Guest guest Posted November 5, 2005 Report Share Posted November 5, 2005 Aum Sai Ram, (Source........Sri Lalita Sahasranama printed by Sri Ramakrishna Math) III The Avatar of the Bhagwad Gita says in a well-known verse ,"Howsoever men approache me ,even so do I accept them." We may therefore approach God and call Him either father or mother .God is in truth beyond the distinctions of sex and even beyond personality ,as we too often conceive it ..The ineffable Absolute is endowed by us with the highest attributes we can think of ,so as to bring it into relationship with us and the world we live in ..Accordingly ,the distinction between the personal Brahanam and the personal Ishvara is well recognised in our philosophy .The former is God as He is in Himself ,the latter is God as He appears to us ,when He is viewed through human spectacle ,we may call these two views of God and the scientific view respectively .The impersonal Absolute when viewed through the human mind ,becomes a personal God in His capacity as creator becomes Brahama ,as protector becomes Vishnu and as a destroyer becomes Rudra. And lastly ,when as protector He comes down and takes ahuman form to save mankind from evil.He becomes an Avatar . Thus we try to bridge the yawning gulf between the Supreme Spirit and the Spirit of man . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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