Gyaneshwari -Sant Gyaneshwar
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Chapter-8
The Imperishable Brahman
Knowing thus the great yogis call it the highest of all things, and it comes in search of the house of all things, and it comes in search of the house of one, for whom it is the sole resort. It presents to them who think of nothing else with body, speech and mind, a reward, like a fertile field, for their singleminded devotion. O son of Pandu, it is the hermitage for the believer, who sincerely believes this universe to be the form of the Supreme Self. It is the dignity of the humble, the knowledge of the gunatita and the kingdom of bliss for the desireless, the dish served to the contented, the asylum to the helpless, whose destination is reached through the royal road of devotion (191-195). O Arjuna, why should I waste My time in describing all this to you? When the Self reaches that state, he becomes one with it. Just as hot water becomes cool when the cool breeze blows; or darkness becomes light when the sun rises, so when empirical existence reaches that abode, it turns into liberation. Just as when firewood is burnt in fire, no one can recover it again, or not even a clever person can change sugar again into sugarcane (196200) or after iron is transformed into gold by the touch of philosopher’s stone, the gold cannot be turned back into iron, or when ghee is made out of milk, it cannot be turned again into milk, so there is no return for a person who has reached that place. That place is truly My Supreme abode; I am laying bare this inner secret of Mine to you. |
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