Selected 100 Letters by Shrimad Rajchandraji

Author(s): Shrimad Rajchandra,
Publisher: Shrimad Rajchandra Prabhavak Trust Hubli

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SELECTED 100 LETTERS
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SELECTED 100 LETTERS
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Only he can clearly follow the right preceptor's instructions when he has devoted himself to all what his master says or directs, without any attachment of body, mind or money.
13. This is the serial order of the path of spiritual knowledge.
Without following this path, no liberation can ever be attained. 14. One who propitiates this secret path gets real nectar and becomes fearless.
Remember Lord Shiva or the unqualified goodness.
Though the enlightened teacher does not expect unquestioning following his instructions by his disciple but without following these instructions do not bring the desired result to the devotee and so the devotee's mind does not set rest all doubts nor does it firmly concentrate the preceptor's instructions. Therefore all spiritually advanced saints have stressed this point- unswerving devotion to Guru's guidance by the devotee for achieving liberation.
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All scriptures agree or are unanimous on this point. Rishabhadevaji gave the same advice to his ninety eight sons desiring liberation. Shukadevaji has similarly advised king Parikshit whose death was fixed in the very near future. However a man tries on his own to instruct himself in spiritual matters he does not suceed in getting self-knowledge but the strict follower of his masters spiritual advice can obtain absolute soul saving knowledge in a wink.
The instructions of the religious scriptures are indirector remote as their givers have already left their living bodies and these instructions when properly followed can qualify the follower for meeting a right enlightened preceptor in his own time. But for actual liberation, one must surrender in all humility to a living spiritual master and follow his day-to-day guidance.
Any type of activity though not challenged by any, must have behind it some definite reason for doing it. It is desirable to avoid that reason.
As a result you try to hear occasionally their story of self renunciation or of their practice of non-attachment which they liked most as described by them as their effort to attain truth and in the end capable of bringing truth near to the hearer. By this way their contact will also develop your welfare and the cause of your disturbance will also be removed.
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The study of Vaitaliya and its spiritual sayings will increase your spirit of non-attachment more than the sayings in which this earth and all other external elements have been described elaborately. And other persons holding quite different views about religion do not dislike these spiritual sayings about non-attachment.
The saints that follow you, should be told on proper occasions that a religion is right when its following bring you to right religious