Embodiments of Love - 02.09.2016
Why is giving up body consciousness an important first step in spirituality?
Bhagawan lovingly explains to us today.
So
long as a person is immersed in body attachment, all types of hardships
and misery will haunt. Body attachment is the root cause of thoughts
(sankalpas).
Hence Lord Krishna exhorted people to give up body
attachment. The key derivation from this statement is that every being
should experience unity in diversity. Without an individual (vyashti),
there cannot be a society (samashti).
Without a society, there is no
creation (srishti). So all these are connected, and we must first
clearly recognise the role of an individual (vyashti). Only then can we
understand the principle of samashti, which will in turn lead to the
understanding of srishti.
One who understands srishti becomes one with
paramesthi (God). Vyashti symbolises the individual whereas Samashti
stands for God.
So long as vyashti identifies themselves with the body,
they lead a very ordinary life. Shed the body attachment, then you will
find that the individual soul is indeed one with the Cosmic Spirit.
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