Passage 12

In English

But a true is not satisfied, even with this experience of and . He wants to attain Divinity. I heard about Him; I had His , but I have to merge in Him – thus continue his thoughts. of the Lord is only “.” Now, it is time for “” (merging in Him). But How? In the stage of “,” the position of the is that he is different from God ( – Dualism). It develops into a feeling that he is part of the Divine, in the stage of ( or qualified non-dualism). Now, the question arises as to how to reach the stage where he and God become one and only one entity ( – Nondualism). The constantly contemplates on this aspect. I must merge in Him or He should merge in me; then only I and He will become one – thus his yearning continues day in and day out, all the time. As long as the river flows, its name and form remain different. Once it merges in the ocean, the river loses its separate identity and attains the name, form and identity of the ocean. Similarly, if one wants to merge in Divinity, he should have only divine feelings, thoughts and actions. Every aspect of his life must become Godly. At this stage, he endeavours to cultivate Divine qualities like selflessness and broad-mindedness. He struggles himself to attain oneness with God, in thought, word and deed. One day he finally succeeds in getting his desire fulfilled. This is the ultimate goal of his life.