Please do not delete on the grounds that this should NOT be an instruction manual. This content should only be edited/altered/deleted by people who have studied the relevant works and who practice Self-enquiry regularly. Please discuss on this talk page before making deletions. PLEASE DO NOT DO WHOLE SCALE DELETE/REVERT 7 Just wondering why a book reference was deleted. 6 Scope of article and content about traditional Vedanta. 1 PLEASE DO NOT DO WHOLE SCALE DELETE/REVERT. It can also be practiced in everyday life by offering every action and its results to God. Surrender is the natural state of a devotee of the highest type. Detachment is a tool we can use in everyday life, where we look upon success and failure from the same equanimity of mind. There is a difference between detachment and surrender. Then he teaches him to do his duty with detachment. He does not teach Arjuna the highest philosophy in the beginning. Unlike Ramana Maharshi, who looked at spiritual life from the highest level, Lord Krishna comes down to our level and teaches us spiritual life step by step. The spiritual disciplines and samskaras from a previous life – constitute the momentum that moves such a seeker forward. What happens to such a person?” In answer to Arjuna’s questions, Lord Krishna says that such a person will be born again with spiritual inheritance. In the 6th chapter of Gita, Arjuna asks: “Suppose a sincere devotee fails to attain perfection. If he still retains his faith, I shall elevate him to such a high position that he will be the envy of angels.” In Vaishnava tradition, there is a verse, where God says: “The person whom I want to bless, I shall steal all his wealth, I shall ensure he is deserted by his friends and becomes isolated. When a person, who has done spiritual practices in a previous life, deviates from that path, God will help put him back on the right path. Every problem becomes a means for his spiritual evolution. Sayujya means merging in God – becoming one with Him.Īs a devotee evolves spiritually, mysteriously he gets assistance. Salokya means that the devotee feels he is living on the same abode as the deity. Samipya means the devotee feels nearness to God. Sarupya means the worshipper assumes some similarity with the object of worship. They are Sarupya, Samipya, Salokya and Sayujya. Thereafter, it became impossible for Girish to touch alcohol. Sri Ramakrishna asked him to give him his power of attorney. Girish had high integrity but was an alcoholic and not ready to do even a single prayer every day. Sri Ramakrishna and Girish Chandra Ghosh’s story illustrates how a teacher determines what is the right spiritual dosage for the student. Along with granting desires, he grants higher wisdom to understand the harmful effects of material things and develop aversion towards them. All these seekers are noble-hearted, as they are directing their minds to God instead of undesirable channels.Įven though God answers prayers for material prosperity, he does not give what is harmful to the devotee. There are four levels of spiritual seekers: (1) Those who are in distress and seek God’s help (2) Those who pray for material comforts (3) Those who are inquisitive to know what lies beyond empirical comforts (4) Those who have realized the highest spiritual truth. They are also worshipping the same divine Lord, but not in its most sublime sense. Those who pray to God for material prosperity. They should reach a level of spiritual fitness to become graceworthy and recognize God’s grace as God’s grace, not an accident. He is an instrument in the hands of God – the higher power works through him.ĭevotees, who have not reached the highest level, need a combination of their own effort and God’s grace. This example illustrates the self-surrender attitude of a devotee of the highest type. #Ramana maharshi who am i driver#
He is better off sitting quietly and letting the train driver do the work. He will reach the destination when the train reaches its destination. If he moves around on the train, he cannot reach the destination faster.
Suppose a person is traveling on a train. Sometimes we are not aware of this, and we think results are due to our own efforts. “If you do God’s work, God will work for you.” When we do good, noble deeds without selfish motives, then some of our problems are automatically solved.
Lord Krishna makes a big promise in this verse. 22nd verse: “People who meditate on God as not separate, who worship Him in all beings, who are always engaged in that divine pursuit, who engage in noble, unselfish deeds – for such people, I carry what they lack, and preserve what they already have.”
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