Guest guest Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 Teachings of Swami Vivekananda All is Brahman, the One without a second; only the Brahman, as unity or absolute, is too much of an abstraction to be loved and worshipped; so the Bhakta chooses the relative aspect of Brahman, that is, Ishwara, the Supreme Ruler. (III. 37) The Personal God is the same Absolute looked at through the haze of Maya. When we approach Him with the five senses, we can see Him only as the Personal God. The idea is that the Self cannot be objectified. How can the Knower know Itself? But It can cast a shadow, as it were, if that can be called objectification. So the highest form of that shadow, that attempt at objectifying Itself is the Personal God. (V. 266) Source: The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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