In English
Merging in the Source is the ultimate destiny
Monism, as propounded by on the basis of Vedhic texts, seemed to the majority of individuals too simple a solution to satisfy their inner urges. They had in them the yearning to worship, to dedicate themselves to a higher power. They could not grasp the truth of their inner Reality being the one and only. Their emotions and activities had to be sublimated by disciplines of devotion. Therefore, commented upon the Vedhic texts and religious scriptures from a new point of view. This made the take on a special outlook. So it was called (special) (non-dualism). The path of devotion was laid down to enable man to merge with God. The goal is mergence, as the rivers know and strive for. The waters of the sea are raised by the Sun as clouds into the sky and the clouds pour them as rain back onto the earth, to flow back into the sea through many a ravine, as a stream or tributary-fed river. Merging in the Source from which one took form, is the ultimate destiny. The river has the passion of overwhelming love which leads it down the slopes until it reaches the loved one, where the lover, loved and love, all three merge in one illuminating ecstasy. (highest love) is the attachment to God that does not allow anything to interfere or diminish its quality or depth. God is loved by the (devotee) for His sake and not for any incidental benefit or blessing. It is spontaneous, sustaining and sublime, like a child before the mirror enjoying the reflections of its own pranks and gestures. Complete surrender to the extent of the annihilation of one's own individuality is also beyond most aspirants. Sugar cannot be tasted and enjoyed by sugar; you have to be an ant so that you can revel in the sweetness of the stuff. This craving of man was sought to be satisfied by , who declared that the (individual soul) will remain ever separate from the Universal, and there can be no merging. In , a flash of intellectual illumination reveals that the (Divinity) alone exists, and that all else is deluding appearance. The posits that the river is an integral part of the sea. points out that the joy derived from adoration and worship is enough to draw the fulfilling Grace of God.