Divine Bliss Drowning Out All Differences
Dharma was born out of our endless quest for happiness. One day, through experimentation, man beings discovered the true path happiness. This was the starting nt of dharma Karana, observance of atma, the path on which people feel menses joy. The joy of dharma Karana flows from source; the mind cannot measure it. en an object is small, it can easily be assured. But when joy surpasses acity of the mind, it becomes measurable. A person overwhelmed hoye may become senseless may dance joyfully. That intense, measurable joy which leads one to nity, is called 'ananda' or bliss. Rasagollas are sweet. However, the asuri derived from eating a rasagolla mmitted: while it sits on the tongue it is sifting, but as soon as it goes down throat, the pleasure ends. A rasagol la is ephemeral; only Parama Purusha is infinite, immeasurable, infinite. When one connects with Him one attains infinite ananda, not the limited pleasure of a rasagolla. When one experiences just a little extra joy, one tends to forget oneself. One merges in theocean of infinite joy thus attaining 'savikalpa samadhi'.When that flow of joy becomes so great that you lose your own identity and existence, it is called 'nirvikalpa samadhi'. This happens due to extreme joy. Bhakti is the embodiment of ananda. Ananda may also have an external manifestation. Those established in bhakti cannot indulge in any form of duplicity. Radiating deep love for humanity, they work tirelessly to establish an ideal social order free of all exploitation where human beings can stand up and fight against any type of injustice There is another expression of bhakti which occurs when devotees realise that all beings are created from ananda, exist in ananda and return to ananda. This realisation causes a radical change in their outlook-no longer can they differentiate between rich and poor, highborn and lowborn. They observe an ocean of ananda flowing within and around all created beings. All are flowing inthe samerasa, the same ocean of bliss. In that divine flow the devotees see Parama Purusha dancing with each entity. In philosophy, this dance is called 'rasalila' or divine play in the flow of bliss. It means that all entities of this beginningless and endless universe arefloating in the ocean of cosmic bliss. There is no place for sorrow since sorrow only exists where petty interests clash and vie with each other. When devotees 1923 understand thisthey become established in bliss. When all humans are dancing in thsame rhythm of Parama Purusha, when they are all moving in the same ideational flow, should there beany distinction between rich and poor, high-bred and low-bred? Certainly notIn this divine flow there is not even a distinction between devotee and non-devotee. Does Parama Purusha ever exclude the non-devotee from Hisinfinite, endless cosmic dance? Humans must keep such divisionsand distinctionsout of their minds. When all are dancing inthe same flowof bliss what right does anyone have to discriminate against them? Everybody is dancing in that ocean ofideation, that ocean of bliss. Nobodycan ignore this divine flow of bliss; nobody should be prevented from enjoyingthat bliss.
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Divine Bliss Drowning Out All Differences
Dharma was born out of our endless quest for happiness. One day, through experimentation, man beings discovered the true path happiness. This was the starting nt of dharma Karana, observance of atma, the path on which people feel menses joy. The joy of dharma Karana flows from source; the mind cannot measure it. en an object is small, it can easily be assured. But when joy surpasses acity of the mind, it becomes measurable. A person overwhelmed hoye may become senseless may dance joyfully. That intense, measurable joy which leads one to nity, is called 'ananda' or bliss. Rasagollas are sweet. However, the asuri derived from eating a rasagolla mmitted: while it sits on the tongue it is sifting, but as soon as it goes down throat, the pleasure ends. A rasagol la is ephemeral; only Parama Purusha is infinite, immeasurable, infinite. When one connects with Him one attains infinite ananda, not the limited pleasure of a rasagolla. When one experiences just a little extra joy, one tends to forget oneself. One merges in theocean of infinite joy thus attaining 'savikalpa samadhi'.When that flow of joy becomes so great that you lose your own identity and existence, it is called 'nirvikalpa samadhi'. This happens due to extreme joy. Bhakti is the embodiment of ananda. Ananda may also have an external manifestation. Those established in bhakti cannot indulge in any form of duplicity. Radiating deep love for humanity, they work tirelessly to establish an ideal social order free of all exploitation where human beings can stand up and fight against any type of injustice There is another expression of bhakti which occurs when devotees realise that all beings are created from ananda, exist in ananda and return to ananda. This realisation causes a radical change in their outlook-no longer can they differentiate between rich and poor, highborn and lowborn. They observe an ocean of ananda flowing within and around all created beings. All are flowing inthe samerasa, the same ocean of bliss. In that divine flow the devotees see Parama Purusha dancing with each entity. In philosophy, this dance is called 'rasalila' or divine play in the flow of bliss. It means that all entities of this beginningless and endless universe arefloating in the ocean of cosmic bliss. There is no place for sorrow since sorrow only exists where petty interests clash and vie with each other. When devotees 1923 understand thisthey become established in bliss. When all humans are dancing in thsame rhythm of Parama Purusha, when they are all moving in the same ideational flow, should there beany distinction between rich and poor, high-bred and low-bred? Certainly notIn this divine flow there is not even a distinction between devotee and non-devotee. Does Parama Purusha ever exclude the non-devotee from Hisinfinite, endless cosmic dance? Humans must keep such divisionsand distinctionsout of their minds. When all are dancing inthe same flowof bliss what right does anyone have to discriminate against them? Everybody is dancing in that ocean ofideation, that ocean of bliss. Nobodycan ignore this divine flow of bliss; nobody should be prevented from enjoyingthat bliss.
DISCLAIMER:
The views expressed in the Article above are Shri Shri Anandamurt kashmiribhatta.in is not in any way responsible for the opinions expressed in the above article. The article belongs to its respective owner or owners and this site does not claim any right over it.
Courtesy : Shri Shri Anandamurt Speaking Tree ,Times of India