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ALOK KUMAR PATNAIK, LEGAL EXPERT, BHUBANESWAR, "My advice to you is get married: if you find a good wife you'll be happy; if not, you'll become a philosopher",
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Date Posted: 13:12:29 05/30/06 Tue
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Love is the basis for Brahmanda. Without Prema (love), there is neither Prakriti (nature) nor Prapancha (world). The world is sustained by the principle of love which is uniformly present in the five elements. You may worship divinity in a number of ways, but all your worship will prove futile, if you forget the principle of love.
The five elements are responsible for the sustenance of human life and the world at large. Everything will come to a standstill even if any one of the five elements is missing. We hear the sound with our ears. We see the world with our eyes. In this manner, we are able to experience the world through the five senses. They prove the existence of the world. Man has forgotten the divine principle of love and is striving to attain Ananda (bliss) through mean and worldly pursuits. It is said, Jantunam nara janma durlabham (out of all living beings, human birth is the rarest). In fact, human being is essentially divine.
Dharma, Artha, Kama and Moksha are prescribed as the four goals of human life. But, man today has given up Dharma and Moksha. He is running after Artha and Kama (wealth and desire). God has created this world. Your wife, children, friends and foes are all created by God. It is not enough if you maintain good relationship with your wife, children and friends. You must be able to see God in all. That is your primary duty. Your wife, children, friends and even foes are all the very embodiments of Brahman. Even God had to fight the enemies sometimes. However, in spite of their animosity towards God, they ultimately merged in Him owing to His grace. In this world, there is no place where God does not exist. He is present everywhere.
Sarvatah panipadam tat sarvathokshi siromukham, sarvatah sruthimalloke sarvamavruthya tishthati (with hands, feet, eyes, head, mouth and ears pervading everything, He permeates the entire universe).
The people around you may not be able to see what you do, but He is watching you. Others may not hear what you speak, but He is listening to you. He is the eternal witness. Unfortunately, you are unable to realise this truth. Some people argue, “How can you say that God is present everywhere when we do not actually see Him? How is it possible for Him to hear our prayers?” In fact, sound is the very form of God. There is no place where there is no sound. He can hear everything since sound is His own form. Light pervades the entire world. God can see everything in this world as the very light is His vision. Hence, never be under the mistaken notion that God does not know what is happening. Do not doubt or deny His existence just because He is not visible to the naked eye. How does sankalpa originate in your hridaya (heart)? It happens as per the Will of God. There may be ups and downs from the worldly point of view, but divine principle always remains steady.
The Loka (world) and Lokesha (God) are inseparable. The creation and the creator are one. There is an intimate and inseparable relationship between the two. Atma is the name given to the principle of divinity. It has no specific form. It pervades the entire world in the form of sankalpa (will). It is a grave error to attribute a particular name and form to the Atma. It is essential that we understand the oneness of Atma and experience the same. Everything is divine. Sarvam khalvidam Brahma (verily, all this is Brahman). As you are unable to comprehend the divine principle in totality, you confine God to a specific name and form such as Rama, Krishna, Vishnu, etc., and worship Him. A potter makes the idols of Rama, Krishna, etc. However, it is only the clay that takes the forms of various deities. The same clay is moulded into various forms.
Jewels are many but gold is one.
Cows are many but milk is one.
Beings are many but breath is one.
As you are unable to understand the principle of unity, you are deluded by the apparent diversity.
God bless u all,
ALOK KUMAR PATNAIK,LEGAL EXPERT,BHUBANESWAR,ORISSA, INDIA,
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