The Fundamental Principle Of All Existence
Everything is simply a manifestation E of the singular Brahmn, the fundamental principle that underlies all physical creation. There is nothing other than Brahmn. Brahmn splits into basically two objects-the perceiver and the perceived. It indicates the fundamental oneness of all objects, their perceived separateness and distinctions notwithstanding. Brahmn is the sum total of everything. It exists before creation and it will exist after creation is destroyed. What is eternal and what is transitory? The body and perceptible objects in this physical world are transitory-an illusion-like a dream. So they will appear and disappear-like waves on the ocean. But there is something else that is truly eternal though not directly perceptible to our senses-the soul. Energy and matter at a fundamental level are indestructible-they only change their form. Likewise, the fundamental concept of soul that underlies physical bodies is indestructible. This soul manifests as different bodies and keeps changing the visible form. But fundamentally, it remains unchanging. For example, we experience many dreams one after another in one night, and night after night. But our waking-state existence remains unchanged and we don't think much about dreams when we wake up. Likewise, we should not vest any emotional attachment inthe superficial form that is impermanent. Whatever happens to visible forms is immaterial because it is unreal. That is why Krishna tells Arjuna to go ahead and proceed with the war because it is only an unreal and transitory manifestation of the eternal and hence not worth worrying about. Creation is a transitory illusion. Brahmn, the underlying fundamental phenomenon that manifests as different objects in the physical world, has a perpetual existence. The perceived physical world with allthe fascinating variety in it, including our body, is in fact not separate or different from the Creator (Brahmn). It is like seeing waves and surf on theocean surface. The waves are merely a manifestation of water only and nothing else. Likewise, even though individual objects/persons in physical creation seem to be born, live for some time and then disappear, it is merely like a kaleidoscope pattern change angeWhen we rotate the tube. If we discard duality as unreal, then we can say anything about beings-like they are in the Divine, but the Divine is not in them, or that the Divine pervades them and yet it is not in them! All thare equally valid or invalid! In otherworld, the Divine and His creationcannot beregarded as separate an simultaneously existing. At one place, the Bhagwad Gitasthat creation has neither beginning end, but there is just this temporary illusion in between as if it exists. W means is that creation itself does ngexist. So something that does not excannot have any beginning or end! A similar situation is describedthe scriptures by way of a story thastarts as follows: A woman who wa biologically able to conceive, gave to two children! The story is basedsomething that is unreal, impossibreality because a woman who cannconceive cannot give birth to childBut then, a story can be built on something that can have anything because the wholething is to be takwith a bucket full of salt!
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The Fundamental Principle Of All Existence
Everything is simply a manifestation E of the singular Brahmn, the fundamental principle that underlies all physical creation. There is nothing other than Brahmn. Brahmn splits into basically two objects-the perceiver and the perceived. It indicates the fundamental oneness of all objects, their perceived separateness and distinctions notwithstanding. Brahmn is the sum total of everything. It exists before creation and it will exist after creation is destroyed. What is eternal and what is transitory? The body and perceptible objects in this physical world are transitory-an illusion-like a dream. So they will appear and disappear-like waves on the ocean. But there is something else that is truly eternal though not directly perceptible to our senses-the soul. Energy and matter at a fundamental level are indestructible-they only change their form. Likewise, the fundamental concept of soul that underlies physical bodies is indestructible. This soul manifests as different bodies and keeps changing the visible form. But fundamentally, it remains unchanging. For example, we experience many dreams one after another in one night, and night after night. But our waking-state existence remains unchanged and we don't think much about dreams when we wake up. Likewise, we should not vest any emotional attachment inthe superficial form that is impermanent. Whatever happens to visible forms is immaterial because it is unreal. That is why Krishna tells Arjuna to go ahead and proceed with the war because it is only an unreal and transitory manifestation of the eternal and hence not worth worrying about. Creation is a transitory illusion. Brahmn, the underlying fundamental phenomenon that manifests as different objects in the physical world, has a perpetual existence. The perceived physical world with allthe fascinating variety in it, including our body, is in fact not separate or different from the Creator (Brahmn). It is like seeing waves and surf on theocean surface. The waves are merely a manifestation of water only and nothing else. Likewise, even though individual objects/persons in physical creation seem to be born, live for some time and then disappear, it is merely like a kaleidoscope pattern change angeWhen we rotate the tube. If we discard duality as unreal, then we can say anything about beings-like they are in the Divine, but the Divine is not in them, or that the Divine pervades them and yet it is not in them! All thare equally valid or invalid! In otherworld, the Divine and His creationcannot beregarded as separate an simultaneously existing. At one place, the Bhagwad Gitasthat creation has neither beginning end, but there is just this temporary illusion in between as if it exists. W means is that creation itself does ngexist. So something that does not excannot have any beginning or end! A similar situation is describedthe scriptures by way of a story thastarts as follows: A woman who wa biologically able to conceive, gave to two children! The story is basedsomething that is unreal, impossibreality because a woman who cannconceive cannot give birth to childBut then, a story can be built on something that can have anything because the wholething is to be takwith a bucket full of salt!
DISCLAIMER:
The views expressed in the Article above are Kishor Kulkarni 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 : Kishor Kulkarni Speaking Tree,Times of India