Gyaneshwari -Sant Gyaneshwar
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Chapter-18
Release
When he attains equanimity of the mind, through righteous actions, he meets his Guru without any effort on his part. When the four prahars (twelve hours) of the night are over, the sun, who is the enemy of the darkness, makes his appearance. When the plantain bears a bunch of bananas, its growth comes to a stop. In the same way, when the seeker meets the Guru, he becomes perfect (and his activity comes to an end). O great warrior, just as the moon goes into its full phase on the night of the full moon and lacks nothing, so he does not remain in want by the grace of the Guru. Just as darkness disappears along with the night, so through the favour of his Master, his ignorance vanishes (966-970). Just as with the slaughter of a pregnant woman, her foetus is also killed, so with the destruction of ignorance, the triad of action, agent and the instruments of action, also ceases. In this way, there is total renunciation of action. When ignorance, which is the root cause of action, is destroyed, even the name of mundane existence becomes obliterated and the knower himself becomes, that which is to be known. |
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