THE DASBODHA BY: SADGURU SHREE SAMARTH RAMDAS ...

lurt out without any reason. Some even laugh their hearts out. Some get up suddenly and again
sleep in the same manner. Some salivate profusely on the bed and some urinate.
Some get very much terrified with nightmares and some become
unnecessarily happy on viewing a very good dream. Some have difficulty in waking up from their
sleep. This is what most of us do when we go to bed. But most of us also wake up and then start
performing our daily duties. The really knowledgeable one who has already discarded all the
visible and hence the temporary principles is beyond this and is almost awake all the while all the
time and is in a constant process of knowing his real self.
END OF THE NINTH SAMAS
THE TENTH SAMAS – SHROTAAWALAKSHANNIRUPAN (ABOUT LISTENING)
When we start a work we face many difficulties which can be
overcome if the time is on your side and you are lucky. Then your enthusiasm increases and new
ideas come to you easily. After birth everyone faces good and bad times. If everyone has good
times on his side everyone will be the king which isn’t possible. You should understand that the
good times are because of the blessings of the God. Those who know this are wise and are able to
do something miraculous by the grace of the God.
Anyone has got some knowledge without hearing from someone or
without learning from someone is unheard of. You have to listen to someone knowledgeable or
learn from him so that you understand the basics if not the things in entirety. This enables you to
discard the unnecessary things. All the knowledge in this universe is acquired like this only. You
have to be very cautious of the obstacles likely to be faced during this and find out the ways to
overcome them while listening to the knowledgeable.
People who behave according to the situation are very few but those
who don’t have many problems while listening to the others. Here Shree Samarth gives a list of
them. Your body feels uneasy, drowsy, your mind may drift with innumerable thoughts disturbing
you, you can’t understand what the knowledgeable is telling and therefore you can’t think over it
which defeats the very purpose of listening.
Shree Samarth here gives examples of many an obstacle which can
arise while you want to listen to the really knowledgeable. These are either internal related to your
mind, external related to the people who are with you in the audience or mixed ones which are
because of an unnecessary interaction between the people themselves. Whenever these types of
obstacles are there, listening merely becomes an exercise in futility.
Some people are very assertive about whatever they say. They don’t
have any consideration for justice, morals or ethics and end up being unjust. Their sole aim is to
achieve greatness by any means may it be by proclaiming themselves to be great! The real great on
the other hand first declare that they know precious little. They know that apart from others the real
great one is no one else but the God. They care for others as they know that the real God is in
everyone. In fact taking care of others is an essential trait of the Yogis. It is imperative to remember