Narada Bhakti Sutras - Text, Transliteration, Translation & Commentary /59

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<p text="C">ruthlessly Moha for these objects and develop the

state of Nirabhimanata (without '&apos;mine-ness'&apos;). Moha

is infatuated love towards body, children, father.

mother and wife. Attachment to the body is deep-

rooted. You must not think of body, and its wants

too much. Thoughts of body, thoughts of food,

thoughts of wife and children make you forget God.

You cannot have thoughts of God if you have thoughts

of Anatma things (non-sentient objects).
 
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<p text="C">There is supreme joy and bliss in Udaseenata.

You will find in Mundaka Upanishad, "<quote>&quot;Two birds, in-
separable companions dwell upon one and the same

separable companions dwell upon one and the same
tree. One of them eats the sweet fruit, the other looks

on without eating. On the same tree, the Jiva im-

mersed in worldliness and bewildered grieves on

account of helplessness. But when he sees the other,

the Lord, who is adored by all and His glory, then his

grief passes away."&quot;</quote> Here one bird is the Jiva, the

other bird is the Lord. The tree is this body. Uda-
seenata destroys all sorts of attachments and desires.

seenata destroys all sorts of attachments and desires.
Attachment is death. Udaseenata is eternal life. Lord

Krishna says, "<quote>&quot;An Udaseen (indifferent man) is dear
to me."
to me.&quot;</quote> Chapt. XII 16. Just as the spectators of

a cricket or foot-ball match enjoy the game nicely, so

also an udaseen who is quite unconcerned with the

world enjoys as a witness of this world-drama and

passes beyond grief. In the Gita you will find:
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<quote>&quot;Unattachment, absence of self-identification with

son, wife or home and constant balance of mind in

wished for and unwished for events"&quot;</quote> --- This is

declared to be the Wisdom. Chapt. XIII
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