Guest guest Posted July 20, 2007 Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 SAIRAM I SALUTE YOUR KNOWLEDGE AND EXPOSITION. NEW LIGHT IS DAWNING AND YOUR WORDS ARE HIGHLY INSPIRING. THANK YOU. sadhujag Quoting " G. Balasubramanian " <gbsub1: > *Loving Sai Rams, * > *A member has sought a clarification whether " Brahman, > Atman, > Self, Truth, Consciousness, Awareness, Absolute, Supreme, God are one > and > the same " . The answer is a big " YES " . As the Sruti says and as Swamy > quotes > it very often, " Truth is one, but realized people speak of it > differently. " (Ekam > Sat Vipraah Bahuda Vadanti). " There is no name for God as in case of > human > beings. Human beings can concive God only in human form. You call God by > any > name. God wil come running to you " , says a Tamil saint. I would like > to > add, " provided your devotion to God is true " .* > ** > ** > *The Sruti declares that all objects are united with Brahman and all > actions are dependant on Brahman. The Chandogya Upanishad proclaims, > " All > this is verily Brahman (Sarvam Khalu Idam Brahma). In the Bhgavad Gita > we > come across a sloka (4.24) which is religiously uttered everyday by > most > of us, notwithstanding the fact that only a few might know the > significance > and true purport of the Sloka. The Sloka reads like this:-* > ** > *Brahmarpanam Brahma Havih Brahmagnau Brahmana Hutam 1* > *Brahmaiva Tena Gantavyam Brahma Karma Samadhina 11* > ** > *The intention of this verse is to show that the practice of seeing all > things appearing diversely as the agent, the action and the instrument > of > action etc. as Brahman is very much a sacrifice in as much as it is a > means of Self-Realization. Brahmakarmasamadhina means seeing Brahman > everywhere incessantly or in other words, viewing everything as none > other > than Brahman. While on this, Lord Krishna has asserted through verses > 16 to > 19 of chapter 9 of Bhagavad Gita that the whole universe and whatever > lies > beyond that is nothing but God Himself. The Self is the existence > everywhere,in all actions and factors constituting actions. All the > methods of worship, be it Vedik ritualism, or by ritualistic adoration > of > the deity, or by food offerings for the ancestors--- all these methods > of > worship are, in a sense, nothing but the worship of the Self. Not only > are > all the different ritualistic prescriptions presided over by the Self, > but > the medicinal herbs used in the sacrifice, the clarified butter poured > into > the altar-of-fire, the oblation offered, the fire that is invoked, the > mantras chanted--all of them are nothing but the Self alone expressed > through different eqipments in different fields. The Self,is the > essence > of all happenings and circumstances in which the devotee attempts to > adore > the Eternal.* > ** > *The Self is not a vague imperceptible Spirit of Existence in all fields > of > divine activities-sans emotion, sans-relationship, sans-qualities. In > order > to show that there is an ardour of love that permeates the very essence > of > the Self everywhere, the finite relationships of the world are are > mentioned > by the Lord in verse 17 of chapter 9 of the Gita, " I am the father, the > sustainer, the grandsire,the purifier of the world. " He also says, " I am > the > onething to be known " . This is the repeated assertion in all the > scriptures. The Self is " that having known which, everything else > becomes > known " . To know the Self is to destroy the consciousness of > imperfection, > the finite existence , the poignant sorrows.* > * (to be continued)* > *G.Balasubramanian* > --- Disclaimer --- The information in this mail is confidential and is intended solely for the addressee. Access to this mail by anyone else is unauthorised. Copying or further distribution beyond the original recipient may be unlawful. Any opinion expressed in this mail is that of the sender and does not necessarily reflect that of SBI. --- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 20, 2007 Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 Sai Ram Uncle I totally agree with Brother Jagadeesan! Your are a walking Spiritual Library. Your understanding on the Subject is immense. I've always wondered, the length you go into explain in detail. You must look in to publishing a book on Atma. With his Divine will, you have completed well over Hundred and I feel it will be treasure to have study & understand the concept for us and for the younger generation. With Loving Pranams to the Divinity inherent in you! Gayathri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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