Saranagathi Redeems All Sorrows

                                  Saranagathi Redeems All Sorrows

Sreyohi Jnanam Abhyasaath 

Jnana dhyanam  vishisyathe

Dhyanaath karmaphala thyagath

Thyagath santhir Anantharam.

Knowledge is better than Practice

Meditation of God is superior to Knowledge and 

Renunciation of fruit of actions is even superior to meditation because

peace immediately follows from renunciation.

Renunciation of fruit of actions is  superior to all.

Abhyasa or Sadhana : the various spiritual activities undertaken by a sadhaka in his daily life to attain divinity and the training he undergoes .

Dhyana  or Meditation: contemplating on Him and developing a feeling of oneness with Him.

     Occasional contemplation is not called Dhyana. 

Contemplation on God at all times in all states and in all places is Dhyana.

Abhyasa has limitations of time, action and reason. 

Dhyana is beyond these limitations.

Dhyana is superior to Abhyasarahita.

Jnana is more superior. This is based on the power of inquiry and observation.

Jijnasa, Sadhana and Aarooda

When a person crosses these three stages and reaches a stage of total renunciation. Such a state is called peace. 

To reach such a state of Immortality one must be 

"Sarva sanga parithyagi". (a total renunciant). This is the state of peace says Bhagavad Gita.

Three steps

Jijnasa ( Spirit of enquiry)

One must set a goal before him. Man's enquiry starts in the spiritual field with Jijnasa.

Sadhaka

From Jijnasa he reaches the state of Sadhaka (Spiritual Aspirant)

Aaroodha

From the above stage he proceeds to reach his goal of Aaroodha.

We can classify this.

Jijnasa : Inquiry stage under student or vidhyarthi level.

This is primary stage where a general view of the subject is taken.

A Jijnasu : would like to inquire into and gather facts concerning Nature, secret and the potential of Divinity and try to remember them to some extent. This is to realise "Thatwamasi" (That thou are)

Thath - That He - Parabramham

 Thwam - Thou - You  - All living entities

Asi - Are  -   Non different

You are the Para Bramham - There is no  difference between

 You and Him.

The process here is to recognise the two 'thath' and 'Twam' and then realise the unity (oneness) between them Asi.

Aarooda : This is the final stage in which one realises the unity explained above. It is only in this stage one contemplates peacefully on his oneness with Divinity.

Bhagavad Gita explains these three stages.