Query:
What is God, who is a God. What is the link between god soul atman and human being?
Vijay Kumar:
Before we try understanding
the relationship between God, souls' atmans and human beings... the highest manifest
stage of life in the cosmic life cycle... we need to understand the meaning of
God... What does soul atman mean? How do we define soul atman! Who is a human
being... its relationship with soul atman and God?
When
we generally refer to God... we indeed mean Almighty God... the Creator of all
cosmos... all living beings! God is not the form of human beings. It is pure celestial
power... the magnitude of which is beyond the capture of human beings! Mahavira,
Gautama Buddha, Jesus Christ and Prophet Mohammed were all man gods... enlightened
beings who gained enlightenment (kaivalya jnana) and finally salvation (moksha)
in their lifetime!
Gaining
enlightenment and salvation is the prerogative of every individual human being
that exists on Mother Earth. Come whatever may... every single individual human
being would gain enlightenment at the end of the cosmic journey... the 8.4 millionth
manifestation! Every human being passes through 1.1 million manifestations in
the human form. Does it mean human beings have 1.1 million manifestations to reach
the stage of enlightenment and finally salvation... yes, the truth is so!
God
Almighty... the Creator of the Cosmos is one... man gods can be many... rather
numerous! We may even have many Avatars (God manifest in human form) but only
one God Almighty... the one and only one... the omnipotent, omniscient and omnipresent
God! Almighty God for all purposes does not relate to any single religion.
In
all religions of the world the position of God Almighty remains the same... nomenclature
remaining different! In Hinduism God Almighty is also termed as Brahma, Parmatman,
Brahman, Prabhu, Bhagwan, Purusha, Allah, Khuda, Bhagavan... and what not! In
Christianity people equate Jesus Christ as the son of God. How can it be? God
Almighty is pure cosmic energy... it neither manifests nor assumes a form!
God
Almighty always acts as a Dhrista (onlooker)... never interfering in the creation
of his! As is the karma of individuals, so is their destiny! Mangoes cannot grow
on a guava tree! Every human being on Mother Earth simply reaps the fruits of
karma performed! In the domain of God... there is no space for miracles!
Bhagavad
Gita... the most sacred Scripture of Hinduism existing on Mother Earth explicitly
clarifies the definition of God. The sum total of all souls' atmans in the Cosmos
at a given point of time is what we know as God Almighty. At the time of dissolution
of the Cosmos... the entire Cosmos reduces to the size of half a thumb! And what
is this half a thumb?
As
detailed in Bhagavad Gita... the moment complete dissolution of the Cosmos occurs...
all souls atmans in whatever stage of manifestation they be reach the 8.4 millionth
manifestation... the last in the cosmic life cycle! Sooner all souls' atmans regain
their original pure pristine form... devoid of all impurities within... the cluster
of all purified souls atmans combine together to form the size of half a thumb.
This
half a thumb... the cluster of purified cosmic energy... the sum total of all
purified souls atmans in the Cosmos is what we know as God Almighty. This prime
pure cosmic energy unable to retain itself for long in its prime state again explodes
with a big bang... giving rise to a new cosmos... a new journey of life! Thus
explosion of God Almighty results in creation of a new cosmos!
The concept
of God Almighty exploding self is not palatable... most human beings governed
by their ego within, the wanton desires and greed for materialistic riches never
fathoms the depths of cosmic wisdom in its entirety. The moment human beings reach
the stage of enlightenment... all becomes absolutely clear... one finally gains
salvation!
Having
reached the stage of enlightenment and salvation... the liberated soul atman within
finally rests in the abode of God... in the kingdom of God (aka Baikuntha in Hinduism).
Reaching Baikuntha is the ultimate goal of life for every soul atman. A total
journey of 8.4 million manifestations... that approximates 96.4 million earthly
years is a long journey indeed!
To
cleanse itself of the impurities within... every soul atman manifests one form
after another. Initially manifesting the form of an amoeba (single cell formation)...
the first manifestation in the cosmic life cycle... the soul atman further evolves
into multi-cell formation, then insect life, plant life, animal life and finally
the form of human beings!
