Beholding God Everywhere
(cont'd from Dec 4th)
This world and this life are actions of nature and nature is the power and divine potency of God -
Bhoomiraaponalo vaayuh kham mano budhireva cha |
Ahankaar itiyam me bhinna prakrutirashtadhaa || (Gita 7/4)
"Earth, water, fire, air, ether, mind, intellect, ego – these constitute My nature (prakriti) eightfold divided. This is My lower (insentient) nature; - the life element (Jiva), by which this universe is sustained (Gita 7-4,5)
Mayaam tu prakrtim vidyaanmaayinam tu maheshwaram | (Swetaaswetar 4/10)
"The divine potency, the illusory power (maya) should be understood as Nature (prakriti) and the master of that is to be known as "Maheshwar" (the Lord).
Nature and its activities being God's divine power, is a manifestation of the Supreme Itself; because power cannot be separated from the powerful. Just as the white or black color of a body cannot be separated from the body, the waking-dream-deep sleep states cannot be separated from the body, similarly Nature cannot be separated from God. Just as man can stay without his power (strength, intelligence, abilities, capabilities, cleverness, wisdom etc.), but the power cannot stay witout the man, similarly God can stay without his power (shakti), but "shakti" cannot stay without God. The point is the power (shakti) is dependent on God, God is not dependent on power. Strength does not independently exist apart from the "strong". Therefore being God's power, Nature too does not independently exist apart from God.
In reality, God's divine form is Universal. It cannot be that God does not have any powers. If God is considered entirely without any power, then God will be proven to be in one place. The power within Him can change or one cannot see the power, but power cannot be non-existent. Power stays within God inevitably in the form of "cause" or else where would the power (Nature) reside? Therefore it is said that both "prakruti" (Nature) and "Purush" God are "anaadi" (without an end) -
Prakrutim pursham chaiva viddhyanaadi ubhaavapi | (Gita 13/19)
Even the Universal form in the Gita has been called as "avyaya" -
"yogeshwar tato me tvam darshyaatmanamavyayam || (Gita 11/4)
"Tvamavyayah shaashvatadharmagoptaa (Gita 11/18)
The Ashvattha tree in the form of this world is also called as "avyaya" , that which never perishes -
Urdhvamoolamadhah shaakhamashvatham praahuravyayam (Gita 15/1)
"He who knows the Pipala tree which is said to be imperishable, as having its root above and branches below." (Gita 15/1)
From this it is proven that sentient and insentient, movable and immovable, whatever is seen, is all imperishable God only. Without God there is nothing. However due to attachment to pleasures and hoarding, man only sees everything as inert and inert alone! The point is that this insentient world is only in the eyes of man. In reality all-in-all everything's essence is sentient form of God. Besides God there is no me-you-this-that, nothing at all, in other words – "I" am also nature of God, "You" is also a nature of God, "this" is also nature of God, "that" is also nature of God. In every pour, every element all-in-all there is only God. On Prahladji's request, Lord appeared out of the pillar, in the form of Narsimh; because He was present over there from the beginning ! Therefore when an aspirant sees a tree, a river, a mountain, a stone wall etc. whatever he sees, in that he should see his beloved God and seeing so, pray that O' Lord! Bestow me with Your love; O' Lord! I bow to You in reverence, just as Arjuna said -
"Vaayurmognirvarunah Shashaank prajaapatistvam prapitaamahasch |
Namo namastestu sahastradutvah, Punasch bhooyopi namo Namaste || (Gita 11/39)
You are the God of wind, God of death (yama), God of fire and water, the moon-god, Prajapati and the great grandfather of beings, Salutations to You, salutations a thousand time and again salutations to You. (Gita 11/39)
Namah purastaadath prushtste, Namostu te sarvat eva sarva |
Anantaveeryaamitavikramastvam, sarvam samaapnoshi tatosi sarvah ||
"O' Lord of infinite prowess, my salutations to You from the front, the rear and from all sides. O' All in all ! You who possess limitless might, and pervade the world, You are omnipresent. (Gita 11/40) You are everything My Lord !
Narayana ! Narayana !! Narayana !!!
From "Sab Jagah Ishvar Roop Hai" in Hindi 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 : 2nd December, 2011 – SARVATRA BHAGWAD DARSHAN"
http://www.satcharcha.
