Different Conceptions of the Divine

Monday, 23 December 2019

Quote from the True Charm and Power of Vedanta

Different Conceptions of the Divine

The various conception that seekers hold about the Divine vary with their growth and knowledge. As a Sanskrit text points out. “The higher castes worship God in the fire, the advanced seekers meditate on Him in their own hearts, the ignorant think of Him in the image and with religious stories, and those who have attained to the infinite realize His presence everywhere “

There are devotees who think of God as always associated with divine forms and attributes. Others consider Him to be formless but endowed with not only omniscience and omnipotence but also omnipresence. Some again combine these ideas and look upon the holy forms as manifestations of the Formless. To them the personal aspect of the Divine is a manifestation of the Impersonal and both are real . There are others again who try to realize the Transcendent Being who , as they hold is in His real nature beyond all forms and attributes but appears to be associated with them . Speaking of the different aspects of God, Sri Rama Krishna remarks; “God with from and without form are not two different beings. He who is with from is also without from. To the devotee God manifests Himself in various forms. Just think of a shoeless ocean-an infinite expanse of water-no land visible in any direction. Only here and there are visible blocks of ice formed by intense cold. Similarly, under the cooling influence, so to say, of the deep devotion of His worshipper, the infinite reduces Himself to the finite and appears before him as a being with from. Again , as on the appearance of the sun, ice melts away, so on the appearance of knowledge. God with from melts away in the Formless.” He says further “God is formless and God is with from too. And He is that which transcends both from and formlessness.”

What lies beyond

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Acharya Mahaprajna

Take a lemon in your palm. You know that it is a lemon by seeing its colour and form. In darkness, you can recognise it by its smell or by touching or tasting it. All physical objects are recognised by the sense organs.

But the colour and form of the lemon are not the lemon. These are mere modifications of the lemon. Each sense organ is capable of recognising only a single modification of an object. What, then, is the object whose modifications alone are known by the sense organs? What is the real nature of objects? Scientists have come to know the particles of which things are made but the real nature of objects continues to evade them. Philosophers are also in search of the basic substance of the universe.

The universe is composed of waves. No sense organ is capable of comprehending what lies behind the waves or modifications.

Therefore, what lies beyond remains a mystery. Both the knower and the known are themselves nothing but waves. Breath is itself composed of waves.

Living bodies are conglomeration of waves. We can perceive the subtle vibrations of our bodies by means of anitya anupreksha, or contemplation on the transitory nature of things.

How can the mind comprehend that which is beyond it? The mind knows nothing except itself.

Like a tape recorder, it communicates only that which has been recorded in it. We are so enmeshed in the world of modifications and waves that we are unable to see anything beyond.

It is our limitation that compels us to search for the soul and this is the starting point of spiritual quest.

DISCLAIMER : Views expressed above are the author's own.

But, if He exists?

I drive joy There was a doctor in Benaras who spent 7 minutes in the morning and evening for mediation on God. Knowing this, his colleagues and friends laughed at him. One day they argued that he was wasting ten precious minutes on something, which he had been misled into believing. The doctor replied, “Well, if God does not exist, I agree that I am wasting ten minutes a day. But, if He exists? I am afraid you are wasting your entire lifetime. I prefer to waste ten minutes rather than a lifetime. Why should you grudge me the 10 minutes joy that I derive 4m.

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How to overcome stress and worry

 

Monday, 22^th July 2013

How to overcome stress and worry

Nervous stress and worry has become and accepted part of life for most people. This partly due to the age in which we live, where there is so much rush, noise and tension. It is also due to the fact that that many of us allow outside, circumstances to dictate our inner feelings and attitudes.

We shall recover our serenity when we change the control from outside to inside. Here are a few practical steps we can take to over come nervous stress and worry.

1Begn the day with morning affirmation. For example “Today I will keep my serenity” Repeat it two or three times on waking Let it go through your mind as you shave wash or dress. Write it on a small card and put it in your pocket. During the day look at it occasionally. In this way you will impress upon your subconscious mind the main theme of your life for the day.

