In karmayog, through renunciation of selfishness, one performs actions only for other’s happiness, therefore the desire for his own happiness is removed. By being free of wanting his own pleasures, the sense of I-ness does not remain in him. When sense of I-ness is wiped out, the world’s independent existence does not remain and only God remains. Jnanayogi by giving importance to the discrimination between the real and unreal, rejects the unreal and becomes established in the real. Even though he is established in the real through discrimination the existence of the world remains in a subtle way; because while doing his spiritual practices, intensity of detachment was not there. Due to lack of intense detachment (vairaag), even though he experiences, a fraction of attraction and attachment (sense of I-ness) subtly remains within him. Due to the subtle I-ness remaining within, there arises differences among the various philosophers and his own philosophy, principles and spiritual disciplines appear to be superior. If intense detachment develops, one realizes the real essences, then this subtle I-ness does not remain and “Everything is only God” is realized.* Bhaktiyogi sees God in all and everyone in God. Therefore in his vision neither “I” or “mine” remains, nor you and yours remains, nor this and his, nor that and theirs remains, rather only God remains. From an ordinary perspective, I am, the world is, and God is - such sentiments remain, but a devotee only has the sentiments of divinity (presence of God). Therefore, the sense of I-ness is very easily wiped out in him and he is able to realize that all is only God.
Posted on: Wed, 09 Oct 2013 08:05:20 +0000
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