A Manual Of Self Unfoldment by Swami Chinmayananda

Author:Swami Chinmayananda [Chinmayananda, Swami]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9788175971936
Publisher: Central Chinmaya Mission Trust
Published: 2017-07-08T18:30:00+00:00

Thus, it becomes clear that if man can be re-educated that all the three qualities that he is looking for in the objects of the world are not in them, but the same are available in the Self within himself, then only will he stop his fruitless indulgence in sense objects. The process by which man is made to redirect his search within himself is known as spiritual science (brahmavidyä). It can thus be clearly seen that even though the ultimate goal is Self-realisation, in the process of achieving the same, man comes to refine and improve the efficiency of his mind-intellect equipment, which alone can guarantee the success and happiness in his life.

Spiritual Student – Qualifications

Just as various branches of ‘objective’ knowledge (such as physics, chemistry and so on) are the themes of our different studies, there is yet another branch of knowledge, seeking the understanding of the subject which is brahmavidyä – the science of Brahman.

Brahmavidyä teaches us that which is the goal of all other sciences. We are here to seek the source of all life – the one Reality. We shall be only satisfied with the Truth from which the world of our experiences has risen, and in which it exists and into which our experiences of life from moment to moment get merged. We are seeking the goal, one single goal, which can explain not only the poverty of the poor, but also the wealth of the rich and the might of the powerful. It explains not merely the working of the senses and emotions, but also the total experience of life. It explains not merely the physical body and the forms we see around us, but also how the mind works and with what potency it functions. Thus, we are trying to delve deeper and deeper into the very source of life in us. From the gross external world we have to slowly and carefully seek deeper into the centre in us, which is the subtle seat of Truth.

Truth is not a factor thrust upon us. It is through logical reasoning and diligent analysis of the values of the external world and its conditions that we slowly get away from the false sense objects, step by step, and ultimately reach the Real. Generally, there is a feeling that the spiritual life of God-seeking is meant for the persons who are physically deformed or mentally hysterical or intellectually abnormal or for those persons whose lives are ridden with disappointments and disastrous calamities. The general impression is that when one fails in life, one runs frantically to religion. There is a widespread belief that religion is an open door for the scums of society. This is absurd. Religion is not for the unworthy, the unintelligent or the abnormal. Religion is for the most level-headed and balanced men, spiritually, psychologically and physically sound persons.

As in every branch of study, the student of brahmavidyä must also have certain preliminary qualifications if he is to enter the hall of Vedänta.

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