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About the structure of the About the structure of the presentationpresentation
Primary presentation - Slides 2 to 69 Spiritual paradoxes that can be discussed on
request – Slides 70 to 137Scriptural references – slides 138 to 164Description available on notes pafe with
each slide
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Human Excellence Human Excellence ThroughThrough
Self RealisationSelf Realisation
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The great The great Human TruthHuman Truth,,is thatis that
“we are all one”“we are all one”,,
The great The great Human TragedyHuman Tragedy,,is thatis that
“we do not know this”“we do not know this”,,
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They serve the best who They serve the best who serve silently serve silently
likelikethe Sun, the Moon, the Sun, the Moon, Air, and the Water.Air, and the Water.
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What is Human Excellence ?What is Human Excellence ?
Have you heard about …Who invented TV ?
Who was the best doctor – 20 years back?so on ,so forth…..
Have you heard about …Saint Kabir, Lord Rama, Lord Krishna,
Lord Jesus, Guru Nanak, Hazrat Mohammad
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Defining – Success in LifeDefining – Success in Life[Materialistic Success][Materialistic Success]
Materialistic success is welcome;
it need not be undermined.
But what about Spiritual Success?
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Two educations…..Two educations…..
There are obviously two educations……
One should teach us
‘how to make a living’
And
The other, ‘how to live’.
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Two educations…..Two educations…..
Our whole education system is focusing on
‘how to make a living’
But we worship those who focused on
The other, ‘how to live’ partLike Saint Kabir, Guru Nanak, Prophet Mohammad, Lord Jesus etc
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For living…& Living For living…& Living for…for…We are eating for Living,
We are sleeping for Living,
We are earning for Living,
We are Living for ???
Definitely not for the sake of it ???
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THE REFERENCES….THE REFERENCES….
By the REALISED ones:
Srimad Bhagwad GEETA QURAN -e- Pak Holy BIBLE Sri Guru GRANTH Saheb Ramcharit Manas
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The objective is ….The objective is ….
Self RealisationSelf RealisationThroughThrough
God RealisationGod Realisation
OROR
SalvationSalvationAdi Granth. p-13Adi Granth. p-13
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What is Salvation… ?What is Salvation… ?Part and the WholePart and the Whole
Like a glass of water is a part of sea, but not yet sea. It can become sea
if it falls into the sea.
Likewise , the soul is a part of Brahm, and can also become Brahm,
once it merges with it.
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What is Salvation… ?What is Salvation… ?Merger is salvation.Merger is salvation.
Merger of soul with the ‘supersoul’ or Brahm
is known as Salvation.
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Srimad Bhagwad Gita
Lord Krishna says:
‘who knows me by ‘tatva’ doesn’t fall into cycle of rebirth,
but merges into me’
Chap 4.9
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Like, we can not see our Like, we can not see our own faceown face without a without a mirrormirror, ,
Same way, we can not see our Same way, we can not see our own Selfown Self without without God RealizationGod Realization, ,
[ Aham-brahm-asmi, Tatva-masi][ Aham-brahm-asmi, Tatva-masi]
What is Self Realization ?What is Self Realization ?Concept of MirrorConcept of Mirror
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The context……The context……
RitualsMytholog
ySpiritual Crux
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What is inside the Spiritual What is inside the Spiritual Crux ???Crux ???
Postulates of Spirituality Definition of God How to realise Role of True Masters (Satguru) How to recognise a True Master
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Postulates Of
Spirituality
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First PostulateFirst Postulate
God Exists.
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God Exists……… God Exists……… One God, Many NamesOne God, Many Names
1. There is a Supreme Power, we may call it GOD. OR
Allah Ram
Parmatma And so on……
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“Many Gods”
‘Gods are not many;
Names of God are many;
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2. Like water is one, and it has many names like Water, Pani, Jal, Neer, Aab etc.
so is God.
3. Why don’t we ever hear that I drink water,
I am better than those who drink Jal. ???
Because we KNOW water.
