prNAm to readers one and all
This may sound like nothing new to many , but to me its a major realization. This truth has dawned on me , not just in thought and theory, but as an experience , both gradually and suddenly, by the grace of the Lord , all shiksha Gurus and UshA , the 'dawn'.
Two Statements :
1. Says Radha : The Supreme Person Krshna
is my Husband, Guru and most dear Friend.
He is the Supreme Lord, and their is nothing beyond.
2. Says a Jnani : Brahman is Nirgun, NirAkAr,
has no form but can take AkAr.
Can both statements be true AT ONCE ? YES, they can, they ARE.
Can God be formless and with form, Nirgun and Sagun, A Person and Impersonal at once ? YES, He can, He IS.
Nirgun Brahman == Sagun Krshna (a repository of Gunas and oppulences)
Sagun Krshna == Nirgun Brahman
To Radha , there is nothing beyond Krshna. Never does she lose sight of Him.
What happens when Radha and Krshna take 7 rounds around AgnI ?
They unite and culminate into Radhe-ShyAm.
Neither remains RAdhA , nor remains ShyAm
What remains is THAT - pin-drop blissful silence of Turya, NirAkAr
Radhe-ShyAm is not a person, it is THAT, formless principle , Brahman NirAkAr
On MahAShivratri Day : Shiva weds UmA
This marraige result in the culmination of Shiva-Shakti
Neither remains UmA nor remains Shankar
What remains is THAT - pin-drop blissful silence of Turya, NirAkAr
UmA-Shankar is not a person, it is THAT, formless principle , Brahman NirAkAr
What is Radhe-ShyAm, UmA-Shankar ?
What is Lakshmi NArAyan, SitA-RAm ?
Radha, Krshna, Vishnu, Lakshmi, Shiva, Parvati are WITHIN US.
This statement is not some distant theory anymore !
RAdhA is the Knower of Krshna , the Known,
To Her there is nothing beyond Him, none, many or one
This is Advaita Bhakti alone.....
But RAdhe-ShyAm is THAT alone
THAT is the Knower as well as the Known
It is the Adi and Anta that Krshna says is Him
It is AnAdi , Ananta, the source and the sink
THIS is Advaita JnAna, He said with a wink
And THAT my dear is Brahman say wise people
Aham Brahmasmi , but that is not all,
Tat tvam asi, THAT THOU ART !
But do not rush, or put the horse before the cart
OH my God ! What have You done !
I don't believe this, I can't contain this
What is THIS ?
THIS , my dear is none other than THAT !
Should I run 5 miles , will I get over it ?
Not so easy, stay with this bliss
This bliss is sought after, but only if you are ready for it.
So never misunderstand , that Deities are "a means to an end"
Do not misread wise statements like "Deities are landmarks"
If such statements make one shudder, that my dear is a sign
that they are not ready for JnAna, that Bhakti alone is their path
Should stay with it , its wisdom, sweetness, n' love that lasts.
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Stories from the Garden, Feb 18 2010
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TERMS
Nirguna = without attributes
NirAkAr = formless
Turya = State of Supreme Consciousness
Adi = beginning
anAdi = without beginning
anta = end
ananta = without end, endless
JnAna = wisdom and knowledge of the Eternal Supreme , in this case, Brahman
Bhakti = devotion
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