realization an illusion

[Guest guest]

Hello Friends,

 

I would like to thank everybody who took the time of answering my

query. I would just like to add that the reason for posting the

earlier message was not have an intellectual excercise but, as

Mihaela pointed out, to learn and make my faith stronger from facing

each doubt.

 

My question was a reflection of my insecurity of what will happen if

I am unable to succeed in realzing God in this life. Probably one of

my bodily successors will finally manage to go to Ramakrishnaloka

but will I get that chance too? Or will I be just someone who was

born in ingnorance and died an ignorant (having no experience of the

fact that I am the soul and not body).

 

The desire to meet Swamiji is of this body(mind). It is these ears

that want to hear his voice and these eyes that want to see him.

Even realization is the desire of the body (which wants deliverance

from suffering) becasue the soul doesn't desire anything. It knows

it is one with God, only the mind needs to 'realize' that and

probably that is why sometimes realization is called an illusion.

But would merely saying " I am the soul " or " Realization is an

illsuion " help? What is that we are all striving for then and having

these discussions for? I feel unless I experience my soul I can't

assert I am the soul and if I don't achieve it in this lifetime I

fear that Siddharth(the mind) would be lost forever and his soul

will occupy another mind-body complex who will succeed eventually

but for Siddharth there are no second chances.

 

I have, very wisely, been advised to ask all these question to

Swamiji himself when he comes to visit me and that makes a lot of

sense to me.

Thank you again for your consideration.

 

love and regards,

Siddharth

[Guest guest]

Ramakrishna , " siddharth_ua " <siddharth_ua>

wrote:

 

> It knows

> it is one with God, only the mind needs to 'realize' that and

> probably that is why sometimes realization is called an illusion.

> But would merely saying " I am the soul " or " Realization is an

> illsuion " help?

 

> I have, very wisely, been advised to ask all these question to

> Swamiji himself

 

Namaste,

 

Bondage is the illusion, not realization!

 

Swamiji has answered every question that can be asked.

The Song of the Sanyasin is the very essence of it:

 

http://kaustubh88.tripod.com/sos.html

 

Where seekest thou? That freedom, friend, this world

 

Nor that can give. In books and temples vain

 

Thy search. Thine only is the hand that holds

 

The rope that drags thee on. Then cease lament,

 

Let go thy hold, Sannyasin bold! Say?

 

" Om Tat Sat, Om! "

 

 

Regards,

 

Sunder