Guest guest Posted August 22, 2000 Report Share Posted August 22, 2000 Me or God? Actually, neither. It is prakriti- which includes matter, body mind etc- that is the doer. This is the declaration of Vedanta - a declaration that objective scientists will readily embrace. So what is a God to do? If Prakriti through its manifested creatures is the actor in this Divine Play called life, then God ( as Ishwara) is its sole Director and God (as Brahman) is its supreme, truly detached, witness. Where does that leave you and me? Vedanta declares that "you" and "I" are mere notions created when that supreme consciousness gets identified with individual creatures. In the BMI Chart, the PFT, indicating ego, stands for a Purely Fictitious Thing! Individual doership is also a mere notion resulting from this superimposition and is not the truth. This at least is my understanding. Realizing this as an experienced truth is the work of several lifetimes and is achieved only on the destruction of ego. Hari Om! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 23, 2000 Report Share Posted August 23, 2000 Hari Om: Thanks Rajuji for the beautiful explanation using the BMI Chart. As Nirmalaji pointed out, many members may not be familiar with BMI and associated Vedantic Explanations. This subject was discussed earlier in the list and here is the reference: <http://www.escribe.com/culture/advaitin/m301.html> I strongly recommend those who are not familiar to read the above post with an excellent explanation from Sadanandaji from Mundaka Upanishad. It is good to see active participation from Chinmaya Mission members on this important issue. This forum is an excellent venue to feedback the benefits accrued by regularly attending the Chinmaya Mission Satsang. warm regards, Ram Chandran --- rajuateam wrote: > Me or God? > > Actually, neither. It is prakriti- which includes > matter, body mind etc- > that is the doer. This is the declaration of > Vedanta - a declaration that > objective scientists will readily embrace. > > So what is a God to do? > > If Prakriti through its manifested creatures is the > actor in this Divine Play > called life, then God ( as Ishwara) is its sole > Director and God (as Brahman) > is its supreme, truly detached, witness. > > Where does that leave you and me? > > Vedanta declares that "you" and "I" are mere notions > created when that > supreme consciousness gets identified with > individual creatures. In the BMI > Chart, the PFT, indicating ego, stands for a Purely > Fictitious Thing! > Individual doership is also a mere notion resulting > from this superimposition > and is not the truth. > > This at least is my understanding. Realizing this as > an experienced truth is > the work of several lifetimes and is achieved only > on the destruction of ego. > > > Hari Om! > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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