Divine ecstasy

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Radhae Radhae

 

My humble pranams to my brothers and sisters of The Divine Truth.

 

In the recent post of this I have realized that many of

us do not know the difference of Divine ecstasy and trance. These

two modes of expressions has vast difference, many of our Archarayas

have shown us Divine experience according to the nature of Bakthi.

Keep in mind that the MIND (mana) is divided into 2 parts the

conscious and the sub conscious, experience of Divine ecstasy and

trance are a product of the mind. Bakthi is also a product of the

mind. Bakthi cannot be performed by the body as many of you may

think, Bakthi is an act involving the mind In many cases of history

with bakthas you would notice that the application of the mind in

the course of Sadhana Bakthi the mind played the predominant role .

As such Bakthi can only be performed by the mind and not the body.

 

Divine ecstasy is a state where the mind has established full

potency of Bakthi and the Lord who is the object of Bakthi has been

revealed in reality to the baktha. Upon such revelation by the Lord

the love play between the baktha and the Lord takes place The Lord

is as real as you and I are real to a mundane mind in such a state

of Divinity.

 

A state of trance is an opposite reaction of the subconscious mind

and it varies in various degrees depending of the prarabdh karma

(past karma) that one has acquired. Trance modes can come on to

anybody. Trance mode may be sober or may be ferocious. Some people

seem to believe that God has come upon them the truth of the factor

is that God has not come upon men. Many of us have various degrees

of intellectual understanding of God. Depending on what we

intellectually understand. Man when in the state of trance coupled

with prarabdh karma takes on a state of trance which is of the sub

conscious level and portrays a certain act in such state. People who

are in trance are able to see understand and tell the truth and in

certain extent depending on the accumulated karma they may even lie

eat meat, murder or hurt someone. We even have situation where they

bless mankind and behave all Lordly and Godly. . When a person

leaves a state of trance he forgets what has happened In certain

instances they may have walked on fire , pierced or hurt them

selves and some after the state of coming out of trance may feel the

pain and some may not even feel the pain inflicted on them. Some

people can even go on trance on demand

 

Now back to Divine ecstasy, great bakthas have show us the state of

Divine ecstasy and for those of us who has seen such bakthas we

would realize that in that sate they are still bakthas and the

longing for the Lord has increased in thousand folds. The manifest

horripilation, chocking voices, tears rolling down, laughing,

smiling, crying and running and after thin air in search of

something important. Some talk to the tress, leaves and creepers

asking if they have seen the Lord like the Gopis of Braj. Gauranga

Deva Chaitanya Mahaprabhu Swami was the only one ho portrayed Divine

ecstasy of the highest nature of Radha Prem.

 

More can be said and talked about the Divine ecstasy It's a feeling

that's beyond words Jagadguru Kripalu Mahaprabhu has said "Sensual

pleasures burn your heart and excite anxiety, whereas Krishna love

rejoices your heart and spreads a wave of contentment through your

whole being.It is a 'feeling' that has no definition. It is 'love'

that has no bounds. It is a 'pleasure' that has no restrictions, and

it is 'happiness' that has no limits. It is something that includes

everything your soul needs, and it is the only thing your soul has

always desired".(http://www.jkp.org)

 

I have only given a gist of my understanding and more is there to be

revealed, so in future don't be confused between trance and Divine

ecstasy.

 

Radhae Radhae

 

Dr Gopal Raja

Bakhi Dham

Kuala Lumpur

20th Oct 2004