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Chapter 5
Generally, strivers' minds are controlled, both by senses and intellect. A sort of struggle goes on, in their minds. They, neither attach full importance to their discrimination, nor do they enjoy, worldly pleasures. This dualism (struggle) is an obstacle to meditation. Therefore, the Lord means to say, that the mind should be controlled by intellect (discrimination), rather than by senses.
Munirmoksaparayanah:—A striver, whose aim is God-realization, has been called here, 'Moksaparayanah'. As the Lord, pervades everywhere all the time, He is attainable to all. But He is not quickly attained, by people, because they have not a firm resolve. As soon as they have a firm resolve, He will be realized. In fact, the aim (resolve) is pre-determined, because this human body has been bestowed upon human beings, so that they may attain God. But, they forget this aim. So they have to realize this aim. When they realize this aim, they will have a desire for God-realization. This desire, wipes out all the worldly desires and leads strivers, to God-realization. The Lord, has used this expression 'Moksaparayanah', so that a striver may realize, that his aim is God-realization.
In all the spiritual disciplines—of Action, of Meditation, of Devotion and of Knowledge etc., a firm resolve, (aim) plays a very important role. How can a striver attain perfection or God-realization, if he has not a firm resolve (aim) to attain Him? So emphasis has been laid here on a firm resolve by the expression, 'Moksaparayanah', in the path of meditation.
Vigatecchabhayakrodho yah:—We are angry with a man, who is a stumbling block to the satisfaction of our desires, if he is weaker than us. But we are afraid, if he is stronger than us. Similarly, we are afraid of death, if we have a desire to live and are angry with those, who do not let us fulfil our desires. Therefore, desire is the root of fear and anger. If a man has only the aim of God-realization, he can be free from fear, anger and desires. As soon as, he is free from desires, he attains liberation (salvation), as it is the desire to acquire objects and to be alive, which leads him, to the bondage of birth and death. A striver should think seriously, whether he can acquire objects and be alive, by escaping death merely by having desires. If it is not so, he should have a firm resolve that he has to realize God only. By doing so, he can be immediately liberated. But, if he has a desire to acquire objects and to live, the desire will never be fulfilled and he cannot be free, from the fear of death as also from anger. Therefore, it is necessary to be desiretess, in order to be liberated.
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