Define
Enlightenment Enlightenment
announces the end of all. Having gained enlightenment (kaivalya jnana)... one
reaches the stage of Mahavira, Gautama Buddha, Jesus Christ or Prophet Mohammed!
Gaining enlightenment is the end crux of cosmic life! Beyond enlightenment there
remains nothing on Mother Earth. One finally gains salvation (moksha)... the end
of all!
Gaining enlightenment
is not at all easy. In a hundred years or so... only one or two
persons amongst 6500 million people existing on Mother Earth gain
enlightenment! In the last about 150 years only two persons gained
enlightenment... they were Sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa and Maharishi
Ramana.
God Almighty
has endowed mankind to gain enlightenment in a period of 12.1 million
earthly years... a long journey indeed! A cycle of 1.1 million manifestations
is necessitated to reach the end of cosmic life... the 8.4 millionth
manifestation! The form of human being is the highest manifest stage
in the cosmic life cycle.
Only
as a human being do we gain enlightenment... never in any other form! Gaining
enlightenment... reaching the end of cosmic journey is the ultimate goal of every
human life. Whether we do it now or many manifestations henceforth is the sole
prerogative of individual human being. None can force other on the path of enlightenment! Enlightenment
can only be gained by controlling the five senses and the mind. Practicing absolute
celibacy for a minimum period of 12 years is the next requirement. Reaching the
stage of Nirvikalpa Samadhi (the state of nothingness) announces one having gained
enlightenment. Traveling the path of absolute truthfulness is the foremost requirement
of all. Only when
one remains truthful in life... do we hear the sweet small inner voice of our
soul atman that seems to come from within our heart. The voice of our soul atman
always guides us on the right path. Every soul atman desires liberation from cycle
of birth and death at the earliest. The moment one gains enlightenment all is
over for the soul atman within. The
moment one gains enlightenment... the liberated soul atman gains entry into the
kingdom of God... the abode of God (aka Vaikuntha in Hinduism). The kingdom of
God is a point of no return. Having regained its original pure pristine form...
the liberated soul atman remains in the kingdom of God till eternity... until
the dissolution of the present Cosmos occurs! Never
from heaven or hell can the soul atman gain enlightenment. Enlightenment can only
be gained in the human form... never otherwise! Both heaven and hell are interim
stages in the life cycle of our soul atman. Whenever matching parents are not
available on Mother Earth... the soul atman hibernates either in heaven or hell
depending upon the residual balance of karma. A
positive residual balance of karma gains entry in heaven that exists in the core
of Sun where temperatures exceed millions of degrees centigrade. It is in such
high temperatures the soul atman feels comfortable. Hell exists in the periphery
of the sun where temperatures are considerably less. In such low temperatures
does the soul atman suffer for eternity! Ever
since the soul atman started its cosmic journey as an amoeba (single cell formation)...
the first manifestation in the cosmic life cycle... its goal has always been reaching
the end of the journey... the 8.4 millionth manifestation! The journey in the
human form is the most pleasant experience for the soul atman within.
Essay by: Vijay
Kumar "Atma Jnani" Vijay Kumar... The Man who Realized
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