The Aim of Human life

 

Baden  bhaag  maanush  tan paavaa,

Sur durlabh sab granthanhin gaavaa.

                                                            (Manas 7.43.4)

Therefore we should sincerely devote ourselves from our heart to attain God-realization and should not miss this golden opportunity.

 

This Kali-age (Kaliyuga) is the age in which God-realization can be attained much more easily thaen in the other three ages. But how harmful and shameful it is to waste that time of human body in enjoying worldly pleasures and doing sins and injustice! The sacred books, our own intellect and the society—all consider these sinful actions highly unjust and disgraceful. Now the question is what to do?

 

There is no use crying over split milk. Take a firm determination today that in future you will neither waste your time nor commit sins nor do injustice but try to find out means to have devotion to God and to realize Him at the earliest.

 

Listen to what I say. It is within your power to realize God because this human body has been bestowed upon you for this very purpose. Every human being is free in God-realization, no one is dependent, while it is not within your power to become a millionaire or a landlord or get honour and fame. Therefore the main goal of this human body is to attain Him. But a human being does not pay attention to it.

 

It is said in the Raamacaritamaanasa:—

Kabahunk kari karunaa nar dehi, Det es binu hetu sanehi.

                                                                                   (7.44.3)

 

Pay attention to this verse. It is mentioned here that God, a well-wisher without reason by His grace, has bestowed this human body upon us. So we should be free from sorrows and attain Him. The implication to be understood is that God has an intention for our benediction. So if we make a little effort, His intention may come true.

 

Man does not pay attention to the fact that God by His grace has bestowed this human body upon him, believing that he will attain Him. But if he does not attain Him, it means nothing but betrayal towards Him. It is a great loss to commit sins such as falsehood and fraud etc,. in this human life.

Take a firm decision that from today onwards you will not commit sinful and unjust actions but attain God-realization. Just as a businessman tries to find out the commodity which may be more profitable to him, in the same way you should try to find out the means to realize God. If you meet a saint or an exalted soul, who has attained God, ask him how to develop devotion to God and attain Hin and be free from bondage of worldly life, Therefore arouse the true desire so that you may definitely attain Him as is expressed in the Raamacaritamaanasa:—

Jehin ken jehi par satya sanehu, So tehi milai na kachhu sandehu.

                                                                                                      (1.259.3)

 

Naaraayana! Naaraayana! Naaraayana!