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
He replied briefly, "No."
"Why, Brother? Why not come along. I am in a hurry: take five rupees instead of two, but do come, come immediately
"No, I would not go, have I not said already?" "You have said, but..."
Leave aside his episode, now I ask you whether he would still carry passengers and, if so, at what price? In ten rupees or twenty rupees
What did you say, he would not pull rickshaw anymore irrespective of whatever price one may be prepared to pay.
"Why? “Because, he has now become crorepati." "Oh Brother! He has just known about it; he has not yet got money."
"Whatever be the matter, he would not be able to pull rickshaw anymore; because crorepatis do not pull rickshaws."
Similarly, when a soul experiences right faith and right knowledge through self-realisation, a change occurs in his behaviour as well. It is a different matter that he does not instantly adopt complete self-restraint or partial self-restraint, even then, activities that generate injustice, consumption of non-esculents and wrong faith get eliminated. His life becomes pure and pious and he never gets involved in any derogatory activities.
That youth would not carry passengers to Station. He, however, would go to Seth from whom he had hired rickshaw for returning rickshaw and paying the hire. Only on returning rickshaw in the evening every day along with rupees ten towards the hire, he used to get rickshaw for the next day. If on any day he could not return rickshaw and pay the hire, Seth used to call on him and used to dishonour him in the presence of all local residents.
Will Seth go today to his house, in case he does not return rickshaw and leaves it where it is?
Seth would go, he would certainly go but not for taking possession of rickshaw nor for money but for proposing matrimonial relationship with his daughter, because on learning that he has crores of rupees deposited in bank, who would not be delighted to offer his daughter?
Similarly, when someone experiences self-realisation, then not only the destitute feeling in him vanishes but his prestige also gets enhanced, thanks to his good fortune; the world also gets impressed by his good behaviour. Such is the cause and effect relationship.
Even after this revelation, some uncivilised person might perhaps treat that rickshaw puller as rickshaw puller; similarly some ignorant persons might misbehave with those pious knowledgeable persons; some are seen doing so, but this happens seldom.
Although he is still wearing dirty and torn shirt, house is dilapidated; because all these would change when money is received. Clothes and house do not change with the advent of knowledge and right faith, for that money is required; nonetheless, you would not find in his mind any trace of destitute feeling of poverty.
Similarly, life would change only on the advent of right conduct, for the time being unrestrained behaviour is visible in pious knowledgeable person, but even the slightest trace of destitute feeling does not remain in his mind. He experiences himself as Bhagwan only.
Although that youth instantly realised and believed that he is a crorepati, it might take him even years before he starts living like crorepatis. The construction of house would start after receipt of money; it would obviously take time before the house is ready. While that youth would be keen on raising his standard of living, he would not be impatient because when the fact is known, money would also be received, if not today, tomorrow and if not tomorrow day after tomorrow, it will not take years.
Similarly, knowledge and faith change instantly, but it takes time to observe self-restraint in life. While every pious knowledgeable person is eager to observe self-restraint, he would not be impatient. Because, with the emergence of interest in right knowledge and self-restraint, he would observe self-restraint in this incarnation; if not in this incarnation
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