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LIBERATED PERSON! WHO IS HE?
HOW IS HE?

The free liberated person are of four types 1) The Liberated, though carrying on the activities of human body. 2) The person who has freed him self, from bodily - sensory-perceptions. 3) The permanently liberated. 4) The god-yogeshwar. By listening to preaching, one reaches a neutral stage, and unaffectation by interference of mudane life. It is related to the state of body. Here, the experience is very important. Every thing else is useless. He is content with self experience. Where the man is not conscious about his body, where is a scope for any doubts? ‘Bonded and Freed’ is the attitude arising out of body existence. When one is beyond, physical body manifestations what is this state? The conscious attention of body, can not lead man to ‘self’ state. Whoever is rid of "Self ego" he becomes free. To whom is to be tied is itself false, then where is this state of freedom? Therefore all talk about, three types of virtues, is falsity. The extremely pure philosopher is neither free nor bonded. Because of Illusory appearance only this joke of ‘Bonded and liberated’ takes place. Where there is no name, no form, from where and from what is this liberation? If we are not our body, then who is ‘free’? who is ‘Restricted’? All this is the game of imagination. Sadhu is always without any doubt, and person beyond the influence of sensory organs. Shri Samarth says, ‘He has explained the state of Illusory appearance, to enable you to understand the situation properly. Now, understand in what way, ordinary man should live.’

EFFORT SINE-QUANON OF
ACCOMPLISHMENT

He explains in detail about importance of efforts. While conceiving the idea of ‘Brahma’, one gets into void. There is no feeling, there is no scene. How to recognise the state of ‘Brahma’ the Truth? Until proper recantation takes place, unnecessarily one has to carry the burden with him ! He gets tension. Ordinary common man becomes sad. Keeping the company, of non-saintly, persons, becomes very difficult. It is difficult to translate, the unspeaking, to reside at a place without support. While meditating on Unity the attitude of Dualism, is generated. But when the meditation is given up, when the link is snapped, the doubt become predominent. Without prudence, doubts cannot be removed. Therefore leave this mundane world with full knowledge. Brush aside the pride and prejudice, with conscious attempt.
The supreme truth is such that it is forgotten, when it is sought to be remembered. Besides it is remembered, by mistake and coincidence. It is as good as not knowing with full knowledge. You cannot attain it inspite of efforts and you just cannot give it up even if you mean to give it up.
For it, many illustrations are incomplete. On what to meditate and reflect? Which cannot be concentrated upon that ultimate Brahma, cannot be accommodated in the mind. The living beings are always in doubt! What erroneous scene be seen? Where should one go and reside? The absence of truth, creates all this deficiency? Does it mean that all vedic thought is false? Whatever manifold created, how can it be false?
In the spiritual ‘Guru Geeta’, Shri Sadashiv, God explains, the principle of spiritual unity of man and god, to goddess Parvati. ‘Avadhoot Geeta’ guides the man on the path of knowledge’. By becoming swan, God Vishnu has advised God Brahma; Guru Vashishtha, initiated Shri Ram; Lord Shrikrishna, has explained to Arjun, the substance of Geeta in seven verses. One principle is explained by all. The thought of Unity, is true from the beginning to end. One should not call it false, because one does not understand the same. If one does not undestand the same, make it firm, after listeaning to preachings from Sat-Guru. To imagine is the habit of mind. It is the habit of egoistic mind. Brush it aside and proceed further towards unity with God. Because of egoism, neither one is able to do successful family life nor is he successful in the spiritual elevation of self. The power of renunciation recedes. The success, the reputation is lost.


EGO A FIRST ENEMY ! HOW TO
FIGHT ?

But how should one give up one’s EGO? How is the revelation of ultimate truth? Be satisfied, by giving up the company of any one. ‘I have become ‘Brahma’, now why should I continue my daily worship.’ By such thought, idea runs away. In the state of Brahma there is no place for imagination. It stands there only. Saints find it out. One must imagine, unimaginable, but one should not become conceive. This is how one should give up the ego.
Do not leave the zenith place of ultimate truth. Then you will get facility for aloofness. When king rules, the whole might continues. Become object yourself, and continue the regular worship. During the time of worship, by remembering that one is not the body, the accomplisher, becomes non-creator. Naturally of bodily pleasure? If one remains without any doubt; then inspite of being alive bodily, one will reach a state of ‘non affected body’ an all pervaded universal self.


