What is Brahman ?

[Guest guest]

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.

[Guest guest]

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.

>