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A Perfect
Sage Reveals True Divinity
Hindustan Times
“ALL
TALK of spirituality will go in vain until is taught as a
science of experience. Theory followed by a practical truly
confirms, affirms and solidifies the abstract truth that is
sought to be instructed. Simply knowing that the supreme
spirit dwells in all beings as atman is not sufficient. It
is the vision in practical sense which would arouse
unflinching faith. We, thus, need someone who can give the
abstract metaphysical truth a visible reality. Only a
perfect sage can do so. He is one who has himself known and
seen the metaphysical form of God by unraveling the
profoundest mystery.
The
cosmic vision like the one experienced by Arjuna is not a
myth or a legend. We know of other such cosmic visions akin
to the vision of Arjuna. To quote a few of them from other
lands- the vision of Saint Joan of Arc, Constantine's
Vision, Vision of St Saul and St Hildegard and
transfiguration of Jesus. The ground on which a physical
science claims superiority over other streams of secular
knowledge is that its theories are based on and verifiable
through laboratory tests. A student of Chemistry cannot
master his field of study without experimenting and
verifying in lab the theoretical narration of chemical
equation.
The
spirituality contained in the Vedantic treatises is not
merely the delight and ecstasy of academicians and
philosophers. The domain of Vedanta is the metaphysical
world of ultimate reality. Ved Vyas even after authoring 18
Puranas found himself seized by restlessness. Narada, the
peripatetic sage wanted to know if he had seen Him about
whom he had written so much. This stunned Ved Vyas and he
urged Narada to initiate him into brahmnvidya. Likewise, in
Yogavashista we come across an example of King Shikhidwaja
who retired to the forest leaving behind all his possessions
for God-realisation in order to attain perfect peace and
poise. Despite intense austerities , he could not attain the
goal till his wide Chudala disguised as a saint appeared and
blessed him with Brahmjnana.
In Brahm-sutra,
a vedantic treatise, Adi Sankara exhorts the spiritual
aspirant to inquire into the transcendental form of Supreme
Brahman by taking shelter of a perfect master. Krishna tells
Arjuna in the Gita that "my cosmic form can neither be seen
by study of Vedas, nor by rituals, acts of charity and
austere penances." The cosmic process and destiny is best
understood on seeing the celestial vision within. The vision
is the revelation of the inherent divinity in man. This
supersensuous experience is instant and spontaneous in every
aspirant at the time of diksha. Opportunity is knocking at
your door. Avail it.”
A
PERFECT SAGE REVEALS TRUE DIVINITY
Hindustan Times
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