Namokar Mahamantra Ek Anushilan

Author(s): Hukamchand Bharilla
Publisher: Todarmal Granthamala Jaipur

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GREAT HYMN OF OBEISANCE: A CONTEMPLATION
I AM MYSELF GOD
Worship, with eight-substances, is done of para Bhagwan (Bhagwan, other than one's own soul) installed in temple and meditation is undertaken of 'nij Bhagwan' (one's own soul Bhagwan) existing in body temple. In case a person starts eight-substance worship of his own soul Bhagwan, considering it similar to Bhagwan installed in temple, this would be considered devoid of good behaviour; this would not display finesse in behaviour, instead, it would be bad behaviour.
Similarly, if a person concentrates on Bhagwan installed in temple with the objective of attaining spiritual emancipation, he would visualise several propositions (vikalaps); he would never gain spiritual experience devoid of propositions; because, such spiritual experience devoid of propositions is possible only under the shelter of one's own soul Bhagwan. In the absence of the spiritual experience devoid of propositions, right faith, right knowledge and right conduct cannot originate Thus, he cannot start his journey towards the path to salvation through the unified approach of right faith, right knowledge and right conduct.
In the manner the rickshaw puller child is a crorepati while pulling the rickshaw, we are, by very nature, knowledgeable and blissful Bhagwan, "Karan Parmatma' (Rational Bhagwan), despite our being in poor-destitute condition - it is appropriate to know and believe this.
In this context, I wish to ask a question as to who is ruling Bharat today?
"Congress."
What did you say, "Congress"? No Brother! This is not correct. Congress is a party. Public is ruling Bharat, because Bharat is governed by those who are elected by public. Thus, it is the government of the Janta Janardan (public Bhagwan).
In the above context, when we call public as Janardan (Bhagwan), nobody says public is after all public and how it could be Bhagwan? But when we say, during the discussion of fundamentals (tattvas) that we all are Bhagwan, numerous doubts and anxieties arise in our minds. But Brother! Deep thinking would reveal that essentially by nature every soul is Bhagwan, there is no scope of doubts or anxieties in this.
Question: If it is so, why knowledgeable and blissful soul Bhagwan appears extremely unhappy at present?
Answer: Oh Brother! All these are forgotten Bhagwan. You have forgotten yourself - forgotten the strength that you possess and for this reason, despite being 'happiness' by nature, you are most unhappy. The root cause of misery is the lack of knowledge about oneself, non-recognition of oneself. When you know and recognise yourself (soul) and concentrate on it and revel in it, you would automatically achieve infinite happiness.
The rickshaw puller child, even though he is a crorepati, does not know "I am a crorepati" and for this reason he is suffering poverty. If he becomes aware of the fact, "I am crorepati, I have a deposit of rupees one crore in a bank", his life would change. Similarly, only till such time that soul does not know and recognise its Godhood, it is extremely miserable. When soul would fully understand and recognise its Godhood, it would not take any time for all miseries to disappear.
A destitute might possess a diamond worth crores but his poverty would not vanish if he considers it as a piece of glass or a shining stone; but, in case, he becomes aware of its correct valuation, poverty cannot exist even for a moment, it will have to depart. Similarly, this soul, even though being Bhagwan, does not know that it is itself Bhagwan. For this very reason, it has been bearing infinite sorrow since eternity. The day this soul realises that it is itself Bhagwan, it will take no time for all sorrows to vanish.
This easily proves that it is more important to have the knowledge of being, realisation of being, rather than of its existence.
How does existence matter? For that matter, this soul has been, by very nature, knowledgeable and blissful soul Bhagwan since eternity but due to ignorance of its existence, the lack of knowledge deprives it of any advantages that might have accrued due to its being knowledgeable and blissful soul Bhagwan.
For that matter, that rickshaw puller child is rich by birth, he is crorepati right from his birth, but because of ignorance he has to pull
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