Saturday, March 6, 2010

How God exists in this world?

How God exists in this world?
By
Guru S. Bale
Jan 20, 2010

The knowledge to learn one-self is Adyatmika knowledge. This knowledge is precious because it frees the soul from the bonds of Saṁsāra. Saṁsāra does not mean wife and children. It means the illusions of happiness that comes by associating with this world.
Freedom from saṁsāra gives eternal happiness without life and death.

Allamaprabhu refers God as Bayalu. There is only one God. He cannot be seen because he has no form. He cannot be heard. Mind cannot perceive him because he is beyond the limit of senses. He is everlasting happiness. Śaranas showed us the way to achieve everlasting happiness during ones own lifetime.

The vaĉanas of Allamaprabhu describe how God is in this world:

Like fire in stone, Like wealth hidden in ground,
Like reflection in water, Like lightning hidden in clouds,
Like tree in the seed, Like mirage hidden in desert,
Like silence in sound, Like beauty hidden in eyes,
Guheshwara, Guheshwara,
Your relation is with Sharana! It is your presence!

God exists in this world like the fire in stone, like the reflection in water, like the tree in seed, and like the silence behind sound. Through sādhane (perform to achieve) devotee can experience God. That which cannot be seen (fire in stone), that which exists in this world without any attachments (reflection in water), that which has everything (seed to be a tree), and that which is inseparable (silence in sound) from this world (life). God is experienced through sādhane or performance.

Diamonds, gold, and other precious metals are hidden in the earth, lightning is hidden in clouds, and mirage is hidden in the desert and beauty is hidden in eyes. Similarly, God is present everywhere and in everything. He is hidden both inside our body and outside of body or in this world.

God is in everything and in every place; inside and outside of our body. He is not seen or heard. The reason for this is Māye or illusion. This is discussed in the next article.

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