Spiritual Path (अध्यातम मार्ग), Action (कर्म) and Grace (कृपा)

 

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Through Agam path, taking support of action one reaches the goal. But for performing karm or action, one need to have ego. Egos (अहंकार) are many kind like Body ego (शारीरिक अहंकार), Action ego (कर्म अहंकार), Mental ego (मानस अहंकार), Senses ego (इन्द्रिय अहंकार), Intellect ego (बुद्धि अहंकार) etc. The ego is negated by performance of karma. By diminishing of ego the need to perform karm also get finished. After this does and don’ts do not matter.

Chitt Shakti (चित्त शक्ति), present in the inner most place of jeeva, which was lying dormant gets awakened. This is the preliminary state of awakening. In general language this state is known as rising of Kundalini. On getting awakened Shakti travels upwards or becomes urdhavretas (उर्धवरेतस). With this upward flow, अचित्त/ Achit (unconscious or insentient state) taking चिदात्मक/ chidatmak (pure consciousness, supreme spirit) form joins the Chitt (चित्त). Thus jeev attains Shivahood.

For a beginner on the spiritual path, आणव उपाय/ Anav Upaya (remedy or strategy) is used, for middle developed practitioner शाक्त उपाय/ Shakt upaya (remedy) is used and for higher sadhaks शाम्भव उपाय/ Shambhav Upaya (remedy) is used.

Even on acquiring the state of Shiv one has not realized completeness. This will happen only when the jeeva realizes that he/ she is Shiv. When this happen complete realization dawns.

Here power (सत्ता) and Realisation (बोध) co-exist and ‘Anand (आनन्द)’ is realized. It is essential to perform as per the instructions of the Guru or scripture. By performing selfless action, Chitt (चित्त) gets purified, then Prameshwari Shakti (परमेश्वरी शक्ति) gives support, this is known as Kripa (कृपा). Kripa or grace and Karm or action both are relative. At start Karm and in the end Kripa. Some experience karm or action through grace (कृपा) and some are given grace (कृपा) through action (कर्म). When lord himself is attracted and appears near the sadhak, it is called Great Grace or Mahakripa (महाकृपा). ……… Shaktanand (शाक्तानन्द).