THE DASBODHA BY: SADGURU SHREE SAMARTH RAMDAS ...
THE DASBODHA BY: SADGURU SHREE SAMARTH RAMDAS ... THE DASBODHA BY: SADGURU SHREE SAMARTH RAMDAS ...
organizations are formed to look after whether these issues are observed in the true sense or not. These groups or organizations essentially consist of human beings and therefore each and every person is the third part. Take for example the temples. All the temples on this earth have been made to teach the society to love others without any expectations and at the same time to worship the God. All those who go to the temple may not follow this but some may and that serves the purpose. In any society the number of selfish people is more than that of the unselfish ones. The common man lives his life for fulfilling his desires and lust. During this he falls prey to the vices like anger, jealousy, devious aspirations, rat race, cunningness and botherations. When the common men meet which is the most common occurrence in daily life, it is but natural that they fight for the same cause. This leads to instability outside and no peace of mind inside for everyone. The Saint with the help of the God which he is able to see constantly gets rid of this and therefore is able to unselfishly love everyone and tries to bring them on the correct path. For this he makes the people around him to form groups with those having similar views. The society which has people thinking that they are for themselves is constantly in a state of conflict whereas the one where people think that I am for the God and then for everyone naturally prospers and is able to form a well organized group. These organized groups are very powerful and each member is able to live in a fearless environment. Shree Samarth wants the people to be organized in this manner. THE SAINT AS SEEN BY SHREE SAMARTH No one becomes unselfish just by merely saying that he is for the people. For selfishness to go one has to get rid of the lust and desires. This never occurs without the worship of the God. Therefore a man who wants to be an unselfish organizer of the people should be under the umbrella of the God. This God is nothing but the Atman inside him. Shree Samarth assures that with constant remembrance and insistent Sadhana the God can very easily be pleased. One shouldn’t ever forget that the God is nothing but the Atman which resides in everything. The corollary of this is if one wants to please the God and unify with him, one should love everyone and everything with the same intensity. Those who are able to do this are also able to disregard the feelings for and of their body and have self realization very quickly; such people get the right from the society itself to advice, preach and direct it on all the matters. Shree Samarth calls these people as the Saints. His view about the Saints is so deeply observant, minutely scrutinizing, broad as broad it can be and highly spiritualistic. The common man is deeply drowned in the worries of the family life. Even if he succeeds in being happy with it he is confronted with another problem and an increasing worry. This cycle continues. It is difficult for him to get into spiritualism easily. He has to really put in yeoman efforts to pursue the path of spiritualism. It is almost impossible for him to remember the God while he is leading the family life. He therefore has to, with great effort create an atmosphere wherein he can remember the God for some time and try to increase that time to an extent that he remembers the God always. Such an environment can be created by various religious ceremonies, worship, pilgrimage and company of the Saints. These Saints should be able to inspire people to do this and by showering love upon them as they are able to organize them to do it by leading them from the front by their virtues of the feeling of being distant from everything except the truth, candidness, fullest wisdom and having unbound and immeasurable love for the God. Such a Saint is of the liking of Shree Samarth. He is the idol of the society. He does all the work for others’ welfare. The only cause behind all of his deeds is peoples’ happiness and the worship of the God. He shares the grief of others and is happy with the achievements of them. He is always there
to help when the need arises. He makes the society wise without harming anyone. Without any expectation he just requests the society to worship the God. His deeds are in accordance with his talks. He experiences everything first and then tells them to others. He is clever enough to recognize the people with vested interests and has the wisdom to divert them on to the path of spiritualism. Even while organizing the people in this way he never ever loses his treasure of self realization. Every now and then he finds time to go into solitude where he gets his batteries recharged for the benefit of the people and there only he gets the much needed rest and the solutions for the problems of the people. He is crafty enough to maintain the fine balance between daily life and spiritualism. Shree Samarth says that he shouldn’t have many laurels but not live without any. He should not for ever live amidst the people but not for ever live in the forest also. He should not divulge the whole secrets by being talkative all the time but should not keep mum also. In the opinion of Shree Samarth, leading the society is a very difficult job. To be successful in that one requires a particular frame of mind. One who lacks it shouldn’t aspire to be one. Such people should only benefit themselves (Of course on the path of spiritualism) which also is not a mean thing. He finally has the view that those who possess these qualities are eligible for Sainthood regardless of their caste or creed or gender. One has to pay a lot of attention to the last line which was a revolutionary thinking considering that Shree Samarth lived in the 17 th Century, a time period when even thinking like this was taboo not only in India but all over the world including Europe. THE PHILOSOPHY OF SHREE SAMARTH AS MENTIONED IN THE DASBODHA There are many facets to the work of a great man and a Saint, so they were to the work of Shree Samarth also. Some of them were of a temporary nature as they were based upon the needs of that particular time. In the tide of time naturally they have vanished. Others were