Have we achieved Dvaita first?

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People often misunderstand that Dvaita is relationship between God &

an ordinary human being. Such relationship is only the creator-

created relationship. In Dvaita, Madhva says that the relationship

between God and the soul is the relationship of Master-servant.

Madhva Himself kept in the position of the servant of God. Every

human being cannot claim such position of Madhva, without reaching

that state by spiritual effort (Correct Spiritual Knowledge –

Theoretical Devotion – Service).

 

You must know that practical service to God alone can give any

divine fruit. Correct spiritual knowledge & theoretical devotion are

only like water & fertilizer for service-plant, which alone can

yield fruit. Through such selfless sacrifice of service in terms of

sacrifice of work & fruit of work, you will be selected as servant

by God provided your service does not aspire any fruit including

fruit of becoming human incarnation. Now you have entered inner

circle of God & this is 1st step called as Dvaita.

 

If you see Hanuman, He straightly jumped from the knowledge to the

service and never expressed His love on God through songs and tears

as per Valmiki Ramayana. Some plants yield fruits just with supply

of water without fertilizer. Therefore, sometimes knowledge and

service are sufficient without the intermediate theoretical

devotion. But here the soil acts as a hidden fertilizer. Similarly,

the theoretical devotion of Hanuman was kept hidden in the mind

only. Hence this intermediate state exists in a hidden way in such

cases.

 

Now one of the closest servants, excels other servants in service

and becomes the Son of God and sits on the right side of God as told

by Jesus. Ramanuja also says that one of the most fortunate devotees

sits on the lap of Lord Narayana and talks with Him and this is

exactly coinciding with the above point of Bible. This is the second

state of Vishishtaadvaita. Now such Son of God comes down to the

earth with a gross body (as usual like any other human being) and

God enters him and pervades all over the soul and body.

 

Now, this Son of God is the human incarnation and is treated as God

by the devotees for hearing the knowledge and serving the God. This

Son of God gets the credit of all the wonderful works done by God,

who is hidden in him. This is the third & final state of Advaita.

God entered the devotee, stays for his lifetime and exits at the

end. The entry of God is mentioned in the Veda (Tadevanupravishat…).

The exit of God is mentioned in the Bible, when Jesus cried

stating `Oh! God! Why did You leave me?'

 

At the lotus feet of datta swami

Surya