Aishwarya - Striving for perfection

We will discuss a word that we possibly should know: Aishwarya i.e. perfection. This is one of the four aspects of our personality. We possess what is considered righteous conduct (Dharma), we possess knowledge (Jnana) and we can also give up things (Vairagya). And the fourth thing that we possess is the capacity for perfection.

- Dr. Jayadeva Yogendra

Unfortunately, we as humans strive for it; our effort is there. We also claim, "I have succeeded and I am now quite okay." But Nature has not allowed us to enjoy this perfection; some imperfection remains. We come to know about it later on; others may point it out; and we again try but as an objective. Any activity that we take up, the effort is to reach the best. We do put in effort but then there is the limiting factor of human incapacity.

Then public applause or criticism is also there. Even the very best people have been faulted. The best example is of Rama who was a Purushottam, the best human. And yet an incident happened that an ordinary washerman was heard telling his wife, "I don't like that immoral Rama who accepts his wife after she has stayed with somebody for a year." And so, Rama asked his wife to go away even though she had been taken away forcibly. But this washerman said, "I am not like that man."

So, this imperfection is right from the best to the worst people and yet our effort is to see that we reach perfection.