God Exists……… God Exists……… One God, Many NamesOne God, Many Names
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3. But we do hear that I believe in Ram,
He believes in Allah.
And they believe in Akal Purkh, ???
Because We DO NOT KNOW God as such.
One God…, Know God…One God…, Know God…
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Holy Bible Holy Bible
‘Ye worship, ye know not what;We know what we worship’
St. John 4.22
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Second PostulateSecond Postulate
What is God ??How does He look like??
ORDefinition of God.
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Ramcharita Manas
‘God is one; desireless; colourless;nameless; deathless;
He is the Truth, consciousness and bliss; the ultimate destination; all pervasive and cosmic’
( ek aneeh aroop anama …….)Balkand
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DEFINITION OF GOD DEFINITION OF GOD contd…contd…
He is the Creator, Operator & Destroyer He is ONE. He has no beginning , no end. He was never born , and will never die.
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Fire cannot burn itWater cannot wet itAir cannot dry it upNo weapon can cut itBeyond ChangeFormless and colourless
DEFINITION OF GOD …….DEFINITION OF GOD …….
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DEFINITION OF GOD DEFINITION OF GOD contd…contd…
He is omnipresent
He is omnipotent, Omniscient
There was no such time when He was not there, and there will be no such time when He will not be there.
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Adi Granth
True Master says:
“The Formless creator is always very near to us, but the blind (ignorant)
thinks that He is too far away”
Page – 267(Jo thakur sad sada hajure, ta ko andha janat dure)
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Third PostulateThird Postulate
Two Educations……. What are we living for …….
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Third PostulateThird Postulate
God realisation is a MUST for
salvation or Moksha,
and is the objective of
Human Life.
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A Quick Recap….A Quick Recap….
God Exists, and God is ONE.
What are we Living For …….
God realisation leads to self realisation
Main Objective is God realisation.
Definition of God.
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Fourth postulateFourth postulate
Role of True Masters OR
Avatars OR
Satgurus ::
A Look at History
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TRUE MASTERS TRUE MASTERS
Lord RAM - approx 10,000 years
Lord KRISHNA- approx 5000 years
Lord JESUS - 2,000 years
Prophet MOHAMMED - 1400 years
Guru Nanak - 500 years
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God pluralism….A Myth.God pluralism….A Myth.
Layer –1 : One God
Layer –2 : True Masters or Avatars[ Many ]
Layer –3 : Bhaktas, or those who got realization from the True
Masters
[Many*Many]
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God pluralism….A Myth.God pluralism….A Myth.
Layer –1 : One God
Ram
10,000
Krishna Jesus Muhammad Nanak ???
5,000 2,000 1400 500 Today
Hanuman Arjun Philip Abu Bakr
Today
Meera WE
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MASTERS OF MASTERSMASTERS OF MASTERS
Lord RAM - Maharishi VASHISHTHA
Lord KRISHNA- Maharishi SANDEEPAN
Prophet Mohammad - Gibriel
Lord JESUS - St John, the Baptist
Guru Nanak - Saint Rein
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Adi Granth
True Master says:
“No one did ever attain…. without a True Master (Satguru);
God places Himself in the True MasterAnd manifests Himself through his
declaratory Revelation”Page – 466
(bin satguru kineh na payo……)
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Jesus will come back…
Re-incarnation:
“ I come again and again…” Lord Krishna.
Content and the Container
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Can you appreciate? Can you appreciate?
‘There is no god except Allah;
Muhammad is the Prophet’
‘A writing’
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The Master cannot The Master cannot be without bodybe without body..
Still, He is Still, He is not the bodynot the body. .
Though , He is Though , He is in the bodyin the body..
True Master and the body …?
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The MasterThe Master is only one; is only one; and that is the Formless Creator;and that is the Formless Creator;
Only bodiesOnly bodies change, change,
True Master and the body …?
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There has not been There has not been many Mastersmany Masters; ;
there has been only there has been only One MasterOne Master in in many bodiesmany bodies..
True Master and the body …?
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Why Realization..???Why Realization..???
A slight Diversion…..
