Q. In the Hindu religion, there are stories that are difficult to interpret and seem senseless to a logical mind. Your explanation of the Ganpati story yesterday had great depth. Could you speak more on such stories?
Answer: Firstly, people should know about symbols. It is said that there are millions of Gods and Goddesses in India. Also, it is said that God is one. There is deep science behind it, behind the energies given various names. In the Indian culture, we talk about families of God, a Goddess is depicted as riding a tiger, Gods have children, and there are disputes amongst Gods and Goddesses. For an argumentative mind, such depictions are difficult to accept.
God is Sat Chit Anand (Truth, Consciousness and Bliss). He has five karmas (actions) – Srishti (Creation), Sthiti (Preservation), Samhara (Destruction), Anugrah (Blessing) and Tirdhana (Veiling).
He is everywhere, yet not visible. Just like air is everywhere, but we feel it only when the fan is switched on, or when wind blows. Ancient sages say that there are many levels of creation. Gold is one, but we can make so many different things out of it. Similarly with wheat, you can make bread as well as chapatti.
Just like that, One God displays itself in many names and forms, one Omkar is present in Brahma (Creator), Vishnu (Operator) and Mahesh (Destroyer).
When a single ray of sunlight falls on a drop of water, we see all the seven colors of a rainbow!
Before Creation, the Operator was there. Vishnu was present before Brahma. For instance, grass is present in creation, and then the goat comes, a mother develops milk before she gives birth. Otherwise the creation won’t sustain! The Polar bear sleeps for six months, and develops hunger only after the grass has sprung up.
Vishnu is depicted as resting in a lying down posture. The Master of the Creation is resting since the task of maintenance is so easy for him. This does not mean that man can afford to sleep all the time. Vishnu’s sleep is different- He is sleeping on a bed of snake, which is symbolic of heightened awareness. When one rests in awareness, it is called Yog Nidra (yogic sleep) or Samadhi (Meditation).
In a human body, the navel is the center of gravity. Brahma, the Creator, emerges from a lotus raised from Vishnu’s navel. That may not be so clicking until you understand the vision. It was only when Newton and Einstein rested that they could make new inventions. Newton rested under a tree and he received the knowledge of gravity. When Archimedes was in the bath tub, he got the idea of what he was looking for since a long time.
Today, scientists say that in creative people the solar plexus inside the navel is bigger than usual. When the navel blossoms, one becomes creative. In ancient India, they represented this as Brahma being born through Vishnu’s navel - the seat of creativity.
Brahma, the Creator has four faces. This shows that he gains knowledge from all the four directions. In some temples also, four gates are kept.
One drop of semen and an egg alone creates the entire human body. From just one anu (atom) different organs of the human body - nails, hair, ears etc are formed, and even the texture of skin is different throughout. So, the One has the intention and capability to be varied. Similarly, in one God, many God and Goddesses can be formed.
Human DNA has characteristics of all the living beings on Earth, which means we can create all the living beings on the planet, right from a lizard to an elephant, from a single drop of the human saliva.So, this is the power in one drop of chromosome. This itself is God. The whole creation is filled with God.
The Sanatan Dharma is very close to the modern science. When you listen to scientists, you feel as if you are listening to Vedanta.
God is present in every atom of the creation, not just the outside world but within our body as well. That is why before worshiping, we start with invoking the energies within our own body.
Devo Bhuvata, Devo Bhuje – Be immersed in God and worship Him.
Do some research; go deep in knowledge, then you will feel amazed at the minds of the people who created the Puranas.
Different energies are revered as God-Goddesses. God-Goddesses are within us, are our very own so they showed human flaws of anger, jealousy etc in them as well. So, that you don’t feel guilty when such emotions arise in you. The purpose of the Puranas was to bring you closer to God. Thus stories were created for the purpose of joy, entertainment, knowledge and science.
In Hindi the word ‘Purana’ means old whereas in Sanskrit, it means completely new, ultra modern.
God is Sat Chit Anand (Truth, Consciousness and Bliss). He has five karmas (actions) – Srishti (Creation), Sthiti (Preservation), Samhara (Destruction), Anugrah (Blessing) and Tirdhana (Veiling).
He is everywhere, yet not visible. Just like air is everywhere, but we feel it only when the fan is switched on, or when wind blows. Ancient sages say that there are many levels of creation. Gold is one, but we can make so many different things out of it. Similarly with wheat, you can make bread as well as chapatti.
Just like that, One God displays itself in many names and forms, one Omkar is present in Brahma (Creator), Vishnu (Operator) and Mahesh (Destroyer).
When a single ray of sunlight falls on a drop of water, we see all the seven colors of a rainbow!
Before Creation, the Operator was there. Vishnu was present before Brahma. For instance, grass is present in creation, and then the goat comes, a mother develops milk before she gives birth. Otherwise the creation won’t sustain! The Polar bear sleeps for six months, and develops hunger only after the grass has sprung up.
Vishnu is depicted as resting in a lying down posture. The Master of the Creation is resting since the task of maintenance is so easy for him. This does not mean that man can afford to sleep all the time. Vishnu’s sleep is different- He is sleeping on a bed of snake, which is symbolic of heightened awareness. When one rests in awareness, it is called Yog Nidra (yogic sleep) or Samadhi (Meditation).
In a human body, the navel is the center of gravity. Brahma, the Creator, emerges from a lotus raised from Vishnu’s navel. That may not be so clicking until you understand the vision. It was only when Newton and Einstein rested that they could make new inventions. Newton rested under a tree and he received the knowledge of gravity. When Archimedes was in the bath tub, he got the idea of what he was looking for since a long time.
Today, scientists say that in creative people the solar plexus inside the navel is bigger than usual. When the navel blossoms, one becomes creative. In ancient India, they represented this as Brahma being born through Vishnu’s navel - the seat of creativity.
Brahma, the Creator has four faces. This shows that he gains knowledge from all the four directions. In some temples also, four gates are kept.
One drop of semen and an egg alone creates the entire human body. From just one anu (atom) different organs of the human body - nails, hair, ears etc are formed, and even the texture of skin is different throughout. So, the One has the intention and capability to be varied. Similarly, in one God, many God and Goddesses can be formed.
Human DNA has characteristics of all the living beings on Earth, which means we can create all the living beings on the planet, right from a lizard to an elephant, from a single drop of the human saliva.So, this is the power in one drop of chromosome. This itself is God. The whole creation is filled with God.
The Sanatan Dharma is very close to the modern science. When you listen to scientists, you feel as if you are listening to Vedanta.
God is present in every atom of the creation, not just the outside world but within our body as well. That is why before worshiping, we start with invoking the energies within our own body.
Devo Bhuvata, Devo Bhuje – Be immersed in God and worship Him.
Do some research; go deep in knowledge, then you will feel amazed at the minds of the people who created the Puranas.
Different energies are revered as God-Goddesses. God-Goddesses are within us, are our very own so they showed human flaws of anger, jealousy etc in them as well. So, that you don’t feel guilty when such emotions arise in you. The purpose of the Puranas was to bring you closer to God. Thus stories were created for the purpose of joy, entertainment, knowledge and science.
In Hindi the word ‘Purana’ means old whereas in Sanskrit, it means completely new, ultra modern.
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