Hindu Article-Experiencing Truth

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Experiencing Truth

 

Though realisation of God is synonymous with the quest for eternal

truth, it is more a personal experience based on faith and inner

awareness rather than knowing the truth at an intellectual level.

Intellect may give us glimpses of the truth but not the

consciousness of the Supreme Being. That is why mere knowledge of

the truth expressed in scriptures and sacred texts, fails to convey

the experience of realising God while those who have experienced

these truths are able to guide the spiritual aspirant more

effectively towards the ultimate goal.

Such seers, blessed with the Jnana and experience of the Lord, are

known as Tattva Darshis. Vedanta Desika pays homage to the

pioneering Acharyas and Azhwars who have plunged deep into these

truths and given us the essence in easy terms Daya Satakam. Being

the fortunate recipients of the Lord's infinite compassion they have

transferred their experiences of the divine in their hymns,

teachings and works, and made God more accessible as a fountainhead

of compassion who is ever ready to protect the Jivatmas. It is

possible to reach God by following the path of the Acharya Parampara

that fosters humility, reverence to preceptors, determined effort

and selfless service — qualities absolutely essential to destroy the

ego, and other prejudices that come up as obstacles in the effort to

grasp what is enduring.

Sage Parasara is acknowledged as the peerless among seers since he

was blessed with the ability to intuitively comprehend the reality

without any doubt or error. His words carry the stamp of

authenticity as he follows the Vedas meticulously.

The Vishnu Purana, in the form of a dialogue between the sages

Parasara and Maitreya, unfolds the truth that Lord Narayana is both

the ultimate Truth and the way to it. Similarly, Sage Vyasa asserts

in the Mahabharata that the only truth that has been ascertained

without any doubt from the deep study of the scriptures is that

there is no Sastra greater than the Vedas and no deity superior to

Lord Vishnu who is to be sought by all.

 

 

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