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Truly
speaking even spiritual stalwarts like Swami Vivekananda, Rabindra Nath Tagore,
Aurobindo Ghosh and many others in the line failed to reach the stage of Enlightenment.
The reason is fair and simple... some like "Swami Vivekananda" never desired reaching
stage of enlightenment in their lifetime whereas both Rabindra Nath Tagore and
Aurobindo Ghosh attempted but failed in their mission. They have category stated
in their literary works that they did not reach the stage of Enlightenment.
Enlightenment (in other words self realization) is the culmination of all we know as spirituality. There is nothing beyond having reached stage of enlightenment that is left to be achieved by a human being. Having reached the Mount Everest, Edmund Hillary became quite depressed for he realized that the goal of his life had ended. There was no further to go anywhere? The moment one comes across the final goal of his life... it is all over for life itself. Probably, life loses its meaning.
Is it not true
that the essence of life is while pursuing our goal? And one who gains Enlightenment
merges his identity with the larger whole... the God Almighty himself. Having
lost our identity of life it becomes difficult for a human being to recognize
one as a friend, a relative, a teacher and even your parents. For an enlightened
person It is never difficult to maintain the relationship but while living in
the society it becomes difficult to maintain the balance between the spiritual
end of life one has achieved and the relationship with the physical world. The essence
of life lies in moving on and on unless one gains Enlightenment. And this Enlightenment
is the stage when one is totally liberated forever from everything we call as
the materialistic world. Materialism is a phenomenon of the physical world. On
the contrary, Enlightenment dwells in the absolute truth of our life. It is only
related to our true inner
self... our soul (the true self of us). And the moment our soul "Realizes"
and reaches its final potential... the need for the body vanishes.
In
present times a spiritually enlightened soul residing in the deep dense forests
of the Himalayas would not find as much public appreciation as the likes of Bill
Gates... One who shall not be able to carry the wealth one manages onto the next
life but always seems to cling on until the last moment of life arrives. The false
hope one maintains that money can buy one the best in life in the present and
the afterlife is an absolute misnomer. We fail to remember that it is only the
likes of Madame Curie who shall gain a special status in the next life for the
ones like Madame Curie come once in thousand years... those who dedicate everything
one could have called their own to the mankind at large. They truly live for the
society until the last breath and it is for that they shall be repaid by God in
the next life. Self Realization:
Can it be achieved within ones life time No
further manifestations... this soul atman liberates forever from the chain of
manifestations. The dross having been completely removed... our soul atman within
us becomes free forever. It shall not be required to manifest a body again. Does this mean that
the cosmic life cycle which every soul atman was required to pass through after
manifesting a maximum of 8.4 million manifestations and an earthly journey of
96.4 million years has come to an end? Yes, it is so! And we can safely say that
one has realized his real self.
Both Sri Ramakrishna
Paramhansa and Maharishi Ramana reached the stage of self realization in their
lifetime. They reached the cosmic goal of their life... gained self realization
before they left their mortal frame. All
man gods like Mahavira, Gautama Buddha, Jesus
Christ and Prophet Mohammed gained self realization in their lifetime...
they cleared all the hurdles and reached the pinnacle of their cosmic life. The
life for them had come full circle. Beyond self realization there is nothing left
to be achieved in whole Cosmos.
The Elimination Process When I was young I was taken to the Jain temple on some sacred occasions for worshipping the "Gods". Due to my inherent tendencies I was not convinced that "God" resides in those stone statues I was asked to worship. I felt inquiring within my own self that if these stone statues were not "God", who or what was "God"? What people meant when they talked of God! I distinctly remember asking an elder of the family that "Who was God"? Pat come the reply that, "Universe and everything contained in it was made by "God". Tell me, "Can you visualize the boundary of the sky and beyond"? I thought for a moment and replied, "the Universe seems to be without a boundary"! Yes, "the power which made all this and whom we go and worship in temples is known as "God", came the reply". As I grew older I tried the elimination process. What was uncommon in all Human Beings and all other living beings? The mental powers! This confirmed that Human Being is the highest creation of "God" on Earth. Now! What differentiated different Human Beings. One was a king and the other a laborer due to difference in their mental capabilities alone! What are these mental capabilities which differentiate Human Being on such a vast scale! How can they be developed? Was it the development of mental powers that Human Being could attain the level of a Buddha, Mahavira or Jesus Christ? The mental powers in our physical World are invoked by our brain. How do brain and mental powers (thinking power) correlate with each other. What role Kalchakra (time) plays.
