Almighty has created
this world from His own self. Through this creation He is enjoying this worldly
enactment. Human being has been created in this world so that he can realize
the ultimate 'Truth' through spiritual way of life, but he is losing the battle
of life by engaging in the lure of worldly enticements.
One who, by the
grace of Almighty, gets a guru, shedding his I'ness, under Guru's guidance
ruminates ‘Name’ is able to overcome the ills & troubles of life. This boon can
be had only from the Guru who alone is capable of visualization of the
Almighty's omnipresence.
What is the ‘Rumination
of Name’? It can be explained as a life of contentment, strengthening the
feeling of Almighty within oneself, instead of depending on own intellect
making effort having faith in Almighty, sacrificing I'ness, honest
labour, good character and confidence in goodness of all happenings attributing
them to the Almighty.
Pride of one's worldly
possessions / qualities is purposeless. They are granted by Almighty and can be
taken away in no time. It is a great blunder to get mentally attached with and
run after the worldly allurements. Spiritual virtues are the greatest asset
which can be had by following the path explained by the Guru. The evils of
attachment and I'ness are to be avoided and sentiments of none should be hurt.
Living in ever-remembrance of Almighty makes one's life successful. This life will
not last forever. The truth is that one is happy or otherwise on account of his
own doings, therefore, there is no point in engaging in any wrongdoing. Attempting
to act smart with Almighty depending upon false worldly dependencies, can only
result in one ultimately feeling ashamed. Happiness or otherwise occurs as
per decree of Almighty. He Himself is the guardian caretaker of this entire creation.
For an individual there is no support better than Him.
In a nutshell, Almighty
has created the human being to realize 'Truth' through rumination of 'Name',
but he wastes his life in worldly engagements. By the grace of Almighty
one comes across the 'Guru', attains 'Name' and is able to lead a superior
life. He understands the worthlessness of worldly achievements and considers
Almighty as his only life support.
'Asa Di Var' is a rendering that lays down a practical path of life. It contains 24 stanzas each one of which is called a ‘Pauri’ (Step)
indicating that there are twenty four steps on the ladder leading to the desired destination. Attempt is being made to translate them into English in this blog.
Each step will be posted on a separate page.
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