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sumitsehrawat
June 22nd, 2005, 09:42 PM
The source of the highest joy lies within every one of us. Without realising this truth man searches for happiness in the material world seeking fulfillment in sense pleasures which give only temporary satisfaction. Many of us do not in the first place believe that true bliss can be discovered only in the realisation of our Self and not in worldly pleasures.
Like a businessman who does not get any return from his investment realises that he must take steps to increase his profits and acts accordngly, a wise man understands the futility of a life given only to the pursuit of material ends and takes steps to progress spiritually. Those who follow the dictates of their desires without utilising their intellect and will for self-improvement will only get further enmeshed in bondage.
That human life is meant only to realise the highest bliss of the Self, becomes clear, when the ephemeral nature of material life gets firmly ingrained in the mind. Approaching a Guru for guidance is very essential to progress spiritually because there are innumerable pitfalls on the path which can be surmounted only with Guru's grace.
By the performance of our actions as duty, without attachment, the mind becomes purified of baser qualities life selfishness, thus becoming fit to receive subtle spiritual knowledge. Even worldly ends can be achieved only with concentration of mind but if we have to derive spiritual benefit from our actions we must act with detachment. So what is required is only a different orientation to life, clearly understanding our goal.
The awareness that we are essentially spiritual and not the body must be constantly reinforced mentally. This Upanishad opens with an invocation for physical well being. One may rightly wonder why, when the subject matter of the Upanishad is about the supreme infinite consciousness it opens on a different note. Here it is very essential to understand that the body is the instrument to realise the Divine and hence must be fit to pursue this objective.

January 6, 1996
The Hindu

dhruvdahiya
June 22nd, 2005, 10:23 PM
True and Educative. Thanx for this sensible post. I liked it a lot.

cooljat
June 22nd, 2005, 10:46 PM
Spritual sumit bro,
thanks a lot for sucha sensible posting.
Really, this sort of spritual stuff soothes my soul!
keep up this good work!
thanks,
rock on,
Jit

dchhill
June 22nd, 2005, 11:04 PM
Carry on Sumit Bro...................Doing work for supreme................ :)