However great may be the wealth of attainment, it
cannot satisfy the hunger of the human mind, which always yearns for
unlimited happiness. Those who run after wealth and reputation, name and
fame, can never be happy unless they can attain an infinite quantity of
the same. But because the world itself is finite, how can the objects
of this world be infinite? Besides, it is not materially possible to
acquire objects of an unlimited quantity. So worldly achievement – even
if it is the acquisition of the whole globe – is neither unlimited nor
eternal.
Then what is that eternal
object which can provide unlimited joy and happiness to human beings?
Only the Supreme Entity (Parama Puruśa), eternal and infinite. The
total realization of this Supreme Entity brings about supreme
satisfaction. In fact, behind all the unending desires for worldly
enjoyment, there lies this hidden desire for Supreme self-realisation.
So the attainment of Brahma is the very innate characteristic (Dharma)
of human beings, the ingrained nature of all living beings.
“Dharma” literally means an
innate characteristic, the nature or property of an object. The property
of fire is to burn. Just as fire and its property are inseparable,
similarly human beings and their property – their quest for Brahma (the
Supreme Entity) – are also one and the same.
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