everlasting which were meant for that purpose only as he wanted to reestablish the waning morals, ethics and virtues. These works have stood the test of times and not only that their worth has in fact increased with the passage of time. Shree Samarth established many mutts, organized the spiritual leaders, erected temples of the Hanuman, celebrated many festivals and wrote a lot about the contemporary issues. Unfortunately in today’s times these things have been relegated to historical and cultural archives. The Dasbodha has remained a beacon of light for people who want to lead a thoroughly complete life. It remains a timeless wonder of literature. Shree Samarth was of the firm opinion that the philosophy which doesn’t originate from the experiences of life and doesn’t explain the true meaning of life is fruitless. The fact is that life is a continuous process but human life is incomplete and full of obstacles. This is one of the main causes for the grief that the humans have to endure during their lifetime. The human body inherently possesses the power of living a Godly happy life. Shree Samarth therefore insists many times in the Dasbodha that every human being should use these inherent powers not only to make his own life happy but others’ too. Life by nature is free flowing like a river but we force it to change the flow or to change its pace. This happens because of our thinking that I am nothing else but my body. This leads to duality between the body and the Atman. This leads to all the complications. Hereon one develops pride in oneself and the lustful feeling of mine. That makes you terribly selfish and a person with a myopic view. These vices fight within yourself to destroy you. As a result in the personal life and the society no one gets peace and happiness. Shree Samarth
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organizations are formed to look after whether these issues are observed in the true sense or not.<br />
These groups or organizations essentially consist of human beings and therefore each and every<br />
person is the third part. Take for example the temples. All the temples on this earth have been made<br />
to teach the society to love others without any expectations and at the same time to worship the<br />
God. All those who go to the temple may not follow this but some may and that serves the purpose.<br />
In any society the number of selfish people is more than that of the<br />
unselfish ones. The common man lives his life for fulfilling his desires and lust. During this he falls<br />
prey to the vices like anger, jealousy, devious aspirations, rat race, cunningness and botherations.<br />
When the common men meet which is the most common occurrence in daily life, it is but natural<br />
that they fight for the same cause. This leads to instability outside and no peace of mind inside for<br />
everyone. The Saint with the help of the God which he is able to see constantly gets rid of this and<br />
therefore is able to unselfishly love everyone and tries to bring them on the correct path. For this he<br />
makes the people around him to form groups with those having similar views. The society which<br />
has people thinking that they are for themselves is constantly in a state of conflict whereas the one<br />
where people think that I am for the God and then for everyone naturally prospers and is able to<br />
form a well organized group. These organized groups are very powerful and each member is able to<br />
live in a fearless environment. Shree Samarth wants the people to be organized in this manner.<br />
<strong>THE</strong> SAINT AS SEEN <strong>BY</strong> <strong>SHREE</strong> <strong>SAMARTH</strong><br />
No one becomes unselfish just by merely saying that he is for the<br />
people. For selfishness to go one has to get rid of the lust and desires. This never occurs without the<br />
worship of the God. Therefore a man who wants to be an unselfish organizer of the people should<br />
be under the umbrella of the God. This God is nothing but the Atman inside him. Shree Samarth<br />
assures that with constant remembrance and insistent Sadhana the God can very easily be pleased.<br />
One shouldn’t ever forget that the God is nothing but the Atman which resides in everything. The<br />
corollary of this is if one wants to please the God and unify with him, one should love everyone and<br />
everything with the same intensity. Those who are able to do this are also able to disregard the<br />
feelings for and of their body and have self realization very quickly; such people get the right from<br />
the society itself to advice, preach and direct it on all the matters. Shree Samarth calls these people<br />
as the Saints. His view about the Saints is so deeply observant, minutely scrutinizing, broad as<br />
broad it can be and highly spiritualistic.<br />
The common man is deeply drowned in the worries of the family life.<br />
Even if he succeeds in being happy with it he is confronted with another problem and an increasing<br />
worry. This cycle continues. It is difficult for him to get into spiritualism easily. He has to really<br />
put in yeoman efforts to pursue the path of spiritualism. It is almost impossible for him to<br />
remember the God while he is leading the family life. He therefore has to, with great effort create<br />
an atmosphere wherein he can remember the God for some time and try to increase that time to an<br />
extent that he remembers the God always. Such an environment can be created by various religious<br />
ceremonies, worship, pilgrimage and company of the Saints. These Saints should be able to inspire<br />
people to do this and by showering love upon them as they are able to organize them to do it by<br />
leading them from the front by their virtues of the feeling of being distant from everything except<br />
the truth, candidness, fullest wisdom and having unbound and immeasurable love for the God. Such<br />
a Saint is of the liking of Shree Samarth. He is the idol of the society. He does all the work for<br />
others’ welfare. The only cause behind all of his deeds is peoples’ happiness and the worship of the<br />
God. He shares the grief of others and is happy with the achievements of them. He is always there
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