Two questions are pending:How to realise ??How to recognize the True Master ??
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The Problem…..todayThe Problem…..today
God pluralism Master differentiation Religious pluralism Division of mankind Result ::: Hatred
ViolenceIntolerance
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The Solution…..The Solution…..
ONE God…. Oneness of Masters Spiritual oneness Universal Brotherhood Result :::: Love
CompassionHumilityHarmony
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Holy QuranHoly Quran
“ Have faith in Khuda, his all messengers, and all scriptures”
4 / 136
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Holy QuranHoly Quran
Those who differentiate between khuda and His messengers;
and those who say that they believe in this, and they don’t believe in that,
are pucca Kafirs. 4/ 150-152
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Brotherhood of Man Brotherhood of Man ThroughThrough
Fatherhood of God…Fatherhood of God…
No Caste, Colour & Creed No Regional Differences No Religious Differences
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Benefits of RealisationBenefits of Realisation
For the world or mankind
Universal brotherhood,No hatred,
No regionalism,No caste differences, No religious Pluralism.
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Fifth PostulateFifth Postulate
Whether God can be known or realized ??
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Whether God can be known ?Whether God can be known ?
An Emphatic
‘YES’
Gita 4-34, Bible,
A.G.
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Then, How to Realise ??Then, How to Realise ??
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Srimad Bhagwad Gita
Lord Krishna says:
‘In this Form, I can not be seen
through vedas, charity, sacrifices austere penances and
ritualistic practices’
Chap 11.48-52
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Adi Granth
True Master says: “No one can know….
through, recitation, penances, bookish knowledge, Meditations & concentrations,
study of vedas, yogic practices, religious acts and rituals, wandering in forests,
and charity ……” says Nanak. Page – 265.
(Jap, tap, gyan sab dhyan, khat shaster simriti bakhian….)
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Some Common Activities : Some Common Activities : The Real MeaningThe Real Meaning
Nothing to do with Brahmgyan.
Yogasan, Vrata, ishnan
[ physical benefits ]
Daan, Punya
[ Social benefits, like schools,
Hospitals, colleges etc. ]
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Havan, and Yagya :
[environmental benefits]
Jap, Sandhya, Dhyan:
[cannot be performed without
knowing God.]
A.G.
Some Common Activities : Some Common Activities : The Real MeaningThe Real Meaning
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One Common Method: One Common Method: recommended by all scripturesrecommended by all scriptures
Living True Master OR Satguru
is the Way.
Gita 4-34Bible -St John 14.6
Quran
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Adi Granth
True Master says:
“The Formless creator is everywhere, surrounding everyone,
but He can not be realised without the blessings of a True Master”
says Nanak.
Page – 924.(kaho nanak gur bin nahin sujhe, hari sajan sabke nikat khara)
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Fifth postulateFifth postulate
God can only be realised
with the blessings of a
LIVING TRUE MASTER.
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Sixth PostulateSixth Postulate
TRUE MASTER. is always there.
[Naam rahio, sadhu rahio, rahio guru gobind…]Adi Granth. P-1429
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Who is a True Master ?Who is a True Master ?oror
How to recognize a True Master?How to recognize a True Master?
Seventh Postulate
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Who is a True Who is a True Master ???Master ???
He is above Caste, Creed and Colour,
Dress and diet,
Region and country
Any language
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Who is a True Who is a True Master ???Master ???
The only recognition of a True Master is
“Who knows God, and blesses with God Knowledge
in no time, to anyone,
Who submits to him”.And never
Pushes you in search of it.( Ashtavakara, Vashishtha, Krishna etc)
Adi granth
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Adi Granth
True Master says:
‘He, who has known the True Lord, is called the Satguru
(True Master)’
Page – 286.(satpurkh ji janya, satguru its ka nau…)
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Srimad Bhagwad Gita
Lord Krishna says:
‘Approach the Knower of Truth; surrender, serve and politely ask;
the knower will reveal The Knowledge to you’
Chap 4. 34
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Spiritual JourneySpiritual Journey
Spiritual chronological order
Know One Believe in One
Be One
Back
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So, What to do ???So, What to do ???