Will Power & Brain As time passed by things became more and more clear to me. Will power of a Human Being (the desire of "Atman" enacted through a Human Being based on ... The resultant Karma of all earlier lives manifested by "Atman") is the ultimate factor governing the destiny of a Human Being. Doing of Karma by a Human Being is the result of what is invoked through the brain by a Human Being [Invoking is done by the Human Being at will (i.e. his "Atman") based on the resultant Karma of past lives]. When I was in my 2nd year of Engineering, I gained control on mental powers to the extent that I worked for half an hour but when seen by the watch only one minute had passed. Whatever I read once in a book was clear to me like a Master. That control has never again returned in my Life even after a lapse of 20 years. Reason being ... I was never again so carefree after graduation. I got more and more involved in my family business of Foundation Engineering. The mental waves on which I had started traveling were getting farther away from me day by day. The thought waves seem to travel even faster than the speed of light. It is these thought waves on which if one dwells, shall he be able to see "God" one day and subsequent events proved that I was 100 percent correct. For fifteen years I have worked hard may be not to the best of my capability or to the liking of my family as inherently I was getting more and more inclined to know "God, the Creator" ... talk to him if possible. Having realized that Air, Water and Mother Earth were only elements supporting the Life structure of all living beings but were not "Gods" .. only thing left was Sun. The rays of light traveling at the speed of 1,86,000 miles per second take above eight minutes to reach the Earth. Electricity also travels at the same speed at zero resistance. During rainy days the voice of the thunder is like "God" speaking. You strike two stones and sparks fly. You rub two wooden elements ... Friction may cause Fire. All incidents indicated that the power of light (i.e. Agni) is an inherent power, unmatched with and very closely related with "God". Doctrine of Anekantvad Whatever we see in the Universe through our physical eyes or various senses have a definite shape but ... Seeing from the angle of "Anekantvad", everything in the Universe can be broken up into molecules and atoms. Atoms consist of a nuclei and around it are electrons rotating at the speed of light i.e. 1,86,000 miles per second. The power which rotates the electrons around the nuclei at the speed of light is to be known as "God". The Doctrine of "Anekantvad" alone can make clear the relationships between Human Beings, between Human Beings and all other living beings and between Human Beings, all other living beings and the inherent powers of the Universe. Till the time we Human Beings continue perceiving ourselves as mightiest of all, at times even defying the "Law of Eternal Truth" ... We shall fail in our efforts to come near "God". We must put an end to giving undue importance to ourselves. Our "Atman" within may have changed numerous Life forms before our present form as a Human Being. It is on its cosmic journey ... Goal being liberation from further manifestations. All Life forms are important but ... Desist from killing for the sake of pleasure for you shall never be pardoned for this act of yours. The Law of Evolution is same for all beings ... To think, by your not killing the pests we are doing service to "God" is wrong for the pests have their own limited Life and if they are a nuisance to us (the most advanced species of the World) they must be annihilated lest we may suffer at their hands. The survival of the fittest is the basic theme of the evolutionary process. Never forget that "God" alone maintains the balance in the Universe and all "Atman's" in their manifested Life forms only do its bidding. Our killing or not killing a being only effects us and only us for it is our "Atman" within which carries forward the results of the Karma performed by us i.e. a Life from manifested by it. Must we not take a pledge to improve upon ourselves because it is the reform in the thinking process of every individual that will bring a change in the Society for better. God ... An inherent power God is not a being and is formless. As a normal Human Being cannot and does not want to comprehend that "God" is an inherent power (It can be felt by any Human Being during intense prayers to God) ... It worships it in form of deities of the shape of a Human Being. This gives more and more credulity to its existence on Earth as most powerful of all beings resulting in enlarging the ego of a Human Being ... Often resulting in calamitous results. God is the center point from where all creation started and all things in the Universe are connected to it by a divine string. Wherever we try to break an atom ... Massive energy is generated resulting in an uncontrolled chain reaction. God shall bless us for using this energy for useful purposes but when used for negative goals ... The results are disastrous. Mind .. the Controller of all Human Beings Once I realized that mind is all powerful ... I tried to clean my brain of all negative influences. Negative influences bring us nearer to Satanic forces and Positive influences towards God. Once we eradicate from our thinking the negative influences we are left with only good thoughts. These good thoughts bring us nearer to our goal i.e. God. By invoking right thoughts from positive Mind (i.e. the "Eternal reservoir of Positive Thoughts") we become more and more pure Spiritually. The weeds of negative influences from our brain are required to be taken out and thrown away at regular intervals. By keeping our brain clear of all unwanted seeds of evil thoughts, our brain stimulates us towards better deeds. We start growing in harmony with our inner self (our Atman within). What is the relation between God, a Human Being and all other living beings. In due course of introspection, I (Vijay Kumar and not my Atman) realized that Atman within the body of all living beings is of the same nature as God. Is "God" not the collective sum of all liberated Atman's. "Atman" of all beings in Essence is the Governor of all beings. What then is the relation between the "Atman" and the physical self i.e. a Jiva!
