Symptoms Of Self Realization
SHARGUNA MEANING SIX – THE SIX SIGNS, OR SIX SYMPTOMS OF SELF REALIZATION
There are six signs, called “sharguna”. Sharguna meaning six – the six signs, or six symptoms. After absorbing the knowledge, you can look out for the following:
1. Shama means forgiveness. Forgive and forget. I often give the example of Jesus Christ when he was nailed to the cross. At that moment, he said, “Oh God, forgive them, for they know not what they do”. You are to forgive and forget!
2. Dama means tolerance. If anything unpleasant happens to you, you don’t get irritated. You try to understand, and remain peaceful. Suppose, for example, someone shouted at you, or bumped into you, you would not get irritated.
3. And then there is Titiksha which means that you are anxious to know the Reality.
4. Uparati means discarding all the concepts, and worldly attractions. Even if lakhs or crores of dollars are given to you, you will not be interested. You will say, “Why? I don’t want it!” And then, even if a beautiful lady appears in front of you, there will not be any attraction. It happens. Your body-based knowledge, will be totally discarded. You will look at the beautiful lady, and say: “What is that? It is a dead body”.
5. Bhakti means total devotion.
6. Sharda means complete faith. If there is some irritation, and if you do not have a forgiving nature, or, if there is still some attraction for material powers, this means that something is wrong! The knowledge has not been absorbed within you. These qualities will appear with meditation. And when they do, you will live life in the world, yet remain untouched by it. You will be in the world, but not of the world.
Sadguru Shri Ramakant Maharaj