Guest guest Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 The Kena Upanishad gives a very beautiful but stunning definition of Brahman. I don't think it means don't do worship but it tries to give the absolute meaning of Brahman. Worship is probably a means to realizing the infinity that pervades everything as consciousness. Here is the English translation : I-4. That which is not uttered by speech, that by which the word is expressed, know That alone to be Brahman, and not this (non-Brahman) which is being worshipped. I-5. That which one does not think with the mind, that by which, they say, the mind is thought, know That alone to be Brahman, and not this (non-Brahman) which is being worshipped. I-6. That which man does not see with the eye, that by which man sees the activities of the eye, know That alone to be Brahman, and not this (non-Brahman) which is being worshipped. I-7. That which man does not hear with the ear, that by which man hears the ear's hearing, know That alone to be Brahman, and not this (non-Brahman) which is being worshipped. I-8. That which man does not smell with the organ of smell, that by which the organ of smell is attracted towards its objects, know That alone to be Brahman, and not this (non-Brahman) which is being worshipped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 7, 2007 Report Share Posted August 7, 2007 dear shivbhakts om namo bhagawate rudraya the philosophy of dwaitam and advaitam have confused many spiritual lovers whether to treat god as a saakar or niraakar. the vedas proclaim god as both saakar and niraakar. to a grihastha and a layman god is saakar and needs to be worshipped. for a renounced and realised person, god is niraakar and god is within. in the quest of god, shivbhakts realise the miracles of god and the existence of god in all sentient beings which is why we shall treat god in all. with best wishes and blessings pandit arjun www.rudraksharemedy.com , " bhatnagar_shailendra " <bhatnagar_shailendra wrote: > > The Kena Upanishad gives a very beautiful but stunning definition of > Brahman. I don't think it means don't do worship but it tries to > give the absolute meaning of Brahman. Worship is probably a means to > realizing the infinity that pervades everything as consciousness. > Here is the English translation : > > > I-4. That which is not uttered by speech, that by which the word is > expressed, know That alone to be Brahman, and not this (non- Brahman) > which is being worshipped. > I-5. That which one does not think with the mind, that by which, > they say, the mind is thought, know That alone to be Brahman, and > not this (non-Brahman) which is being worshipped. > I-6. That which man does not see with the eye, that by which man > sees the activities of the eye, know That alone to be Brahman, and > not this (non-Brahman) which is being worshipped. > I-7. That which man does not hear with the ear, that by which man > hears the ear's hearing, know That alone to be Brahman, and not this > (non-Brahman) which is being worshipped. > I-8. That which man does not smell with the organ of smell, that by > which the organ of smell is attracted towards its objects, know That > alone to be Brahman, and not this (non-Brahman) which is being > worshipped. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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