IGNORANCE IS NOT BLISS - (Final)

 

We have seen that for fulfilling the higher purpose of existence, absence of worries is not enough. You’ve got to remain in steady-state where any kind of sorrow is out of bounds permanently. And you must experience “Ananda” which is the ultimate in purity!  Attaining this phase involves a lot of hard work and one-pointed efforts. There is no such person called the ‘spiritual coach-potato’!  Imbibe knowledge from all sources. Reading and attending “Satsangs” are the time-tested methods to start with. Satsangs are esoteric gatherings where you can listen and interact to people who know the higher planes from direct experience. Since you’re living in this world with a family, profession and social-life, you can’t turn a blind eye to the happenings of the world. Get the spiritual batteries charged and expend the energy for the betterment of you as well as others.

Shiva - Parvati

If you’re heavily inclined towards knowing the Self, bidding ‘adieu’ is permitted, however! Leave for the woods or do something similar!

This much for the recap.

Now, let’s trace the root-cause of sorrow. You may find it funny, but it can be said logically that your birth on this planet is primarily responsible for your grief! Had there been no birth, there would have been no anguish, whatsoever!

According to Vedanta, karma is singularly responsible for the sorry state of affairs.

Ardha Nareeswara

In a nutshell, Karma is nothing but the causation result of one’s action. The result of karma can be satisfaction for good karma and misery for the opposite type. You can earn the bonus as punya which is credited to your account!

Punya is a virtuous, human and humane attitude towards everything, moving or non-moving, animate or inanimate.

Bad karma causes paap which has a retrogressive bearing on one’s evolution.           

Attitude is vital in karma.

Even death depends on your attitude!

You may die in sleep but you can’t escape the clutches of “paap”!

Death is a door and your transition depends entirely on the mental frame during the twilight hours. The mental-frame of “cheerful humility” when Death knocks at your door cannot be put in place overnight.

In short, karma is responsible for punya or paap which in turn depends on raga (craving) or dwesha (aversion).

In a nut-shell, you do want to enjoy (sukhescha) or you need to establish yourself (loka pratishta).

Without proper attitude, you try to get it through unethical behaviour. And the problem lies exactly here.

Gajendra Moksham

So, the reason for raga or dwesha is Incorrect Attitude.

You and I know that Incorrect Attitude stems from IGNORANCE.

The only way out is KNOWLEDGE.

Knowledge through various sadhanas (modus operandi) via Karma, Bhakti and Yoga. (Kindly refer to the earlier post in case you need elaboration).

 

I owe you more explanations in this regard, perhaps.

Anyway, get going my dear friends.

Better late than never.

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