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Chapter 15
It is not at all difficult, for a man (the self), being a fragment of God, to realize Him. It is because of his disinclination for Him, and inclination for mundane objects, such as a body etc., that he feels it difficult, to attain Him quickly. He is already attained. As soon as, a striver, has an inclination towards Him by having a disinclination for the world, he realizes Him. It is not an adventure on his part, to acquire mundane riches and property etc., because all of these are perishable. But it is an achievement to realize God, Who is imperishable and eternal.
The more importance a man, attaches to perishable objects, the more, fall he has, but the more importance be attaches to the imperishable Lord, the higher he rises, because he is a fragment of God.
A man, can never attain greatness by acquiring perishable mundane materials, though by a perverted outlook he may think so. But in fact, by thinking so, he is deprived of real greatness (God-realization). The greatness attained by acquiring mundane materials, is unreal and transient, while the greatness attained by God-realization, is real and eternal. Even gods honour, such a God-realized soul, and desire his arrival in their abode. Not only this, but even God becomes his subservient.
Manahsasihanindriyapi prakrtisthani karsati:- The soul, being a fragment of God abides in Him, while senses and mind, being a fragment of prakrti (nature), ever abide in it. But the self, regards the mind and senses, as Its own, and it thus attracts the mind and senses.
Here the term 'Mana', stands both for the mind and the intellect. Similarly, the five organs of action and five life-breaths, should also be included, in the five senses. The Lord declares, that the soul being His fragment and abiding in Him, by an error, regards It as abiding in body, mind and senses, and forgets its real abode. But actually, It can never be separate from Him.
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