Sri Siddharameshwar Maharaj
The Master tells you that you are Brahman. However, Illusion is so enticing that even knowing that one is Brahman, the aspirant still thinks that he is an individual. This is because of one's greed for objects. Greed is itself Illusion. If greed ends, Illusion also ends. When Illusion ends, what remains is Brahman. Such is the way of Illusion. Therefore, do not question the validity of the words of a Saint, otherwise you will be bound to go through the series of millions of births and deaths. In order that the intelligence be in tune with the Self, the Grace of the Master is necessary. It is necessary to have one's intelligence united with the Self. This means that "I am He" (Soham) should be the concept in the mind.
The worst habit is that of mundane worldly life. It is called the greatest addiction. By force of this addiction to worldly life, Paramatman is made to believe that He is an individual, and is compelled to live a worldly life as if in prison. All bad habits can be dropped, but the addiction to mundane life is the most difficult to drop. The wife is dear to her husband only so long as she obeys him. The mundane worldly life is called the blind dark life. The greatest enticement of Illusion is this mundane life. However great may be one's sorrow, this addiction cannot be dropped. One is greatly lucky if this addiction is dropped. There is only one person who condemns the worldly life, and that is the Saint. Nobody else does that. One does not even think of leaving this earthly life, even if one suffers utmost difficulties. People try to strengthen their ties with others by speaking to them respectfully and congratulating each other over small things. People compete with each other for earning more honors and status. In this way, they feel that they are happy in life. They act as if this is a respectable bad habit. The "God of Death" is happy to give you many kinds of bodies and various troubles. Give up the sense of "mine". Know that the body is your enemy. Very few are those who have truly understood. Only those who are lucky enough to receive the blessings of the Guru, who is the Self, can escape from this Illusion by right efforts. All others are bound to the treadmill of life in various incarnations, and they make house of bodies of various shapes and duration.
The worst habit is that of mundane worldly life. It is called the greatest addiction. By force of this addiction to worldly life, Paramatman is made to believe that He is an individual, and is compelled to live a worldly life as if in prison. All bad habits can be dropped, but the addiction to mundane life is the most difficult to drop. The wife is dear to her husband only so long as she obeys him. The mundane worldly life is called the blind dark life. The greatest enticement of Illusion is this mundane life. However great may be one's sorrow, this addiction cannot be dropped. One is greatly lucky if this addiction is dropped. There is only one person who condemns the worldly life, and that is the Saint. Nobody else does that. One does not even think of leaving this earthly life, even if one suffers utmost difficulties. People try to strengthen their ties with others by speaking to them respectfully and congratulating each other over small things. People compete with each other for earning more honors and status. In this way, they feel that they are happy in life. They act as if this is a respectable bad habit. The "God of Death" is happy to give you many kinds of bodies and various troubles. Give up the sense of "mine". Know that the body is your enemy. Very few are those who have truly understood. Only those who are lucky enough to receive the blessings of the Guru, who is the Self, can escape from this Illusion by right efforts. All others are bound to the treadmill of life in various incarnations, and they make house of bodies of various shapes and duration.
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