The question most often asked is about God. Even those who do not believe in the concept of God utter the word without ever realizing it! When a person says, 'I do not believe in God, he is unconsciously uttering the word 'God'? There is an interesting account of the existence of God. God is thus an inseparable part of our life and we eat and breathe Him and we do not know It!
It is stated that once the Emperor Akbar asked Birbal whether there is God, and if there is God, where is He and what is He doing? He gave one week's time to answer failing which his head will be cut off! Now, Birbal was worried. How to explain the presence of God was the question. Almost five days were over and he found no way out. His son, a small boy of eight looked at his father and asked him what was the problem and why was he so worried? In the beginning Birbal simply dismissed him saying that he would not understand it. When the child insisted, Birbal explained the problem. The child laughed and said that this is no big problem and he would answer the Emperor himself, if he is take to him, Birbal got the permission and took his son along with him to the Emperor's Darbar. When the child went to Akbar's Darbar it stood silently next to his father since there was no place for him to sit. The Emperor started the Darbar asking Birbal about the question he had asked him. Birbal respectfully bowed to the Emperor and requested that he wanted permission for his son to answer the question. The Emperor looked at the child and laughed loud. However, he permitted the child to answer his question and repeated the question again. In turn, the child asked Akbar whether it is the custom in his august Darbar to ignore the simple courtesy of offering a seat however a small a person might be? Akbar felt ashamed and immediately ordered for a chair, some fruits and milk to the child. The child respectfully thanked the Emperor and said that the answer is so simple that even a child in the country knows the answer. It is just like the pure ghee that is hidden in the milk! God is everywhere! He is always looking at the world. He can explain much better if the Emperor permits him to sit on the throne for a few minutes. Akbar agreed and stepped down and put the child one throne! Now, the child said, "Sir, this is exactly what God is doing!" God keeps some people up here and brings them to keep some others up here! Akbar was so delighted he hugged the child and presented valuables and honored Birbal and his son. This is how the Hindus of the sacred land of Bharata realize God!
Chapter VI, verses 29-31 of the Bhagavad-Gita explicitly states that, "The supreme Lord is present in every atom, every cell, every soul of His creation." He is avyakta (unmanifest) and becomes manifest, vyakta, in many forms of vayakti, vishaya, vastu and vichara. Bhagavan Sri Krishna says, "I am established in the form of 'Energy', 'Chaitanya', united in the soul in all living beings. I am visible to whoever looks at everyone with equanimity, without any discrimination". Not only, this, the Lord assures redemption to all those who realize Him, thus." The fundamental principle is - ayam Atmaa brahmn | Atmaa eve brahmn | sarvam khalividam brahmn ||
But, then how to perceive God" It is as easy as getting the pure ghee out of milk! It takes concerted effort. I is a constant meditative process. God is perceived in transcendental meditative state since God is transcendant! God is also immanent and as such we can perceive God in Temples or shrines in physical form. "God created man in His own Image, and man created God!" is the maxim. Man visualized, they say! A sculptor visualized in his dream and carved out an image. He created a form and added all the attributes to the One formless, and without attributes, the supreme power of Creation, the Creator! It is the Bhavana, perception of the sculptor! Now, one can visualize God in savikalpa samadhi. One has to take to yoga in order to meditate and perceive Him. It is as arduous a task as boiling the mik and cooling it, making curd out of it and taking out butter, and finally, heating slowly the butter to give us the pure aromatic ghee! There is no short cut means of visualizing God. Knowledge of the Self, 'Atmajnyan' will reveal the true nature of the Self and that is enough!
But, then how to perceive God" It is as easy as getting the pure ghee out of milk! It takes concerted effort. I is a constant meditative process. God is perceived in transcendental meditative state since God is transcendant! God is also immanent and as such we can perceive God in Temples or shrines in physical form. "God created man in His own Image, and man created God!" is the maxim. Man visualized, they say! A sculptor visualized in his dream and carved out an image. He created a form and added all the attributes to the One formless, and without attributes, the supreme power of Creation, the Creator! It is the Bhavana, perception of the sculptor! Now, one can visualize God in savikalpa samadhi. One has to take to yoga in order to meditate and perceive Him. It is as arduous a task as boiling the mik and cooling it, making curd out of it and taking out butter, and finally, heating slowly the butter to give us the pure aromatic ghee! There is no short cut means of visualizing God. Knowledge of the Self, 'Atmajnyan' will reveal the true nature of the Self and that is enough!
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