साक्षीभाव

साधनारत साधकाची अत्यंत उन्नत अवस्था असते साक्षीभावात  राहणे. सहज सोप्या पद्धतीत सांगायचे झाले तर आपले विचार आणि कृती (जे आपल्याला आपले वाटतात), आपले अनुभव, अनुभूती ह्या सर्वाकडे तटस्थ त्रयस्थ दृष्टीने पाहणे. स्वतःच्या देहाकडे आणि जीवनाकडे वेगळे पणाने पाहणे म्हणजे साक्षी भाव अशी व्याख्या पुज्य बाबा बेलसरे ह्यांनी केली आहे.  एक अभ्यास आहे. साधना पथावरील प्रगतीचे काही टप्पे आहेत. हा त्या पैकी एक. समजण्यासाठी थोडे अवघड आहे तरी इथे लिहितो. साधनारत असताना आपल्या उपास्य दैवाताशी जेव्हा साधक एकरूप होतो तेव्हा त्याला साक्षीभावाचा  अनुभव आपोआप येतो. स्वामी रामतीर्थ ह्यांचे उदाहरण घेऊया. त्यांना जेव्हा भूक लागायची तेव्हा ते म्हणायचे रामाला भूक लागली. तहान लागली तर म्हणायचे रामाला तहान लागली. बाहेर जायचे असले कि रामाला आज फिरायला जायचे आहे. थंडी असली कि, काल खूप मजा आली राम थंडीने अगदी कुडकुडत होता. कोणी काही अपमानास्पद बोलले तर म्हणायचे आज रामाचा अपमान झाला.  व्याकरणाच्या भाषेत सांगायचे तर ते सतत तृतीय पुरुषात बोलायचे. त्यांचा एक नवीन शिष्य गोंधळून गेला. त्याने स्वामी रामतीर्थांना  विचारले. असे का? ते म्हणाले. "मी आणि माझे शरीर वेगळे आहोत. " "भूक, तहान, इच्छा वगैरे शरीराच्या आहेत."
साधनेच्या ह्या प्रवासात साधकाचे शरीराचे आणि त्याच्याशी संबंधित अथवा संलग्न गोष्टींचे ममत्व रहात नाही. तो विरक्त होतो. एका उपास्य दैवता शिवाय त्याला कशाशीही कर्तव्य रहात नाही. स्वामी रामतीर्थांची  अवस्था अशीच होती.
ह्या साक्षी भावाची काय आवश्यकता आहे? कारण साक्षी भावाचा कर्माशी घनिष्ट संबंध आहे. आपण सतत काहीना काहीतरी कर्म करत असतो. एका कर्मातून दुसरे कर्म निर्माण होते. काहीही न करता स्वस्थ राहणे हे देखील कर्मच. कारण कर्मावाचून ह्या जगात जीवाची सुटका नाही. अनैच्छिक कर्म सुद्धा असतातचकी उदाहरण द्यायचे झाले तर आपल्या नकळत होणारे पचन, रक्ताभिसरण, पापण्याची हालचाल. तर हि कर्माची साखळी निर्माण होते त्यामुळेच जीवाला पुन्हा जन्म घ्यावा लागतो. कर्म भोग भोगण्यासाठी. कर्म मग ते चांगले असो कि वाईट. पुनर्जन्माचे कारण बनते. भगवान श्री कृष्णांनी गीतेमध्ये ह्यासंबधी भाष्य केले आहेच.


युक्तः कर्मफलं त्यक्त्वा शान्तिमाप्नोति नैष्ठिकीम्।
अयुक्तः कामकारेण फले सक्तो निबध्यते॥५- १२॥

ह्याचा अर्थ आता सांगतो.

