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Nature of the Lord

 

 

CHENNAI, JAN.29 . The Supreme Being is described in

the scriptures as the ultimate cause of the entire

manifestation. The impersonal Absolute is referred to

as Brahman and the personal form as Iswara and

Mahapurusha. All these terms are indicative of

greatness. A legitimate question that is often raised

is, "Why should man think of God?" According to a

verse of Saint Tayumanavar any attempt by man to

understand his own nature is bound to lead him to the

altar of God. Just as a calf instinctively seeks its

mother, the tendency of the human mind also is to be

drawn to God.

 

In his discourse, Swami Omkarananda said the Almighty

united man with Himself by appearing in the form of

the Guru. The very basis of spiritual life is

reflection on God, as that will only enable one to

evolve towards the goal of liberation. The other

important requisite is adherence to Dharma as

delineated in the scriptures. It is out of compassion

for mankind that the Lord has revealed the scriptures

so that by following their injunctions human beings

can get over their worldly bondage. Moreover, one can

learn about the nature of the Absolute only from these

texts till one is blessed with spiritual experience to

know for oneself. The Lord during His advent in the

world as Krishna in His teaching to Arjuna, the

Bhagavad Gita, elaborately described His nature and

also enabled him to envision His divine form.

 

Right at the outset in this context, the Gita also

reinforces that the Supreme Being is in truth unborn

though He manifests in many forms and incarnates in

the world, on the same lines as the Vedic hymn, the

Purusha Sukta. The text further says, "He who knows Me

as One without beginning, the unborn and the Master of

the worlds, gets over delusion and is freed from all

sins." There are two aspects to understanding the

nature of God. The first is the vision to seen Him as

the indwelling Self in all the diverse creation that

is characteristic of the world. The other is the

insight to see the Absolute (the unity) underlying the

diversity with the dawn of spiritual knowledge. Thus

spiritual knowledge is not just theoretical but yields

immediate result by removing one's ignorance and

thereby liberates the person from bondage. An

enlightened individual will be able to remain poised

in life unaffected by both the joys and sorrows of the

world. He will be in constant communion with God and

all his actions and thoughts will be directed towards

Him.

 

 

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