Guest guest Posted November 5, 2003 Report Share Posted November 5, 2003 The descent of God as Avatar and the ascent of man to Divine Perfection are two axioms of faith. Is the ascent of the man an outward phenomenon, an extraneous pursuit? To a question from a devotee about where one can find God, Sainath of Shirdi said, "Awaken your inner self. You will find God". It is probably worth contemplating on this comment by the Saint God. Mind, which is at times a perpetrator of myth, is also the means through which one can practice discrimination. The discrimination between myth that is transient and the truth that is eternal. This discrimination is accomplished not by any intellectual means, but by sheer insistence and honest yearning for the self-transformation. Such attributes will eventually lead one to the right master and the master will lead the seeker to his own self. Smt. Mani Sahukar writes in "Saibaba, the Saint of Shirdi", The integral and harmonious realization where the seeker rises to higher and higher level of consciousness is the ultimate goal of the Vedic and the Upanishadic teachings. This fact can well be summed up by quoting the beautiful words of Dr. Radhakrishnan, one of India’s most enlightened philosophers- "Liberation is not the isolation of the immortal spirit from the mortal human life, but transfiguration of the whole man. It is attained not by destroying but by transforming the tensions of human life; man’s life, mind and body are not dissolved but are rendered pure and man becomes his own masterpiece." Arun Reddy Nukala +44-7946-595063 +44-2085-695116Want to chat instantly with your online friends? Get the FREE Messenger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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