आपण काहीतरी काम करतो त्यापासून काही तरी आपल्याला साध्य करायचे असते. जे साध्य करायचे ते कर्मफल. पण साधक जर कर्म फळाची अपेक्षा न ठेवता कर्म करत असेल तर त्याला कर्म योग प्राप्त होतो. थोडक्यात परा शांती. मोक्ष. किव्वा सोप्या शब्दात सांगायचे झाले तर साधनेची सफलता. मुक्ती. त्याउलट जर साधकाने कर्म फळाची अपेक्षा ठेवली तर? तर तो त्या कर्माशी व कर्म फलाशी  बांधला जातो.  त्यातून दुसरे कर्म जन्म घेते आणि मग पुनरपि जननम. पुनरपि मरणं. कारण क्रम फळ मिळणे न मिळणे हे जीवाच्या हातात नसते.म्हणून कर्माच्या बंधनातून मुक्त होण्याकरिता साधकाला साक्षीभावाचा  अभ्यास करणे क्रमप्राप्त आहे. ह्याला आणखी एक उपाय आहे. संपूर्ण शरणागती. जे काही कराल ते तुमच्या उपास्य दैवताला अर्पण करा. तुमच्या प्रत्येक कृतीला तुमच्या उपास्य दैवताचे अधिष्ठान असू द्या. परम पुज्य गोंदवलेकर महाराज म्हणतात ना - राम हा कर्ता. भावना अशी असू द्या कि आयुष्यात जे काही चांगले आहे ती त्याची (रामाची) इच्छा. जे काही वाईट आहे ती त्याची (रामाची) इच्छा. त्याने ठेवले तसे राहावे. त्याने जे दाखवले ते पाहावे. त्याने जे ऐकवले ते ऐकावे. अशाप्रकारे आपोआप एक समज निर्माण होते. जे रामाला आवडणार नाही ते तुम्ही कसे कराल? जे तुम्हाला रामापासून दूर नेईल त्याचा तुम्ही अंगीकार कराल काय? अशाने मग कर्म आपोआप सुधारतील. साक्षी भाव हा आहे सोडून देण्याचा मंत्र. सकाळी उठल्यापासून झोपेपर्यंत आपण निरनिराळी कामे करतो. करावी लागतात त्यांच्या फळ स्वरूप आपल्याला सुख, दुःख, मान, अपमान, अशा, निराशा, यश, अपयश, राग, द्वेष, मोह इत्यादी वृत्तींचा सामना करावा लागतो. ह्या सर्वातून स्थिर होण्यासाठी आहे साक्षीभाव. हाच सोडून देण्याचा मंत्र आपणास मुक्तीचा आनंद देऊ शकतो. कुठल्याही पाशात ना राहता.
ह्याचा अभ्यास करायलाच हवा. कठीण आहे. अशक्य नक्कीच नाही. तूर्तास आपली राजा घेतो. आणखी बऱ्याच अध्यात्मिक गुणांची चर्चा करूया. तो पर्यंत.. श्री राम राम राम | श्री राम राम राम | श्री राम राम राम |

टीप: ह्या संबंधी तुमचे काही प्रश्न असल्यास कृपया नक्की विचारा. सूचना असल्यास स्वागतच आहे. अगदी टीका देखील करू शकता. धन्यवाद.

Happy Chanting

This world. enitire world. your and mine. what we see through our eyes. What we hear through our ears. What we experience. What it appears to us. This world. a Universe. There is a cosmic mind behind this universe. How does this mind appear to us? How does it exist? This appears through it's vibrations. Millions of thoughts dwells in that cosmic mind. Thoughts which are deserted by millions of people. When a person thinks, his thought gets merged in the thoughts of the cosmic mind. a curl of similar thoughts and vibrations smudges around him. It creates an atmosphere of those thoughts around him. If he thinks good, the curl of good thoughts is attracted towards him . Likely If he thinks bad, he attracts bad. This is the secret. If you think good for somebody, good will happen to you. If you think bad for somebody, bad will happen to you. That is why think good. Do good. And Chant Hari Naam. Naam has a tremendous power to create divine excellent curl of thoughts and environment around you. So. Happy chanting.

Being Positive!!!

I watched a TV program about positive thinking today. off course such programs are aired on National Geographic channel. It was about a case study of the impact on the performance of being positive. Many Gurus have been telling us since long to be positive. Think positive. Do positive etc. But somehow we come across a sort of situation that makes us down. We become Erratic, confused or depressed which changes our perspective towards seeing the things. It changes our attitude, approach towards things. Our mind entertains negative thoughts. It impacts on our decision making process and the situation may goes worse.

