As the whole Universe is a manifestation of God, the ultimate goal of life is the realization of the Self in body, mind and spirit. It is due to illusion, delusion and attachment to external objects that we are unable to realize that it is God who exists in us as the Self and that every person is a living God. God existing in the body is the Self, whereas the Self in its all pervading, omnipotent nature is God.
God
rules the gross human body by means of the six cerebro-spinal centers
and the blood vessels, all of which act as defensive forces preserving
and sustaining it. Though the Self is invisible and impersonal, it
provides a taste of divine bliss by its innumerable manifestations. But
people are so bound up in passion, anger, illusion and sensory
stimulants that they ignore that bliss.
HE = SPIRIT BEHIND LIFE
The Rg-Veda (ancient collection of Vedic Sanskrit texts and hymns) declares that the Truth is the Supreme Being, the Purusa (cosmic consciousness and the universal principle) of Whom we perceive through past, present and future as the all-pervading existence. He (Spirit/Consciousness) is the Soul of the Universe and it is through this knowledge alone that mankind attains immortality. He is Brahman, the Supreme One, independent, imperishable, indivisible, self-luminous, self-sustained and the Indescribable. He is the basis of all names and forms, the support of all creation. He pervades all creation and yet transcends it. All creation is in Him, but He is detached from it.
He is also the silent witness of the three states of waking, dreaming and deep sleep. The ATMA is the immortal part of a person and is beyond body and mind -- beyond time, space and causation. It is without beginning, without end and without cause. It is Knowledge Absolute, Existence Absolute and Bliss Absolute. The realization of this knowledge frees one from the cycle of births and deaths.
ETERNAL TRUTH
Behind this world, behind all physical phenomena, behind all names and forms, behind feeling, thought, emotions and sentiments, lies the Truth. How can that which has no permanent existence be true?? The Truth is eternal and it is only illusion that makes the unreal appear real. That Truth is the Self, the silent Witness and ruler, which is the only thing that will provide bliss and make a person absolutely free. Self-realization is not for the weak or cowardly, it is for the strong and courageous who can face all storms and sacrifice their ego on the altar of Truth.
>> Article from book "Kriya Yoga" <<
HE = SPIRIT BEHIND LIFE
The Rg-Veda (ancient collection of Vedic Sanskrit texts and hymns) declares that the Truth is the Supreme Being, the Purusa (cosmic consciousness and the universal principle) of Whom we perceive through past, present and future as the all-pervading existence. He (Spirit/Consciousness) is the Soul of the Universe and it is through this knowledge alone that mankind attains immortality. He is Brahman, the Supreme One, independent, imperishable, indivisible, self-luminous, self-sustained and the Indescribable. He is the basis of all names and forms, the support of all creation. He pervades all creation and yet transcends it. All creation is in Him, but He is detached from it.
He is also the silent witness of the three states of waking, dreaming and deep sleep. The ATMA is the immortal part of a person and is beyond body and mind -- beyond time, space and causation. It is without beginning, without end and without cause. It is Knowledge Absolute, Existence Absolute and Bliss Absolute. The realization of this knowledge frees one from the cycle of births and deaths.
ETERNAL TRUTH
Behind this world, behind all physical phenomena, behind all names and forms, behind feeling, thought, emotions and sentiments, lies the Truth. How can that which has no permanent existence be true?? The Truth is eternal and it is only illusion that makes the unreal appear real. That Truth is the Self, the silent Witness and ruler, which is the only thing that will provide bliss and make a person absolutely free. Self-realization is not for the weak or cowardly, it is for the strong and courageous who can face all storms and sacrifice their ego on the altar of Truth.
>> Article from book "Kriya Yoga" <<
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