We have to search the True Master
not God.
“Search the knower, NOT Knowledge”.
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The Baton Further……..The Baton Further……..
Thank you very muchAnd
wishing you all God Realization.
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Spiritual ParadoxesSpiritual Paradoxes
Spiritual Vs ReligiousSpiritual ExperiencesSpiritual JourneySpirituality Vs ScienceCreation Vs CreatorSwaroop vs tatvaReprensentation Vs Actual
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Unity Vs UniformityWhy realisation so difficultMeditation Vs Concentration Vs imaginationPolitics in religion…Meaning and the EssenceLaws of God Vs Laws of SocietyWhy are we punished when He is the doer of all?
Spiritual Paradoxes Spiritual Paradoxes contd..contd..
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Scriptural ReferencesScriptural References
Holy BibleHoly QuranSrimad Bhagwat GitaGuru Granth SahibRamacharita Manas
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Spiritual Vs ReligiousSpiritual Vs Religious
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Spiritual Vs ReligiousSpiritual Vs Religious
Being religious means involvement in social activities like
donating for temples, schools, hospitals etc.
Being spiritual means in search of the Absolute Truth.
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What is Absolute What is Absolute Truth ?Truth ?
It has got nothing to do with speaking truth or lie.
Truth means Always true that means which is not subject to change,
which is Avinashi, Sanatan
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Spiritual Vs ReligiousSpiritual Vs Religious
A spiritually enlightened person ALSO becomes religious in due course
BUTA purely religious person can never upgrade to spiritual enlightenment.
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Spiritual Vs ReligiousSpiritual Vs Religious
These are two related but different lines.
LIKEA doctor can also play Tennis,
But by merely playing Tennis, you can’t become a doctor.
i.e. vice versa is not true
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Religious Pluralism &Religious Pluralism &Spiritual OnenessSpiritual Oneness
Religious Pluralism is because of Rituals and Mythology
AndSpiritual oneness is because of
One God.
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Religious Pluralism &Religious Pluralism &Spiritual OnenessSpiritual Oneness
At the core,There are NOT many religions
as we say.There is only one religion
And that is HUMANITY
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Spiritual movement Vs Spiritual movement Vs ReligionReligion
During the Era of Living True Master, it is called Spiritual Movement.
And After that what remains is the Religion,
which primarily contains Proceduralism or Rituals.
Back
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Spiritual JourneySpiritual Journey
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The road less traveledThe road less traveled
::::::
THE ROUND ABOUTS
No. 2
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Spiritual JourneySpiritual Journey
Spiritual chronological order
Know One Believe in One
Be One
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““Just as Just as riversrivers are are continuously flowing towards continuously flowing towards
the the mighty Oceanmighty Ocean, ,
our life is but a our life is but a pilgrimagepilgrimage towards towards
the Nirankar, the the Nirankar, the Formless Formless OceanOcean.”.”
Journey Divine…
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Spiritual ExperiencesSpiritual Experiences
We are Human Beings and getting Spiritual Experiences,
NO,In fact, we are Spiritual Beings and
getting Human Experiences.
Back
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Spirituality Vs ScienceSpirituality Vs Science
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Spirituality Vs scienceSpirituality Vs science
Science is the study of Creation,
And
Spirituality is the study of Creator.
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Creation Vs CreatorCreation Vs Creator
The Sun, moon, stars, Earth, air, water , ether, etc are all a part of creation as they
all are subject to change.
Who is the creator then: The million dollar question?
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Creation Vs CreatorCreation Vs Creator
Creation is subject to change
And the creator is not.
