Namokar Mahamantra Ek Anushilan

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

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GREAT HYMN OF OBEISANCE: A CONTEMPLATION
SEARCH OF SELF
mother, has time to watch the beauty of other women? He has no inclination either to get attracted? As a matter of fact, he is disturbed and restless in the search of his mother.
Similarly, what this soul Bhagwan would gain by viewing external objects, by getting attracted towards them? Where does the seeker of soul have that much time that he would watch beauty of others? Where does the seeker of soul have appropriate mental inclination to get attracted towards external objects? He is completely devoted towards the search of his soul.
What is there in knowing or not knowing mothers of others? He must get his own mother. Similarly, what is there in knowing or not knowing other objects, one should know and recognise his own soul because we would attain infinite bliss only in knowing our own soul Bhagwan. For this reason, it has been said in Jain scriptures that one would get birth in good category of mundane existence, if he gets the shelter of the inner-self and in bad category of mundane existence in case he goes to the shelter of external objects.
As the child knows other women but he does not rush towards them or embrace them. But when he would see his mother, he would not only recognise her but would also rush towards her and embrace her, he would get engrossed in her, be one with her; he would be delighted.
Similarly, the seeker of the soul knows external objects but he does not concentrate on and revel in them. But when he experiences his own soul Bhagwan, then he would not just be knowing it but would concentrate on it, revel in it, get engrossed in it, establish oneness with it, would attain infinite bliss.
This state of self-realisation, which is blissful, beyond the reach of senses, is in fact right faith, right knowledge, right conduct, the path to liberation, the only way to achieve happiness, the process of becoming God, it is dharma. What more to say - this is the only right task to be performed in life. This is what is known as the shelter of the inner-self and this is getting birth in good categories of mundane existence. The bondage is also restricted due to this
All right, now suppose that the child sights his mother and he has recognised very well that she is his mother, whether the child would rush to meet his mother or would go to the policeman to inform him that his mother has been found. Certainly, he would rush to his mother; because firstly, he has been suffering from the separation of his mother and secondly, there is a danger of his mother getting out of his sight while he goes away to inform the policeman.
Therefore, he would run fast towards his mother, not only he would reach her but would embrace her, mother and child would get engrossed in each other, they would become indivisible, they would become one.
Similarly, when the soul sights its own soul Bhagwan, it does not rush to Guru or some one else to tell that it has experienced the soul. Instead, he gets engrossed in his own soul Bhagwan, gets immersed within himself, becomes one with it, becomes indivisible, it emerges beyond any propositions.
When he ran towards his mother, the policeman got worried and he also ran after him. The reason for the anxiety of the policeman was the apprehension that in case the child gets lost in the crowd, there would a serious trouble, because his report has been recorded. The loss of child from the custody of police could result in termination of his service.
When the policeman reached there, he saw that the child was embracing a middle-aged woman, both were engrossed in each other.
Even though finding them embraced, he said sternly as per his habit - "Is she your mother?"
Was it still necessary to ask this? Had not this emotional union made it crystal clear that they were the lost mother and son who have been searching each other. One who fails to understand this even after seeing the extra ordinary sight of reunion, what purpose would be served in telling him about this?
Similarly, if one cannot appreciate on seeing the state a person who had self-realisation that the person has had self-realisation, what purpose would be served in telling him about this?
You are familiar with tendencies and activities of policemen; it is of
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