Sage Wisdom

   Ashtavakra (Contd.)

  All these words of wisdom culled out of texts available to us have great esoteric, semantic and etymological perspectives. It is extremely difficult to understand what the great sages visualized. We do not have the requisite qualification, training and experience ti understand them. Language fails to convey the exact meaning due to simple fact that words lose their meaning, get distorted by usage and we fail to grasp the real meaning; the worst thing is that we do not contemplate enough!

   Now, the words like 'Realization, attainment, liberation, emancipation or mukti, moksha etc. are abstract terms since there is nothing concrete one can  get here. The paths prescribed for this purpose is also abstract. They say, one can attain these through transcendental meditation, atindriya dhyana.Who knows what it is since all the means of knowing are crossed in this state. Thus what are we to do?

  The best thing is to 'keep quiet'. with a little experience in yoga and by divine grace and the touch of a 'Guru', we may venture to state that "everyone can reach this state and experience it" provided one contemplates on the statements made in these blogs. We advise those who are desirous of peace and happiness in life, progress,  prosperity, too, to contemplate. Contemplation is very simple. It is just doing one thing at a time with total involvement, chitta ekagrata, focused attention. This is the secret of success in both worldly, as well as, 'other-worldly' (bhukti-mukti) attainments. Devi upasana is the best. Chanting the mantra, mantropasana is a sure way to success.

     Whoever interested in a peaceful life may devote just 2 minutes (gradually increased to 20 to 40 minutes/a day) in solitude, observe the breathing, and experience the bliss!