"God" Initiates Me Having perceived the truth I was only to inquire about the Eternal relationship between all beings and lo! On 3rd of August, 1993, at 2.15 a.m. God initiated me. I was sleeping in my bedroom on first floor. At about 1.45 a.m., I felt choking and gasping for breath and an urge within to go out on the terrace. I was obeying commands from within as if in deep sleep. When I reached the terrace of the first floor I was again instructed by "God, the Creator" to go back to the room and bring the collapsible easy chair (which I use for my reading) and go to the terrace on second floor. I brought the chair and sat on it looking upwards, towards the sky. What was I seeing! Full vision of the cosmos ... A blinding spell of white light all around ... Something which can never be described in words. The "Ultimate Truth" dawned upon me and at 4 a.m. I was instructed to go down. I was then instructed to write down something. I started writing. When I reread those lines ... Every thing was clear to me. No questions remaining unanswered I had realized Self ... I was one with "God, the Creator" ... More eager than ever to complete my journey on this Earthly plane and liberate myself (i.e. me as an "Atman") from cycle of birth and death at the earliest. I am a completely changed man now. Having realized the purpose of my Cosmic journey ... Life has a different meaning for me since that day. I can invoke willingly the mighty powers of the Universe after constant practice and take dictation's from "God, the Creator" for hours together. In the messages are hidden the Eternal Truths which can never be falsified by any person of understanding. "God" has blessed me to remain in the "Grihastha Ashram" (i.e. with the family) and continue my Spiritual quest further. The answer to all the questions related to the "Universe" and "God" having been answered, The quest of all spiritual seekers for ages having been fulfilled, I pray to the almighty "God" to give me Strength and wisdom to uphold the values in the Society of which I am an integral part. May "God" bless us all. Personal
experience of God highlights - brief Audio Hindi (8.6
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Is
it not true that only after gaining Enlightenment (Self- Realization) that one
reaches the stage of Moksha Salvation. Attaining the state of Moksha Salvation is reaching the Mount Everest of physical manifested life. There is nothing beyond Moksha that is required to be achieved in this life. Moksha is that stage in the life of a human being when one cuts across all the shackles of senses and the mind. Unless we gain absolute control over the five senses and the mind... we cannot achieve Moksha in this life.
Gaining absolute control over the senses and the mind is a complex process. One
has to diligently take control of all the senses one by one and the moment we
establish absolute control over all the five senses... controlling mind is easy
to achieve! Our five senses help us live the physical manifest form of us. They
have got nothing to do with our true inner self... our soul atman within us As
practiced in Jainism... it is the concept of Bhava Karma which plays the governing
role. Before committing any physical action... we must have thought over it. If
we are awarded -10 points for committing a grave sin like murder then we also
get negative marking for negative thoughts incurred by us before committing the
murder. Does this mean that committing a sin only in thoughts attracts negative
marking... yes! Even by thinking wrong of others... we are incurring a sin and
this result in our getting established on a lower pedestal on the spiritual plane. Broadly
speaking... to attain the stage of Moksha... we need to gain Kaivalya Jnana (Omniscience)
and this is possible only after establishing absolute control over the Senses
and the Mind. The moment one gains control over the Senses and the Mind... one
reaches the stage of Nirvikalpa Samadhi... the stage when one can indulge in one-to-one
dialogue with God Almighty.
Essays
By: Vijay
Kumar "Atma Jnani"
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