Saturday 9 June 2012

BIRTH & DEATH , REBIRTH , SAMSKARAS OF PREVIOUS BIRTHS


AS PER SWAMI SIVANANDA --

What Is Samskara?


Vritti (whirlpool, thought-wave) arises in the mind-ocean. It operates for sometime. Then it sinks below the threshold of normal consciousness. From the surface of the conscious mind wherein it was uppermost for some time, it sinks down deep into the region of the subconscious mind (Chitta). There, it continues to be a subliminal action and becomes a Samskara (impression). A conscious action-whether cognitive, affective or conative-assumes a potential and hidden (Sukshma and Avyakta) form just below the threshold of consciousness. This is termed a Samskara.


AS PER SRI SWAMY SIVANANDA--

BIRTH & DEATH ARE TWO ILLUSORY SCENES
IN THE DRAMA OF THIS WORLD :
REALLY NO ONE IS BORN,NO ONE DIES,
NO ONE COMES, NO ONE GOES,
IT IS Maya's JUGGLERY,
IT IS PLAY OF THE MIND :
BRAHMAN ALONE EXISTS.


SWAMI SIVANANDA

Ref: http://www.dlshq.org/download/afterdeath.htm
Based on Swami Sivananda's Book --
What Becomes Of The Soul After Death

BIRTH & DEATH

Birth & death are two illusory scenes
In the drama of this world;
Really no one is born, no one dies,
No one comes , no one goes,
It is Maya's jugglery,
It is play of the mind;
Brahman alone exists.
There is birth for the body alone,
Five elements combine to form the body;
The Athman is birthless and deathless;
Death is casting off the physical sheath.
It is like deep sleep;
Birth is like waking from sleep;
Be not afraid of death, O Ram!
Life is continuous.
Flower may fade but the fragrance floats;
The body may disintegrate,
But the immortal fragrance of the soul
Always will remain.
Learn to discriminate
The Real from the unreal;
Think always of the Infinite
That is birthless and deathless.
Transcend Maya and Moha,
Go beyond three Gunas,
Give up attachment for the body.
Free yourself from Birth and Death
And merge in the Immortal Essence  

  REBIRTH





Rebirth is due to mind 

And to the tendencies of the mind. 

You think: and an impression is left in the mind, 

This impression is the seed of thought, 

The impressions coalesce together 

And make tendency or tendencies. 

As you think, 

So you become. You take birth 

According to your thoughts. 

Sattva rises upwards 

Rajas is in the middle, 

Tamas goes downwards 

Enveloped in evil qualities. 

Mind is the cause 

Of man's bondage and liberation; 

An impure mind binds, 

A pure mind liberates. 

When you realise the Truth, 

When you know your own Self, 

The cause for future births is removed, 

The thoughts are killed, the Samskaras are burnt. 

You are free from rebirth, 

You attain Perfection, 

You enjoy Supreme Peace, 

You become Immortal — this is the Truth. 

If there is only one birth, 

If the evil-doer is thrown into eternal fire, 

There is no scope for his betterment; — 

This cannot be accepted. 

This is not reasonable too, 

The Vedanta embraces even the worst sinner: 

How sublime is this philosophy! 

It proclaims to him: 

Friend! Thou art pure Soul, 

Sin cannot touch thee, 

Regain your lost divinity, 

Sin is nothing. 

Sin is a mistake only; 

You can destroy sins in the twinkling of an eye, 

Be bold, be cheerful, 

Stand up, wake up, "Uttishthata, Jagrata". 

The Gita says: "Even the worst sinner 

Can become righteous, can cross sins 

By the raft of wisdom." 

SAMSKARAS OF PREVIOUS BIRTHS

How do you account, friend! 

There is the existence of boy geniuses, 

A child plays on the piano, 

A child delivers lectures, 

A boy solves great mathematical problems. 

A child narrates his previous life, 

One becomes a full-blown Yogi, 

This proves that there is rebirth: 

Buddha gained experiences in several births. 

He became Buddha only in his last birth. 

He who has a taste for music, 

Gains experiences in several births, 

And becomes a master of music in one birth, 

He cuts grooves for music in each birth, 

Slowly develops tendency and aptitude, 

And becomes an expert musician in one birth; 

So is the case with every Art. 

The baby sucks, the young duck swims, 

Who taught this? They are 

The Samskaras or the tendencies of previous births. 

In one birth all virtues cannot be developed. 

By gradual evolution only, one can be cultivated. 

Saints possess excellence in all virtues, 

The existence of saints and adepts 

Indicates that there is rebirth. 






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