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Four Purusharthas – necessity

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    • April 11, 2024 at 7:20 pm #623824
      Nandini Kapdi
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      In Ishavasya Upanishad , the essential theme is to shed one’s individual identity as Jiva and live with Atma- Brahma ekata bhava. With thousands of births and deaths, one has collected a huge bag of vasanas and Karmaphalas. Human life is for following the four purusharthas and Moksha is the final goal. The first three purusharthas are deeply representing our place in this world where I the Jiva exist in this Jagat- the world where we are separate entities. For a Sadhaka how is it possible to renounce everything else and go for the final knowledge?

    • April 11, 2024 at 7:23 pm #624032
      Anant Sarma
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      The sadhaka should practice the appropriate sadhanas. First one should gain the necessary qualifications for this purpose. That involves the recognizing finite nature, the unreal nature of everything in the world and asking if there is anything that is infinite and real. With proper discrimination, you should develop a dispassion for the finite. Other disciplines of mastery over the senses, mind, withdrawal from the world of objects, having faith in the words of scriptures and so on must be enhanced. An intense desire for moksha should be there. This set of qualifications is what is called sadhana catushtaya sampatti. This can be gained through karma yoga which gives the purity of mind. Other spiritual practices such as japa, upasana will give focus of mind. With a pure and focused mind, one can embark upon the jnana marga, the path of knowledge which consists of sravana, manana and nididhyasana. Thus you gain the knowledge and get established in it.

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