Salvation in Hinduism

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Param Purush

Attaining Param Purush

Shri Shri Anandamurti, April 22, 2021: The Times of India

Through erudition, deep study, or intellectual cultivation, no one will ever attain the Supreme Entity. Human life is short. It is not advisable to waste one’s valuable time in vain debate or fruitless study. Similarly, by giving lengthy discourses or by becoming profound scholars, no one can attain Param Purusha.

If listening to learned discourses were sufficient, then the microphone I use certainly would have attained salvation, because it has heard many beautiful discourses. Listening to others’ discourses is not enough. It is only when He showers His grace upon one that one attains everything. No one can be a member of the inner circle of Param Purusha, Hariparimandal, by listening to many discourses. Only when one attains the minimum qualification, a pure heart, can one realise the true nature of Param Purusha. And one can look upon Param Purusha as one’s personal treasure only by virtue of devotion.

How does Param Purusha manifest Himself to His devotees? Everyone longs to attain Param Purusha, but the problem is, how? The scriptures say, when Param Prakrti, the Supreme Operative Principle, functions through a certain structure, the energy functioning within that structure is called ‘bala’, energy.

In the human being there are three kinds of energy: physical, psychic, and spiritual. Physical energy, by personal endeavour, can be converted into psychic energy, and psychic energy can be metamorphosed into spiritual vigour by virtue of sadhana. Spiritual power is the strongest. Those who are timid shout ‘Non-violence! non-violence!’ at the top of their voice. All kinds of timidity should be swept away. This requires tremendous psychic energy, which depends on moral or spiritual force. The question is, how can one acquire such spiritual force? By sincerity, one can acquire psychic force, and through sadhana one can acquire spiritual force. Those who are persistent in their endeavour do acquire psychic force. When one sits down to meditate after attaining that sort of psychic energy one easily acquires spiritual force. That spiritual force lies latent in you; it is not difficult to attain. Only that you should ensure that the path of sadhana you choose is not a defective one, in which there is a mistake in the beginning, middle and end. One should move ahead in one’s mission after determining one’s goal. Once the goal is fixed, there remains almost no possibility of error. Falling into the trap of error is dangerous. This is the reason why I advise people to remember their guru mantra to always remain aware of the goal. The souls of those people who practice sadhana in this way enter the abode of Brahma.

Persistent endeavour is essential to reach the goal. Hence, in sadhana one should remember two essential factors: constant awareness of one’s goal, and persistent endeavour to attain that goal. Another important thing the spiritual aspirants should bear in mind is that the Supreme Entity does not reside in ‘vaikunth’ or any particular heaven but remains with them at all times.