172 - Understand that this world is ephemeral | Swamini Ma Gurupriya

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In this Satsang, Ma speaks about the impermanence of life and how a seeker must constantly introspect on the transitoriness of the world and about the changeful and perishable nature of one’s own body.
Scriptures point out the stark reality of changefulness of our body and inspire us to do Vichara over it. When old age comes, one finds it difficult even to move around and all the friends too are in similar condition. The hearing and eyesight become poor. All senses and organs loose their power and one is unable to enjoy the pleasures of life anymore. The ego about the body and achievements in life also dissolves. Despite this pathetic condition of the body, one neither gives up desires nor realise the inevitability of death.
This is the unavoidable truth of human life. In old age, one’s own children and other family members become hostile. All desires for external objects may dwindle but the desire for love, appreciation and comfort remain strong and they bring about interminable suffering. So, it is important to introspect on the subtle desires which cause discontentment and suffering.
Ma urges seeker to do constant introspection to prepare the mind to face the eventualities of the body and life. The scriptural verses help the process of introspection, by helping the mind withdraw from worldliness. One must perform all activities, fulfil all duties and responsibilities, but mentally one must renounce all attachments, desires and expectations through the process of Vichara and take refuge in God, seated in one's own heart.
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Verses chanted during the talk:
स्वामिन्नमस्ते नतलोकबन्धो कारुण्यसिन्धो पतितं भवाब्धौ ।
मामुद्धरात्मीयकटाक्षदृष्ट्या ऋज्व्यातिकारुण्यसुधाभिवृष्ट्या ॥
svāmin-namaste nata-loka-bandho kāruṇya-sindho patitaṃ bhavābdhau |
mām-uddharātmīya-kaṭākṣa-dṛṣṭyā ṛjvyātikāruṇya-sudhābhivṛṣṭyā ||
Vivekacūḍāmaṇiḥ 35
ज्ञानस्वरूपं निजभावयुक्तमानन्दमानन्दकरं प्रसन्नम् ।
योगीन्द्रमीड्यं भवरोगवैद्यं श्रीमद्गुरुं नित्यमहं नमामि ॥
jñāna-svarūpaṃ nija-bhāvayuktam-ānandam-ānandakaraṃ prasannaṃ |
yogīndram-īḍyaṃ bhava-roga-vaidyaṃ śrīmad-guruṃ nityam-ahaṃ namāmi ||
Guru Gītā 114
नित्याय सत्याय चिदात्मकाय नव्याय भव्याय परात्पराय ।
शुद्धाय बुद्धाय निरञ्जनाय नमोऽस्तु नित्यं गुरुशेखराय ॥
nityāya satyāya cidātmakāya navyāya bhavyāya parātparāya |
śuddhāya buddhāya nirañjanāya namo'stu nityaṃ guruśekharāya ||
Guru Gītā 326
इन्द्रियार्थेषु वैराग्यमनहङ्कार एव च ।
जन्ममृत्युजराव्याधिदुःखदोषानुदर्शनम् ॥
indriyārtheṣu vairāgyamanahaṅkāra eva ca ।
janmamṛtyujarāvyādhiduḥkhadoṣānudarśanam ॥
Bhagavad Gita 13.9
लब्ध्वा सुदुर्लभमिदं बहुसम्भवान्ते
