The Pathless PathHis teaching
All chapters18 of 19
- The Pathless Path
- The Goal of Human Life
- Turn to Reality
- The Change Must Be Within
- Religion is a Matter of Experience
- The Touch of Saints and Guru’s Grace
- The Divine Name as the Ladder
- Faith and Surrender
- Hints on Sadhana
- Meditation
- Samadhi
- After Reaching the Height
- The Attributes of Man Endowed with Cosmic Vision
- Inner Voice
- Jivanmukta
- Recapitulation
- The Path of God-Realisation
- One Universal God
- Conclusion of “Gita-Sandesh”
III
One Universal God
The Supreme Brahman is the sole cause of creation, preservation and destruction. The great Reality has incarnated itself in India and other parts of the world in different ages to subdue evil and establish the rule of love and righteousness. Rama, Krishna, Buddha, the great Rishis, Mahatmas and saints point to the one goal as the highest aim of life, viz., liberation and union with God. Human life is solely intended for attaining this blessed state. The supreme Lord is seated in the hearts of all beings and creatures. He is absolute Existence, Consciousness and Bliss, Sat-Chit-Ananda. You can realise Him through one-pointed devotion and complete self-surrender. The initial step on the path to this goal is purity and control of mind which are acquired through concentration. An easy method for concentration is constant repetition of the divine Name and performance of all actions as a sacrifice to the Lord. You may call God by any name. Name itself is Brahman. Reiteration of the Name coupled with the meditation on the attributes of God purifies the mind. Prayers, hymns and fasting are necessary aids. We must develop the Divine qualities such as compassion, peace and forgiveness. God reveals Himself in that heart in which these ennobling virtues reside. Now, the Divine Light shining within you dissolves the ego-sense and your identity with God-head is realised. This experience grants you the knowledge of immortality. Thereafter, you will dwell in a Divine consciousness and your vision becomes universalised, bringing you supreme peace and ecstasy. Now it is that you behold the whole universe as the very expression of God, whom you have discovered within you. Now God is everywhere for you – in everybody and everything. This transcendent vision unlocks the infinite fountain of Love in your heart – a love that fills and embraces the entire cosmos – all distinctions now disappear in the equality of this vision. This supreme state of beatitude bestows on you liberation and immortal joy. Believe, that incarnations or divine teachers like Jesus Christ, Mohammed, Zoroaster and others are also manifestations of the same Great Truth. Verily, all the different religions are so many paths that lead mankind to the one Universal God!
Om Sri Ram Jai Ram Jai Jai Ram