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All our happiness, moral & spiritual troubles our material &
worldly difficulties arise on account of our blind egoism. The basic cause of egoism is our ignorance of our
"Real Self" and "True Nature" which is the one universal self of all. It is our ignorance that has led us to identify ourselves with the "Unreal-Self" i.e. the ego. Self-realisation is the infallible remedy, & The only cure, which removes this ignorance, & reveals the essential nature of one being. Self realization breaks the bonds of egoism and attachments, releases man from the chains of "opposites" Self realization sees himself in all, & all in himself. The self realized man becomes one with the whole universe for such a spiritually evolved person, the whole creation appears like a huge big show, in which innumerable egos are all turning out in their specific ways in such a state of perfection, there is an unbroken
consciousness of harmonly - it is undiluted happiness & a Bliss. Self-Realisation brings man back to perfect glory & knowledge, which had lost through ignorance.
Allegorically, the life & experiences of the unenlightened man in the world are much, the same as that of the man in dream world. Both suffer from the malady of ignorance. But through self-realization man gets direct knowledge & unshakesable conviction. Such an enlightened and self-realised person views the world and all the creatures. His entire life, all his thoughts feelings & activities become attuned to the knowledge of basic unity. His entire perspective & approach is modified radically. He sees things in a new light, & behaves & deals with all. He becomes one with all, & rivalries and conflicts come to an end. This in turn leads on to universal love, fellow-feeling service & sacrifice. Hate, jealousy, selfishness and greed get completely eradicated. He rises above all strains & gets fixed in transcendental peace, harmony & Bliss.
Once the ideals have been analysed & well understtod, and the goals truly established man would surely move forward towards the attainment of these ideals & goals, with faith & conviction. However, the task, though difficult, is not
hopeless, because "Truth will out" has been aptly & correctly said.
To attain "Self Realisation", there has to be a thorough overall one's personality, & a transfiguration of the body, mind & Heart. The ways & means to attain self-realisation are numerous but the most well-established & fruitful paths to that goal specially accorded in Hindu Philosophy are :
1 "Karma - Yoga" -
Path of Action
2 "Gyan - Yoga"
- Path of Knowledge
3 "Dhyan - Yoga"
- Path of Meditation
4 "Bhakti - Yoga"
- Path of Divine love.
- Komal Ghanshani
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