मानुष्यमर्थदमनित्यमपीह धीर: ।
तूर्णं यतेत न पतेदनुमृत्यु यावद्
नि:श्रेयसाय विषय: खलु सर्वत: स्यात् ॥
labdhvā sudurlabham idaṁ bahu-sambhavānte
mānuṣyam-arthadam-anityam-apīha dhīraḥ
tūrṇaṁ yateta na pated-anumṛtyu yāvad
niḥśreyasāya viṣayaḥ khalu sarvataḥ syāt
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.09.29
निवृत्ता भोगेच्छा पुरुषबहुमानोऽपि गलितः
समानाः स्वर्याताः सपदि सुहृदो जीवितसमाः ।
शनैर्यष्ट्युत्थानं घनतिमिररुद्धे च नयने
अहो मूढः कायस्तदपि मरणापायचकितः ॥
nivṛttā bhogecchā puruṣabahumāno'pi galitaḥ
samānāḥ svaryātāḥ sapadi suhṛdo jīvitasamāḥ ।
śanairyaṣṭyutthānaṃ ghanatimiraruddhe ca nayane
aho mūḍhaḥ kāyastadapi maraṇāpāyacakitaḥ ॥
Vairagyashatakam 9
यं लब्ध्वा चापरं लाभं मन्यते नाधिकं तत: ।
यस्मिन्स्थितो न दु:खेन गुरुणापि विचाल्यते ।
yaṃ labdhvā cāparaṃ lābhaṃ manyate nādhikaṃ tata: ।
yasmin-sthito na du:khena guruṇāpi vicālyate ।।
Bhagavad Gita 6.22
गात्रं संकुचितं गतिर्विगलिता भ्रष्टा च दन्तावलिः-
दृष्टिर्नश्यति वर्धते बधिरता वक्त्रं च लालायते ।
वाक्यं नाद्रियते च बान्धवजनो भार्या न शुश्रूषते
हा कष्टं पुरुषस्य जीर्णवयसः पुत्रोऽप्यमित्रायते ॥
gātraṃ saṃkucitaṃ gatirvigalitā bhraṣṭā ca dantāvaliḥ-
dṛṣṭirnaśyati vardhate badhiratā vaktraṃ ca lālāyate ।
vākyaṃ nādriyate ca bāndhavajano bhāryā na śuśrūṣate
hā kaṣṭaṃ puruṣasya jīrṇavayasaḥ putro'pyamitrāyate ॥
Vairagyashatakam 73
वलीभिर्मुखमाक्रान्तं पलितेनाङ्कितं शिरः ।
गात्राणि शिथिलायन्ते तृष्णैका तरुणायते ॥
valībhirmukhamākrāntaṃ palitenāṅkitaṃ śiraḥ ।
gātrāṇi śithilāyante tṛṣṇaikā taruṇāyate ॥
Vairagyashatakam 8
आशा नाम नदी मनोरथजला तृष्णातरङ्गाकुला
रागग्राहवती वितर्कविहगा धैर्यद्रुमध्वंसिनी ।
मोहावर्तसुदुस्तरातिगहना प्रोत्तुङ्गचिन्तातटी
तस्याः पारगता विशुद्धमनसो नन्दन्ति योगीश्वराः ॥ १०॥
āśā nāma nadī manorathajalā tṛṣṇātaraṅgākulā
rāgagrāhavatī vitarkavihagā dhairyadrumadhvaṃsinī ।
mohāvartasudustarātigahanā prottuṅgacintātaṭī
tasyāḥ pāragatā viśuddhamanaso nandanti yogīśvarāḥ ॥
Vairagyashatakam 10
ध्यायतो विषयान्पुंस: सङ्गस्तेषूपजायते ।
सङ्गात् संजायते काम: कामात्क्रोधोऽभिजायते ॥
dhyāyato viṣayān-puṃsa: saṅgas-teṣūpajāyate
saṅgāt sañjāyate kāma: kāmāt-krodho’bhijāyate
Bhagavad Gita 2.62
क्रोधाद्भवति संमोह: संमोहात्स्मृतिविभ्रम: ।
स्मृतिभ्रंशाद्बुद्धिनाशो बुद्धिनाशात्प्रणश्यति ॥
krodhād-bhavati sammoha: sammohāt-smṛti-vibhrama:
smṛti-bhraṃśād-buddhi-nāśo buddhi-nāśāt-praṇaśyati
Bhagavad Gita 2.63
सम्पूर्णं जगदेव नन्दनवनं सर्वेऽपि कल्पद्रुमाः
गाङ्गं वारि समस्तवारि निवहाः पुण्याः समस्ताः क्रियाः ।
वाचः प्राकृतसंस्कृताः श्रुतिशिरो वाराणसी मेदिनी
सर्वावस्थितिरस्य वस्तुविषया दृष्टे परब्रह्मणि ॥
sampūrṇaṃ jagadeva nandana-vanaṃ sarve'pi kalpadrumāḥ
gāṅgaṃ vāri samasta-vāri nivahāḥ puṇyāḥ samastāḥ kriyāḥ |
vācaḥ prākṛta-saṃskṛtāḥ śrutiśiro vārāṇasī medinī
sarvāvasthitirasya vastu-viṣayā dṛṣṭe parabrahmaṇi ||
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