Only
in the human form the soul atman gets liberated finally from the cycle of birth
and death... from manifesting one form after another! Gaining enlightenment and
finally salvation in the human form announces the end of the journey for the soul
atman within. Having reached the end of spiritual pursuit... the Mount Everest
of spiritual life... one finally enters the kingdom of God!
Journey
in the human form is the noblest experience for the soul atman within. The human
form is achieved after crossing 7.3 million manifestations in the insect, plant
and animal form! Traveling the spiritual path as a human being is the end goal
of life for the soul atman within! To travel or not to travel is the sole prerogative
of every individual human being.
Who
knows what we shall be in the next manifestation! Why not travel the spiritual
path now!
At the
time of big bang when all souls atmans hurtle down the cosmic journey... they
gather impurities on the way similar as rolling ball gathers moss! And thus starts
the cosmic journey of the soul atman within! As human beings we all pray to God
not out of fear but in praise of Lord who created the mighty Cosmos.
God
exists within every human being in minuscule form as our soul atman. Our soul
atman is the prime master and controller of the body. Our body is simply an instrument...
programmed to carry out dictates of the soul atman within. However, to follow
or not to follow the dictates of the soul atman is the sole prerogative of every
human being.
The
exclusive power of discrimination available to all human beings that distinguishes
us from animals makes human beings unique in the whole cosmic system. We need
not simply indulge in ritual worship... there is no end to that! Traveling the
path of jnana yoga is the true essence of life. Enlightenment and finally salvation
can only be gained traveling the path of jnana yoga... never otherwise!
In
present times many think that Bhakti yoga can deliver one from all the sins committed
in this or earlier lives. This is a misnomer... such things can never be! The
prime governor of the cosmic system is the doctrine of karma... that carries the
residual balance from one life to another. In absence of the doctrine of karma...
our soul atman would ever remain sandwiched in its original state forever.
Unless
we perform the requisite karma... we simply cannot atone for the sins committed
in the present or previous lives. Prayers simply enhance our journey... they just
cannot neutralize the negative effects of bad karma! No ritual ever can finally
deliver us from the sins committed by us. We have to undergo the prescribed punishment
for the same.
The
moment we realize the cosmic truth that it is our soul atman on its cosmic journey
to purify itself... we attempt to reduce the effects of the negative karma performed
in the present or the previous lives. The moment complete dross impurities within
the soul atman remove... the soul atman finally regains its prime pristine original
pure form.
We
need not worship our soul atman. We in fact are a living soul atman encased in
a body! The voice coming out of our mouth is the voice of our soul atman that
seems to reside within our heart. Those who practice absolute truthfulness in
life distinctly hear the voice of our soul atman that always guides us on the
right path.
Riding
waves of absolute truthfulness one finally transgresses ephemeral phase of life...
the physical manifest world! If we desire hearing the sweet small inner voice
of our soul atman we need practice absolute truthfulness in day-to-day life. Ever
since I was young I always stood ground for absolute truthfulness unmindful of
the implications!
I
simply wanted to see and meet God in this very life. At no stage of life was I
willing to sacrifice my habit of truthfulness. Being truthful had its demerits.
Slowly it dawned upon me that something within my heart keeps prompting me on
the right path! The moment I realized the absolute truth... I had my soul atman
alongside me.
From
now on my soul was my guide in the journey of life! Whenever I tended to go wrong
knowingly or unknowingly... the sweet small inner voice of my soul atman always
prompted me to travel the path of Dharma (righteousness) under all circumstances!
My own soul became my partner in the journey of life. It really worked wonders
at every stage of life!
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Full text of query:
What is God, how is God, who is a God, Is it a super natural power which exist
on earth , wherein we cannot feel it, see it nor atleast converse with it.
In " you are never late for good deeds", you have said that atman
is god inside you and body is the temple, is that true that a single person will
be having two idols , one to be seen and the other not. I have heard that atman
will speak only after the death of a person, it will not raise it's voice untill
then. Will it really works in a person when he is alive.
What is a mere
link between God -> Human Being -> Atman. ??
