How to Recognize Our Lord? (continued...)
Question - The world is called a form of God and it is also called a house of sorrow - "dukhaalayamashaashvatam" (Gita 8/15). If it is a form of God, then why a house of sorrow? And if it is a house of sorrow, then how is it a form of God?
Answer - (continued...) Whatever is there in this world is the body of God -
"kham vaayumagnim salilam mahim cha |
jyotimshi satvaani disho dumaadeen ||
Saritsamudraanscha hareh shariram |
Yat kinch bhootam pranamedanayah || (Srimad Bhagwat 11/2/41)
"Space, wind, fire, water, earth, stars-planets, creatures-insects, trees, rivers, ocean – all-in-all is the body of God - accepting so, a devotee prostrates in front of all with undivided and exclusive feelings.
Whether one believes in non-dualistic (advait), or dualistic (Vishishtha dwait), or dualistic beyond thought (Achintyabhedavaad) etc. in all Paramatma (Supreme Consciousness) is one alone. Whether one accepts Paramatma with two limbs or four limbs, or thousands of limbs as in His Universal manifestation (Viraat swaroop), whether one accepts the incarnation in human form (Lord Ram, Krishna etc), whether one accepts Paramatma without form (Gangaji), whether one accepts Paramatma without any qualities and attributes, or with qualities and attributes, Paramatma (God) is one only. All-in-all forms are the limbs of One Paramatma alone. Grab hold of any limb, then one can realize Paramatma entirely. Hold on to any one name of God, then even in that God Realization will take place.
Paramatma (God) is perfect and complete. There is no place where God is not present –
Sarvatah paanipaadam tat sarvatokshshiromukham |
Sarvatah shurtimalloke sarvamaavrutya tishthati || (Gita 13/13)
"With hands and feet all over, with eyes, hands, mouth and with ears everywhere, He stands pervading all."
Where is the writing not present in a pen and ink? A man who knows can write many things with that one pen and ink. Where is there not an ornament in a lump of gold? A goldsmith can make a bangle, a chain, necklace, a nose ring, and various other ornaments. Similarly where is there not a weapon in iron? Where is there not a particular statue in clay and stone? Similarly, what is not there in Paramatma (God)? It is only from God that the entire creation has come about and in the end it will merge in God alone. First also it was that, later on also it will be that, then in the middle how can any other thing come, from where will it come? Accept this with a firm conviction, then God will be seen; because as such it is God only!
Just as the things that are created from soil (earth) are all soil only. To test this, take a container, and weigh some dry soil and add to it. Then weigh a handful of wheat and sow it in the soil. Add some water to it. Shortly after, wheat saplings will begin to grow. Now when the soil is completely dried up if the weight is measured, then the weight of the soil will be less. However if the wheat saplings are weighed along with the soil, then the total weight will be the same as the weight of only the soil, before the planting. With this it is understood that the amount that the soil decreased, that much it changed into the sapling. Therefore the sapling is soil only! Eat the wheat, or grind it, it will become soil only. Similarly, our body is also made of soil (earth), and in the end will merge into soil. Similarly this entire creation is from Paramatma. Therefore any form that is seen, it is Paramatma only - accept this with a firm determination, then true knowledge will be attained. It is such an easy and simply spiritual practice.
to be continued...
From book in Hindi "Sab Jagah Ishvar Roop Hai" By Swami Ramsukhdasji
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