RK on SAGUNA ETC

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Namaste All,

 

Re: Deep Sleep, it reminded me of this post I did on .

Especially re Formless Saguna Brahman. Well not totally for there must

be a mind otherwise it would be Nirguna.

 

 

 

As Jody mentioned Ramakrishna, I thought I would revisit some of my

old books on him, from years ago. The first book and

the first page I

opened was right on the topic I intended to post

on.!!!!!!!?? As Jody

and I had discussed this subject.

 

" I began to meditate on the Primal Purusha, the

indivisible

Sat-Cit-Ananda, regarding myself as His handmaiden."

p 53 'Visions of

Ramakrishna'.

 

';it was not at all uncommon for Ramakrishna to use

terms like this

for the Personal God without form.' ( Saguna Brahman,

for impersonal

is Nirguna Brahman.) Swami Yogeshananda.

 

This was prior to the arrival of Tota Puri to the

ashram, and

Ramakrishna's first Nirvikalpa Samadhi, where he cut

through the image

of Kali to Nirguna Brahman. p55.56.

 

So here we have perhaps the root of the confusion on

these concepts on

this list. There is a formless Saguna Brahman with

attributes, and

there is the Formless Nirguna Brahman without

attributes, according to

Ramakrishna Paramahamsa.

 

There is no doubt that Ramakrishna in using the term

Sat-Cit-Ananda

is refering to Saguna Brahman and not Nirguna

Brahman.

 

As a last note. RK saw only the universal as the mind

of every

individual, animal and plant when he had particular

visions.

 

Om Namah Sivaya......Tony.