Remove the attachment towards wealth and the world.

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Any body who want to learn swimming, has to perforce enter into the water. He can never learn swimming by standing on the ground. Only after entering water, we learn to keep our body afloat and start displacing water by waving our hands and feet inside the water. This helps us to keep us afloat as well as to wade through water however deep it may be. We won't drown as long as we keep the movements of hands and feet as above. Likewise, in the spiritual realm, first we have to start somewhere, enter somewhere. It may be namajapa or participation in Bhajan etc. Initially our actions are mechanical since we are not aware of the powers of the name of god. After sustained efforts, we move a little ahead of the place from where we started. This itself, will give necessary confidence to proceed further. In addition, we will be slowly adopting certain outer disciplines prompted by our own consciousness. It is 'observing silence, avoiding unnecessary talks, helping those who are in trouble, helping the poor and people affected by diseases. By these practices, we slowly develop detachment towards the mundane pleasures of life. Even people who are immersed in worldliness slowly realise the futility of pursuing worldly desires. They slowly learn that the wealth they assiduously earned do not contribute an iota of happiness. It may give a temporary security but that wont last for ever. We learn slowly, that nothing lasts for ever in this world and the plesures of the senses are fickle and momentary. There is no satiation point in any of our pursuits. Real peace can be got only in the contemplation of Divine and loving service to the poor and downtrodden. The excess wealth we hoard can be utilised in the best way to cater to the needs of poor and destitutes. World over, we find many philonthropists sacrificed the wealth, they earned, for the service of destitute poor. The richest software giant of Microsoft company has relinquished his quest for money and wanted to contribute to the society. This is inevitable. At one time or other, we will be ruminating the false attachment we hold towards wealth and the world. Why not start earlier, when we are young and energetic. Learn to sacrifice from young age. It would be easier for the seekers of truth to detach themselves from the false panorama, i.e, worldly achievements and attachements. Sairam.