(cont'd from Dec 4th)
This world and this life are actions of nature and nature is the power and divine potency of God -
Bhoomiraaponalo vaayuh kham mano budhireva cha |
Ahankaar itiyam me bhinna prakrutirashtadhaa || (Gita 7/4)
"Earth, water, fire, air, ether, mind, intellect, ego – these constitute My nature (prakriti) eightfold divided. This is My lower (insentient) nature; - the life element (Jiva), by which this universe is sustained (Gita 7-4,5)
Mayaam tu prakrtim vidyaanmaayinam tu maheshwaram | (Swetaaswetar 4/10)
"The divine potency, the illusory power (maya) should be understood as Nature (prakriti) and the master of that is to be known as "Maheshwar" (the Lord).
Nature and its activities being God's divine power, is a manifestation of the Supreme Itself; because power cannot be separated from the powerful. Just as the white or black color of a body cannot be separated from the body, the waking-dream-deep sleep states cannot be separated from the body, similarly Nature cannot be separated from God. Just as man can stay without his power (strength, intelligence, abilities, capabilities, cleverness, wisdom etc.), but the power cannot stay witout the man, similarly God can stay without his power (shakti), but "shakti" cannot stay without God. The point is the power (shakti) is dependent on God, God is not dependent on power. Strength does not independently exist apart from the "strong". Therefore being God's power, Nature too does not independently exist apart from God.
In reality, God's divine form is Universal. It cannot be that God does not have any powers. If God is considered entirely without any power, then God will be proven to be in one place. The power within Him can change or one cannot see the power, but power cannot be non-existent. Power stays within God inevitably in the form of "cause" or else where would the power (Nature) reside? Therefore it is said that both "prakruti" (Nature) and "Purush" God are "anaadi" (without an end) -
Prakrutim pursham chaiva viddhyanaadi ubhaavapi | (Gita 13/19)
Even the Universal form in the Gita has been called as "avyaya" -
"yogeshwar tato me tvam darshyaatmanamavyayam || (Gita 11/4)
"Tvamavyayah shaashvatadharmagoptaa (Gita 11/18)
The Ashvattha tree in the form of this world is also called as "avyaya" , that which never perishes -
Urdhvamoolamadhah shaakhamashvatham praahuravyayam (Gita 15/1)
"He who knows the Pipala tree which is said to be imperishable, as having its root above and branches below." (Gita 15/1)
From this it is proven that sentient and insentient, movable and immovable, whatever is seen, is all imperishable God only. Without God there is nothing. However due to attachment to pleasures and hoarding, man only sees everything as inert and inert alone! The point is that this insentient world is only in the eyes of man. In reality all-in-all everything's essence is sentient form of God. Besides God there is no me-you-this-that, nothing at all, in other words – "I" am also nature of God, "You" is also a nature of God, "this" is also nature of God, "that" is also nature of God. In every pour, every element all-in-all there is only God. On Prahladji's request, Lord appeared out of the pillar, in the form of Narsimh; because He was present over there from the beginning ! Therefore when an aspirant sees a tree, a river, a mountain, a stone wall etc. whatever he sees, in that he should see his beloved God and seeing so, pray that O' Lord! Bestow me with Your love; O' Lord! I bow to You in reverence, just as Arjuna said -
"Vaayurmognirvarunah Shashaank prajaapatistvam prapitaamahasch |
Namo namastestu sahastradutvah, Punasch bhooyopi namo Namaste || (Gita 11/39)
You are the God of wind, God of death (yama), God of fire and water, the moon-god, Prajapati and the great grandfather of beings, Salutations to You, salutations a thousand time and again salutations to You. (Gita 11/39)
Namah purastaadath prushtste, Namostu te sarvat eva sarva |
Anantaveeryaamitavikramastvam, sarvam samaapnoshi tatosi sarvah ||
"O' Lord of infinite prowess, my salutations to You from the front, the rear and from all sides. O' All in all ! You who possess limitless might, and pervade the world, You are omnipresent. (Gita 11/40) You are everything My Lord !
Narayana ! Narayana !! Narayana !!!
From "Sab Jagah Ishvar Roop Hai" in Hindi by Swami Ramsukhdasji
------------------------------
If in doubt regarding the translation, please read the original Hindi message by Swamiji.
FOR MESSAGE IN HINDI PLEASE VISIT Date : 2nd December, 2011 – SARVATRA BHAGWAD DARSHAN"
http://www.satcharcha.