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The Self Realization
If at all you sincerely aspire for Self-realization you start the right Self-effort for it. But do not block your spiritual progress by excuses such as fate, Destiny, Time etc. Many people lightly talk of Liberation in terms of worldly prosperity or bodily happiness. They know nothing about it. The nature of Liberation can be explained only by an enlightened living Guru and then only such an explanation brings about the desired change in the disciple. Those who talk of the miracle, of fate etc. and set aside personal effort for Liberation as unnecessary, work contrary to their Self and entangle themselves in further delusions and deep ignorance. Getting the invaluable human birth and not thinking of Liberation of the Soul is to waste it away. Those who talk of Liberation but do not strive for it should know that the sincere aspiration for Liberation has not yet dawned in them, and in order to get it they should constantly seek the company of an enlightened living Guru, and in his absence that of the teachings of the spiritual Saviours. A firm determination to be liberated is going half-way on the path of Liberation. After it, one will try to close up his shop of worldly life and concentrate all his energies towards obtaining revelation of the Self in him. One must make conscious and determined effort not to initiate new actions and to suffer away the fruits of the old ones without any interest in them. Interest in body and the world cannot stay side by side with the interest in the Self.
निश्चयवाणी
सांभळी, साधन तजवां नोय |
निश्चय राखी लक्षमां, साधन करवां सोय ॥ १३१ ॥ Nishchaya vani sambhali sadhana tajava noya, Nishchaya rakhi lakshama, sadhana karava soya. 131 By hearing words of view absolute, Let not one give up formal means,
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| SR No. | 001183 |
| Book Title | Self Realisation |
| Original Sutra Author | Shrimad Rajchandra |
| Author | Govardhandas |
| Publisher | Shrimad Rajchandra Ashram |
| Publication Year | 1994 |
| Total Pages | 180 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English, Spiritual, K000, & K001 |
| File Size | 9 MB |