.

 

There is one vital point that by perceiving " IS " , the real and pure " IS " is not

perceived, but by perceiving the " Not " in the form of " Not " , the real " Is " is

perceived. The reason is that when we hold that " I am pure, enlightened,

liberated soul " , we apply our mind-intellect, we apply our tendencies and thus

along with " IS " , the " Not " (mind-intellect, I-ness, tendencies) will also blend

in. However, when we hold that " I am not the Body, the Body is Not Mine and this

Body is not for Me, in this manner by perceiving " Not " in the form of " Not " then

all including the tendencies will go with " not " and the Real and Pure " IS "

remains.