THE DASBODHA BY: SADGURU SHREE SAMARTH RAMDAS ...

He then advises the Sadhak to search for and find out the Maya and
its origin. He further says that the same subject will be dealt with again and again in Dasbodha as
the subject is difficult to understand on the face of it.
If one has had the micro experience of the transcendental the
traditional thinking is proven wrong and therefore it becomes pertinent to repeat the things already
said for better and complete understanding of the subject. The traditionalists will try their best to
oppose this and Shree Samarth says that he can take them on at any given time but the motive
behind this work isn’t that, rather it is to educate those without the real knowledge so that they also
get a chance to achieve the altar in spirituality.
END OF THE EIGHTH SAMAS
THE NINTH SAMAS – PURUSHPRAKRUTI (THE ORIGINAL FORMS)
Shree Samarth repeats here some important things for better
understanding of the subject.
The original Maya emanated from the Parbrahma as the wind
originates in the sky. In it are contained the five basic elements and the three properties. The
original Maya is like a banyan seed which gives rise to the great banyan tree in that it is the origin
of the entire universe. There are two principles in the original Maya, the wind and the pure
conscious feeling. This feeling is the oil of the flame of the universe.
The Maya is beyond any gender contrary to what its name would
suggest (Which is feminine). The male and the nature or the female is the other side of the coin of
the Maya. The wind is the female and the flame of the universe is the male. Yet the intricate thing
to remember is that the special feeling in the wind is the male part in the nature or the female. The
wind, ultimate power and the conscious feeling is the ultimate God. Because of the admixture of
both the genders in the ultimate God he is often referred to as half male and half female (This is in
the spiritual context and not to be even remotely associated with the eunuch). The conscious feeling
in the wind is the sign of the ultimate God. From him originate the three properties.
The virtuousness with pure conscious feeling is embodied in the Lord
Vishnu. He maintains the universe. We can’t see this purity as our vision is spoiled by the visible.
The pure conscious feeling is divided into all the live forms because of which they themselves try
to maintain their life. This is called the flame of the universe. Thus from the conscious feeling of
the original Maya everything was created including the other Gods who remain in the form of the
wind.
When this flame leaves any body that live form dies. The amount of
the conscious feeling in a particular form decides the power of that form. To avoid being disturbed
by the evil powers you require the real knowledge of the self. Shree Samarth says that it is his own
experience that all the karmas vanish if one studies thoroughly the real knowledge. Without this
knowledge the karmas remain with their consequences and without the Guru it is well nigh
impossible to get the real knowledge. Therefore having the Guru to guide and bless you is of
utmost importance.
The Guru tells you to unwind the principles (The elements and the
properties) one by one and after they completely vanish, what remains is the real pure form of you.