| Who were they
previously before they took birth whom now endear themselves to you as 'father' and
'mother'? Who were you previously? Prior to this birth, in how many wombs had you been
confined? Do you see all those mothers now? If you saw them, would you feel love for them?
What is that Substance from which you have now separated and taken your shape? All the
things that you see in the world are the illusory forms of that one Substance. You are not able to see that one Substance; but what you see are its
illusory forms, and you feel drawn to them or repelled by them by your love and hate, and
you are caught up in this delusion. Wake up from this dream, open your eyes and try to see
the One Reality behind them all.' 'Then', says Sankara, 'your cares will vanish. The
mirage projected by your karma will disappear before bhakti. You will find liberation;
worship Govinda and attain salvation'. |
