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Living in Freedom and Enquiry-Part I
"Freedom from hunger! Freedom from disease! Freedom from illiteracy! - Freedom from economic slavery! " All these slogans, I have heard from many platforms! And, I have understood them to an extent!!
"They
want
freedom
from
hunger!"
"Take
them
and
feed
them
well!"
"They
want
freedom
from
disease!"
“Direct
them
to
the
best
hospital;
Give
them
good
medical
attention.
Educate
them
about
the
personnel
hygiene!"
“They
want
freedom
from
illiteracy!"
"Send
them
to
schools,
teach
them
reading,
writing
and
simple
arithmetic
to
make
them
functionally
literate!"
"They
want
freedom
from
economic
slavery!
Train
them
for
some
vocation.
Give
them
skills.
Create
job
opportunities,
so
that
they
earn
a
decent
living
to
stand
on
their
own!"
All these problems and solutions are outside us. Even after having found some satisfactory solutions to them, we are not in peace. We feel bound. We do not feel free.
Freedom: In space within me
Lord Krishna in Gita is not talking about all these spheres of freedom existing outside us. He is assuring us that he shall grant freedom from the bondage of mind - freedom from a problem, which is very much subjective. Bondage of mind is bondage of our 'jiva', the inner life, the little-self in us. May this-little-self not get bound! May it not suffer and suffocate in a cocoon! May it breath fresh air!
Freedom and Enquiry
The twin problems of the little-self lie in attachment and passion, "Sanga" and "Moha"! Jeeva is itching for freedom from these two forces ever at play!! To be free from them, an enquiry is necessary into the working of my life: 'I', the jeeva; My world, the jagat and the relationships. The three-fold enquiry:
Who am I?
Who are these objects and individuals in the world, with whom I am interacting? What is the basis of these relationships between me and the world? The enquiry when it results in realising that 'Iswara', 'the Awareness' is the basis of relationship, 'Sanga' and 'Moha' disappear. This realisation is to be owned by me. But, I am always a victim of attrition? I forget. Hence, there must be no break in the enquiry. When the enquiry goes on, I am free from 'Sanga' and 'Moha'. When the enquiry stops, I am again available to them, to be possessed by them.
To be continued
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- ramana maharshiDarkness At Noon-Part XIV
- ramana maharshiDarkness At Noon-Part XIII
- ramana maharshiDarkness At Noon-Part XII
- ramana maharshiRituals And Reading For Self Realisation?
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