Our Vedas (Certain Revelations) - Part 2 - By Sri.Sri.Muralidhara Swamiji.

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Dear Members,

 

There is a surprising factor (‘ascharyam’) in this

feeling that we are only the ‘manas’. We do see blind

men in this world. The blind man may not have physical

vision but he sees everything with his ‘manas’. He has

‘manas’. Though we may close our eyes, we also do see

some scene at times. Don’t we? How then do we see?

Verily through the ‘manas’!

At night we dream. We do not use our eyes since - we

are sleeping. But, we see all (kinds of) scenes in

dreams. These physical eyes (‘netram’) are not

functioning then. The reason for seeing scenes in

dream is ‘mano maya drishti’ (mental vision). So, even

if there are no eyes, we sees through mental vision

(‘mano maya kann’ [mental eyes]). But whereas, the

Jnãni has eyes but no ‘manas’! Therefore, though he

has eyes (‘netram’) he does not see! In that ‘mano

maya sariira’ (subtle body) he leads a righteous life,

and does not act as per the ways of the ‘manas'. The

Jnani lead this ‘manas’ in ‘vaidiika dharma’”; he

thinks of taking the ‘manas’ in the path of dharma,’

and so he leads a dharmic life. The Vedas say that

only such a one goes to ‘swarga’ (heaven). He enjoys

the pleasures of ‘swarga’. He uses ‘manomaya sariira’

for doing ‘yaga’, ‘yajna’.

Beyond this ‘manas’ is the ‘buddhi’ (intellect).

‘Manas’ imagines. There is something called ‘buddhi’.

What does this ‘buddhi’ do? It discriminates

(‘vivekam’). The person analyses through this

‘buddhi’, ‘If there is some life after death I should

prepare myself for it’ and does ‘upãsana’ (worship) of

some god. He does bhakti or upasana or japa. Where

does such a one go? Through the strength of this

‘upãsana’ he attains the ‘loka’ (world) of that god.

He does not go to ‘swarga’ (heaven), at the same time

he does not go to ‘pitru loka’ nor does he return to

the earth. Where does he go? There are innumerable

‘lokãs’ including ‘satya loka’. Depending on his ‘tapo

bala’/‘upasana bala’ he reaches one of these ‘lokãs’.

 

There is yet another state. One who destroys this mind

and stands in his own ‘swaroopa’ (form); it is him

that the Vedas say, ‘Ãnando brahmeti vyajãnãt.’ He is

known as a ‘Jivan Mukta’ (Liberated while still living

in this body). He pushes aside the ‘upãsakan’ (the

worshipper), the ‘vastu’ (thing) that is to be

worshipped and the work (‘kãrya’) of ‘upãsana’. All

these are annihilated and since he is immersed in

Brahma swaroopa within we call such a one as Jnãni. He

does not go to any ‘loka’ (world) nor does he come to

any ‘loka’. So is this state.

 

The Vedas speak of our karma one by one. Speaking on

one’s ‘mano bala’ (mental strength) and ‘tapo bala’

(power of tapas /spiritual practice), the Vedas say

that one attains a ‘loka’ in accordance with the way

of his sadhana. Thus speak the Vedas. It is Veda

‘prakriya’ (process prescribed by the Vedas). To

attain any of these, viz. pitru loka, swarga or

upãsana loka or even Jivan Mukti state one needs a

‘mãrga’ (way). We cannot attain (any of these) without

a ‘mãrga’.

 

!!! Will Continue !!!

 

Regards

 

Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare

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