Verse 2
The second verse talks about what needs to be done if you
seek Liberation. We need to give up the attachment towards worldly objects, we
should not indulge ourselves in acquiring material objects and say I own a this
or that. Any attachment to external world takes us away from our true nature
and Liberation. What is Liberation it is freedom from bondage and bondage
arises when we get attached to objects. The person attached to objects will
feel pain when he is not able to acquire it, this pain is totally avoidable. The
cause of such attachment is the uncontrolled mind, moreover we should
understand we are neither the body or mind but the true consciousness which is
blissful by itself any happiness that the mind or body experiences is the happiness
of the self and not from the objects acquired. So if one understands this then
attachment towards objects will also go away. All these are possible when we
control our urges of the mind and senses
We should seek for forgiveness, sincerity, kindness,
contentment and truth which lays a strong foundation to aspire liberation.
When we talk about forgiveness, we should be able to forgive
others and ourselves, we should also be ready to ask for forgiveness when required.
When one is unable to pardon these feels starts forming impressions in the mind
which is rear its head out eventually putting us in difficult situation. Without
forgiveness the self is still identified with mind and body as pain is felt
only by these and not by the atman. Our true self is indifferent to all these
emotions and looks at everything as a witness, but if we identify ourselves
with mind and body then pain is inevitable.
Being sincere is an important quality as this will avoid the
hassles of ever vigilant, an honest person does not have to worry about his
actions as he knows that he has genuinely put in his efforts or he does not
have to remember everything does or says
as against a dishonest person who would expect repercussions of his actions. Being
true to thought, speech and action helps in creating a worry-free mind which is
very helpful for progression in spiritual life
Being happy with what we have is one level of contentment,
other way of looking at is when are doing something that we are not happy with
it creates hundreds of problems in our mind and there by makes us miserable. If
we develop the attitude of contentment, we can see divinity that activity or
with what we have. Contentment does not make us inert but rather helps us to
overcome the sadness that is derived out of unattainable goals. If we have an
attitude of being happy irrespective the success or failure or be indifferent
to the outcomes, it will make us not to get attached to objects. We can keep
trying to achieve the goal again and again till we succeed but failures will
not affect us we are contented with what we have with us. We can keep progressing
in life without irrespective of obstacles or failure when contented.
Finally we should seek truth and be truthful in our life,
this is an important quality as if one is not truthful then it denoted attached
towards body and mind, by being truthful we can transcend the same
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