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ooze out of it? You could not even bear to look at it; you would
become detached from it. It is nothing but a mass of pus, blood
and flesh. To the Gnani Purush this is clearly visible. The Gnani
sees everything exactly as it is and that is why the Gnani remains
detached from it. Infinite lives have been spent having attachment
for this body and the reward for this has been the perpetual
cycle of birth and death. Just once become attached to the
Soul, and become a vitaragi and you will make up for the loss
of all the past infinite life cycles.
What kind of a body should you have? Your body should
be such that it becomes a vehicle for liberation. You should
acquire the ultimate body (charam sharira).
Your body is made of nothing but an accumulation of
atoms. Whatever you experience in this body is the direct result
of the kind of atoms you have been in company of.
All birds, animals and plants live to serve humans, whereas
humans live for themselves. Despite this the Lord says that the
human form is worthy of a ‘darshan’ even by the celestial beings.
If one understands this, one can get one’s work done.
Purpose Of Human Life
Who in this world knows the purpose of the human life?
Why does one attain a human life? As such no one has a clue.
People believe they can enjoy themselves in life. They pray to
God, practice yoga, do penance and renunciation. But in reality
the human body is acquired to purge oneself of one’s past
mistakes and misdeeds and settle past accounts. This body has
been acquired to settle each and every circumstances that arise,
with equanimity and to realize the Self.
Kavi has written :
‘The body that you have acquired, is to rid your misdeeds,
The veil of karma need to be shed to see God.’