THE DASBODHA BY: SADGURU SHREE SAMARTH RAMDAS ...

any chance of approaching the Parbrahma. The one who recognizes the real God has little difficulty
in unifying with it. You shouldn’t be under the influence of the temporary Maya is the essence.
The Parbrahma is beyond the Maya. Wise know that the Maya is
temporary and the Parbrahma is the only permanent thing through their hard earned wisdom.
Therefore they leave aside all that is created by the Maya. They believe only in their own
experiences to decipher the truth. Then only they get to the only permanent thing, the Parbrahma.
END OF THE NINTH SAMAS
THE TENTH SAMAS – MAYANIRUPAN (ABOUT THE MAYA)
Maya is visible and therefore destructible. The Parbrahma is invisible
and hence indestructible. Maya seems to be true but is totally untruthful. It is like fancies of
imagination which never come true. It is like a dream which vanishes after awakening. It is like
many forms seen in the sky which disappear every now and then. It is like an actor enacting
different roles which aren’t the actor by any means. Shree Samarth gives many similes here to
signify that in everyday practice we experience that what seems isn’t what really is. For example
someone’s name is King but in reality he is a pauper. Maya is like this.
If you mix the shadow with the darkness it is needless to say that you
won’t see anything. The Maya is no different. A thing has a definite form but because of the
influence of some other things it seems to be different which is an illusion. Maya is like this. The
universe is full of the Parbrahma but seems visible on account of the Maya.
THE END OF THE TENTH SAMAS
END OF THE FOURTEENTH DASHAK
THE FIFTEENTH DASHAK – ATMADASHAK (ABOUT THE ATMAN)
THE FIRST SAMAS – CHATURYA LAKSHAN (BEING ASTUTE)
The God resides in the body. With him is the mind. To win over a
person one has to win his mind and do things according to the wishes of his mind. The mind knows
what it wants and it doesn’t. Some get things without asking for or without striving for whereas the
others have to put yeoman efforts for even small things. By trying to know what others want you
indirectly get closer to their mind. This requires application of wisdom. No misunderstanding
should be allowed to interfere in this matter.
It is difficult to befriend others without knowing what they want.
There is no other way to do this than to know others’ mind by the application of wisdom. Using
witchcraft for this purpose is not only despicable but is highly immoral too. In the same vein those
who do good work end up being liked by all and those who indulge in vicious deeds are hated by
one and all. A fool always thinks that he is very wise but it is only his thinking. People know who
are clever and astute.