Vaat 1.279
Swamini Vato Prakaran 1 Vaat 279 · 1 · Verse 279
Sanskrit Original
Sānkhyavichār karavānī bahu vāt karī. Te sānkhyavichār to nitya niyam rākhīne karavo, ne sānkhya vinā to aradho satsang kahevāy, ne sānkhya vinā sukh thāy nahi, ne sānkhya chhe te to ākh chhe, ne ākhe karīne sarve dekhāy. Dattātrey sānkhyavāḷā ne sukhiyā rahetā. Māṭe sānkhyavichār karavā mānḍe to āvaḍe ne dhīre dhīre siddha thāy. Temā sānkhya shu je, ā lok, bhog, sarve khoṭu chhe; ne ātmā chhe te satya chhe ne ākāsh sarakho nirlep chhe; ne deh, indriyu, antahkaraṇ asangī chhe.
Swami talked at length about engaging in the thoughts of Sānkhya: Engage in Sānkhya thoughts on a regular, daily basis as a rule. And satsang is said to be only half complete without Sānkhya thoughts. Without Sānkhya there is no happiness, since Sānkhya is like the eyes. With it everything can be seen. Dattatrey practised Sānkhya and he knew how to be happy. Therefore, if one slowly practises Sānkhya, it can be attained. So what is Sānkhya? That this world and objects of pleasure are all false (perishable); and the ātmā is real and unaffected like the sky, and is not influenced by the body, senses and inner faculties.