Sermons By Srimad Raja Chandra on Self-Realisation

As real self I never knew,
So suffered I eternal pain,
I bow to Him my master true,
Who preached and broke eternal chain. [1]

In this degrading age, who knows-
Salvation way, mostly unknown?
For seekers true, this Gospel shows,
Unhidden as their fingers own. [2] 

Some follow rites forgetting self,
Some learned fools believe freedom,
Misled are both, none knows the self,
Merciful state, I feel for them. [3]

The first are stuck in outward deeds,
With heart unturned,they save and serve,
But prohibit they knowledge-seeds,
Believing old as gold preserve. [4]

No bondage, freedom new or old,
The other preach, in words, the Soul,
Attachment all in acts behold,
So word-wise they get not the goal. [5]

Unattachment and all fruitful,
If you have knowledge of the soul,
of self-knowledge they are the tool,
The real knowledge is the goal. [6]

And if the heart contains no merits,
The real knowledge can not shine,
If only satisfied with merits,
They prove the block to knowledge fine. [7]

Whatever where is fit,
The seeker understands and acts,
Without this virtue, count unfit,
For seekership of real facts. [8]

Who serves true master's feet, obeys,
Leaving aside his whims and views,
He knows the truth, what Master says,
Ascertains his own delf abstruse. [9]

Self-knowledge, equal eye to lot,
Behaves as destined, speech unique,
Authentic in all schools of thought,
True teacher's qualities mystic. [10]

Indirect Jin (Lord) can not oblige,
As does the direct Teacher true,
Without this key, would not arise-
The thought of self, or searching through.[11]

Without true teacher's exposition,
None can know the Lord as Lord,
In ignorance no obligation,
Such understanding makes him God. [12]

True scriptures soul and all expound,
To seekers fit, unerring guide,
Where direct Teacher is not found,
'Tis is next best for one's safer side. [13]

Or whatever true Teacher said,
For thinking deep, daily practice,
Forgetting sects, popular head,
Opposition of families. [14]

If one controls his self-conceit,
Gets surely as infinite souls-
The final state that is most fit,
So says innocent Jin in scrolls. [15]

One's self-conceit is checked at once,
In direct Teacher's nearness,
To root it out use other means,
It grows two-fold, in general sense. [16]

If one has true Teacher's guidance,
Putting aside one's whims and views,
Sectarian ways, obstinacy,
'Tis termed true Faith, for direct cause. [17] 

One can not kill by self-conceit-
Foes pride and all, but seek refuge-
True Teacher's, easily defeat,
All mighty foes' extinction huge. [18]

Who knew full soul, attained Godhood,
By means of sermons such sublime,
Reveres his Teacher of true mood,
Not yet perfect for former crime. [19]

Such system of Reverence so deep,
The Lord proclaimed in holy Books,
Profit thereof they only reap,
Few fortunate, who know the nooks. [20]

If any untrue teacher takes,
Advantage of such reverence,
Goes down into the deep birth-lakes,
Delusion great is dangerous. [21]

This fact the seekers understand,
The bigots draw the sense perverse,
Impartial description, attend,
Of bigots' badges, soul aim-less. [22]

True Seeker of self

Saint-hood is where's true self-knowledge,
Soul-seekers follow such true Teachers,
Not family priests or one who plays,
On worldly stage the part of preachers. [1]

The company of the Teacher true,
Directly does the greatest good,
Soul-seekers all accept the view,
Complete obedience understood. [2]

The path of perfection is the same,
In all times, past, present and future,
Its path practical worth the name,
Acceptable if helps soul-nature. [3]

Determines thus and tries to find,
The proximity of true Teachers,
No ideal else that eats the mind,
The soul alone for all soul-seekers. [4] 
See seekership in soul-compassion,
Suppression of all passions four,
The hope of only liberation,
Dejection of such re-birth tour. [5]

Unless one reaches such a state,
No company of teachers good,
Nor soul-suffering gets a gate,
Cannot attain the freedom road. [6]

While one comes up to such a state,
The sermon of the saint awakes-
The inner thought, that is good fate,
Soul-seekers sleep so deep it breaks. [7]

With inner thought, self-knowledge shines,
That knowledge delusion roots out,
The top-most state the seeker climbs,
Thus gets the salvation, no doubt. [8]

Six facts I say in this Gospel,
A dialogue between the two,
To stir the inner thought so well,
For bringing home the path so true. [9]

The soul exists, see it eternal, 
Accepts bondage, receives the fruit,
It can be free, take means devotional, 
Ignorance is the bondage-root. [10]

Six subjects or schools of thought,
Are here described as seers great,
In abstract scriptures strictly taught,
For understanding soul concrete. [11]

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Source : The Self Realization (Atma-Sidddhi) By Shree Srimad Raja Chandra

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