THE DASBODHA BY: SADGURU SHREE SAMARTH RAMDAS ...

END OF THE NINTH SAMAS
THE TENTH SAMAS – SHOONYATWANIRASAN
(FINDING THE MEANING OUT OF DIFFERENT OPINIONS)
The opinions of the common people are really entertaining, so much
so that sometimes they lead to unnecessary quarrels. Some say that we should follow this family
life which will yield us the ultimate as the God is controlling everything. If that doesn’t yield the
desired then do some pious work. Others refute it by saying that while pursuing the family life one
falls prey to the various attractions. Some say that all this is humbug and the only way is to
embrace Vairagya. Others again refute it by saying that it is futile to lead a life with Vairagya
which in itself means nothing but lack of karmas. It is better to follow the life as it comes.
These are the opinions about the religion to be followed. Some say
that this isn’t religion at all as everyone is behaving contrary to that and defeating the very purpose
of it. It is better to have good desires, a lot of faith, consider your parents as your Gods, study the
religious sciences and behave according to the preaching of the God or if this is not possible then
submit yourself to the Sages and Saints. Some ask all others to stop talking and advocates kindness
towards all the living beings.
Shree Samarth then gives a vast list of what people have to say
regarding which path to follow, behave according to the set pattern for you and take the name of
the God at the time of death, accumulate all the good karmas otherwise it is difficult to remember
the God at the end, go on pilgrimage, have control over your mind and if you can do that it
becomes a pious place, preach others, do Sadhana by Yoga, do worship by all the means, behave
without inhibitions, follow the path of knowledge, do at least some things which aren’t sinful, never
blame anyone, never hate anyone, leave the company of the vicious, be truthful to the one whom
you serve, first have enough to eat and then think about these things, do yeoman Sadhana, get the
knowledge of all types of mantras both vicious and virtuous, get to the Goddess of materials, don’t
get anywhere near her as she induces you to do vicious things, many advocate following and
worshipping the God or Goddess of their choice, some believe that everything depends upon what
you have done in the past, some say that everything can be had with efforts, some want to totally
depend upon the God, some counter that by saying that this God is strange in the sense that he
punishes the pious and sets free the sinners, others react to this by saying that it isn’t the fault of the
God and it is because of the present times, some are surprised and some are awed at the situation,
and some are just bored and least bothered with whatever that is going to accrue. These are the
experiences of the common men who are leading the family life with whatever ability they have
got. Now Shree Samarth tells the experiences or views of the knowledgeable. Some say that one
should do worship as well as karma, some think that you have to bear your own cross as the lack of
knowledge is the origin of all the problems and they will remain till the acquisition of knowledge.
Some say that if the sole aim is the attainment of the Parbrahma then where is the need for anything
else. Some say that the visible being destructible it has to be thrown out to get to the Parbrahma.
Some say that whatever has been said about the Parbrahma isn’t complete and the real thing is
totally different.
Some are of the view that the Parbrahma is beyond the experiences of
the sense organs and even the Vedas and the other religious scriptures fail to describe it. Some raise
a doubt here that how the Parbrahma has been described when there is no place for duality there
and while describing anything you have to take the help of duality to ascribe any properties to it.