Vachanamrut Essence
Gadhadā II-1
- Infatuation: if God or the Sant should criticise a vishay towards which one’s chitt has been lured, one would become upset with them and even malign them.
- Characteristic of infatuation: loss of all sense of discrimination of what should be done and what should not be done.
- Cause of infatuation: weakness in enjoying panchvishays.
- Method to eradicate attachment to vishays:
- Consolidating the understanding that one’s true form is the ātmā.
- Thoroughly understanding the nature of how the cosmos is created, sustained and destroyed.
- Thoroughly understanding the greatness of God.
- A person who no longer makes distinctions between pleasant and unpleasant vishays:
- Is free of infatuation and has overcome his weakness in enjoying the vishays.
- Has understood God perfectly.
- Has an inclination like that of a woman who observes the vow of fidelity.
- Is a staunch devotee and should be known to possess gnān.
- Is extremely dear to God.
- Has attained God-realisation and has become fulfilled.
- To eradicate infatuation, one should:
- Keep courage and persevere gradually to uproot infatuation.
- Make the following goal: I will eradicate as much attachment to the vishays as is possible in this life.