'Ahankara Nivrutti' - 'Annihilation of Ego' is the sine qua non of Self Realisation. This is achieved by deep devotional process of surrender to the Almighty Within and attitudinal broadening of the connotation of 'Individual I', to encompass the boundless whole, 'Universal I' !
Implications of total surrender to the Almighty are well described in the sankeertana, "Ni Dasya Mokkate Nilichi Namma Galadi", by the poet savant Annamacharya. In this creation, if at all there is anything Trustworthy, it is only one - Servitude to Almighty !............
'O Almighty! The only thing in which I can trust unconditionally in this world is taking 'Refuge in You'. Since You know well about our well being, our prosperity lies in Your protecting shelter.
'O Almighty! Even if I ponder over the path of reaching You through austere rites, their 'delivering of the goods' can not be trusted since, this mortal body is filled with filthy excreta. Then how can this body bes considered pure, clean and tidy ? Even if I wish to consider my birth as the 'noblest one' (in case, birth in exalted class ranks for Divine Grace) among the human beings, it is not possible. Since, my births are wrapped with Karmas plunging me in Papas and Punyas, resulting in rebirths in this world time and again.
'O Almighty! Even if I think of following the scriptural knowledge I educated in, they are not trustworthy. Since, they highlight with a tinge of rivalry about the individual supremacies among the various religious sects. Even if I decide to follow my Mind, being highly fickle, it is also not trustworthy. It became subservient to the enticing sense organs very long ago.
'O Almighty! Even I wish to trust on my family members (wife and children) and my possessions, it is not possible. Since, they are all accrued to me in bondage as per my worthiness for them. O Almighty! You only can save me under the circumstances detailed. But I can not express my trust in You except in the form of simpler offering of a Flower, a Holy Basil Leaf , a Fruit !'...........
'What is the cost of Divine Grace?' For sure, last line of the text of sankeertana above is the prompt and befitting answer. In our Simplicity lies Satisfaction of the Almighty!
Holy Basil !
Om Shanti!
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