Dhyana (Meditation), Puja (Worship), Karma (Rites and Rituals) and other activities are laid down for those too dull to recognise this Will. Only those who can renounce triple fruits of worldly endeavour can claim the right to follow the path of Wisdom (Jnana). Sadhakas on the Vedantic path must be equipped with
- The discrimination to distinguish the transient from the eternal.
- Determination to desist from worldly and other-worldly pleasures.
- Acquisition of sense control, self-control, detachment, fortitude, faith and equanimity and
- Keen yearning for liberation.
All things have to be viewed as the products of the Divine Will and used with the reverence that this knowledge will kindle in the Consciousness.
The path of holy activity and the path of intellectual discrimination, of Karma and Jnana, are intended for different Sadhaks. It is not possible to mix the two and follow them together. Righteous living can confer new life; prosperity is the gift of the knowledge of Dharma; liberation is the gift of the knowledge of Brahmam. The awareness of Brahmam does not demand for its continuance and constancy the practice of any Sadhana. It does not depend on the performance of any specific duties and chores.
Liberation is of two kinds: Immediate and Gradual. The first is the result of the attainment of wisdom, Jnana. The second is the result of Upasana, spiritual study and Sadhana. Jnana is pure unmixed monistic experience. Bhakthi or Devotion is of the nature of Supreme Love, characterised by the Love of God, for the sake of the Lord only.
