Purification, Devotion, Dhyan and Knowledge (शोधन, श्रद्धा, ध्यान तथा ज्ञान)

 

Purification or Shodhan (शोधन): By performing right acts in life, purification of mind takes place. Due to this purification, knowledge of god arises which leads of moksha or realization.

Till mind is there one is ‘human’ and when it is lost then one becomes ‘Mahatama (महात्मा)’.

What is mind purification: with right thoughts follow the right path, have company of people who follow truth, always be inspired by path of right dharma (धर्म).

Devotion (श्रद्धा): To believe in invisible like one’s strong belief in visible entities. With this knowledge dawns in the devotee. Devotion is bases of all dharmas. Bases of bhakti is also to have full devotion in the lotus feet of god. By chanting his names, praises, actions, bhakti keeps increasing.

Devotion performs amazing acts. It makes weak, full of strength. It makes impossible possible. It makes one get ungettable. It turns poison into nectar. It attracts the favours of the lord. It provides victory. This only makes one feel the eternal joy or nityanand (नित्यानन्द) in one’s heart. Hence ‘Be Devoted (श्रद्धवान हो जाओ।)’. Devotionless person cannot attain god but get entangled in the cycles of life and death only.

Dhyan (ध्यान): Ripened state of bhav is Dhyan. One becomes that of which one strongly thinks of. Extreme banishment (निरोध) of chit vritti (चित्त वृत्ति) is dhyan. Cause of it is stability of the mind. All pains arise from the fickleness of chitt (चित्त).

Knowledge (ज्ञान): Ultimate knowledge is that god resides in the form of Atma (आत्मा) inside all of us.  from book 'Nityanand Bhagwan', .............Shaktanand.