Discover Immortality Die Before You Die
Suffering is inevitable as long as one identifies with mind and body, as long as one is unconscious, spiritually speaking. Suffering is not only due to external agents. Feelings of resentment, hatred, anger, depression, jealousy, are all forms of suffering. And every pleasure contains within itself the seed of pain: each an inseparable opposite, which will manifest in time. We know from experience how easily and quickly an intimate relationship can turn from being a source of pleasure to a source of pain. Seen from a higher perspective, both the negative and positive are two sides of the same coin; they are both part of the underlying pain that THE is inseparable from the mind identified with the egoist state of consciousness. There is no past or present in the transcendental spiritual realm. Due to the dimension of kaala or time there is past and present in the material world. Our mind tends to dwell in the past or the future. The mind, to ensure that it remains in control, seeks continuously to cloak the present moment with the past and the future; our real self and consciousness become engulfed by time; our true nature becomes obscured by the mind. We begin to act as per our thoughts and accordingly our actions are connected to the thoughts of our mind living in the future or in the past. Due to misidentification of the self with the body, mind and false ego we always feel incomplete and insecure. So people strive after worldly possessions, money, success, power and recognition so that they can feel better about themselves. But even when they attain all these things they face the same problems. All mundane possessions and attachments will have to be relinquished sooner or later. One's identity cannot be found in any of these things. Death is a stripping away of all that is not us. The secret of life is to 'die before you die' and find that there is no death. Krishna Chaitanya Mahaprabhu suggests that there is an easy and powerful method of achieving this state of deathlessness. Death can be conquered in this very life by singing the glories of the Supreme Lord and associating with His pure devotees. Chanting the Holy name is the best medicine. Another important factor is to identify with the Supreme Lord. The word Bhagwan means one who has six eternal qualities, that is, he who possesses all wealth, all strength, fame, beauty, knowledge and renunciation. The Supreme Lord is eternal and He exists whereas this universe is real and it also exists. However, two characteristics 'real' and 'eternal' have separate meanings. The material universe is not eternal, as it will eventually be destroyed. But it is a factual reality, not false. Whenever the scriptures say that this universe is false, they refer to its temporary, perishable nature. Bhagwan expands all souls and matter by His own inconceivable energy and then enters into these creations as the Supreme Lord. Не also transcends all souls and matter as the impersonal Brahmn effulgence. He manifests His divine potency to reveal His form of eternity, knowledge and bliss or sat-chit-ananda.
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Discover Immortality Die Before You Die
Suffering is inevitable as long as one identifies with mind and body, as long as one is unconscious, spiritually speaking. Suffering is not only due to external agents. Feelings of resentment, hatred, anger, depression, jealousy, are all forms of suffering. And every pleasure contains within itself the seed of pain: each an inseparable opposite, which will manifest in time. We know from experience how easily and quickly an intimate relationship can turn from being a source of pleasure to a source of pain. Seen from a higher perspective, both the negative and positive are two sides of the same coin; they are both part of the underlying pain that THE is inseparable from the mind identified with the egoist state of consciousness. There is no past or present in the transcendental spiritual realm. Due to the dimension of kaala or time there is past and present in the material world. Our mind tends to dwell in the past or the future. The mind, to ensure that it remains in control, seeks continuously to cloak the present moment with the past and the future; our real self and consciousness become engulfed by time; our true nature becomes obscured by the mind. We begin to act as per our thoughts and accordingly our actions are connected to the thoughts of our mind living in the future or in the past. Due to misidentification of the self with the body, mind and false ego we always feel incomplete and insecure. So people strive after worldly possessions, money, success, power and recognition so that they can feel better about themselves. But even when they attain all these things they face the same problems. All mundane possessions and attachments will have to be relinquished sooner or later. One's identity cannot be found in any of these things. Death is a stripping away of all that is not us. The secret of life is to 'die before you die' and find that there is no death. Krishna Chaitanya Mahaprabhu suggests that there is an easy and powerful method of achieving this state of deathlessness. Death can be conquered in this very life by singing the glories of the Supreme Lord and associating with His pure devotees. Chanting the Holy name is the best medicine. Another important factor is to identify with the Supreme Lord. The word Bhagwan means one who has six eternal qualities, that is, he who possesses all wealth, all strength, fame, beauty, knowledge and renunciation. The Supreme Lord is eternal and He exists whereas this universe is real and it also exists. However, two characteristics 'real' and 'eternal' have separate meanings. The material universe is not eternal, as it will eventually be destroyed. But it is a factual reality, not false. Whenever the scriptures say that this universe is false, they refer to its temporary, perishable nature. Bhagwan expands all souls and matter by His own inconceivable energy and then enters into these creations as the Supreme Lord. Не also transcends all souls and matter as the impersonal Brahmn effulgence. He manifests His divine potency to reveal His form of eternity, knowledge and bliss or sat-chit-ananda.
DISCLAIMER:
The views expressed in the Article above are B VICHAR VISHNU MAHARAJ kashmiribhatta.in is not in any way responsible for the opinions expressed in the above article. The article belongs to its respective owner or owners and this site does not claim any right over it.
Courtesy: B VICHAR VISHNU MAHARAJ Speaking TreeTimes of India