- by definition.All scriptures
Back
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Brahmgyan, Tatva Gyan,Brahmgyan, Tatva Gyan,Enlightenment,Enlightenment,
Realisation,Realisation,oror
The WisdomThe Wisdom
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Brahmgyan: the WisdomBrahmgyan: the Wisdom
Shabad - Word, Name
Arth - Meaning
Padarth - Matter
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Brahmgyan flavours : so Brahmgyan flavours : so called…called…
Shastriya gyan[ bookish: the read one ]
Shravan gyan [ Heard from others ]
Tatva gyan [Direct perception or Realisation from
the True Master]
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Swaroop Vs TatvaSwaroop Vs Tatva
Toys of Sugar
Elephant of wood
Glass of water Vs Sea
Water Vs Ice berg
Back
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Realisation of God,Realisation of God, why so difficult?why so difficult?
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Representation Vs Representation Vs ActualActual
Prateek Vs Pratyaksh
Globe Vs EarthMap Vs Haryana
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Realisation : why so difficult?Realisation : why so difficult?
Because of focus on
representation for a very long time.
[ a grown up child clinging to her barbie]
Cigarette smoking for 25 years.back
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Meditation Meditation VsVs
ConcentrationConcentrationVsVs
ImaginationImagination
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Meditation Vs ConcentrationMeditation Vs Concentration
A concentration exercise is NOT meditation,
Concentration is always ON something, it may be a candle, your
own breath,or any other object.
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Meditation Vs Meditation Vs ConcentrationConcentration
When that object is God, it is called Meditation.
So without knowing God, No meditation is possible.
Adi Granth
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Target is all that matters…..Target is all that matters…..
Firing by a soldier is rewarded but by a gangster is punished.
Hitting a hammer is important but where to hit is more important.
Concentration is OK but what to concentrate on, is more important.
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Meditation Vs Meditation Vs imaginationimagination
We imagine
what we don’t know
AndWe remember what we know.
Meditation is remembrance of what we know. Back
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Realisation Vs IllusionRealisation Vs Illusion
Realisation comes after contemplation
and it is permanent.( From shravan to Manan to Dhyan )
Illusion is temporary and magic-like.
back
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Understanding the Scriptures ::::::
Meaning and the Essence
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Meaning and Essence ?Meaning and Essence ?
Shabadarth (Meaning) ( Who knows the Language)
Essence (Bhavarth)( Who knows the Subject)
e.g. All Scriptures talk about Brahm.
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Meaning and Essence ?Meaning and Essence ?
A student of class IV can read
higher mathematics,
but can’t understand.
Likewise we can read the scriptures,
But can’t understand because
we do not know the Brahma about which
they are talking about.
Back
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Spiritual Vocabulary
Karm – For gyan
Bhakti – after gyan
Satsang – Where is Truth
Sumiran – Vs Recitation
Depression
( for a Psychologist or whether Forecaster)
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SPIRITUAL BLISS ::::::
Body, Mind, and the Soul
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Spiritual BlissSpiritual Bliss
Body - physical - Science
Comforts
Mind - peace - Concentration
Or attention diversion
Soul - Bliss - Brahmgyan
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THE ROAD MAPTHE ROAD MAP
Gyan ( knowing the Self through God
realisation)
Guzran( Living, earning, etc)
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Container and the ContentContainer and the Content
we are not a body,
but we wear one.
Only Actual realisation can
shatter the myth.
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Whether I broke a ‘Law of God’ or
‘Law of Society’
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Law of God Vs Law of SocietyLaw of God Vs Law of Society
Law of Society( Varies with Era, Country, and Time)
Marriage,
Education,
Eating habbits,
Plus a lot many such things….
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Law of God Vs Law of SocietyLaw of God Vs Law of Society
Law of God(Universal - no change)
Living for…..?,
Realisation of Tatva-gyan,
Universal Brotherhood.
Back
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Sakaar and Nirakaar ::::::
From Matter to the Essence
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Sakaar and NirakarSakaar and Nirakar
Swaroop Vs Tatva
Ice Water
Sweets Milk
Swaroop ( Shape & size )
carries Gunas.
Nirakar is Nirgun
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Which Nirakar ???Which Nirakar ???
Wisdom Mind Air Soul Pain Love Ether etc. etc.…..
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Moving : in what direction?Moving : in what direction?
Direction
is a lot more important
than
mere Move.
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Spiritual paradox…..Spiritual paradox…..
