Thursday, April 26, 2012


There is Only One God in All Names and Forms 
 
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For proper understanding, one must make two divisions, whereby the first part is from the perspective of devotion and the second part is from the perspective of "Essential Truths".  Thus being so, there is no opposition in it.  The meaning of allegiance and devotion is  -  a man's firm notion in the heart towards his one and only beloved.  To  make this notion extremely firm, the first part has been addressed.   By this piece, the tendencies of an aspirant are removed from all directions and channeled towards his beloved, and in that alone they are mainly fixed with exclusivity of feelings.  On this happening,  when the principal God manifests, then either God makes him realize the essential truths or the aspirant himself becomes aware of these.  

It is said  - 

Aadi ant jan anamnt saare kaaraj soya |
Janhi jeev nahacho dharai tamhi dhig paragat hoya ||

Thereafter there is nothing further remaining for him to do and to know.  He becomes such that there is nothing further to do, or to know. 

The second type of description is for the man who has a predominance of intellect.  Having faith and walking the path gradually, one step at a time through spiritual practices, one can reach that precise state.  If through discrimination he quickly and without doubt, moves forward, then gradually he will be able to cross all the ranges and reach the other side, thereafter nothing remaining to be done, known or acquired.     

The principle point is God is only One.  He alone has been called by various Names and Forms in various places.  Though residing in various places and in various Forms, He is present and situated fully, in toto in every place.  He who wants Him in whatever Form and with whatever feelings and way, attains Him in that very same way; because God too desires Him in that very same way.   It is His proclamation - 

Ye yathaa maam prapadyante,  taanstathaiva bhajaamyaham |  (Gita 4/11) 

Thus if anyone wants and in whatever manner he worships and remembers Him,  if he worships in a new way,  and in a manner that has never been done so far, to-date, then too on attaining perfection in that love, he will surely realize God, because he desires and wants only that one God.  For him the renunciation of the sense enjoyments and material goods of this world and beyond, such as gold, women,  rest-relaxation,  respect, reverence, name-fame etc.  and not desiring the perishable sense enjoyments and material pleasures and on having a true and heartfelt intense longing for God, the eternal Lord,  the best of all men,  the most glorious of all, how can God stay without meeting such a devotee?   

The point of saying all this is that if there is a true and intense longing for God and if man with utmost feeling believes fully and totally in the best of all, highest of all "Essential Truth", whatever be the Name-Form, and in whatever manner he serves, worships, devotes himself, then God regards this as His own worship, service and prayer; because the highest of all Essential Truths are One only and that is God.  There can be a mistake in an aspirant's understanding, but there can be no mistake in God.   God only sees towards the one and only thing, the aspirant's feelings and sentiments (bhaav).  Therefore an aspirant should want that he must have complete and total faith in whatever be the Name and Form of God, and exclusively and with deep love continue to be in remembrance of Him, and he must in no state forget Him,  then he will realize God Himself.    

Narayana !  Narayana !!  Narayana !!!
 
 
From "Jivan ka Kartavya" in Hindi  by Swami Ramsukhdasji
Ram Ram
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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 : 24th April, 2012 "SAB NAAM ROOPON MEIN EK HI BHAGWAAN"