Monday, December 5, 2011

Reverence and Respect for the Vedantic directions

The three main Vedantic directions:

The Advaita in essence translated as "That,"
which refers to the ultimate reality (Brahman), and 'tvam' (the individual self jiva) as exactly the same, unity.

The Vishishtadvaita is 'that', the individual self, as part of the whole.

The Dvaita interpretation 'atat tvam asi',
meaning "You are not that". It is practiced as "Neti, neti", that means 'not this, not that'.

The Advaita essence as 'that' we find also in the light, the inner light same light as the ocean of light, the universal being, therefore, they are one.
It has to be realized, it is not a state of mental speculation, but only real if realized.
There are three levels of realization of light.
I am in the light. The light is in me. I am the light.


Same three levels to God-realization:
I am the messenger of God. I am the son of God. My father and I are one.
(these are inner relationships which have to be realized, it has to be experienced)

Vishishtadvaita is the individual self as part of the whole.
Part of the whole is the higher self, also called qualified nondualism.
It is like representing the whole, the father of the church, he is part of the whole, the head of the followers, he relates the light of the church with the universal ocean of light of God.
The experience is: The light in me.
'The son of God' is the representant of the whole, of God the father and he is the father of the church.

'I am the light' is representing God, being God 'My father and I are one'.

'The messenger of God' is the mission, Dvaita, but it is duality and practiced in negation, constantly being aware 'not that and not that' to get the ultimate realization of the universal being.

We have to understand and experience highest knowledge and 'teaching', wisdom, before we are able to get to right or wrong conclusions on a mind level.
It is very naive on the mind level to judge out of a mind state which has no self-control, no notion of self-realization, no dicipline, has never had an experience of the self, otherwise, he would not be that disrespectful, no self-experience, no light, no reverence, because the inner light is in ave and reverence in the presence of a being who is able to represent the ocean of light.
It is infamous that such ignorant people use slander against a realized master.  

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