Contentment is another gate keeper to liberation. He who has quaffed the nectar of contentment does not relish craving for sense pleasures; no delight in this world is as sweet as contentment which destroys all sins.
What is contentment ? To renounce all craving for what is not obtained unsought and to be satisfied with what comes unsought, without being depressed or elated even by them - is contentment. As long as one is not satisfied in the self, he will be subjected to sorrow. with the rise of contentment the purity of ones heart blooms. the contented man who possesses nothing owns the world.
Satsanga( company of the wise, holy and enlightened persons) is yet another gate keeper to liberation. Satsanga enlarges ones intelligence destroys ones ignorance and ones psychological distress. Whatever be the cost, however difficult it may be, whatver obstacles may stand in its way, satsanga should never be neglected.For satsanga alone is ones light on the path of life. Satsanga is indeed superior to all other forms of religious practices like charity, austerity, pilgrimage and the performance of religious rites. One should by every means in ones power adore and serve the holy men who have realised the truth and in whose heart the darkness of ignorance has been dispelled. They who, on the other hand, treat such holy men disrespectfully surely invite great suffering.
These four - contentment, satsanga, the spirit of enquiry and self-control are the four surest means by which they who are drowning in this ocean of samsara can be saved. Contentment is the supreme gain. Satsanga is the best companion to the destination. The spirit of enquiry itself is the greatest wisdom, and self-control is the supreme happiness. If you are unable to resort to all these four, then practise one.By the diligent practice of one of these, the others will also be found in you. The highest wisdom will seek you of its own accord. Until you tame the wild elephant of your mind with the help of these noble qualitites you cannot progress towards the supreme, even if you become a god, demi-god or a tree. Therefore, O Rama, strive by all means to cultivate these noble qualities.
He who is endowed with the qualities that I have enumerated thus far is qualified to listen to what I am about to reveal. You are indeed such a qualified person, O Rama. Only he would wish to hear this who is ripe for liberation. But this revelation is capable of leading one to liberation even if one does not desire it, as a light is capable of illumining the eyes of even the sleeping person. As when the truth that a rope is a rope is seen and the fear generated by the misunderstanding that it is a snake disappears, the study of this scripture frees one from sorrow born of samsara.
What is contentment ? To renounce all craving for what is not obtained unsought and to be satisfied with what comes unsought, without being depressed or elated even by them - is contentment. As long as one is not satisfied in the self, he will be subjected to sorrow. with the rise of contentment the purity of ones heart blooms. the contented man who possesses nothing owns the world.
Satsanga( company of the wise, holy and enlightened persons) is yet another gate keeper to liberation. Satsanga enlarges ones intelligence destroys ones ignorance and ones psychological distress. Whatever be the cost, however difficult it may be, whatver obstacles may stand in its way, satsanga should never be neglected.For satsanga alone is ones light on the path of life. Satsanga is indeed superior to all other forms of religious practices like charity, austerity, pilgrimage and the performance of religious rites. One should by every means in ones power adore and serve the holy men who have realised the truth and in whose heart the darkness of ignorance has been dispelled. They who, on the other hand, treat such holy men disrespectfully surely invite great suffering.
These four - contentment, satsanga, the spirit of enquiry and self-control are the four surest means by which they who are drowning in this ocean of samsara can be saved. Contentment is the supreme gain. Satsanga is the best companion to the destination. The spirit of enquiry itself is the greatest wisdom, and self-control is the supreme happiness. If you are unable to resort to all these four, then practise one.By the diligent practice of one of these, the others will also be found in you. The highest wisdom will seek you of its own accord. Until you tame the wild elephant of your mind with the help of these noble qualitites you cannot progress towards the supreme, even if you become a god, demi-god or a tree. Therefore, O Rama, strive by all means to cultivate these noble qualities.
He who is endowed with the qualities that I have enumerated thus far is qualified to listen to what I am about to reveal. You are indeed such a qualified person, O Rama. Only he would wish to hear this who is ripe for liberation. But this revelation is capable of leading one to liberation even if one does not desire it, as a light is capable of illumining the eyes of even the sleeping person. As when the truth that a rope is a rope is seen and the fear generated by the misunderstanding that it is a snake disappears, the study of this scripture frees one from sorrow born of samsara.
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