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Spiritual paradox…..Spiritual paradox…..
If God is the doer of everything, then why we get the punishment for
wrong doings ???
If God is super conscious, then why doesn’t He stop us from doing wrong acts ???
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Spiritual Paradox :Spiritual Paradox :Karta or Karan; Doer or causeKarta or Karan; Doer or cause
Energy does nothing of its own,The instrument does everything.
( Like Electricity, fan , tube, heater )
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Karta or Karan: Doer or causeKarta or Karan: Doer or cause
Because of Language we can read, but language is not responsible
for what we read, nor language provides any hindrance.
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Karta or Karan: Doer or causeKarta or Karan: Doer or cause
Like-wise, God, being a supreme energy
is the reason for all action,
But not the Doer.
Gita.Back
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Thoughtless or fully Thoughtless or fully thoughtful??thoughtful??
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What is an Eye without What is an Eye without Vision?Vision?
What is an Ear without Hearing
[it is not doing its Job]
The Job of mind is Sankalpa/ Vikalpa.
What is Mind without thought ???
We donnt have to stop mind but we have direct it to Gyan.
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Thoughtless or fully thoughtful??Thoughtless or fully thoughtful??
We don’t have to stop mind but we have direct it to Gyan.
Mind doesn’t have to be thoughtless, rather
it has to be fully thoughtful
about God remembrance.Gita 18-xx
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God remembranceGod remembrance
God consciousness is
God remembrance
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God RealisationGod Realisation
God knowledge (Brahmgyan)
is the means
AndGod realization
is the End
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Knowing about. .. vs Knowing…Knowing about. .. vs Knowing…
Knowing a lot about Shia-chen would be either read or heard information,
Not the direct perception.
Likewise, Knowing a lot about God
is different from knowing God
i.e. direct perception.
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We remember those……..We remember those……..
People
who forget their self
are the folks
we remember.
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Word and the ImageWord and the Image
Rose, WaterSky, Air ….
( same Image… because we know)
God - All different imagesWhen God is ONE, we agree,
then why SO ????Back
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Good Citizen Vs Good Citizen Vs The Realised OneThe Realised One
A realised person will also become a good citizen in due course of time,
But, the reverse is not true.
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Unity Vs UniformityUnity Vs Uniformity
[ in a garden, variety leads to beauty]
There is beauty in diversity, not in uniformity. Unity in diversity is also possible. But, uniformity is neither possible nor desirable. We should strive for unity, not uniformity.
Back
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The Divinity Within…The Divinity Within…
Like, Wood is
potentially FIRE.
Same way,
Every Human Being is Potentially DIVINE.
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Religion in Politics…Religion in Politics…
Religion in Politics is a BOON. ( Lord Ram, Lord Krishna etc.)
Politics in Religion is a BANE.
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Religion in Politics…Religion in Politics…
It is a BOON if a Religious Leader takes up the
reins of Politics.( Lord Ram, Lord Krishna etc.)
It is a BANE if a Political Leader takes up the
reins of Religion.
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Religion in Politics…Religion in Politics…
What is Ram-Rajya ?
“ if Ram runs the Rajya”.
Who is Ram ?
“A spiritually enlightened person”OR “A truly religious person”
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Scriptural ReferencesScriptural References
Holy BibleHoly QuranSrimad Bhagwat GitaGuru Granth SahibRamacharita Manas
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Holy Bible ::::::
Some References
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Holy Bible Holy Bible
‘Wisdom is Supreme, therefore,
Get Wisdom’
Wisdom = BrahmgyanProverb 4.17
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Holy Bible Holy Bible
‘ye know not the God ye worshipWe know the God we worship’
St. John 4.22
Repent, for the kingdom of Heaven
is at hand (near)St Mathews 4.17
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Holy Bible Holy Bible
Jesus says “ I am the way, the Truth and the life.
