The Biblical statement is : "I and My Father in Heavens are One"|
The Vedic Doctrine is : ayam Atmaa brahmn | Atma eva brahmn ||
In the beginning I was with the Lord and now also I am in the womb of my Mother Earth. Bhu. Bhu Devi gives me birth, food, shelter and wants me to be happy and joyful. I am within the gravitational force and cannot escape unless my soul, blemished with unending desires, and action ti fulfill these sensuous desires, becomes pure enough to become a particle of Light, light enough to escape gravity. So, I am ignorant of my true nature and suffer due to ignorance.
Can I become God? Yes. if a plant like Tulasi or a tree like Oudumbara (fig tree), Banni or Ashvatha (banyon, peepul), or birds like falcon, swan and peacock, or even reptiles and other animals like rats, serpent and cow can rise to the level of Gods by becoming their vehicle of transport and get worshiped by us, why not we become God and be worshiped. What is so special about these plants and animals that they get the attention of people? Is it due to their good quality or any other commendable nature that they are deified and worshiped. It may seem strange to those who do not know the secret of creation if we say that all creation are divine only, but some forget and other remember their true self. Besides, Bhagavan Shree Krishna says, "I am the Self of all". It is now clear that "Divinity rests within us and we must manifest that through meditation". Shree Krishna says, "One can reach Me by discarding what all that has been acquired as qualities. so give up everything and surrender to Me". Constant meditation on the divine will automatically manifest the divinity within us and we too will be deified and worshiped. There are a million such manifest divine souls amidst us and we worship them!
The Vedic Doctrine is : ayam Atmaa brahmn | Atma eva brahmn ||
In the beginning I was with the Lord and now also I am in the womb of my Mother Earth. Bhu. Bhu Devi gives me birth, food, shelter and wants me to be happy and joyful. I am within the gravitational force and cannot escape unless my soul, blemished with unending desires, and action ti fulfill these sensuous desires, becomes pure enough to become a particle of Light, light enough to escape gravity. So, I am ignorant of my true nature and suffer due to ignorance.
Can I become God? Yes. if a plant like Tulasi or a tree like Oudumbara (fig tree), Banni or Ashvatha (banyon, peepul), or birds like falcon, swan and peacock, or even reptiles and other animals like rats, serpent and cow can rise to the level of Gods by becoming their vehicle of transport and get worshiped by us, why not we become God and be worshiped. What is so special about these plants and animals that they get the attention of people? Is it due to their good quality or any other commendable nature that they are deified and worshiped. It may seem strange to those who do not know the secret of creation if we say that all creation are divine only, but some forget and other remember their true self. Besides, Bhagavan Shree Krishna says, "I am the Self of all". It is now clear that "Divinity rests within us and we must manifest that through meditation". Shree Krishna says, "One can reach Me by discarding what all that has been acquired as qualities. so give up everything and surrender to Me". Constant meditation on the divine will automatically manifest the divinity within us and we too will be deified and worshiped. There are a million such manifest divine souls amidst us and we worship them!
Why not we emulate the divine souls that are pure, unblemished, and shine in the glory of the Lord? What one has to do to attain to this divine stature is nothing but to just 'keep quite'. This is what we do once the plane takes off! We do not run here and there during the flight. We just tighten our belt, sit and close our eyes. But, we should not forget that there are certain prerequisites before getting the boarding pass. We have to make the flight booking well in advance, get clearance from customs after a very careful body-check, luggage is dropped at the check-in (not even cabin luggage in this case), and finally allowed to get in after security check, again. So also, the ashtanga yoga sutras are prescribed as preliminary exercises like yama, niyama, pratyahara and Ishvara pranidana as the first four necessary steps, followed by asana, pranayama, dhyana and finally, samadhi. This last step is what is stated as the "just keep quiet" principle in our advice above. Remember, we are taking a space craft, not a jet flight! It is imperative that all the outer shells are discarded and only the capsule, the Atman, flies off, never to return to this death knell (mrutyu lok) where old age, sickness and death are certain!
When the soul is pure and pristine, mind and intellect are merged in consciousness and the senses are reverted to the soul, the jiva shines in the glory of the Lord. Thus, one is deified! It is others who recognize this, not the jiva; the jiva is just unaware of its state!
Just surrender to the supreme Lord, rest will be done automatically by the higher self, paramatman!
When the soul is pure and pristine, mind and intellect are merged in consciousness and the senses are reverted to the soul, the jiva shines in the glory of the Lord. Thus, one is deified! It is others who recognize this, not the jiva; the jiva is just unaware of its state!
Just surrender to the supreme Lord, rest will be done automatically by the higher self, paramatman!
No comments:
Post a Comment