Just Watch; Do Not Get Concerned

Sri Siddharameshwar Maharaj

The spiritual life is a wish-fulfilling tree (Kalpataru). Whatever you wish for, it is ready. This spiritual life is the wish-fulfilling stone (Chintamani), and the wish-fulfilling cow (Kamadhenu). Make the best of this human birth that you have attained because of great merit in the past.  Let that which you aspire for become possible, and let that which is lost, be lost. Once you realize your own Self, anything may happen, but nothing will worry you. One must have Self-Realization and that which helps achieve it is called the Teaching. Talking continuously about various philosophical systems is futile. Is it of any use? You do not eat the husk and throw away the grain. The one who being born here in human form, listens to spiritual teaching and follows it, has really caught the core of life.

Who are the real "wise men"? Those who enjoy the peace and wisdom of Self-Realization are the real people worth congratulating. Please listen attentively to the explanation of what Self-Realization is. The ever-changing mind can never have peace. In the game of chess, the King is not to be over-powered by other men. Similarly, if you are over-powered, you are surely trapped, and your mind is useless. The one who has realized Brahman is not overpowered by anything. To renounce all activities is called meditation. And when the activities of the mind are stopped, it is Brahman. To empty the house means to take out everything that is in it. The house will then remain as it is. The King should not be over-powered. Illusion as a rule gives something, and then takes it back. We must learn to be free always. Somebody falls at my feet. Alright, he did it to the feet. How am I concerned with it? Somebody walks awkwardly, or behaves strangely. Let him do so! How am I concerned with it? We may only watch.