Control your thoughts. Only you can control your thoughts since no one else determines the things you think about . Nervous stress and worry begin in the mid . they cannot enter your mind unless you allow them to enter. If you want to carry out your affirmation . kept a constant watch upon your thoughts. You think worry before you feel it. So the big thing is to watch the thoughts.

Thank God for your blessings. When stress comes, turn your mind fast away and offer thinks giving to God. There are many things in you life for which you ought to be thankful. You cannot be thankful and worry at the same time. When you are feeling apprehensive begin to thank God for the blessings you have . this is a sure way to recover peace and serenity.

Enjoy life’s happy moments.

Make the most of every joyful experience. Don’t let any experience pass without enjoying it to the full. Don’t spoil it by thinking that it wont last . life is given to us to enjoy . live it to the full and don’t let anyone or any thing rob you of the best.

Keep outwardly cheerful. Your feelings may be quite different. If you are miserable because you cannot mix easily with people no one will want to get to know you. If you always express dissatisfaction. Everyone will avoid you. No one wants to be with someone who is depressing . it is a well-known psychological fact that you can achieve something by acting as though you have got it. So force yourself to be outwardly cheerful and you will gradually become inwardly so too.

Enjoy your work. For some people this is easy because they have interesting jobs. For others it is not so easy. Try to get interested in you r job. Be interested in the people you work with . find out all you can about the job you are doing, and what is the end results. If you cannot do what you want, you can always want what you do.

Learn to relax. Programme your day in such a way that you have time to relax. If you have only a few spare moments, just sit down quietly and let go. You can do this any where. At home-in the park- or slip into quite place. As you “let go” think of a picture that brings you peace a field of daffodils, green grass, a quietly flowing river, a gorgeous sunset etc. you will be surprised how refreshed ou will feel afterwards. There is not serenity without relaxation. So relax!

Face your worries make time to face the “big “ worry . set aside a time for “worrying” force yourself to worry. Look at the thing you are afraid of in the face. Write it down. As yourself  if there is anything you can do about it. If there is , do it at once. If there isn’t put it aside till tomorrow’s “worrying time” in this way you will force yourself to act and will free the rest of the day from worry.

If you follow these eight very simple steps you will soon notice that the tension begins to lessen, and you will be well on your way to become independent of circumstances

One final word. Dr Claire weeks used . to suggest to suffers from “nerves” Face , accept float, let time pass! These four instructions have transformed the lives of many people why not transform your own?

Quote from the true charm and power of Vedanta

Remember how the ancients behaved and mark also how others do now, like corn the mortal, ripens and like corn he is born again.

The whole world is stricken with woes caused by the individual themselves, r by Nature, seen and unseen. That being the condition, every living being deserves to be pitied; who possessed of thought, would then be hostile to any? Supposing one believes, “Other beings are happy; I alone am so abject and powerless” still one ought to be in good sprits! For the outcome of hatred is only loss. If others person bear unabated malice towards one, still the wise man ought to consider them as objects of extreme commiseration, thinking “Ab! these are steeped in their excessive delusion” the whole universe is a spreading –out of the Omnipresent Lord Hence the discerning person must view it without partiality, and as his won self. God, men, beasts, birds and tree-these, though existing apparently different, are the veritable configurations of the infinite all –pervading Lord. He who is aware of this must look upon the entire sentient and insentient creation as his own self; because the Supreme beginning less Blessed Lord . Who is never subjected to any change by the creation , becomes propitious and when He is gracious miseries die away. Vishnu Purana.

 

 

 

But, if He exists?

I drive joy There was a doctor in Benaras who spent 7 minutes in the morning and evening for mediation on God. Knowing this, his colleagues and friends laughed at him. One day they argued that he was wasting ten precious minutes on something, which he had been misled into believing. The doctor replied, “Well, if God does not exist, I agree that I am wasting ten minutes a day. But, if He exists? I am afraid you are wasting your entire lifetime. I prefer to waste ten minutes rather than a lifetime. Why should you grudge me the 10 minutes joy that I derive 4m.

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