Thought for the day

Intense sadhana must be done to turn the mind and senses towards God.

From the book Vedic Principles for Meditation

Feelings – Bondage

“Desire to attain God sets you free. Desire for worldly things creates bondage.”

Å What is birth? It is only the continuation of the previous birth.

 Å  It is feelings that continue age to age, birth to birth. Name and form may change, but feelings remain the same.

Å Unfulfilled aspirations, desires, attachments continue in the next birth.

 Å Attachment towards husband, wife, children, money post, etc is the cause for birth.

  Å Our present life is due to the feelings, impressions that we have accumulated in the previous births.

 Å Feelings bind us to worldly relationships; they are the cause for rebirth. If feelings are tied to God, then it becomes Atma bandha, the bondage with the Self; this paves way for liberation.

Å All our relationships are false, Maya. They are perishable. If we attach ourselves to perishable relationships, we are pushed into the ocean of worldly life.

Å  Feelings alone are responsible for bondage or freedom.

Å The highest dharma of man is to attain God. Only actions that are performed with this goal can be said to be dharmic. All else is adharma, unrighteousness.

Å God alone is Truth. Attaining Him is our only dharma.

Å  We can attain immortality only if we sacrifice. Through sacrifice alone liberation is attained!

Å Turn all feelings and thoughts towards God. This is the bond with Truth. It is the only eternal bond, the bond with wisdom.

Å  Purity becomes dharma. Due to purity, dharma enters all actions.

 Å How are we to live? It is in our hands, not Gods!