The devoted Bachelor - Part 4

[Guest guest]

Yes, it's true. Householder life consumes a lot of

time and presents numerous distractions. You can't

even imagine until you're there- that's why so many

people get ensnared. It's brutal. Many people say you

can realize God regardless of your external

circumstances. This may be true for some exceptional

souls with spiritual samskaras from previous births.

It's a very optimistic outlook. I would say don't fool

yourself. Most of us will get swept away with the

world's current. Jagganath, you did inspire me with

your words " Sri Ramakrishna will provide liberation

for all his sincere devotees. " I think about that each

time I look at his picture.

 

There is something to be said about married life if

you find a partner with the same spiritual vision and

aspiration. There is tremondous power in two souls

approaching the Divine together. Your partner can be

your guru as well. What bliss! To see Mother in your

mate! Someone mentioned Stephen Levine's books about

dying. Also check out his book- Embracing the Beloved

: Relationship as a Path of Awakening. There are also

cassette tapes that will blow your mind: To Love and

Be Loved.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Hello friends,

Let us not live in a world of fantacy. Let us get

real!

How many people in the world have the gutts to

renounce everything and take up the life of a

missionary? Look at the various missions today. The

notoriety of many missionaries is simply shocking,

although all missionaries and swamijis are not being

painted with the same brush here. Many such folks are

much worse than householders, since they they pretend

they have control over senses, but engage in all

illicit deeds to satisfy their lust and other desires

and use their religious authority as a cloak for cover

up! In sanskrit, there is a word called Viragyam,

means total renunciation. When a person is overwhelmed

by viragya, he/she does not ask any questions but

simply gives up all material things and takes to

spiritualism, just like Siddharth did and Ramana

Maharshi did. I dont think viragya comes in bits and

pieces daily! People like Ramana Maharshi, Swami

Vivekananda who had real viragya, are indeed rare in

the world, probably not even 0.1 per cent of the

population. The rest of us are engulfed by the

materailistic tendencies. So Hinduism clearly tells

such people as to how to engage in spiritual practices

and attain God.That is the reason HInduism speaks of

four paths-Dharma, Artha, Kama and Moksha and the four

stages: Bramhacharya, Grhasta, Vanaprastha and

Sanyasa. Otherwise, Hinduism would have simply

instructed everyone to take up sanyas! Yes, it is true

that if you are not dedicated to spiritual practices

full time, it is extremely hard to attain salvation,

but a process is nevertheless available , although

slow, for salvation. This indeed, is the real beauty

of Hinduism.

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[Guest guest]

Dear Krishna,

I totally agree with your view that one should

proceed step by step and everyone cannot embrace

brahmacharya. But Jagannathji never meant that

everyone should be a brahmachari to realize God. He

was eliciting the true facts and distractions of a

family life and how it will distract you from

realizing God. On the other hand, as he told us, a

true brahmachari, living in the society or monastry,

devoid of these distractions, can give his maximum to

realize God. Sri Jagannathji is trying to emphasize

what Sri Ramakrishna had repeatedly told us, which is,

to have VYAKULATA (extreme eagerness) to realize and

see God, no matter what path you take (either a

bachelorhood or a family life).

 

With Pranams,

Prasad.