Self Realization

                                             Srimad Bhagavatam

The greatest enemies of divinity and self realization are lustful thoughts and desire for material things.

These thoughts make man dull and ignorant.

Man should always seek the god of love who dwells in the hearts of all.

Just like a rope when seen in darkness is misunderstood as a snake, similarly due to the darkness of ignorance, man visualizes the self as a universe.

But with the light of knowledge this universe vanishes and what remains is all bliss, all knowledge and all existence that is Sachchidananada.

 Those who worship the lotus feet of god become free from the bondage of karma.

One should worship God and use this devotion as a boat to cross this dangerous ocean of Maya.

Once the devotee concentrates on god, his detachment towards this material world increases.

His heart becomes pure and he is freed from Lust, Anger, Greed, Illusion and False ego.

Finally when he is firmly established in god, the entity becomes one with god.

And when the end comes, his body gets dissolved in the elements and he attains Brahman.

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