is there light in enlightenment

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friends,

 

there were many views expressed on this topic by the

learned members of this group. to some extent i got

myself enlightened. but i have one doubt which i am

sure the learned members can answer.

in Hindu tredition we have seen many mahans who have

got enlightened by their self efforts or sadhana. for

eg Bhagavan Ramana Maharishi by self enquiry. also we

had people like Bhaka Ramadasar who got enlightened by

singing the praise of god.we also saw people like

Saint Thigaraja who composed many carnatic songs which

are also praised and i am sure is one of the ways of

realising the self. of late we have seen the Kanchi

seer Maha Periyaval who was a realised soul by his

thapas which he did on the banks of river palar near

Kanchipuram.after seeing all this:

" can people get enlightened with out following the

advaidic principles like meditation? is it possible

for some one to say 'i have got enlightened by a third

force ie a spirit which is not god'. i do not know if

ia m right.

 

pranams to all advaitins

 

cdr bvn

 

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Namaste Sri Vaidyanathan:

 

You have stated the question beautifully and the answer lies in our

understanding of what we mean by 'meditation.' There is an excellent

essay based on a Sri Jettu's (JK)discourse or some conversation. (I

don't have a ready reference and I have seen his explanation in one

of the videos produced by the JK international organization). He

correctly points out that 'meditation' is not just sitting quietly in

a corner for an indefinite time! If someone fully submerged in

his/her work and conduct the duties with the spirit of 'nondoer' then

he/she will be meditating. This meditating perfect yogi could be a

journalist, novelist, artist, a housewife, teacher, etc., conducting

the worldly duties fully detached. Such a yogi instantaneously

superimposed with the almighty Parabrahman!! This the subtle message

of advaita and with contemplation we can recognize the Truth behind

this message!

 

Warmest regards,

 

Ram Chandran

 

 

advaitin, b vaidya nathan

<vaidyanathiyer> wrote:

> " can people get enlightened with out following the

> advaidic principles like meditation? is it possible

> for some one to say 'i have got enlightened by a third

> force ie a spirit which is not god'. i do not know if

> ia m right.