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Chapter 5
A Vital Fact
If actions, which are performed, to acquire the worldly materials, are performed, for the welfare of the world, with the aim of God-realization, and without any selfish motive, these actions can lead a man to God-realization. In the, twentieth verse of the third chapter, it has been declared, "Janaka and others attained perfection, verily by action only," while in the third verse of the sixth chapter, it has been stated, "Action is said, to be the means with a sage, who wishes to attain to Yoga." These facts, reveal that God can be realized by actions. Parvati and Manu-Satarupa etc., also realized God, through performance of actions, in the form of penance. It is also mentioned in the scriptures, that He can be realized through chanting, meditation, good company, study of scriptures and cognition etc. On the contrary, it is also mentioned, that He cannot be realized, through actions, such as penance etc., (Gita 11/53). How to reconcile the two?
The answer is, that in fact God is not attained through any action. He is also, not a fruit of action. God pervades everywhere, everything, incident, circumstance and person etc., all the time. He is ever-attainable to everyone, and everyone abides in Him, only. No one can ever be separate, from Him. But, a man being attached to perishable body, senses, mind, intellect and object's etc., which are evolutes of insentient nature, has a disinclination for God, Who is his. Spiritual discipline, is to be practised, in order to wipe out this attachment or affinity.
Through the performance of penance etc., when this affinity for the insentient, is renounced, God, Who is ever-attainable, is attained. This affinity can be very easily renounced, when actions are performed for the welfare of the world, without any selfish motive.
The sentient and eternal Lord, cannot be bought, for all the wealth of the world. All the worldly objects, stand nowhere, when all of them are compared to the imperishable Lord. Moreover, a thing which is bought for a particular amount, is cheaper than that amount. Thus if God is realized by performing actions, it means, that He is cheaper than actions.
Here is a vital point, which calls for attention. Generally, strivers during spiritual practice depend on and have affinity for the body, senses, mind, intellect etc., with which, they perform that spiritual activity. So long as, they have affinity for these i.e., the insentient, they cannot realize God. As soon as, this affinity is renounced, God is realized. God-realization is not possible, through matter, rather it is by snapping our connection with it.
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