Meditation and Enlightenment

Author(s): Chandraprabh
Publisher: Jityasha Foundation

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At the Roots of Existence/47
existence is so personal that even his nearest relations are separate from him. That is why nobody follows any body. A particular path which proves to be favourable for any person, may not necessarily prove to be correct for others too. Had it been so, neither thousands of philosophies would have been born, nor swords of logic would have clashed, nor new and new doors of thinking would have opened. All would have followed each other like a flock of sheep. Thousands of philosophies have been developed in this world. But not a single philosophy could remain invincible.
Every man has his own religious philosophy. We have to follow and support our own religion. All the religions of the world are our own but no religion of the world is superior to selfreligion. Other people can guide us, but the responsibility of proceeding on the path remains with the person himself.
The supreme science of life is to accept existence in that very form in which it exists. Mental tension and the wandering of life is due to the non-acceptance of one's own role. To consider the present of life unhappy and await the happiness of future hopefully is tantamount to lose the obtained for the unobtained.
Incompleteness is the expression of mind. Hope is the mirror of mind. Enhancement of hope is a challenge to perfection.
Hope is due to heart, and dreams are due to hope. To live in dreams is to kick the truth. The happiness of dream is a slap on the face of a person. In dream, one got much while asleep, but the mind boggled on waking up; only emptiness, paralysis of sentiments and disappointment came to hand.
What does one obtain at all if he obtains fortunes in the dream? The dream is deceit, wandering, falsehood. Man is habituated to live in dreams. Life has become hazardous without dreams. The invisible call emerging from his heart is heard by him as a shout. He becomes pitiful and engages himself round the clock while awake, while asleep and even in dreams, to have his heart's longings fulfilled.