ATMA BODHA 62

 

ATMA BODHA  62

“SWAYAM-ANTAR-BAHIR- VYAPYA BHASAYAN-AHILAM-JAGAT

BRAHMA  PRAKASATHE VAHNI PRATAPT AYASA-PINDAVAT.”

“The Supreme Brahman pervades the entire universe outwardly and inwardly. It shines of Itself like the fire that permeates a red-hot iron ball and glows by Itself.”

The Upanishads declare the BRAHMAN as “ Satyam jnana maqnantam BRAHMA.”  It is Truth. It is the only Knowledge to be acquired. It is Eternal and Infinite. There is no other object where the Brahman does not penetrate. In other words the whole world of creation is the manifestation of the Brahman itself. It is the material and efficient cause through them.  It is the Pure Consciousness. Thus there is no difference between the outer world of finite experience and the subjective state of Reality.

Without Spirit matter is dead. But when matter and Spirit merge there is manifestation of life. The vital content  in every atom and particle of life is this Supreme Reality. Is it possible to separate the Spirit from the matter?  Yes, it is possible as in the case of extracting butter from milk. The Spirit can be realized  and separated from matter through meditation in the pure heart-cave.(hridaya kuhara)

An iron ball, in contact with fire for a long time glows as fire itself. The world of dead matter is inert, lifeless and stationary but when  they play in the vitality of the SUPREME BRAHMAN there is manifestation of life. Our cognition and experience shall fail miserably without the grace of  this Pure Consciousness. The Vedas and the Upanishads declare vociferously that the Infinite is unborn, deathless,  omnipotent and all-pervading.—“ ajayamano bahudha vijayathe”. On the other hand  the created world of things and beings is born, mortal, and limited in its power and scope In short, the finite and the infinite are diametrically opposite in nature. How can we identify the intelligence and existence which is the nature of the Self in matter which is inert and dead? The red-hot iron ball illustrates the point.

Iron ball is black and cold. Fire is golden in colour and hot. The colour and heat of fire penetrates the iron- ball as it comes into contact with fire after a sufficiently long time. Similarly, when inert matter  is in association with the SPIRI for a long time, Its SATH- CHIT –ANANDA nature is transferred  on to the matter.