Babuji Maharaj was of the opinion, "If the picture or the Idol of God being worshiped is real, it is useful in spiritual progress and if it is not real, the help will not come rather the qualities or defects in the type of man being worshiped will start flowing towards the devotee. The form of the man being worshiped should be that one whose even the bones are divinized." Babuji always used to tell about Lalaji Maharaj that an abhyasi could meditate on his(Lalaji) form.
I was sure about Babuji's form when Babuji narrated one incident. Once Babuji told that when He was in South India, one fellow with some spiritual approach met him. Babuji said, "For testing, he threw iron bars made of will power horizontally then vertically on me. The bars passed my physical form from one end to the other without any obstruction. Later on he fell down on my feet saying that I have the transparent personality which is an indication of Realized Soul. I asked him never to use such test on anybody because if the personality is not transparent, such tests will be harmful to the man". Babuji never suggested his form for meditation, although this idea used to come to the abhyasis automatically.
After a few days the abhyasi starts noticing that physical form does not come in meditation while the feeling of His presence remains there which is a better condition.
Babuji's prescription is to start meditation after prayer which is a presumption of thought that the Divine Light is present in the heart. This process will gradually divinize the abhyasi. The transmission of Divine Grace always remains there to help. During the course of abhyas, firstly the physical consciousness goes away putting the abhyasi in Soul Consciousness. After freedom from Soul Consciousness, the abhyasi enters into the area of Reality although the destination(God) is still far away.
Babuji has said, "God is neither Sakar or Nirakar; He is above and beyond these two limitations. Sakar is an apparent limitation, while Nirakar is a limitation in thoughts. He is infinite. Do not construct His imaginary form and Realize Him as He is".
Thus for abhyas, a simple thought of God is better.
I was sure about Babuji's form when Babuji narrated one incident. Once Babuji told that when He was in South India, one fellow with some spiritual approach met him. Babuji said, "For testing, he threw iron bars made of will power horizontally then vertically on me. The bars passed my physical form from one end to the other without any obstruction. Later on he fell down on my feet saying that I have the transparent personality which is an indication of Realized Soul. I asked him never to use such test on anybody because if the personality is not transparent, such tests will be harmful to the man". Babuji never suggested his form for meditation, although this idea used to come to the abhyasis automatically.
After a few days the abhyasi starts noticing that physical form does not come in meditation while the feeling of His presence remains there which is a better condition.
Babuji's prescription is to start meditation after prayer which is a presumption of thought that the Divine Light is present in the heart. This process will gradually divinize the abhyasi. The transmission of Divine Grace always remains there to help. During the course of abhyas, firstly the physical consciousness goes away putting the abhyasi in Soul Consciousness. After freedom from Soul Consciousness, the abhyasi enters into the area of Reality although the destination(God) is still far away.
Babuji has said, "God is neither Sakar or Nirakar; He is above and beyond these two limitations. Sakar is an apparent limitation, while Nirakar is a limitation in thoughts. He is infinite. Do not construct His imaginary form and Realize Him as He is".
Thus for abhyas, a simple thought of God is better.
No comments:
Post a Comment