Re: Is realizing SELF restricted to a subset?
To be enable for self-realization,one need not born with some specific set of requirements ...like to born as good brahmin,pious environment,availability of scripture,Guru and above all conducive spiritual environment,though this is very much prevalent in most of known spiritually advanced saint/seers. The reason is the karmic samskar is very different and so much diverse that even after self-realization,many have to suffer some karmic fruits,like Ramakrishna had to suffer bronchial cancer and died of it.
All are not born with complete vairagya...because of some attachments from previous birth,and present birth circumstanced make him renounce everything complete.
The fundamental is " spiritual development is independent of Past karma".Otherwise nobody will ever be able to reach self-realization. At best we can burn our PRARABDHA(destined fruit of karma) KARMA,never SANCHITA KARMA(infinite birth"s karma).
Its after knowing self and reaching KKAIVALYA,this infinite store house of sanchita karma gets destroyed.but prarabdha has to be still enjoyed.
For an example...one person has finished one life"s all karma,also reached at a almost the last state of self-realization,(may be equivalent to 99.999% ),but died.. Hehas to born again with a new set of Prarabdha to complete that remaining 0.001% sadhna,but he has to complete whole prarabdha again.
Man-naathah Shri Jagan-nathah Mat-guru-shri jagad-guruhu.
Mad-atma sarva-bhutatma tasmai Shri Gurave Namah.
My Lord is the Lord of Universe; My teacher is the teacher of the
entire universe; and my Self is the Self of all. My salutations at the lotus-feet
of such a Guru, who has revealed such knowledge to me.
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