LAZINESS GREAT IMPE DIMENT

When one becomes Brahma the ultimate, one has to cater for love of body. The laziness grows on the excuse of knowledge of truth. On the excuse of spiritual elevation, the selfishness grows. On the excuse of liberation, one gets carried away to unrestrained behaviour. While undertaking the activites, the body is affected by ego. When the laziness enters the mind, why should there be madness of making a show of saintlyness? Your own weapons, become your own killers. While interrupting the regular worship, self interest, takes a distorted turn. One nurtures the ego that ‘I am free’. Some accomplishers, erroneously think, that by continuing daily efforts towards accomplishment, the position of Accomplished person reached after much efforts, would be lost from one’s hands. By this fear, one does not like to continue the regular worship! All should remember that God Brahma and others, always continue their worship and obervances. By constant study only, one will be able to reach the supreme unity, in his life.

LISTENING AN EFFECTIVE TOOL

Naturally, the listeners ask. Of what should there be a study? About this Shri Samarth explains further, the tools of achieving spiritual elevation. The Intent listening is this the tool attaing the supreme truth. | The aspirant, definitely reaches the highest state. | Listening makes one accomplish the task successfully. | He has beautifully explained this topic for the benefit of seakers of truth.
The evil minded, wicked soul, is transformed into a pious ans pure person by intent listening; importance of which is indescribable. Now HE has told us how to listen, what to listen! Listening; of that treatise, removes all doubts and queries, such treatise should be heard with respect. Ponder over its thought, take experience about its main thought, and understand the principle of Unity of man and God. When one listens to whatever one’s mind desires, it gives one pleasure, otherwise it irritates. The sign of love is such that automatically spinklings vibrate in the mind, just as the water flows from the cannal. The Knower of self, is not interested in any other subject.
Where there is family Goddess, Bhagwati, one should read the ‘Saptashati’ hymns. When one has accepted the observance for ‘Anant’ the listening of Bhagwat Geeta will not do. One is successful, when he undertakes the work, after recognising and taking care of imoprtance and peculiarity of different abodes. How can the speciality of Dwarka , fit in ‘KASHI - Pious place?’ How can peculiaritis of Dwarka match before lord Venkatesh? Similarly, how can a jain muni, match with ‘scholar of Vedas’ or how can the description of truths of efforts before a person who is non desiring, non affected, aloof one? Obviously it does not mean anything to him. How can one keep the books of Sensual and Sexual pleasure, be placed before the leaned pundit? Therefore whoever wants to achieve self interest he should see and listen to the volume, propagating the thoughts of unity of ‘man’ and ‘God’ - Non-dualism and ultimate truth.
One should follow such effective, volume, | by which man repents his misdeeds, | by which the evil qualities get transformed, | the downfall is arrested, the courage is enhanced, | the helping attitude is inculcated. There are many books. But do not call such books as readable volumes, which cannot generate devotion and affection. One gets an experence, according to one’s living. The bird eat fruits and is contended. But’Chakor’ always eager likes the nectar. The family man, desires to have good material benefits in this world. The man who is part of god, wishes for the blessings of god. Therefore the seeker has to undertake such penance, as is suitable to his wishes, and concepts of self interest. The patient requires medicine which cures. Yogi should have ‘Yog’ and the person who wants simply enjoyment, should get pleasure. The man with lust and sexual overtones wants ‘Kokshastra- the rules and methods of enjoying sexual pleasures. The Socerer, wants magic. The machinist looks for different machines. The cunning likes only jokes. The arrogant likes many crafty manoeuveres. The wicked considers, great blunders as alright. One should remember, that where there is no presence of ‘KNOWLEDGE OF SELF’ that is merely an entertainment.
While describing the benefits of listening, Shri Samarth Ramdas, once again explains, the phenomenon at the end of life; by which the intellect which had firmly gripped the human body, gets released and rescued, and thereby many illusions disappear. He explains, that to know the truth, one heard many discourses but the falsehood has not yet gone from the mind. It has firmly occupied the mind. Even if, it is in the form of truth, one’s own mind does not give experience of truth. True but covered. Temporal but eternal; such is the distorted visual presentation. Samarth says, really this the doing of power of Illusion. But whoever is in the continuous company of Saints, immediately recognises the faults in this phenomenon. By influence of Discourse, one sees oneself; and the signs of true spiritual elevation have become absolute. The human body continues its activities in the world, but the state is such, that the doubts are removed, whether the body remains or goes away, there is no worry. The Body of learned Accomplished person, does its work according to ‘god?’ mission and ultimately when the mission is successful one, body loses the life and wherever it falls becomes a pious place.
To think that death during ‘Uttarayan’ is auspicious while death in ‘Dakshinayan’ is inauspicious, is simply confusing and erroneous. At the end, for getting good direction, one should have the blessing of God. Some persons, foolishly commit suicide, for getting God. If one does not live meaningfully throughout one’s life, this living of a man, is in vain. If seed is not sown, how will it reap? By singing the songs of God, the mind is purified. In the worldly affairs, principal gets accumulated, year by year. If one has not done devotion of god during ones lifetime, where from one will get salvation after the death? Therefore saintly person, meaningfully utilises his span of life and gets blessings. The body of such people may fall anywhere, but they become famous eternally. The one who has not born at all, basically, where is the question of any death to him? The Ignorant do not understand the pith and substance of such thought and therefore thye get trapped in the Illusion. Sadhu is livind, but as good as dead in respect of wilful activities and lives, by killing the death itsellf-no fear of death. By virtue of prudence, he does not remember the birth and death. By singing the songs of such sadhu, all become purified. There is no other instrument of worship, like the company of saints. The songs of praise of good Guru, automatically satisfied everybody. So one should try to please the heart and mind of Satguru. Then the Satguru, protects the devotee who has surrended to him, by any effort needed for such protections. He shows the way. You may not do anything but at least sing the songs of Satguru and get salvation. The volume containing the ‘Knowledge of Unity’ may be in Sanskrit or Vernacular, one should comprehend the original thought, and be eligible for blessings of satguru. The Vedas Shrutis call and describe the ultimat truth as ‘It is not that, It is not that’; then in such case mere verstility in language is of no use. The ultimate truth is beyond the words. Please understand the same.


