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Shri Datta Swami

 07 Feb 2005

 

How can one attain liberation while living (Jeevanmukti)?

Egoism and jealousy are the two obstacles in recognizing the human incarnation of the Lord. First you must get rid of these two. The love for the Lord in human form should become infinite and due to that, the love for wealth, wife and children should be destroyed. This is called as Jeevanmukti. This is the only way. Without the attachment to the Lord, you cannot detach yourself from the world. Without light, the darkness cannot go. The bond with the Lord can alone cut these worldly bonds. The Veda says that one should cut the bond with the wife (Pravrajet), children (Na Prajaya, Kim Prajaya) and wealth (Dhanena Tyagena). Datta is the human form of the Lord, which is donated to the world. Without recognizing and loving Datta, all the detachment is useless. A stone is also completely detached and at the same time it has no love for Datta. A stone is not liberated. Avadhuta does not mean a mad person who wanders without clothes. Hanuman and Gopikas are the real Avadhutas who have detached themselves from the world due to their infinite love for the Lord in human form. The sages could not recognize Rama due to their egoism and jealousy. Therefore they were born as Gopikas and only then did they recognize the Lord in human form. Even Sage Sarabhanga, who sacrificed his body to the fire altar was reborn as a Gopika and worshipped Lord Krishna. Since he could not recognize Rama, he was not liberated in that birth. Therefore only one in millions can attain Jeevanmukti. The Gita says the same (Kaschit Maam).

 
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