Wednesday 7 June 2017

Attaining to Brahman

Brahmasutras (3. 3.29-30) speaks about a  spiritual seeker (upasaka) reaching Brahman after death. There are two Brahmans- one qualified brahmn, with attributes (saguna) and, the other unqualified or attribute-less (nirguna). Brahman as such is neither saguna or nirguna; however, it is the sadhaka who takes to upasana of Brahman as such and such.. All the qualities (Guna) attributed to Brahman are due to the objective world experience and these attributed to the attributes of Brahman.But this is not true. Brahman is nirguna only. Brahman has no attributes or Gunas, and it is not even knowable! Then, what the upasaka is doing here during his life toime tokeep Brahman as the goal to revert to IT (tyat). For ordinary upasakas it may not be possible to meditate on brahman as 'nothingness'. So they may adopt saguna brahman for meditation. This process of meditation gradually takes the upasakato Brahmaloka after death. It is only the upasaka of saguna brahmn  who goes to Brahmaloka. The other category of upasakas who meditate on nirguna brahman have already attained to Him, even whileliving, (sadyomukti) and even need not wait for death to discard all the karma klesha, whether prarabhda, agami or the sanchita. This makes it clear that meditation on brahmn will definitely help one to discard the blemishes of the soul and revert to its pure state even while living. This will help the jiva to get released from bondage of rebirths..

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