THE DASBODHA BY: SADGURU SHREE SAMARTH RAMDAS ...

The really knowledgeable is able to separate the real thing from the
unreal which those bound by the conglomerate are unable to do. Saying that whatever is there in the
universe is there in the mind body intellect conglomerate too is easy but without proof it seems
foolish. It is a jungle of imagination full of unproven hypotheses where those with the lack of
knowledge shouldn’t enter. Shree Samarth says that all the so called Gods except the real one are
also imaginary. You have to be very careful while examining the scriptures or the sayings of the
pundits and accept only those things which can be proved. The questions like who created Lord
Brahma, Lord Vishnu, Lord Mahesh and the all pervading time have to be answered and till they
remain unanswered only the lack of knowledge will surface.
After giving this preamble Shree Samarth then tells us what is really
meant by whatever is there in the universe is there in the mind body intellect conglomerate too. The
entire universe is made up of the five basic elements which constitute the human body too. If you
think and experiment over it you can prove it. This can be thought over deeply and proven by the
Saints and the Guru who have experienced it themselves. They know the full intricacies of the
interplay of the five basic elements that occurs in the universe including all the living and the
nonliving and therefore are the proven authorities to talk on this which can be believed as they have
been witness to all of them. It is therefore a sign of wisdom to listen to their preaching and accept
it.
END OF THE FIFTH SAMAS
THE SIXTH SAMAS – GUNNIRUPAN (ABOUT THE VIRTUES)
The Parbrahma is like the sky. The way wind originates from the sky
the original Maya emanates from the Parbrahma. The original Maya contains all the basic elements
and the three properties. The truthfulness is the feeling, some of the feeling and some of the lack of
it signify vices wherein there is a mixture of the knowledge and the lack of it and complete
ignorance is the worst property which is the ultimate lack of knowledge.
The feeling or the consciousness in the original Maya comes from the
feeling or the consciousness in the universe which represents the ultimate knowledge.
Consciousness and the real knowledge are inseparable entities. The three properties reside inside
the Maya which is in the form of wind in a secret way. They manifest themselves when the Maya
with properties appears. After this the universe is created. The first word, the Om or the Logos is
created at the same time.
The diseased form of the original Maya consists of the five elements
and the three properties. At the place of the Parbrahma there is neither the knowledge nor the lack
of it. In the original Maya there is the conscious feeling that I am the Brahma which signifies the
presence of the knowledge which leads to the expression of the fact that it also signifies the lack of
knowledge. If the original Maya hadn’t been there the Parbrahma wouldn’t have had the conscious
feeling of knowledge. This is all because of the wind which precipitates the conscious feelings for
the simple reason that without the wind which makes things move there would be total stillness let
alone feelings.
We are in the habit of thinking that something originated from
something else at a specific time which is not applicable to the transcendental. Therefore when we
are thinking about the origin of these things it is wrong to apply the scale of time as time originated