Q. What is sadhana / practice?
A. Sadhana / practice is part of the maya (माया = illusion) by / through which one wants to overcome maya.
Q. Can we overcome maya through practice?
A. No it is not possible. Because as long as you are in maya, the thought of overcoming it will be there and it cannot happen. It is something like you are in quicksand and the thought of coming out of quicksand is there, through which you can never come out of it. Once you are out of the quicksand then there is no thought or purpose of coming out of it.
Q. Do you mean to say that, no practice is required?
A. The thought of practicing some spiritual practices occurs as long as you are in maya. The moment you are out of it, it does not exist. Once you are out of illusion, the thought of practicing does not exist.
Q. I could not understand.
A. In reality maya does not exist. It is only an illusion. It is present in you as only a thought. So how can you overcome the one which does not exist at all. You have to simply overcome the thought - that's all.
Q. How to overcome thought?
A. To overcome thought, you just go beyond thought. To go beyond thought, you ignore every thought and do not give any importance to any of the thoughts. Like a non-entertained guest leaves faster, the unrecognized thought does not stay and does not bother you at all. When there is no thought, there is nothing to overcome and the One which is ever present automatically reveals itself.
Q. Can I call "ignoring thoughts" as a practice?
A. It is up to you.
Q. What happens when thoughts are not there?
A. When ripples are not there in the pond, then one can see one's image very clearly. When thoughts are not there one can see one's True Self.
Q. What happens when one sees one's True Self?
A. Everything dissolves in It. Beyond this there is no explanation. Then only the Silence and Stillness prevails.
A. Sadhana / practice is part of the maya (माया = illusion) by / through which one wants to overcome maya.
Q. Can we overcome maya through practice?
A. No it is not possible. Because as long as you are in maya, the thought of overcoming it will be there and it cannot happen. It is something like you are in quicksand and the thought of coming out of quicksand is there, through which you can never come out of it. Once you are out of the quicksand then there is no thought or purpose of coming out of it.
Q. Do you mean to say that, no practice is required?
A. The thought of practicing some spiritual practices occurs as long as you are in maya. The moment you are out of it, it does not exist. Once you are out of illusion, the thought of practicing does not exist.
Q. I could not understand.
A. In reality maya does not exist. It is only an illusion. It is present in you as only a thought. So how can you overcome the one which does not exist at all. You have to simply overcome the thought - that's all.
Q. How to overcome thought?
A. To overcome thought, you just go beyond thought. To go beyond thought, you ignore every thought and do not give any importance to any of the thoughts. Like a non-entertained guest leaves faster, the unrecognized thought does not stay and does not bother you at all. When there is no thought, there is nothing to overcome and the One which is ever present automatically reveals itself.
Q. Can I call "ignoring thoughts" as a practice?
A. It is up to you.
Q. What happens when thoughts are not there?
A. When ripples are not there in the pond, then one can see one's image very clearly. When thoughts are not there one can see one's True Self.
Q. What happens when one sees one's True Self?
A. Everything dissolves in It. Beyond this there is no explanation. Then only the Silence and Stillness prevails.
when there is no thought there is no human at all.
ReplyDeletewhen only the ever present is only there at that moment whom he will attain there is no I there.
Excellent questions and answers generated between the Dhrutharastra and sanjaya as the gurudev said in his book, the GOD is talking hey arjuna please pay attention.
Shivaramakrishna
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