A group of people were asked a question. What kind of thought comes into your mind first when a telephone rings in the mid night? most of the people reacted the same way. Who died? No body did think that a friend may have called for an outing in the moon light. This is an instance of negative thinking.
Research concludes that people who think positive, attracts good luck, health, money, success and  harmony in relationships. Let me share some day to day examples with you. It is 12:47 PM in the clock and I have to catch a bus at 1 PM. the distance from my home to the bus stop is exactly 15 minutes walk. I have 3 minutes short. What do I think? Oh no! I am gonna miss the bus! again late! hell! I am disturbed. I yelled at my wife and had a small dispute while leaving for office. Obviously I began my day on a bad note. Instead, I could have thought in some different (+ve)way. Oh its just 11 minutes left and any how I must catch the bus. Let me walk fast. And it really happened, I made my mind to rush to the bus  stop and started acting on that node, I get lift from a bike rider to the bust stop. I did not miss the bus. My mid does not co operate with me. It has a habit to think negative. My boss sent me an email attached with a report and asked me to keep the print out ready in half an hour to discuss on that. It was the task of taking the print outs from the office common printer. Very instantly a thought came into my mind, Oh! will I be able to get the print out from the common printer? Will there be a paper available in the tray? who will go after the admin guy to insist on the paper if it is not there? I don't like this job. I should have though in a different way right. And see what happened, I had been to the printer bay and I found that there was no paper in the tray. I should have thought positive. The same thing happened with my colleague, But it was positive this time. He did not think much. He just thought of taking the print out any which ways. He went in the printer bay. pulled the report on that computer and gave the print command. The print out is ready. Had he found no paper in the tray, I asked him what would be his reaction? He was cool. He gave me a composed look. He said, " I would have tried later, may be after another half an hour" What a big deal?

My mind again misbehaves with me. My wife asked me to meet Mr. ABC as to collect the insurance papers from him. I instantly reacted. Will he be in his office this time? Ok. She asked me to call him and see if I can meet him in his office this time. Very next though came into my mind. Will he pick up my phone. (because he is a very busy person) and both of us ended with a quarrel. I was very upset on her statements. Her behavior. and so on. How negative person I am. I did not visit to my friend's home on the occasion of pooja a religious ceremony. why? because he did not invite me. Though I was aware that he had talked to me some 10 days ago that he is planning to   take this function at his home and cordially had asked me to visit. Even though I was reluctant to visit his place why? simple. He did not officially invite me. Ego. Most of us are leading this kind of life. Isn't it?
In the TV show 2 clips were shown. each clip was 8-10 seconds long. A man was shown traveling in the metro train in both the clips. However the background music was different. On the basis of the clip a group of people were asked to make out the story of on the man's state of mind. In the first clip the background music was like dull, slow and boring, tedious. In the second clip the back ground music was fast, zealous & elated. Obviously though the clip was same. The first clip, the group of people made out that the man's state of mind was sad. In the second clip the man's state of mind was joyous. It was the impact of the music. So to conclude, hear that kind of music which will make your mood fresh and you will feel energetic.
A Group of people were asked to take 10 shots to put the ball in the volleyball basket. A girl was hardly able to make any go. Then she was asked to take 10 shots more but this time with her eyes tied with a ribbon. All the other participants were asked to cheer the girl. She started putting the ball in the basket, obviously the ball did not make in to the basket, though the participants cheered and she was told by the host that she made it. this was an attempt to instill positive thoughts into her mind. She was  told and made to believe that she made 6 successful attempts to put the ball in the basket when eyes were tied blind. Then she was again asked to try 10 more shots and this time her eyes were not tied. This time she could make 5 successful shots. This proves that positive thinking does a positive impact on your mind and it enhances the quality of your overall performance.

In the another instance a couple were made to pose one of them in a sad mood and the other in a happy mood. The participant was suppose to act as if one is sad and other is happy. Good. They were given 50 dollars each for posing. Then they ware asked to bait on odd and even numbers if they win they will be given another 50 dollars and if they loose they will loose entire money. Surprisingly among the couple a lady who had posed sad did not agree to play a game of wheel and was reluctant to try on her luck, but the man happily agreed to play a game and won another 50 dollars. This is an impact of being positive on your decision making ability.  So the message is already delivered. isn't it?
The very first step toward being positive is to 'smile' at your self and then others. A good smile does not require any reason. That shows. That reflects the state of your mind. Your state of mind should be seen on your face and not on Facebook or whats up. You will see the difference. Just Smile and be positive. Make your mood. Pamper yourself. There are many ways. Music, shopping, movies, books, friends, sport, hobby, Mcdee, Domino's, Temples, Churches, pets, parents, spouse, children, orphanages, old age homes, schools, colleges, art.................. life is beautiful. Love it. Love yourself.