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

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      Let me cite an example to clarify the point. Imagine the way in which one

person who witnessed the beauty of the crescent moon, a day after the new

moon day, directs his accomplice. He says: "Look at that tree directly and

look a little above. You will find the beautiful crescent moon". His

accomplice had concentrated as per his directions and felt happy at the

sight the crescent moon. Now let us analyse the facts. The moon was not

really above the tree. The planet moon was not so small as it appeared to

him. Nothing equals to the real form of moon. The moon's actual nature is

quite different from what the on looker, behold. No one really understood

its true nature and significance The moon, its real glow, real form and

nature were not at al present in the crescent moon. Similarly, if

realization of God is our Goal, and we concentrate upon Him, we may be able

to reach our objective. Like the moon, God is also entirely different from

what we perceive him to be. God is not something that can be explained or

expressed in words. God or His real form will be known only when we pursue

our path with utmost devotion. He is beyond our imagination.

 

      Sruties say: "God is beyond description and imagination and those who make

Him their objective and meditate upon Him will attain Him. The seeker need

not change his path, once the goal is established in his mind. He has to

further strengthen it by his faith and determination".

 

How to meditate upon God?

 

      If one meditates upon God, in Sahara form (God in a particular form) or

Nirakara state (God without any form) the results obtained are the same. The

scriptures say that it is difficult to meditate upon God without a form. The

two ways of meditation differ only in the way of the Sadhana. He who seeks

God in Nirakara state should continue to do so. He who seeks God in Sahara

form should continue his Sadhana concentrating upon the form he has chosen.

But it is good for him to remember and understand the significance of the

Omnipresent state of God. For those who consider the body to be themselves,

it will be very difficult to do Sadhana upon God who is Nirguna (without any

specific attributes) and Nirakara (form less).

 

Lord Sri Krishna says in Gita:

 

“The path of those who seek God in Nirakara state is difficult as such a way

of reaching the goal is very hard for those Who have attachment to the

body." (Bhagavadgita 12-5)

Some meditate upon God in its pure formless state, while others choose a

specific form. Actually, the same God takes the form of 'Sri Maha Vishnu',

SriRama 'SriKrishna'. Similarly 'Devi', (Ganesha 'Siva', 'Surya' are also

not different from Maha Vishnu'. Sage Veda Vyasa had written the eighteen

Parana' describing acts performed by various Godly forms for those who are

interested in them. He has proved that all these Godly forms represent one

'Supreme God* only, the 'Creator', the 'Preserver and the Destroyer. They

differ in name and form only. The seeker imagines the name and form of the

God to his liking. If  one meditates upon a pillar as God, it will become a

God only to him, and his meditation will bear the same results as to any

other form of God. Only one has to keep full faith and worship upon it.

 

To be contd....

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

 

Sri Satchidananda Sadguru Sainath Maharaj ki Jai !!!

 

Baba Bless us all

 

 

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