ALMIGHTY AS PERCEIVED

There are many opinions and sects prevailing in the world for attaining the god. There are many gods in this world, but you do not find one god. One understands the god firmly, in the form and manner in which one perceives him. One in thousand men, comprehends the prudence of God, but he does not understand the game of gods. Man develops an ego, to say why is he not able to understand the god; and as a result, the god is kept aside. About understanding such God, Shri Samarth says, that God has created this moving and nonmoving world. Stick to the belief that Lord Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh are the incarnations of God. Omnipotent God, is without any limbs. Even the Brahma, does not know his art and abilities. Query is answered further.
The pure wing was generated in forsaken empty sky. From wind, the fire generated and from fire, developed the water. God is the creator of universe, without supporting pillars, from the water. There are stones, on the earth created by God. | Imprudent consider those sotnes as God. | The god is present ever before this visual world. But his power is manifested thereafter. | The potter is prior to pot. | The pot is not the potter. | The army of earthern forms is made. | The creator remained separate. | The work and its cause is bing united but it does not take place. | The creator of whole universe is different than the universe, | in which there is absolutely no doubt. | Whoever has created so many living beings, how can he be the living creature? The five basic elements of nature are in a mud. But soul is aloof from the body of such elements. Because of ignorance the illusion looks like a reality. True thing is that, the inner soul is present everywhere. We should call HIM as God. Before the God, there is no question of birth and death. HE is immortal. The disciple asks, How is this universe created? The Creator, became the cause and got melted into Effective work! Is it not so?
While seeing the visual world, HE himself becomes part of this visual scene. The virtueless becomes Creator and thereby full of virtues, forms. Get to know this Creator of Universe. Tell us whether the god is with form and face or whether He is formless, faceless, virtueless. Some say, that the Brahma became the creator of this world, by his own wish, What is there in this phenomenon? Listeners ask, OH! Swamiji, wherefrom all this Illusory power generated? How it has grown? Kindly explain it further? How the Illusion has become part of Brahma-ultimate truth?


