Once Shuka, the son of Sage Vyasa, renouncing all attachments, left his home. Unable to endure
his departure. Vyasa followed Shuka. Vyasa appealed to him: "Dear son, you should not leave
your home."
Shuka told him: "You are not a father nor am I a son. Both of us are embodiments
of Bliss. Because of the forms which we bear, you consider yourself as the father.and me as the son. The
world consists of forms. You cannot comprehend the Divine without giving up attachment to
forms. You cannot be the Seer without giving up the seen. You are carried away by your
attachment to the external world."
As soon as he heard this, Vyasa experienced a mental transformation and started considering
himself as an embodiment of bliss.
It is asked: "Is it possible to sacrifice (worldly things)?" The answer is: "It is not impossible if
you make a determined effort." Unfortunately, man today is unable to give up addiction to even
the most trivial things. Many are unable to give up cigarettes or bidis, tea or coffee. If one cannot
give up such acquired tastes, how is he going to give up qualities like raaga and dwesha
(attachment and hatred)?
(From the Divine Discourses of Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba)
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