LIBERATION GIVES THE HIGHTEST BLISS

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There was a good-natured millionaire in the town. Three beggars

thought of approaching him for help. The first went to the

millionaire and said: "O Lord! Please give five rupees." The

millionaire was taken aback at this man's impudence and said, "What!

You demand five rupees from me as though I owe you the money! How

dare you? Here, take these two rupees and get away". The Second went

to the millionaire and said: " Maharaj! I have not taken a square

meal for the past ten days. Please help me". The millionaire

said, "take this ten rupee note. You can have nice food for at least

three days". The third beggar came and said: "Maharaj! I have heard

about your noble qualities. Therefore, I have come to have your

Darshan. Men of such charitable disposition are verily the

manifestations of God on earth". The millionaire was happy and

offered him place to sit and decent food to fill his stomach. Later,

The millionaire requested beggar to remain with him, built a decent

house for him in his compound and looked after him for the rest of

his life.

 

God is like this good millionaire. Three classes of people approach

him with three different desires and prayers. The first approach with

full of vanity, arrogance, desires and demands objects of worldly

enjoyment. The Lord grants him some part of the desired objects. The

second approach the Lord for relief from the sufferings of the world

but he is ready to abide by Lord's will. The Lord grants him full

relief from suffering and bestows much wealth and property. The third

(Jnani) approaches and praises Lord but expects nothing. But the Lord

is highly pleased with his spirit of renunciation, desirelessness and

of self-surrender. Therefore, he grants him supreme devotion and make

him to live in his own house(Vaikuntha). Afterwards, This jnani-

Bhaktha dwells in Lord's abode as a Liberated Sage. There is no limit

for Universal Mother's(Lord) Love.

 

Love is of three kinds - First, The love that is concentrated on

oneself is like a bulb that illuminates the room without shedding

light outside the four walls. It is confined to the senses and never

opens out to others. Second, The Love that is larger and deeper which

expands into the members of one's family. It is like a moonlight not

strong enough to make things clear but enough to move about. It

undergoes rise and fall, increase and decrease. Third, This is the

most desirable type of Love which is like Sunlight that always

engages in purifying, activating, illumining and knows no

distinction. This love will make man act ever in the spirit of

dedication to the Lord. The One who attains the third kind of Love

will perform acts that would be elevating and holy.

 

Man is miserable only due to his perverseness and stupidity. He

should know that the illness that is torturing him is due to not

giving up greed and lust; not giving up the habit of catering to the

senses; not giving up the belief that he is just this body.

Assimilate the virtues of sathya, dharma, shaanthi and prema (truth,

righteousness, peace and divine love) into your character so that you

will shine with fine mental and physical health. "Uddhareth aathma-na

athmaanam": "Save yourself by yourself". University degrees will not

give, riches cannot buy, kinsmen cannot hand over and teachers cannot

confer the pre-requisites for Shaanthi. Shanthi is attained by only

Faith and Devotion.

 

The cause of the most chronic discease of man is Ajnana(i.e.,

Ignorance of the undying Athma within him) is due to infatuation for

the objective world, subservience of senses, the undue prominence

given to the body and imagining body to be touchstone of value. The

body is like a temporary shelter where you reside for a short while

on your jouney to your goal i.e.,kaivalyam (Liberation) which gives

the highest bliss. Be a true bhaktha and become so small that you

wriggle out of the shackles of the senses or be a true jnaani and

become huge so that you escape by breaking the shackles.

 

Believe in the Lord but not in the little things. Do not keep your

trust in little men, wicked men and in men who are vicious and

greedy. Instead, develop faith and keep trust in the Lord who is more

merciful than any father, more loving than any mother, more powerful

than any earthly authority and more considerate than any kinsman. One

has to remember the Name of God and deepen faith in God to cultivate

the attitude of dedication. Dwell on the Naama so that its sweetness

will saturate your tongue and improve your taste. The Lord will

respond if you call him atleast once from the depths of feeling. He

will be deaf even if you call him a million times automatically,

artificially.

 

You cannot offer full heart to the Lord if it has leaks of Egoism,

pride, thirst for fame because sweetness will be drained away through

the leaks.

 

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