Guest guest Posted August 9, 2001 Report Share Posted August 9, 2001 Hi, I think members would find the following interesting. Sri Rama Jayam, Srik. ---- Questioner: At one place the Lord declares in the Bhagavad Gita, "All universe is my manifestation. There is nothing other than myself". Elsewhere in a whole chapter he goes on saying, "I am the moon among stars, I am the king among men" etc. How can we reconcile the two statements? Bhagavan Ramana: The latter is only in answer to Arjuna's query: "How can I reach you through constant meditation? Where can I recognise you?". Arjuna's question makes it clear that he cannot at once realise the truth of the first statement. So the Lord enumerates the manifestations of divine glory for Arjuna to meditate upon. In fact all teachings of the scriptures is not enunciation of the absolute truth. It has to be suited to the stage of the aspirant and must satisfy his present need. ------- >From the section: "GOD" (page 22-23) in the book, "Ramana Maharshi Answers 100 Questions," compiled and edited by A.R. Natarajan. Published by Ramana Maharshi Centre for Learning, Bangalore, India. source: www.aham.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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