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Verses of the Divine Spiritual Life
The master does not claim originality of thought. He has only re-interpreted the message of the Upnishadas and the Vedas, but his ingenuity lies in having personally practised the transcendental precepts in the scriptures. It sounds empirical when one writes on the basis of personal and inner experience. It can prove to be convincing and credible even to an atheist. In the present age of globalisation, people crave for wealth and power for worldly comforts, but a person hoarding these worldly comforts is unhappy in many different ways. One is afflicted with doubt and falls a victim to enmity, opposition, resentment and anger. "Right knowledge is essential for self-realisation. The various ways have been explained in Charya Kand denoting the norms of conduct, Dhyanupasana Kand (norms of meditation and worship) and Gyan/Darshan Kand (spiritual psychology). These guides lead to super-consciousness and the God. One can suppress desires, if one realises that it is not possible to be free of suffering and distress if one does not suppress the wrong desires. The master suggests "self-meditation", which is possible when one has pure thoughts. A pure mind would see only own self-conscious soul in everyone. In such a state, there seems no difference between the soul and the God. The last chapter of the book is Mindful Respiration or Pran Apan Samrit, which means mindful respiration (inhaling and exhaling with mindfulness). Breathing, otherwise, goes on without knowledge or even unknowingly (it flows during sleep). The mind of a worldly person is always oblivious of this, but a spiritual mind should focus on breathing with mindfulness. The body feels blessed only when inhaling and exhaling become normal. This will not only give energy to all parts of the body, but also ensure proper circulation of the blood to all organs. Consequently, one can attain physical, mental and spiritual health. |
THE 157 stanzas of the book, which have the rhyme
scheme of aa, bb or ab, ab, the diction and versification remind a
reader of the didactic nature of classical and neo-classical poetry in
English literature. The stanzas do not reflect poetic excellence or
command of the syllabic structure, but these surely have a spiritual and
illuminating message. The couplets have been interpreted in a lucid and
simple prose to drive home the point, which is the main purpose of a
spiritual master. The reader gains confidence, from the message.