'Sri Sai Baba of Shirdi -A God!' by Bapatla Hanumanth Rao Garu

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The Vishnu Purana says:

" Though God is one, He is called Bramha when He creates the universe,

Vishnu when He preserves it and Siva, when He destroys it ".

 

Bhagavatha Purana says:

 

"Oh! Brahmin! I assume different names when I begin the task of creating

this universe, protecting it and annihilating the same". This proves that

Brahma, Vishnu, Maheswara are not different and the sum total of the

Almighty.

 

What is that God's 'Swarupam*? (form, attributes)

 

The Vedas say: "God is truth, Gnana (wisdom) and infinite" Bhagavatha Purana

says thus:

 

"God is Parabrahma - embodiment of perfect truth -Omnipotent - Omnipresent -

Omniscient - embodiment of knowledge and Wisdom. He is always in eternal

bliss. He stage manages this creation through different bodies without

himself having any physical form. He is pure - total - and has neither a

beginning nor an end. He is second to none - He is one only but appears in

different forms."

 

In some other context, in the same Purana, it is said: "He shines as Aatman

in different bodies. He is Pure - Purana Purusha (unique single minded

individual) - Self effulgent - Complete -Parameswara - Narayana - Bhagawan -

Vasudeva. He makes every form created by Him to shine with His Yoga Maya

(divine illusion).

 

Again in the same Bhagavatha Purana, in the second skanda, a vivid

description of God, the Parabrahma, is given.

 

Janaka Rajarshi (a saintly person among the kings) pleaded with the seers.

"Oh! Great seers! You are all eminent philosophers and seekers. Kindly

enlighten me about Narayana, the Parabrahma and His attributes."

 

To this, the sage Pippalayana replied:

"Oh King! Know that it is Narayana, the Parabrahma, is beyond the scope of

any cause; and yet, He is the cause for the creation, preservation and

destruction of this vast universe. Being present both inside and outside, He

envigorates these living bodies. They (these bodies) perform various

functions through their sense and other organs when the vital power (Prana)

dwells with them. God, the premordial force is always present in all these

bodies and in all the three stages viz: Swapna (Dream), Jagrit (awaken

state) and Sushupta (state of deep sleep). Just as the sparks of fire cannot

reach the fire, the five sense elements (Eyes -sight, Ears-hearing, Nose -

smell, Mouth - taste, Skin - touch) the organs that perform actions. (Hands,

Feet etc), the Mind and Intellect cannot perceive the primordial force. Then

how can we describe it? He is without birth and death. He is a witness to

all the changing situations. He can exist always and everywhere. He is

endless.

 

To be contd....

(Source : " on the web.

   

 

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Sai Ram,

What is God? According to the Vedas, the Absolute God is the Brahman.the Ruler and Lord of the Universe,without a beginning and without an end, incomprehensible,indestructible,indescribable,inexhaustible,Omniscient,omnipresent,the Subject,first,eternal, the creator and enjoyer of all creations,the light of the Universe. He is the entire Universe with billions of galaxies and the very space. He is hidden in all and is the cause,source,material and effect of all creations,known,unknown and yet to happen in the entire Universe. The ordinary senses and intellect can not fathom,grasp or be in a position to describe even with little degree of success.

The Upanishads designate him as the One and indivisible,eternel Universal Atman, who is present in all and in whom all are present. The Mundaka Upanishad puts it this way,"The Loving Lord is imperishable. Just as from fire thousands of spark leap forth, millions of beings arise from Him and return to Him. The Kathopanishad asserts, "In his robe are woven heaven and earth,mind and body....He is the bridge from death to deathless life." Brahman is Sat,Chit and Ananada ie., Existence, Consciousness and Bliss at the same time.

The Brahman of the Upanishads is not reacheable by the ordinary or the ignorant souls(jivas) who are given to rituals alone and those who are given to rationalization of knowledge.

Discipline, determination,purity of mind, mastery over the senses, self-contrl and desireless actions are some of the prerequisites needed to achieve even a semblance of success in the path ofSadhana. Only the strong-hearted can think of dislodging layer after layer of disillusion and ignorance that surrounds him and see the golden light of Truth. Above all this,guidance from and Grace of a realized Guru is vitally important.

Sai Ram

G.Balasubramanian

 

Leeladhar <leedhar (AT) rediffmail (DOT) com> wrote:

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"Leeladhar" <leedhar (AT) rediffmail (DOT) com>

Fri, 12 May 2006 13:13:29 +0530

[saibabanews] 'Sri Sai Baba of Shirdi -A God!' by Bapatla Hanumanth Rao Garu

 

How to believe that God exists?

 

Vedas propound the existence of God and He cannot be seen

"No one can behold God with his eyes, but by removing the impurities in our

hearts and minds we can perceive Him with our intellect"

 

Manu also expresses the same opinion. (Manusmriti, 5-7)

"There was nothing but darkness before this creation. The whole universe

seemed to be in a state of sleep. From this Tamas, (Darkness) Bbagawan, the

Swayambhoo emerged in divine splendor and effulgence. Gradually, the veil of

darkness vanished, God with his own will power manifested himself in an

abstract, inexplicable, ancient, indescribable, omnipresent, omniscient

form".

 

The 'Vedas' further say:

"Before the onset of creation, when nothing was there, only I remained. I

was beyond description. In the great dissolution and deluge also, only I

remained. This visible universe is not different from Me. Ultimately, only I

will remain."

 

In the Bhagavatha Purana, in the Dasarna (Tenth) Skanda, is said (10-14,23):

In our life from birth to death, we come across several phenomenal changes.

Many riddles do appear, grow and vanish in our very presence. The planets

like the Sun the Moon and the Stars appear in the sky doing their

appropriate functions. Are these an admixure of the five elements moving

about because of mutual attractive power? Or is there an Omnipotent Creator

or Controller of the universe who conditions and directs them? Our continued

search lead us to the inevitable conclusion that there is some unknown,

invisible force that guides every thing and to conceive of it may be beyond

our comprehension. The Vedas concur with the above.

 

"God created the Sun, the Moon the Sky and the Earth. We are amazed at the

super powers of God when we examine the birth, growth and the death of

different species in the universe. It beyond our knowledge and comprehension

to know the mystery creation, it's beginning and the end. We do feel that

some mysterious divine force guides this universe since its inception."

 

Hence, we feel that there is some primal, ancient, complete, indestructible,

all pervasive cause for this creation and that supreme cause is God only,

who is Omnipotent, Omniscient, Omnipresent and an embodiment of

Sat-Chit-Ananda (ever lasting bliss). This indescribable power is known by

myriad names. He is Parameswara - Parabrahma • Brahma - Narayana-Bhagavan -

Vasudeva - Siva • Vishnu - Rama - Krishna -Jahovah-Deva - Khuda - Arha -

Buddha - Allah - etc.,

God is one but He is called the Trinity - Brahma - Vishnu -Maheswara,

(Creator, Preserver, and Destroyer.)

To be contd....

(Source : http://www.saileelas.org/book/agod.htm

 

 

 

 

 

 

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