Passage 11

In English

The gathers knowledge about the form and attributes of God by study of the scriptures, from the teachings of the and by hearing from the devotees who had divine experiences. This is “.” A true is not satisfied with this limited experience. This is “” (dualism). From this stage, he will try to reach the stage of “” (qualified non-dualism). What is this? He wants to have the of the Lord now. How? What needs to be done to have His ? Constant contemplation on the form and attributes of the Lord about which he heard before, “.” Whatever is seen, whatever is heard, whatever act is performed, whatever thoughts are entertained, the must become one with the Lord’s form of his choice. In the beginning, he must develop an imaginary picture of the Lord. This imaginary picture then becomes the picture of contemplation and finally transforms itself into the picture of the desired vision (). In the course of time, one fine day, he will be blessed with the divine vision of the Lord directly. Not only that, he will be able to have a dialogue with the Lord. By thus having a direct and dialogue with God, the will attain some satisfaction.