Discrimination and Detachment
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Discrimination and Detachment
If one understands that objects are only a temporary appearance, and becomes convinced that objects cannot really provide true happiness, then the apparent reality of the objects automatically fades away. It then becomes possible for one to develop detachment for those objects that were previously held dear to one as true. A wooden toy in the shape of a tamarind pod is not a real tamarind pod. It is made of wood. However, unless one has the discriminative ability to be able to tell the difference, the sight of the wooden tamarind is sure to make one's mouth start watering. The reason for this is the conviction that the thing is real. Once one becomes aware that the tamarind is made of wood, he may appreciate the artistic or aesthetic lines of the toy, but it will not affect his salivary glands. This discriminative knowledge, or the recognition that it is not real, results in true detachment towards the object. This example shows us that the detachment towards objects is brought about by understanding their true nature. Unless the futility of acquiring objects in this world is impressed irrevocably upon the mind, Self-Knowledge is difficult to attain. Unless one understands the false nature of objects, one will never aspire for the "Real Thing." There can be no renunciation of the false as long as the intellect believes it to be true. The day that the wrong knowledge regarding the world is eliminated by virtue of the Sadguru's advice, one becomes convinced that this entire world is only a temporary appearance. When this happens, one becomes able to look at the world and appreciate it as if it were a cinema, or a source of entertainment, and with the detachment that has been achieved, one remains unaffected.
Shri Siddharameshwar Maharaj from "Master Key to Self-Realization." __________________________________________________
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Mahakali
can you explain what Self Knowledge means in this context? Does it
point to knowing by direct experience?
Also, what would be the role of the Sadguru in dispelling the wrong
thinking/belief of the aspirant? How would it do that?
Kali
Richard
The reason one's mouth waters at the sight of a wood
tamarind or even a real tamarind is due to conditioning
(does the name Pavlov ring a bell?).
So it is with attachment to name and form.....conditioning
by parents peers, teachers, preachers, friends, and
previous experiences which may have once served us
and are now outdated.
Mahakali
very daunting task but not impossible.
Being able to see through the duality of earthly life and the
impermanence of things - without dismissing them for what they really
are i.e. objects - will lead to detachment.
Detachment means not being fooled by the power of duality anylonger;
it means looking at things with the clear conviction that they are not
the Reality.
Richard
On May 4, 2:18 pm, Mahakali <Maha.Ka...@googlemail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> can you explain what Self Knowledge means in this context? Does it
> point to knowing by direct experience?
I'm thinking 'knowing by direct experience' is dualistic
(trialistic?). Knower, knowing, the known and experiencer,
experiencing, the experienced.
