28 Sep 2024
(By Shri Phani Kumar)
I was driving the car from Guntur to Vijayawada in which Swami was also sitting. Swami advised me not to go near the divider because many accidents take place due to the car hitting the divider. Swami told the following Spiritual Knowledge in this context “You see, the divider is the preacher of practical spiritual knowledge. Generally, people are under the impression that the body and the soul are only one item. The awareness (soul) spreads all over the body and gives a false impression so that people think that the body is the soul (Dehaatma bhraanti). This is due to the superimposition (adhyaasa) of one item on another item. Shankara discussed about this topic in detail while writing the introduction (adhyaasa bhaashyam) to the Brahma Sutraas. If you go near to the divider with this illusion of body and soul as one item, the greatest spiritual preacher, the divider is pained by your ignorance and tries to answer your doubt through practical exposition. It will create an accident and separate your soul from your body to preach to you practically that the soul and the body are different. You cannot blame the divider because you cannot get rid of this ignorance unless practical preaching is done! One need not worry that this life is ended in learning this practical concept. The greatest preacher, the divider feels that the ignorance has gone with this life, but, there are several millions of births available for the soul in the future. Hence, loss of a single life can be neglected.” This mini satsanga will not only clear the doubt in the spiritual knowledge, but also will help each driver about the possibility of accident while driving near the divider.
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