Mastering Dispassion: A Guide to Spiritual Liberation with Baba

Baba’s physical or finite form has undoubtedly vanished from our sight; however, the infinite or spiritual essence (Spirit of Baba) endures eternally.

Baba’s plays continue:

• The divine Leelas (play) that transpired during His earthly existence have been extensively discussed till now.
• Since His departure, new Leelas (play) have emerged and continue to unfold even now.
• This clearly illustrates that Baba remains ever-living and extends His assistance to His devotees as before.

About Those contacted physically Baba:

• Those who were blessed to have contact with Baba during His lifetime were indeed fortunate;
• nevertheless, if any of them failed to cultivate dispassion for worldly possessions and pleasures, or did not turn their minds toward the Lord,
• it is purely a matter of their misfortune.

Now what is necessary:

• What was necessary then, as it is Now, is a wholehearted devotion to Baba.
  • All our
    • senses,
    • organs-faculties, and
    • minds should collaborate in worshiping and serving Baba:
  • to engage only certain faculties in worship, while neglecting others is of no use.
  • Should one partake in worship or meditation, it ought to be undertaken with one’s full mind and soul.

Can anyone assist us in achieving?

• The love that a devoted wife holds for her husband is frequently, likened to the devotion a disciple offers to his master (Guru).
• Yet, the latter is unparalleled and far surpasses the former.
• No individual, be it a father, mother, brother, or any other relative, can assist us in achieving the ultimate purpose of life (self-realization).

• We must delineate and navigate the path of self-realization independently.
• We are tasked with
  • discerning the Unreal from the Real,
  • renouncing the desires and pleasures of this world and
  • the next, mastering our senses and minds, and
  • aspiring solely for liberation.
• Rather than depending on others, we ought to place total faith in ourselves.

Practice What? and How?

• As we begin to practice discernment,
• we come to realize the transitory and illusory nature of the world, and
• our passions for worldly matters gradually diminish,
• ultimately leading to dispassion or non-attachment.

• We then acknowledge that the Brahma,
  • which is none other than our Guru, is the sole reality;
  • as it transcends and pervades the apparent universe,
  • we begin to worship it in all beings.
• By wholeheartedly worshiping the Brahma or Guru, we become one with Him and attain self-realization.

• In summary:
  • consistently chanting the name of the Guru and
  • meditating on Him, enables us to
  • perceive Him in all beings.
  • It bestows upon us eternal bliss.