Divyatman,
A line from the unimaginable experience shared by Sri Yogananda ( refer to previous post) is reproduced below:-
"The entire cosmos, gently luminous, like a city seen afar at night, glimmered within the infinitude of my being. ".
Is it possible to ever comprehend with our limited mind about the following expressions??
- Entire cosmos
- Infinitude
- Being
It is very difficult because in the normal existence / life, we are able to perceive any thing in life only with our physical senses and intellect whereas, God realization / Experiencing God is the transcendental experience where there is no place for our sense organs / our mind / our intellect.
It would be very appropriate to read and understand a verse "EKASLOKI" which is given to us by Adi Sankara.
The
verse is in the form of question and answer between the Guru, teacher and the
Shishya, disciple and is given below:-
Kim Jyothis tava bhanumaan ahani me.
Ratrau pradeepadikam.
Syaad evam ravi deepa darshana vidhau kim jyothiraakhyahi me.
Chakshuh tasya nimeelanaadi samaya kim dheeh dheeyo darshana kim
Tatra aham Athah bhavaan paramakam jyothih tadasmi prabho.
The
Teacher asks the student
Kim Jyothis tava – What is light for you?
The
disciple replies
Me ahani Bhanumaan – for me, sun is the light in the day and Ratrau pradeepadikam – at night lamp is the light.
The
teacher again asks
Syaad Evam – Let that be so.
Ravi deepa darshana vidhau – the way to see the sun and lamp,
Kim jyotih – what is the light
Aakhyaahi me – tell that to me.
The
disciple answers
Chakshuh – eyes
The
teacher again questions
Tasya nimeelanaadi samaya kim – when you close your eyes, what is
the light?
The
disciple answers
Dheeh – intellect
The
teacher again asks
Dheeyo darshana kim – what is the light for you to see(perceive)
the intellect?
The
disciple replies
Tatra aham – for that It is ME
(ME = the Self or pure Consciousness or the spirit or the Atman or the continuum of energy!!)
The
teacher then says to the student
Athah bhavaan paramakam jyothi – Thus you are the ultimate light
(self-luminous Self).
The
disciple then asserts from his experience and says
Tad Asmi Prabho – Yes, that is right, my Lord.
Dear All,
Is it clear after reading, contemplating and absorbing the above EKASLOKI verse that the experience poured / shared by Sri Yogananda is not possible through any of the faculty expressed by the disciple prior to the last answer- The sun, the lamp, the eyes and the intellect?
The ultimate experience of Yogananda or for that matter, any of the realized masters is possible only through and as the LIGHT that illumines the INTELLECT, as answered by the disciple above!!!!!
And that Light is the real Identity, the real nature of the being, which is again answered by the Teacher as the conclusive assertion when he says
Athah bhavaan paramakam jyothi
(Thus you are the ultimate light (self-luminous Self))
More on this light (of lights), in the upcoming posts!
Hari Aum Tatsat.
No comments:
Post a Comment