Simple truth.
09 Dec '10 09:53Truth about yourself and God is actually simple and not complicated.
It can be very deep if you want it to be, and the Vedic teachings have millions of verses that can be very intricate and deep if thats your thing.
But understanding the truth of life may be summed up in the following few statements:
1. We are not this material body, but a spiritual being within, animating the body.
2. We are in this temporary world of birth, disease, old age and death, because we became envious of God and wanted to exist separately from God, so God created this material existence so we could be separate from him (at least think we are seperate)
3.We have been dying and taking birth in the material world for trillions of life times.
4. Everyone is eternal, and no matter what they do, they will always remain eternal, because thats their spiritual nature.
5. God is one, and religion is one, and that religion is the eternal occupation of the living entity, which is loving service to the Lord. (Santana Dhama)
6.The purpose of true religion is to inform the person of their spiritual nature, and to instruct them in the process of raising the consciousness to the transcendental platform of love of God........so they can return home, back to Godhead.
7. The Lord always gives mankind the Vedic teachings at the beginning of every new creation, so that the living entities who are ready to acknowledge God as Supreme, can revive their dormant loving sentiments with God, and return to their spiritual home.
8. There is no such thing as a Jew or Christian or Muslim or Buddhist or a Hindu in the mind of God, because these designations are man made labels of a temporary nature ( like clouds in the sky) that are here one minute and gone the next.
9. Our real identity is Aham Bramasmi or I am spirit soul, servant of God..... and of course one can give oneself a name in this world, but remembering that the name is just a label.
10. In the spiritual world God becomes the servant of you, and you become the servant of God, all in loving friendship.
11. All facility has been given to mankind, so they can play at being God themselves and Lording it over the material energy, God has given man the creative potency to create any life they want to without restriction, but God as the Super soul within the heart is always guiding the living entity as their very own consciousness......so they always know right from wrong, but this doesn't mean they always choose correctly, as we can see by the world that man has created for himself.
12. When a living entity wants to understand God and this world, the Lord directs him to the proper person or teachings, so they can make proper inquiry, but in this age of Kali Yuga, many persons are being lead to false religion, because of their insincerity, and when they become sincere they are lead to true spiritual teachings (Vedanta Sutra)
13. Those spiritual teachings give the process, by which the person can raise their consciousness to the transcendental platform........and that process is A. always read about the glories of the Lord in Vedanta Sutra. B. chant the names of the Lord constantly (Japa Mala) C. give up meat eating, gambling, intoxication and illicit sex, and over endeavoring for material acquisition. D. always entertain spiritual thoughts, and speaking spiritual topics. E. identifying oneself always as a spiritual being. F. avoid the association of materialistic persons and associate with spiritually minded persons. G. study the Vedanta Sutra to establish a firm understanding of ones constitutional spiritual position...... and so on.
This is the simple truth of the life we find ourselves in, and if anyone can apply themselves to the process of the spiritual life as briefly described, they will be on their way back home to Godhead.
It can be very deep if you want it to be, and the Vedic teachings have millions of verses that can be very intricate and deep if thats your thing.
But understanding the truth of life may be summed up in the following few statements:
1. We are not this material body, but a spiritual being within, animating the body.
2. We are in this temporary world of birth, disease, old age and death, because we became envious of God and wanted to exist separately from God, so God created this material existence so we could be separate from him (at least think we are seperate)
3.We have been dying and taking birth in the material world for trillions of life times.
4. Everyone is eternal, and no matter what they do, they will always remain eternal, because thats their spiritual nature.
5. God is one, and religion is one, and that religion is the eternal occupation of the living entity, which is loving service to the Lord. (Santana Dhama)
6.The purpose of true religion is to inform the person of their spiritual nature, and to instruct them in the process of raising the consciousness to the transcendental platform of love of God........so they can return home, back to Godhead.
7. The Lord always gives mankind the Vedic teachings at the beginning of every new creation, so that the living entities who are ready to acknowledge God as Supreme, can revive their dormant loving sentiments with God, and return to their spiritual home.
8. There is no such thing as a Jew or Christian or Muslim or Buddhist or a Hindu in the mind of God, because these designations are man made labels of a temporary nature ( like clouds in the sky) that are here one minute and gone the next.
9. Our real identity is Aham Bramasmi or I am spirit soul, servant of God..... and of course one can give oneself a name in this world, but remembering that the name is just a label.
10. In the spiritual world God becomes the servant of you, and you become the servant of God, all in loving friendship.
11. All facility has been given to mankind, so they can play at being God themselves and Lording it over the material energy, God has given man the creative potency to create any life they want to without restriction, but God as the Super soul within the heart is always guiding the living entity as their very own consciousness......so they always know right from wrong, but this doesn't mean they always choose correctly, as we can see by the world that man has created for himself.
12. When a living entity wants to understand God and this world, the Lord directs him to the proper person or teachings, so they can make proper inquiry, but in this age of Kali Yuga, many persons are being lead to false religion, because of their insincerity, and when they become sincere they are lead to true spiritual teachings (Vedanta Sutra)
13. Those spiritual teachings give the process, by which the person can raise their consciousness to the transcendental platform........and that process is A. always read about the glories of the Lord in Vedanta Sutra. B. chant the names of the Lord constantly (Japa Mala) C. give up meat eating, gambling, intoxication and illicit sex, and over endeavoring for material acquisition. D. always entertain spiritual thoughts, and speaking spiritual topics. E. identifying oneself always as a spiritual being. F. avoid the association of materialistic persons and associate with spiritually minded persons. G. study the Vedanta Sutra to establish a firm understanding of ones constitutional spiritual position...... and so on.
This is the simple truth of the life we find ourselves in, and if anyone can apply themselves to the process of the spiritual life as briefly described, they will be on their way back home to Godhead.
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