Jaya Guru Datta >From Sadguru Sukti Sangraha of Sri Ganapathi Sachchidananda Swamiji http://www.sadguruseva.org/sss/sssMain.html
Vaasanas (Predispositions)-Barrier to Liberation How bewildering is the ignorance of the deluded ones! They superimpose the non-self on the self, and self on the non-self, such as body, mind and intellect. Forgetting their true nature which is Sachichidananda, they indulge themselves in the worldly activities hoping to obtain happiness. Without knowing that the Self is God and that it is uncaused, the deluded ones are given to think that idols are God and hence worship them. Without understanding that the Self is ever free, they undertake austerities and pilgrimages. By visiting and residing at holy places, they think that they will achieve liberation. So long as one has identification with the body, the above actions will be of no avail towards realization of the Self. In the spiritual culture, body-consciousness is also referred to as ignorance arising in the form of vaasanas (tendencies) which are of three kinds: Deha vaasana, Shaastra vaasana and Loka vaasana. Attributing the deha dharmas (characters of the body) on the Self, is deha vaasana (I have achieved); vanity such as ÔI am a pundit Ð I have studied scripturesÕ, is shaastra vasana, and attachment to the world believing it to be real, is loka vaasana. A seeker must realize that there will not be any mukti (liberation) as long as vaasanas are present. Of the many means suggested by the scriptures for vaasana-kshya (extinction of tendencies), constant and repeated remembrance of God (Daiva smarana) and Divya naama sankeertana (singing the glories of God) are within the reach of all, and they can be practiced with very little effort. Take to them in all earnestness to get rid of your predispositions if you sincerely seek liberation. - Sri Swamiji Jai Guru Datta! ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Ever feel sad or cry for no reason at all? Depression. Narrated by Kate Hudson. http://us.click.yahoo.com/YbEMxA/ubOLAA/d1hLAA/0NYolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
