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He, who verbally talks of knowledge but who internally stays attached, is the miserable one, who merely betrays the enlightened ones. (137)
Explanation & Discussion:
The above stated position of the bare knowledgeable person is described here in a different perspective. Such a person has simply learnt about the blissful potential of soul, but has not done anything to manifest it. Had he realized that, his ego and attachment for worldly objects would have melted down. Instead of overcoming ego and attachment, the bare knowledgeable person would contend that attachment to worldly objects relates to the body and mind; soul has nothing to do with it. This displays his infatuation. He overlooks the fact that the lifeless body does not have any longing or desire; it is only by virtue of the soul's presence that the body acts in a particular way. By thinking and talking about enlightenment without overcoming attachment and infatuation one actually works against the concept of enlightenment.
Since such a person is likely to continue indulging in the wrong mode, it would create an adverse impression in the minds of others. They may also be led to think that his Guru might be like him. Thus his behavior becomes instrumental in casting aspersion on the Guru. Such a person thus happens to betray the image of the enlightened person.
Dayä, Shänti, Samata, Kshamä, Satya, Tyag, Vairagya; Hoy Mumukshu Ghat Vishe, Eh Sadäy Sujägya.
Compassion, tranquility, equanimity, forgiveness, truth, renouncement, and detachment are ever-present at the heart of a
liberation seeker. (138) Explanation & Discussion:
The term Mumukshu literally means one who is desirous of liberation. Shrimad has defined the term (Vachanamrut # 254) as one who, being tired of all the sense of attachment and infatuation, endeavors only for liberation. He can be called a liberation seeker or even a truth seeker. This stanza describes the following seven attributes, which are essential for a liberation seeker.
Dayä: This means compassion. It is termed as the basis of religion, and denotes the softening of heart on seeing the pitiable conditions of others. A liberation seeker has thus compassion for self as well as for others. Such a person knows that indulgence in craving and aversion has caused the unending series of birth and death, and has subjected him to untold misery and pain. He would therefore try to avoid such indulgence
