Gyaneshwari -Sant Gyaneshwar
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Chapter-15
The Supreme Person
The Vedas describe him with the help of limiting conditions (upadhis) and raise a noisy clamour in vain, that he has name and form. But those who are tired of heavenly and worldly pleasures, take a vow that they would never return to this world and resort to Yoga and knowledge. Then, becoming indifferent to the world, they lay a wager to turn their back on mundane existence and even go beyond the abode of god Brahma, which is attainable through the way of action (276-280). Then, after getting rid of egoism, they obtain an extra pass for entering their original home. As the snow freezes itself, one should view the essential nature of one’s Self, because of which, the world sequence is expanding like the vain hope of a luckless person. Without knowing this, one views the world appearance with a false notion of duality, in the form of ‘You’ and ‘I’. O winner of wealth, there is another sign by which one can recognise it. It is this, that after the realisation of the Self, they are not reborn in this world. It is only those who are completely saturated with the knowledge of the Self, as the world is brimful with water at the time of the deluge, attain to the Supreme Self. |
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