tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2573862620010562638.post8784278466366620946..comments2024-03-18T11:28:30.322+05:30Comments on Sai Student: Experiences and Musings: I am God and You are God - Swami's core teachingAravind Balasubramanyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12053197579712922104noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2573862620010562638.post-2180320266198551552019-03-23T17:45:45.214+05:302019-03-23T17:45:45.214+05:30Lovely videoLovely videoAravind Balasubramanyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12053197579712922104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2573862620010562638.post-21393969784330050762019-03-23T15:31:14.941+05:302019-03-23T15:31:14.941+05:30https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWWV3NyDB7g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWWV3NyDB7g<br />.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18329607550219385352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2573862620010562638.post-81274238986661157752018-06-23T00:20:33.514+05:302018-06-23T00:20:33.514+05:30If you allow me then i may try to answer the quest...If you allow me then i may try to answer the question. You are actually right about prayer and dualism. Here is my understanding i understood from my Gurus teachings.<br />One can reach the goal of non dualism only by going through the dualism. World has evolved from single, Single has become dual and dual has become multiple. We have to devolve from Multiple to dual and back to the "single". <br />It is true there is no need of such prayer and rituals. Once one has realized that fact and gets established in the fact that one is "god" itself then automatically the "prayer" falls off and one doest need any more prayers. You have already become that, then whats the need for prayer. Rituals and prayer what we usually do is the lowest form of spiritual practice. But most people have to start from there and slowly evolve them selves to and start doing higher form of sadhana like asana, pranayama and finally to meditation and beyond that to "no sadhana" and reach Sahaja samadhi. <br /><br />You next point refers to the unreal world or "Maya" which is only a lose translation. Maya actually mean something which is not as it appears to be. The world appears to be real and is even affected by it, until you are engrossed in it. Once you rise above it then you can actually see the fleeting nature of it and you will no longer be bound by it. Hence the purpose of life is to wake up from this dream like world and get enlightened. Until you live in this world as another creature of this world and society we have to work with in the frames of the societal norms and rules of this world and parallely work towards our goal of spiritual liberation to gradually free ourselves from this Maya. Once we realize it the job is done and you will have not more doubts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2573862620010562638.post-85947813513809222682016-06-07T08:53:42.367+05:302016-06-07T08:53:42.367+05:30SairamSairamAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14893862414683153992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2573862620010562638.post-25700899597956698772016-06-07T08:53:15.735+05:302016-06-07T08:53:15.735+05:30SairamSairamAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14893862414683153992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2573862620010562638.post-90556354903737128072016-05-21T12:57:31.846+05:302016-05-21T12:57:31.846+05:30My pranams at his lotus feet the almighty swami ou...My pranams at his lotus feet the almighty swami our beloved <br />Brother the commentary published here is so powerful and wonderful only if we understand to the fullest and inscribe it in our life the ultimate benefits can be reaped by us I pray Swami to give me the understanding to inscribe in my life his teachings and help my fellow beings as brother you are doing it <br />Sairam to you and I feel blessed to be connected to your blog as I learn through you swami's teaching <br />Sairam Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05651725632268038618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2573862620010562638.post-69488288735165722672016-05-21T12:11:48.827+05:302016-05-21T12:11:48.827+05:30My pranams at his lotus feet the almighty swami ou...My pranams at his lotus feet the almighty swami our beloved <br />Brother the commentary published here is so powerful and wonderful only if we understand to the fullest and inscribe it in our life the ultimate benefits can be reaped by us I pray Swami to give me the understanding to inscribe in my life his teachings and help my fellow beings as brother you are doing it <br />Sairam to you and I feel blessed to be connected to your blog as I learn through you swami's teaching <br />Sairam Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05651725632268038618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2573862620010562638.post-12236164852242898502016-05-21T03:53:34.801+05:302016-05-21T03:53:34.801+05:30Brother Aravind,
I have been struggling with this...Brother Aravind,<br /><br />I have been struggling with this teaching of Swami for some time now. I'm particularly unclear on why we need to pray to God/Swami when we are God? Doesn't the act of praying assume consent to dualism? Yet, I also feel guilty when I don't do namasmarana... And perhaps a more uncomfortable question, why does it matter if we are indeed God (assuming we have a similar understanding of God, which is inherently a vague concept)? What value does that understanding add to our lives in a practical sense? <br /><br />Sometimes I also wonder about the transient nature of life and identity. We say my name is x, I am y etc. but all of these seem to be social constructs. I didn't even get to choose my name or my body! This thinking causes a nihilistic mindset: if everything is unreal, then why does really anything matter outside a narrow, worldly sense? Yet, this also makes me feel guilty because I want to uphold dharma, obligations to parents etc. <br /><br />Perhaps you can share some of your thoughts. Thanks! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05273865966718173803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2573862620010562638.post-56652076591034153402016-05-20T15:39:46.687+05:302016-05-20T15:39:46.687+05:30Superb Aravind, yes we forget the question Ko Hum ...Superb Aravind, yes we forget the question Ko Hum and make an effort to find the right answer So Hum / Tatwa Masi / Ayam Brahmasmi.......we spend our lives indulging in what we physically perceive to be real and delude ourselves. Thanks and Sairam. Madhusudan Vithal Norihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03735390916189269416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2573862620010562638.post-5798593310806113162016-05-20T13:32:54.922+05:302016-05-20T13:32:54.922+05:30Sairam brother Aravind.... was definitely missing ...Sairam brother Aravind.... was definitely missing your post and thanks to you for such a profound message and in perfect timing... Loads of love brother... Jai Sai Ram....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06483370227726240651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2573862620010562638.post-11681264565761818032016-05-20T11:58:38.135+05:302016-05-20T11:58:38.135+05:30So logical - sans doute, you have written it like ...So logical - sans doute, you have written it like a river flowing smoothly & addressed the God in us through Swami's experiences & words. Thanks Sir for sharing - S.Ganapathy Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com