In English
’s Dilemma
Divinity always assumes the form that a devotee visualizes and prays for. None can actually fix and estimate what Divinity looks like, because there is no form at all! too had a similar experience. He was staying at . He was gripped by a strong desire to have of Goddess . Unable to bear the pain of separation anymore, he attempted to commit suicide by jumping into the Ganges. Surprisingly, however far he walked into the river, he found that the water came only up to his knees! He prayed, “O’ Mother of the universe! Why are you testing me so? Why do you not reveal your form to me? Why do you not allow me to merge in you? I am unable to bear this tortuous pain.” The mother Goddess replied, “Son! I can show you my form if I had one in the first place! I have no form for you to see. My only form is that of . So, contemplate on the principle of . You can see God in any form that you think of. All the forms that you attribute to God are products of your illusion. None of them can be taken to be the true identity of Divinity.” Be Attached to You say that or or has appeared before you. Several people make such claims. These are all figments of one’s illusion (). As long as you have you will be far away from (Divinity). On the other hand if you have realized , can come nowhere near you. The need of the hour is therefore to overcome this illusion. Get rid off the body attachment. Cultivate attachment to the instead. Your true identity is . It has neither a name nor a form. It is the embodiment of bliss. is therefore described as, “” (God is the embodiment of eternal bliss, He is wisdom absolute, the One without a second, beyond the pair of opposites, expansive and pervasive like the sky, the goal indicated by the , the eternal, pure, unchanging, the witness of all functions of the intellect, beyond all mental conditions and the three of , and ).