How to Recognize Our Lord?
Saints have said-
"Sab jag eeshwar roop hai, bhalo buro nahi koy
jaisi jaaki bhAvana, taiso hi fal hoy"
ie. This entire world is verily a form of God. There are no dualities such as good-bad, goodness-flaw etc in it.
It is mentioned in the Ramayan -
"sunahu tAt mAyA kRat, gun aru doSh anek,
gun yaha ubhay na dekha-ahi, dekhia so abibek" (Manas, uttarkand 41)
It means that goodness and flaws are created by Maya, they are not in God. Those who are deluded by Maya, only to them do these two appear to exist in God. The real goodness is - Not seeing either of them, goodness or flaws - "gun yaha ubhay na dekhiahi". Seeing the two of them is indiscretion.
"Gun yaha ubhay na dekhiahi" - this has two meanings - (1) instead of seeing goodness and flaws, seeing goodness and goodness alone, and (2) instead of seeing goodness and flaws, seeing God alone, who is free of goodness and flaws and is above the gunas (three modes of Nature). Seeing goodness and flaws is indiscretion, ignorance, foolishness - 'dekhiya so abibek'. The reason is that in truth, the world is verily God himself - 'sab jag ishwar roop hai'. This is the highest form of God. There cannot be two types of God - good and bad. God is only One.
God has said in Gita -
"ye yatha maam prapadyante tAnstathaiv bhajAmyaham" (4/11)
ie. "with whichever feeling one worships me, I too worship him with that same feeling".
Therefore, when we see in two forms - good and bad, then God too appears in two forms - good and bad, and if we stop seeing the good and bad and see only God then God too appears in his actual form -
"jinhe ke rahi bhAvanA jaisi, prabhu mUrati tinha dekhi taisi" (Manas, Balkand 241/2)
There was a saint. If someone said to him "Sire! you are an exalted saint", then he used to say "Ramji!" If someone said "You are a fraudster", then he would say "Ramji!". Now matter what anyone said such as "you are very bad", he would say "Ramji!". The implication is that everything is Ramji, then what is good or what is bad in it?
'Jaisi jAki bhAvanA, taiso hi fal hoy"
ie. "according to one's feelings, one gets the fruits". Then we should always have only good feelings, why to have any bad feelings? If you are making laddoos (sweets) in your mind, then why to put less of butter or sugar in it? What does it cost you? Therefore our feelings should be best of the best. That best of the best feeling is - "vAsudevah sarvam", ie. everything is God and God alone. This is not merely a feeling, this is the truth. There is no need of any effort or any special skill to accept this fact, then what is the obstacle in believing this?
This is easier than the easiest and higher than the highest of spiritual practices.
to be continued...
From book in Hindi "Sab Jagah Ishvar Roop Hai" By Swami Ramsukhdasji
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If in doubt regarding the translation, please read the original Hindi message by Swamiji.
FOR MESSAGE IN HINDI PLEASE VISIT Date : 15th November, 2011 – APNE PRABHU KO KAISE PEHCHAANE
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