No one comes to the Father except through me”
St. John 14.6
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Holy Bible Holy Bible
“ I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end”
says the Lord, “who is and who was, and who is to
come, the Almighty”
Revelation, 1.8
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Holy Quran ::::::
Some References
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Holy QuranHoly Quran
‘Khuda is merciful,ask about him from the one,
who knows Him
25 / 59
146
Holy QuranHoly Quran
‘Those who divided religion into sects;Khuda will take care of them’
5/ 159
Those who differentiate between khuda and His messengers; and those who say that they
believe in this, and they don’t believe in that, are pucca Kafirs.
4/ 150-152
147
Holy QuranHoly Quran
“ Have faith in Khuda, his all messengers, and all scriptures”
4 / 136
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Holy QuranHoly Quran
“But they have no knowledge (Brahmgyan); They follow nothing but
Guess; and a Guess can never take the place of Truth.”
53 / 28
149
Holy QuranHoly Quran
“ O’ Believers, do your duty to Allah and seek the means to approach him”
5 / 35
150
Holy QuranHoly Quran
“Allah will reward those who believe in Him and those who have been granted the
Knowledge.”
58 / 11
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Srimad Bhagwad Gita ::::::
Some References
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Srimad Bhagwad Gita
Lord Krishna says:
‘who knows me by ‘tatva’ doesn’t fall into cycle of rebirth,
but merges into me’
Chap 4.9
153
Srimad Bhagwad Gita
Lord Krishna says:
‘In this Form, I can not be seen
through vedas, charity, austere penances and
ritualistic practices’
Chap 11.48-52
154
Srimad Bhagwad Gita
Lord Krishna says:
‘Approach the Knower of Truth; surrender, serve and politely ask;
the knower will reveal The Knowledge to you’
Chap 4. 34
155
Shri Guru Granth Sahib(Adi Granth)
::::::
Some References
156
Adi Granth
True Master says:
“The Formless creator is always very near to us, but the blind (ignorant)
thinks that He is too far away”
Page – 267(Jo thakur sad sada hajure, ta ko andha janat dure)
157
Adi Granth
True Master says:
“No one did ever attain…. without a True Master (Satguru);
God places Himself in the True MasterAnd manifests Himself through his
declaratory Revelation”Page – 466
(bin satguru kineh na payo……)
158
Adi Granth
True Master says:
‘He, who has known the True Lord, is called the Satguru
(True Master)’
Page – 286.(satpurkh ji janya, satguru its ka nau…)
159
Adi Granth
True Master says:
“The Formless creator is everywhere, surrounding everyone,
but He can not be realised without the blessings of a True Master”
says Nanak.
Page – 924.(kaho nanak gur bin nahin sujhe, hari sajan sabke nikat khara)
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Ramcharita Manas ::::::
Some References
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Ramcharita Manas
“He only can know to whom you have revealed the knowledge;
and who knows you, becomes one with you”
Ayodhya Kand
( soi jane, jehu dei janai, janat tume tmhi hoi jai)
162
Ramcharita Manas
‘God is one; desireless; colourless;nameless; deathless;
He is the Truth, consciousness and bliss; the ultimate destination; all pervasive and cosmic’
( ek aneeh aroop anama …….)Balkand
163
Ramcharita Manas
‘Perception is not possible without knowing God;
Love is not possible without perception;Bhakti is not possible without Love;
Bhakti without perception is like trying to get butter from water’
(jane binu na hoi partiti, binu partiti hoi nahi priti…)
Uttarkand
164
Sampuran Avtar Bani ::::::
Some References
165
Sampuran Avtar Bani
Satguru Avtar Singh ji says:
‘No religion is greater, Than to have an all around,
direct perception of God’
Shabad 154, line -1
166
Sampuran Avtar Bani
Satguru Avtar Singh ji says:
‘Formless God is everywhere, yet we don’t have that eye to perceive Him;
without the blessings of a True Master, the Revelation will not take place’
Shabad 13, line 3-4
167
Sampuran Avtar Bani
Satguru Avtar Singh ji says:
‘Formless God is one; having no beginning, no end … ;
when a person surrenders unto the True Master; and when the True Master chooses to bless, only then realisation takes place.
Shabad 12