Sharing Sanjivani -Part 4

Chapter-( 505) Why it becomes difficult for a devotee of Nirakar Brahm ...?

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Why it becomes difficult for a devotee of Nirakar Brahm to be free from the illusion of Maya and the sense of Karta?

पराञ्चि स्वानि व्यतृणत्स्वयंभूस्तस्मात्पराङ पश्यति नान्तरात्मन्।

कश्र्चिद्धीरःप्रत्यगात्मानमैक्षदावृतचक्षुरमृतत्वमिच्छन्।। (कठोपनिषद २-१-१)

Kathopnishad says that God has made our senses that look outside and hence a person looks only outside i.e. the world around him and he cannot see Paramatma living in his heart as Hanumanji shows Ram Sita dwelling in his heart to us.

Our senses are made of five elements and we have Panch Mahabhutas in the universe also. Hence the attraction of Panch Tatva to their origin Panch Mahabhoot, to the outer world is natural. We behave as if we neglect the soul or reject the God living with our body. It seems as if we have killed our own soul. When a person is blessed with knowledge, invites the grace of God or Guru, he understands that he has mistaken his body as his own. He understands that he has never listened to the voice of Paramatma within him. He tries to control his senses and follow the instrument of Guru.

The very first condition is to abandon desires to entertain senses and then surrender to Paramatma abandoning Pride and ego of self as a doer. When a person desires nothing, he would be selfless and when he does something for others, his work becomes his service to God. But when a person abandons Sansar his family friends, parents and goes for exile to do Tapscharya he goes to find GOD in eternity.

When a Sadhak abandons Sansar and tries to see Paramatma everywhere and everything. He becomes peaceful from the depth of his heart as no envy, jealousy, anger or hatred can distract him from his path of Spirituality,he remains aloof from the attachment of family and other things. If someone does something wrong to him he would not react angrily. As Tulsidasji in his Ramcharit Manas - Sundarkand says;

उमा संत कइ इहइ बडाई।

मंद करत जो करइ भलाई।।(मानस .सुन्दर काण्ड ४१-४)

When a person has no complaints or expectations from anybody, he would be free from joy and sorrow, being praised or rejected by anybody. It is very difficult to be indifferent when somebody insulted or humiliates you and maintains coolness. समत्वं योग उच्यते ।For Sansari and Sanyasi it is difficult to be steady in every favorite or unfavorable situation is very difficult.

When a Sadhak or a devotee who worships Nirgun Brahma follow two ways either they think whatever they see is soul or Brahm or they think whatever they see is perishable, momentary and untruth and what is left after Pralay is Brahm.Then how to concentrate on Nirakar Swaroop When we cannot concentrate our mind on the tip of our nose just for meditation of few minutes.Hence there are eight steps of Sadhana of Nirakar Brahma as Yogi prays. Shankaracharyaji says in his Saundarya Lahri

शिव तव परिचर्यासंनिधानाय गौर्या भव मम गुणधुर्याँ बुद्धिकन्यां प्रदास्ये।

सकलभुवनबन्धो सच्चिदानन्दसिन्धो सदय ह्रदयगेहे सर्वदा संवस त्वम्।।

( सौंन्दर्य लहरी-८४)

O Shiv! I am offering my daughter like Buddhi to serve you both; Shiva and Parvati. O God of every living! You are the ocean of SAT CHIT ANAND. You are merciful. Please make your permanent home in my heart and he tries to see God within his body- Karan Sharir through Samadhi-the last stage of Sadhana or he would see Paramatma with his physical eyes in everything he sees outside in the universe. But he uses all his senses in serving Paramatma as it is said in Bhakti Rasamrtutam Sindhu.

अनासक्तस्य विषयान् यथार्हम् उच्यतेः।

निर्बन्धः कृष्ण संबंधे युक्तं वैराग्यम् उच्यते।। (भक्ति रसामृत सिंधु २-२५५)

He would not do any work that is not related to Krishna. When he offers all his daily Karma to Brahma, all his Karma becomes Krishna -Karma whether he does his karma as a Sansari or Sanyasi, he would be considered as Vairagi, when he neither desires any fruit of his Karma nor worries about the consequences. He may remain in any kind of task, he should be with Krishna every moment. He would do everything for Krishna neither to entertain his own senses nor to entertain his boss, leader, or anybody else. When a person does his Karma, Nam Samkirtan as a Bhakt follows Bhakti Marg, Karma yogi would do every karma to please Krishna and Gyan yogi or Sadhak would perform यम,नियम,ध्यान,धारणा, प्रत्याहार,निदिध्यान, समाधि to see Krishna everywhere he would be loved by Shri Krishna. VARAH PURAN says ;

नयामि परमं स्थानम् अर्चिर् आदिगतिं विना ।

गरुडस्कन्धम् आरोप्य यथेच्छम् अनिवारितः।। (वराहपुराण)

To go to Vaikunth no devotee needs to follows Ashtang Yoga as Shri Krishna is going to take care of his wellness YOGKSHEM VAHAMI AHAM physically, spiritually as well as materially. Just as a mother knows about every need of a child Shri Krishna would take care of his worldly responsibility as he has ground wheat for Shakubai and let her go to the Darshan with Saints; as he accepted HUNDI of Narshinh Mehta and fulfill the needs of MAMERU gifts to be given to his daughter on her baby shower ceremony. Paramatma says to follow Bhakti Marg as it is easy and it does not demand deep knowledge of Vedic Shastra. He told that his Garud being a vehicle of Paramatma would bring him to his devotee and uplift him from the boy of Sansar Narayaniya says in support of Bhakti marg ;

या वै साधन संपत्तिः पुरुषार्थ चतुष्टये।

तया विना तदप्नोति नरो नारायणाश्रयः।।(नारायणीय)

A person should not involve himself in various methods or rituals and philosophy of Pandits as they would create him upset and his logical senses would do argument before believing any word. But when a person sees Paramatma everywhere he would accept Paramatma in any Sakar Swaroop and he could worship him as Nirakar also because for him all the five elements within his body and outside his body carry Paramatma's various Vibhutis and he could see his Virat Swaroop in Vishwa Roop Darshanam through his outer eyes and worship Vishnu closing his eyes living within him in his body.

Kathopnishad says that every person faces right and wrong equally in his life Some people may suffer more and some may enjoy worldly pleasures based on their past births Sanchit Karma. But at present he is free to create his Kriyaman Karma positively when he has to face good and bad, positive and negative what he love to do PREYSKAR and what he has to do SHREYSKAR for the benefit of self and Sansar, he has to make the right choice after examining consequences of his action before he does something.

श्रेयश्र्च प्रेयश्र्च मनुष्यमेतस्तौ संपरीत्य विविनक्ति धीरः।

श्रेयो हि धीरेङभि प्रेयसो वृणीते प्रेयो मन्दो योगक्षेमाद्वृणीते।।( कठोपनिषद १-२-३)

A knowledgeable person always selects whatever is welfare-oriented instead of whatever is meant for pleasures of senses to him. But an idiot looking for worldly benefits only would select what he loved to do more than what is his duty to do for the welfare of others as Arjun says, NA YOTSYE. I will not kill my own people and Shri Krishna helps as Guru in taking the right decision. Do we ask Paramatma what should we do in critical situations or when we are in the web of dilemma?

Let us surrender to our great Jagat Guru Shri Krishna to enlighten our path further..