Bondage and Liberation as per Scripture and Transcendental Meditation

   The spiritual scriptures have emphasized the need for sadhana, practice to get emancipation, liberation. But, the real bondage is not of release from worldly worries, sickness, poverty, hunger and loneliness causing depression, suicidal tendency, etc. All that is born have to suffer and die, at the end. jatasya hi maranam dhruvam | Some are prone to think that death will solve all problems. On the contrary, it is the birth and death that are the real problems!  Birth and death take place on the earth in a cyclic way and the cause of rebirthh after death is said to be 'desires' and actions to fulfill the desires leading to karma klesha.

    A jiva takes birth in some form or the other to fulfill its desire. No desire, no life is the doctrine of Life and death. Even death is not possible without the jiva deciding to put an end to it! Birth of a jiva, in the first instance, is said to be the desire of the Lord, daivechhe !  The Lord willed!  

   Having born, it is the action that is prompted by desire that brings fruits of action, karma phala. The jiva has to run the full cycle of life and death due to the accumulation of the fruits of action. The jiva cannot escape this cysle untill all the karma- carry-over (prarabhdha), accumulated (sancjita), and prevent the on-coming (agami) karmaphala! So, it seems there is no end!

   However, the Scriptures suggest some ways and means of attaining to salvation, mukti, moksha. These scriptures are not the final! There is need for an enlightened guru who can not only show the way but 'take one out of the leaky boat caught in a turbulent sea (sansar)', as stated in the Gita. Divine grace is a must here!

  The learned pundits have devised means of getting some relief from the troubles and turmoils of sansar through devotion to God (bhakti) and true knowledge of God (jnyan), and realization of the Self (atma-sakshatkar) and God visioning (parameshvara darshan)! Thus, it may be said, "Liberation is possible through attainment!

   But the most beautiful technique of attaining liberation, mukti or moksha and enjoying peace, prosperity, joy and happiness without any hurdles is coming from the Transcendental Meditation proposed by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. He assures, 'one can attain to the th highest divine consciousness by expanding ones own mind in a transcendental meditative mode, have the darshan of the Lord, and get self-realization'. This will ensure all happiness and final redemption from the repeated embodiment of the soul!