Pujya Ramsukhdasji Maharaj

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The Illuminator of All Illuminators

 

Yadaadityagatam tejo jagadbhaasayatekhil am |

yacchandramasi yacchaagnyou tattejo viddhi maamakam. || (Gita 15/12)

 

That which illuminates all the lands in this entire World, are the Sun, the Moon

and the Fire. The light that comes from these, is all from Me alone. (Gita

15/12)

 

However many inert forms of Light that are there - such as Sun, Moon,

Stars, Planets, Electricity (Lightening) , Fire etc., they are all from Bhagwaan

Itself. Therefore He is the Illuminator of All Illuminators. Beyond these inert

Lights that by which one gains knowledge about the objects far beyond, they are

the Illuminators. With the eyes we can gain knowledge about the face, with the

ears we can gain knowledge about words, with the skin we can gain knowledge

about touch. With the tongue, we can gain knowledge about taste. With the nose

we can gain knowledge about smells. In other words these are all illuminators.

With these you can gain knowledge about all the things. It can be explained by

an example.

 

There was a brother, who was visiting me. He saw me and I saw Him.

There the eyes are the illuminator. If we were both blind, then we

would not be able to see each other. The knowledge that was gained by

seeing each other, that would have not taken place. Where the eyes are

not the illuminator, there the words become the illuminator. Just like

I asked some brother, is Sharanandji Maharaj sitting, and he replied

Yes! Then even if the two are blind, by the strength of words one can

gain knowledge about the other, and can meet each other. While sitting

next to each other, they can converse. If both are blind then the

knowledge is gain through words. Here the words are the illuminator.

Let us say, if both are blind and both are deaf and both are dumb, then how will

they recognize each other? Here the touch is the illuminator. By touching each

other they can come to know. By this we can tell that these are all

illuminators. The subject is also the illuminator, while the sense organs are

also the illuminator. And all these illuminators are from Paramatma. Therefore

Paramatama is the Illuminator of all Illuminators.

 

Beyond these sense organs, the illuminator is the mind, which has

knowledge about all the sense organs. But the sense organs or the

objects do not have knowledge about the mind. Therefore mind is the

illuminator of all the five sense organs. Above the mind is the

intellect, by which we can perceive that my mind has wandered off to

Calcutta, or my mind is not settled today. With the intellect we can

come to understand the mind. Therefore the intellect is also an

illuminator. And even the intellect is known by the Self (Atman), At

this time my intellect is very sharp. My intellect is filled with

impurities. This knowledge is attained by the Self. Therefore the

Atman (Self, Soul) is also an illuminator. This illumination of the

Self, is beyond even the intellect.

 

Higher than even the Illumination of the Self is the Illumination of

Paramatma in the path of Devotion (Bhakti marg). In the principles of

Jnana (Knowledge) both Atma (Self, Soul) and Paramatma (Supreme Soul)

are one and the same, there is nothing beyond these. In the Path of

Devotion (Bhakti), the Jeev can separate from Paramatma. The

Illumination of Paramatma is greater than the illumination by the Self

(Atma). Therefore the Essential properties (swaroop) of Bhagwaan that

is to be known, is the Illuminator of all Illuminators. Paramatma

Alone is the Light behind all the Illuminators. In this world however

many Illuminators that are existing, they are all from Paramatma alone. They

have received illumination from Paramatma. It is Paramatma that gives them all

" Existence " (sattaa). Paramatma Itself is established in their Illumination.