Liberation – Ultimate Freedom - 2

 

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Liberation – Ultimate Freedom - 2

Concluding post.

Imagination is a renewed past. We are twisting the past into various shapes and get excited about it. Nothing completely new can ever happen in our imagination – it is permutations and combinations of the past – so many that every time, it looks new and exciting to us. When we were children, we made our own kaleidoscope with three pieces of mirror and bits of broken bangles in different colours. We can spend days looking at it. Every time, there is a new design and a new possibility, but it is the same old pieces of bangles, rearranging themselves in many ways to excite our childish mind. The same thing is happening with life – it’s a kaleidoscope.

We are always building our own kaleidoscopes. This is okay for our entertainment, not for finding the ultimate nature of life. Non-existence means to become that which is neither this nor that. This is how far language can go. Since language is a product of our mind, beyond a certain point, it won’t make sense to describe something that is beyond the mind. So, to come back to the issue, “Will I make it in this lifetime?” Realisation is not an achievement, not a race to win, not an attainment. Realisation means to see what was already there.

It is not self-achievement, self-attainment, or self-victory – it is self-realisation. We do not invent anything; we do not achieve anything; we do not climb and stand on a peak. We just realise the stupidity of being right here and not seeing the obvious nature of life. That is why when someone realises, they generally withdraw, because they feel blissfully ashamed. When we don’t know that we are stupid, we can be proud and brave with the world. The moment we realise our stupidity, we are embarrassed, but the whole world wants to worship us – it’s an awkward situation.

Don’t worry about moksha. When we are young and we want to do acrobatics – we should do it. When we mature a little more and a Guru finds us, just leave it to the Guru. In 2007 Swamiji had said, “I will say it – this is the last birth for all of us, everyone will attain moksha. On what basis am I saying this? Not in front of you, not because of you. What is your relationship with me, I know that, you don't - that's why, with that very faith. So, I want you to know that relationship. Hey! God! If I had to attain liberation, I would have done it 30-35 years ago. Why would I come here? After reaching there, I have come back to show you the way!” (Madhuchaitanya - AMJ 2007).

Swamiji will make sure that we all attain a state of moksha, but we must leave it to Swamiji right now, if not now, then at least when we start shaking with age. But if we place it in His hands right now, He can help us hang on at the last rung of life and enjoy it. If we like your own circus, do it for a while. When we are done with the circus, many of us will turn around. The sooner the better.

We should do it when Swamiji is still there, we should attain a state of liberation or moksha and fulfil Swamiji’s promise made to our souls 800 years ago.