Digest Number 519

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Dear Yogeshanandji,

 

I wonder why Jay has withhelf my response to this communication of

yours.

 

Vinaire

 

Ramakrishna , Swami Yogeshananda

<yogeshananda@e...> wrote:

> Dear " vinaire>,

> However, the vision of God that appears is simply put out there by

the self

> of the devotee. The self presents the vision that the devotee is

intensely

> longing for. Only the devotee is not aware of it.

>

> How about saying that the FORM of the vision is put out there by

the self

> of the devotee? As I understand it, the CONTENT of the vision of

God IS

> GOD--clothed in the shape and garments the devotee wants to see.

This is

> different from saying that the devotee creates the vision, or

creates the

> God he sees. That too, can be true from a higher standpoint, when

the

> locus of ego has totally changed, as you say in the next

paragraphs. But I

> take exception to the first paragraph.

> With regards, Yogeshananda