Kehat Kathin Samujhat Kathin [Part-I]

Kehat Kathin Samujhat Kathin Sadhan Kathin Vivek!
(Pehle to samjhana he mushkil hay, samjha bhi diya jaaye to samajhna mushkil hay aur samajh mein bhi aa jaaye to saadhna mushkil hay)

This line by an enlightened sage sums the whole of spirituality.

First, it is very difficult to explain the nature of God to a common man who is living in the world engaged in day to day activities of various types for arranging food, cloth and shelter for himself and his family and trying to find joy and happiness in consequence of his effort.

Secondly, even if a wise sage happens to explain the nature of God fully to the common people then it is no guarantee that all of them would understand exactly what the sage wanted them to understand. Just like students of different calibre in a classroom in a school, different people would grasp the nature of God according to their grasping abilities.

Thirdly, even if the sage is able to explain fully and the people have as well understood fully then it is very difficult to live a life of discrimination and dispassion. For, there are so many attractions in the world that draw the senses towards themselves and the people find it very difficult to focus their mind towards God and spirituality.

If someone, just after reading a few lessons of Science or doing a degree or even doctorate in Science thinks that he is the wisest and knows all that has to be known, then there is no greater fool than him. For what is our galaxy as compared to the Universe, nothing!

What is Sun as compared to millions of Stars in our galaxy, nothing!

What is earth as compared to the size of the Sun, nothing!

The habitable part is just ¼ part of the earth and the rest is covered with water. The inhabitable part of earth is divided into many countries. And each country has many towns and cities that are further sub-divided into local places. What is a local place as compared to the whole of earth, nothing!

And there are numerous people inhabiting this earth in different countries and their different towns and cities. What is one person compared to so many numerous people, nothing!

And what are thousand, million or even billion people as compared to Sun, our Galaxy and this Universe. They just do not matter at all. Isn’t it amazing that people who do not matter at all say that God does not exist? And that they know everything. This is the height of foolishness.

God is not a subject matter of argument. Nobody has understood God by arguments. Because for every argument, there is a counter argument.

So, what is the solution?

The solution is, if you sincerely want to understand God and His nature and meaning in the meaningless happenings in this world then, keep your mouth shut. This is the foremost prerequisite on the spiritual path. Read the biographies of saints. Go and listen to Satsang of the enlightened regularly. Associate with the wise and seek their help. Read scriptures like Bhagvad Gita, Ramayana, Mahabharat, and Srimad Bhagvat etc.

After all, if so many people are listening to Satsang and praying to God, then there must be some truth in it. Or are they all fools and scientists are the few wise people on this earth to have taken birth?

Nothing in the nature happens instantly. Everything happens slowly. Have Faith and Patience. In the words of Sai Baba of Shirdi, we must have Shraddha and Saburi [Faith and Patience]

Dhire Dhire Re Mana, Dhire Sab Kuch Hoye
Mali Sinche Sau Ghara, Ritu Aaye Fal Hoye

If someone listens to Satsang daily, associates with the wise and minds what he/she eats, sees, hears, smells and touches then in due course the secrets start to reveal themselves to that sadhak and he starts grasping the nature of God. Grasping the nature of God doesn’t mean that he has realized God and become perfect. Understanding the nature of God is just the beginning of Sadhna.

Perfection comes only after experience and experience comes only after doing Sadhna. First we should reach the state from where Sadhna could begin, experience would automatically come later.

The first step for a Sadhak is purity in Food. It’s very very important for a sadkhak to mind what he eats, sees, hears, reads, smells and touches.

I will try to explain the importance of purity of food in sadhna in next post.

When the food is pure, one’s whole nature becomes pure; when the nature becomes pure, the memory becomes firm; and when a man is clear in thought, one experiences freedom.
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(Chhandogya Upanishad, VII-xxvi-2)   


God bless everyone!


(To be continued in next part…)

Poojaji, jab scientist log bhagwan aur unke bhakton ka mazak udane se nahi chukte to hum unhe kaise chod sakte hain...humne kisi ke liye dil mein ganth nahi baandh rakhi hay...lekin agar koi humara mazak banayega to usko bhi sunna parega...am i wrong?

As you wish Ranjit...

Nice discussion