TRUTH IS ETERNAL

Samarth explains, that the ultimate truth is eternal. The Illusion, is just like a snake, which was perceived by a man on seeing the rope lying nearby. The uneral is felt as Real. First of all there is a Truth, always free, totally inactive and in that there is present original power of Illusion. The question is, wherefrom, and how, the false illusion, arises in the whole, virtueless universe? Who in this disinterested cosmos, desires the god in shape, and face? People understand the situation differently. They think, how this soul in body of human being can understand the Supereme soul in the world? Some say; originally, there is no presence of either the work or capability to work. In such situation who is to be called Non doer after performance. The talk of Non doer and the Doer is totally false. Naturally, whatever is desireless, cannot give rise to anybody wishing to construct this universe? People say, it is the wish of God; but wherefrom such wish generates? When God is desireless, virtue-passed one, then how this whole universe was built? Has it come into existence, automatically? What is the role of god in this creation? Perhaps you may say that God is the creator of world. Then obviously the virtues and faces, enter in this domain. If this is so, is it correct to say that god is virtueless? If we say that Illusion is generated on its own, then the godhood becomes false.
The god is beyond virtues, and omnipotent. What is His relation with Illusion? We say so but we actually see the opposite. To say that all manifestation in the world is due to Illusory power, wherein lies the god, for uplifting the devotees? Therefore to call ‘Illusion’ and ‘Ultimate truth’ independent, is a wrong notion. The creator of Illusion, is the same one God.
People’s thoughts are different. Some say, the Illusion is the creation of God. How can such mesmerising power be there without the blessings of God? Some say, that God is beyond, passions, emotions, desires. Where is the question off anybody’s desire? The unreality has not taken place on its own! Some people see the covered truth; How can we say no to them? The power is ancient. It is the power of god. Some say, this ‘Illusion’ is real world, and how can it be brushed aside by knowledge? Some say, if Illusion is by nature a myth, then why all these instruments of worship? God has preached the cult of Devotion, for giving up this Illusion. The spell of Illusion is deep. Inspite of difference of opinion, Illusion is not given up. Then how do we say that this visual scene if Falsity and Illusory? All say, that Illusory world is falsity. But what is there simply to say? On the contrary, this power of temptaion, grips the man still fast. The persons who have not attained the light of knowledge, consider this visual scene as reality. Whatever is the concept, rooted in a seeker, he get response accordingly. Power of Gods’s imagination is just like the image of self in the mirror. The comparsion, with ‘Original Golden ornaments’ made for Illusion and Truth, is incomplete. How can half, or incomplete illustration describe the whole ultimate reality? The illustrations are no doubt one sided, but they are narrated in order to understand the situation. The ocean and waves cannot be separate. What is ocean and what are ripples? How can the ultimate truth be compared with everyday moving scene? Do not consider, the magical tricks as truth. We have understood how ‘Illusion’ is unreal. But how it has entered the ‘truth’? If we look from, angle of virtueless eye, this Illusion is false in orgin. If falsity is nothingness, then who has done it? Really, to consider an Action, in place which in full of INACTION; Does it not look strange? Samarth Ramdas, says, ‘The Creator himself is beyond any specific ‘face’, and whatever is done, that is also an Illusion, fascination’ Still know further explanation.


UNREAL MISLEADS, BEWARE !

Whatever has not taken place, why are you asking of the same? Due to rope, one sees snake, Due to water one sees ripples, Due to soil one sees wall, Due to gold one sees ornaments, One sees salt, because of ocean, One sees, Reflaction because of Image. Similarly one cannot talk of Non-dualism, unity without talking of DUALISM-TWONESS. All performer is God. The expansion is due to Him. The introduction of creator, is the original primal force, therefore all the attitutes and activity is formed there itself. The unreal expanded considerably, still it is false, which can be actually experienced. But it is possible due to company of saints. Main question was, as to how, his power of illusion, entered and occupied the place in formless truth? This jugglary is all false, but how he makes one play the game, that must be known. When the sky is steady, then moving breeze is in it. Similarly original fascinating power exists. By medium of wind, the sky is broken’. One can never say this. The virtueless truth is pervaded all over, in which the unreality is born. The wind is not sepeate; likewise is the power of fascination. The wind is felt but not seen, what we see are the particles of Dust. The temptation power is like this situation. Accordingly, due to power of movement, fascination, the scene in the world goes on changing. Suddenly, sky gets overcast because of winds and new visual world comes before our eyes.
Similarly because of influence of temptation of power, the scenes rotate in multiple facets. The false overcast cloud is not the orginal sky. | Similarly, the universe constructed on the basis of unreality is not the truth. | For sometime, this steady, state moved a little, | but this face is temporary. | When one looks towards sky, it looks sky-blue colour. | But that is a false imagery. | the sky is turned upside down. | It is sticked an all four sides. | It looks like the ‘world’ in the ‘prison’, | but universe is a free bird. | Is it not the understanding of all? Due to clouds and breeze, it appears that moon is running, but all this is Illusion. This movement of clouds, is the kind of hallucination of mind. The creation and extinction is just like the moving clouds. The ‘Self-object’ is present in the ‘Truth-Real’. The inspiration is to know who I am? This is the power of Illusion. On all sides, it appears that Army is surrounding. In the sky, it looks like a picture of rows, but all this is a myth.
From the beginning the principles are in the seedform. The movement of original power of nature, is the sign of wing. The minute principles of ‘Power of fascination’ has assumed the solid form. The five elements of nature were first unexpressed but they were manifested in the construction of universe. The power of covering the truth contained in these five elements is known in its microscopic form. Without wind, who will implement the wish of God? ‘I am one and I want to multiply’ This desire power, be known as the face of Brightness-The fire. The water, is humility and the earth is gross solidity. The mixture of five elements, gave shape to the visual world. The Truth is in the beginning and the end. In between the arrangement of visual world, which is created and extinguished as the time passes.
By listening to this discourse, the disciples said. That the creation of five elements is due to third quality. If original power of primal nature is separate from virtues, then how these five elements are present there?

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