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Success in Human Life

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Success in Human Life

(ManushyaJeevankiSafaltaah)

One needs things, not money, for the sustenance of this body. It is the things themselves that are useful, whereas the money itself is not useful. It is through things that money achieves its usefulness. Therefore things are significantly more essential than rupees (dollars). More useful than the things, is the body. The material things are for the body. The things are not as great as the body. The bodies of animals are very useful; because many of the things that are needed for sustenance are produced from them; just as milk comes from Cows, wool comes from the sheep etc. But also greater than that, is the human body, by which both this world and beyond can be improved. In the scriptures, there is great significance of the human body. What is the great thing in this body? In this body the great thing is "vivek" (discriminative faculty). By this "vivek" one can get to know in the true sense what is Essence (tattva)-versus not, the eternal versus temporary, duty versus non-duty. This is called "vivek" (discrimination). This "vivek" is the best of all.

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The greatness is of this "vivek" only. The more "vivek" there is, that much more a man will be better. In dealings, some men are more respected and admired. The reason for this is their "vivek". The more awakened is their power of discrimination (vivek shakti), that much more he will be revered. It is with this power of discrimination that he will be able to take proper decisions on every subject. The glories of the power of discrimination is even greater than that the human beings themselves. It is due to having the power of discrimination, that the glories to this human body are sung. The glories are not of this physical body. What is greater than discrimination? Greater than this discriminative power is God (Parmatma). Through that power of discrimination "vivek" upon knowing and understanding the essence-versus not, eternal versus temporary, one can attain the highest of all the eternal and-constant Essence (God). It is in this attainment that human body attains its success. On attaining this human body, if one only spends their time in worldly pleasures, then it is not a success. Even animals and birds get the pleasure of sense enjoyments. They too can remain peacefully. I have seen such dogs, where they have hired caretakers to take care of them. They have rooms which are kept cool during hot months. They have comfortable bedding to sleep on, along with fans. When they go for walks and exercise, the caretaker is there for them. They travel in motors and airplanes etc. Even very few men have such rest and relaxation and pleasant lives. Therefore if one is to get worldly pleasures and sense enjoyments, rest and relaxation, then one can get that being born as a dog or a donkey etc. However realization of God is only possible in the human body. Leaving aside man, the various bird and animals cannot even comprehend God. Of all the animals, the best of all is regarded as the cow. Purity is achieved with cow-dung and cow urine, and diseases can be eradicated. Cow nourishes the earth and the earth nourishes the cow. With the nourishment of both these (cow and earth), all men are provided for, and sustenance of the

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bodies takes place. One will be unable to explain to even such a great cow, about the subject of God, and what is God like. Cow is very useful, very great, we benefit immensely from cows, therefore it is our main duty to protect the cows. However the cow does not have the ability to attain its enlightenment. This ability is only in the human body. The glories of demi-gods (devatas) is also not as much as the glories of human beings. The bodies of devatas are divine. They are not like our bodies made of bones and flesh. Our body has a predominance of earth, whereas the bodies of devatas have a predominance of spirit and radiant element. Just as in this light you can see everything, isn't it? This is the radiant element. This is pre-dominant in devatas. When a pig soiled and dirty, passes by us, then we can smell the fowl odour, in the same way, our body is that dirty, that the "devatas" can smell odour from our bodies. But gentlemen! Even those devatas are not eligible for enlightenment. The life of demi-gods (devatas) is only of pleasures. They have divine bodies, their abode is good, their food is nectar filled. However only the human body is great for attaining salvation, and not the bodies of "devatas." Therefore, human body is called the rarest of all Nar tan sam nahin kavniu dehi | Jeev charaachar jaachat tehi || (Manas 7/121/5) However, the criticism is that even on attaining the human birth, one does not attain one's supreme good and only remains immersed in eating and earning money. Those who are attached to the two desires - accumulating money and enjoying it, for such men, what is the Supreme Essence ? What is liberation? What is the benefit of ending the cycle of birth and death? What is supreme bliss? They cannot know these things. They do not have the power to understand the Essence, to end the sorrow once and for all and to become

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ever blissful. We want to attain that Essence, that can be attained through this human body. How can it be attained? For this there is one main point - Our intention, our aim, must become one of wanting to realize God. Whether we go through suffering, or attain joy, whether we become poor, or we become rich, whether we become sick or healthy, whether we continue to live or we die, whether people honor us or dishonor us, we have to attain salvation. Once the main aim becomes so, then God Realization can be very easy. As long as one does not have this aim, till then God Realization will appear to be difficult. In reality, realization, salvation, enlightenment is not difficult. The reason is, God is present everywhere, God is everywhere, in all space and time, in all beings, in all events, in all actions. There is not a single subatomic particle, where God is not present. The difficulty in realizing God is that one does not have a strong enough want. They are trapped in worldly pleasures and in hoarding. Therefore bringing an end this cycle, one should have the aim of attaining enlightenment. Greater are objects then money, greater is body then objects, greater is discrimination (vivek) than the body, and greater is the real Essence God, than discrimination. Therefore one must honor God the most and doing so one should realize God. This is the main duty of a human being, and in this is the success of human life.

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