Intellect For Self-Realization

Sri Siddharameshwar Maharaj 

Saint Eknath bows to his Guru, Janardan, and says, "The feeling that there is worldly existence was drowned when I gained Self-Knowledge." It is not that he does not see the world, but rather that he realizes the importance of the Guru who knows that there is neither 'you' nor 'I'. So long as 'I' is there, all other things are there. What remains when 'I' is not? How can God be accommodated where you are occupying the space? There is propriety in salutations so long as you are there. When 'I' and 'you' are both gone, there is only the Self. One remains separate so long as he does not realize the Knowledge of the unity of all things. 

Ganapati (Ganesha) has only tusk. This means that he is alone by himself. Things are numerous in appearance but all is one unity. Colors are many but they come out of one color only. The master of all colors is the 'Lord of Colors', Ranganath, but he is colorless where he is. All multiplicity starts from Ganapati. Counting begins with him. Everything is contained in the belly of the One. As I have come away, as I am estranged, I am called an individual, a jiva. If after coming into the human kingdom, we prove our 'humanness', only then does one become God, Narayana. Our intellect is not for earning bread, but for Self-realization. The sign of having used the intellect is that you have become Narayana. This depends on the person employing the intellect. Intellect is an untamed horse. One has to break this horse. This horse, in the human body, makes it possible for you to attain the state of Paramatman, but you must use it for this purpose.