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3. FRUITS OF BHAKTI
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by Yoga, enjoys happiness exempt from decay (Ch.
XVIII-38 and V. 21). "The man who rejoiceth in the
Self, with the Self is satisfied, and is content in the
Self, for him verily there is nothing to do." Ch.
III-17. Nothing can shake a man who rejoices in the
Self (Atmarati); who is satisfied in the Self (Atma
tripta); and who is contented in the Self (Atma San-
tushti); and who plays in the Self (Atma Kreeda).
It is Vasana (subtle desire) that draws a man
outside towards external objects. Avidya (ignorance)
has got two forces, the Avarana or veiling power, the
shakti that screens the man from his real Satchit-
ananda Swaroop behind and the Vikshepa Shakti
that makes the mind and senses outgoing. The rest-
lessness of the mind is due to desire and Vikshepa
Sakti. Avidya clouds the understanding and produces
intoxication, destroys the intellect and makes the
intellect perverted, stony and barren. Therefore, man
always thinks that he can get pleasure in externa!
objects, mistakes the body, children and wife as Atma
and takes the unreal world as real. When lust mani-
fests the intellect becomes blind and the most intelli-
gent man becomes an easy prey to passion. A worldly..
minded man vainly searches for his happiness in out-
side perishable objects. The idea that he should dive
deep into the chambers of his heart by collecting all
the dissipated rays of the mind, and withdrawing the
out-going senses and meditate on God never strikes
him. He never believes in devotion, concentration
and meditation. He cannot imagine of a pure, un-
alloyed happiness that is independent of external
objects, although he enjoys the bliss of the Self daily
39
by Yoga, enjoys happiness exempt from decay (Ch.
XVIII-38 and V. 21). "The man who rejoiceth in the
Self, with the Self is satisfied, and is content in the
Self, for him verily there is nothing to do." Ch.
III-17. Nothing can shake a man who rejoices in the
Self (Atmarati); who is satisfied in the Self (Atma
tripta); and who is contented in the Self (Atma San-
tushti); and who plays in the Self (Atma Kreeda).
It is Vasana (subtle desire) that draws a man
outside towards external objects. Avidya (ignorance)
has got two forces, the Avarana or veiling power, the
shakti that screens the man from his real Satchit-
ananda Swaroop behind and the Vikshepa Shakti
that makes the mind and senses outgoing. The rest-
lessness of the mind is due to desire and Vikshepa
Sakti. Avidya clouds the understanding and produces
intoxication, destroys the intellect and makes the
intellect perverted, stony and barren. Therefore, man
always thinks that he can get pleasure in externa!
objects, mistakes the body, children and wife as Atma
and takes the unreal world as real. When lust mani-
fests the intellect becomes blind and the most intelli-
gent man becomes an easy prey to passion. A worldly..
minded man vainly searches for his happiness in out-
side perishable objects. The idea that he should dive
deep into the chambers of his heart by collecting all
the dissipated rays of the mind, and withdrawing the
out-going senses and meditate on God never strikes
him. He never believes in devotion, concentration
and meditation. He cannot imagine of a pure, un-
alloyed happiness that is independent of external
objects, although he enjoys the bliss of the Self daily