Shree Hari
To ask someone about their spiritual experiences, their realizations and to tell them about yours – both these are not very good things. Secondly, any speaker, will tell the very best points from his own perspective, as every body wants to feel honored. He too cares about his reputation, therefore why will he tell you some thing inferior? How will he hide his experiences, and realizations?
It has come in the speeches of saints, that one can test saints and ascetics through words - "Sadhu pichaaniye shabd sunaataa." One can come to know the feelings and sentiments of ascetics, by what they say. If you talk properly to any man, if you pay attention to what they are saying, then you will get to know their inner feelings and sentiments, and how they are? How highly developed they are?
From seeing Gita one can tell about God's feelings and sentiments. On studying the Gita, it has come to my understanding that God has placed great emphasis on two points - one is to do spiritual practices until death (for the length of your life) and secondly, be very careful (attentive) at the very last moment before death. The amount that God has spoken about these two subjects, he has not spoken about any other subject.
How to experience that Essence?
First accept this point that everything is only Paramatma (God); whether we see it or not; whether we understand it or not. It is the main principle of Gita - "Vasudevah Sarvamiti sa Mahatma sudurlabhah" (Gita 7/19). In other words, the great soul who experiences that all is only Paramatma (God) is a rarity. I have heard talks of such great and elevated souls and read that when they explain a point to someone or give a response to a question, then too in their minds the thought does not arise that I know a lot, and the questioner is ignorant and doesnt know. I am the one revealing this to him. I am making him aware of this; he is learning and I am teaching him - great souls do not have such feelings. Then what feelings and sentiments do they have? It is my Lord (Prabhu, God) only who taking on His pervasive form is asking me. Whatever is Lord's views and philosophy, these I am relaying. In this manner, I am serving the Lord. God becomes ignorant and then asks a question, to satisfy the desire and attachment that I have within me to speak. God is only asking to shower His grace on me. It is to get rid of my attachment to speaking that Lord has created this circumstance. It is God's divine play only. Whatever form is seen of this world, it is the Lord's form (swaroop). And whatever efforts are taking place in the world, they are all God's divine play (lila). It is God only out of His kindness, carrying out His special divine play (lila). God has nothing to do with anyone, no motive whatsoever. He has nothing He wishes to take from anyone, nor to learn from anyone. He is only doing this out of His mercy. Therefore it is His mercy and grace all the way – this point we must all accept. From the very beginning, if we accept and believe the realizations of the great souls, then these realizations will begin to be perceived.
First accept this point that everything is only Paramatma (God); whether we see it or not; whether we understand it or not. It is the main principle of Gita - "Vasudevah Sarvamiti sa Mahatma sudurlabhah" (Gita 7/19). In other words, the great soul who experiences that all is only Paramatma (God) is a rarity. I have heard talks of such great and elevated souls and read that when they explain a point to someone or give a response to a question, then too in their minds the thought does not arise that I know a lot, and the questioner is ignorant and doesnt know. I am the one revealing this to him. I am making him aware of this; he is learning and I am teaching him - great souls do not have such feelings. Then what feelings and sentiments do they have? It is my Lord (Prabhu, God) only who taking on His pervasive form is asking me. Whatever is Lord's views and philosophy, these I am relaying. In this manner, I am serving the Lord. God becomes ignorant and then asks a question, to satisfy the desire and attachment that I have within me to speak. God is only asking to shower His grace on me. It is to get rid of my attachment to speaking that Lord has created this circumstance. It is God's divine play only. Whatever form is seen of this world, it is the Lord's form (swaroop). And whatever efforts are taking place in the world, they are all God's divine play (lila). It is God only out of His kindness, carrying out His special divine play (lila). God has nothing to do with anyone, no motive whatsoever. He has nothing He wishes to take from anyone, nor to learn from anyone. He is only doing this out of His mercy. Therefore it is His mercy and grace all the way – this point we must all accept. From the very beginning, if we accept and believe the realizations of the great souls, then these realizations will begin to be perceived.
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