Sivananda Daily Reading for 13 October
BRAHMAN OF VEDANTA
Brahman cannot be approached by argument. He is unknowable. He is
without any limiting adjunct. He is the source of the world, vedas,
body, mind and prana (life).
Brahman is the only abode of eternal peace and purity. He is the
instrumental and material cause for the universe, though He Himself
is causeless because He is beginningless and endless. He is one
without a second. He is attributeless. He is free from birth and
death.
Brahman is absolute, infinite. He is the supreme being. He is the
highest self. He has no attachment; He has no connection with
anything - He has no connection with bodies, minds, etc. - This is
his supreme yoga which ordinary mortals can hardly understand.
Brahman dwells in every heart. He is boundless, unfathomable and
immeasurable. There is neither subtle desire nor craving nor sense
hankering in Brahman. He is an embodiment of purity. His name or
symbol is Om. He is the silent witness of the activities of the world
and the activities of all minds. He is imperishable.
Brahman is absolute consciousness, the indwelling atman. He is the
one great indivisible bliss - satchidananda. He is awake when people
sleep at night. He is the passive spectator of this world show or
cosmic bioscope. The aspirant finds full and eternal satisfaction in
Brahman. All his desires melt away like mist or snow before the
rising sun.
There is something behind life, matter, energy, mind that is the
ultimate reality - it is eternal and unchanging. The finite mind
cannot solve certain problems of life and the riddle of the universe.
On account of egoism we persist in our vain researches and
experiments. But our boasted intellect has failed to satisfy our
yearnings and equip us with real knowledge that will dispel our
ignorance and give us real peace of mind.
We bow our heads before the inner ruler who dwells in the chambers of
our hearts, who is the source of matter, life, energy and mind, who
is immortal, eternal, bliss absolute, knowledge absolute and
existence absolute. May He now give us real enlightenment. May He
grant us that highest knowledge of self through which alone we can
get full knowledge of all secular sciences. Our silent salutations to
that highest self, the Brahman of the vedanta.
Brahman cannot be approached by argument. He is unknowable. He is
without any limiting adjunct. He is the source of the world, vedas,
body, mind and prana (life).
Brahman is the only abode of eternal peace and purity. He is the
instrumental and material cause for the universe, though He Himself
is causeless because He is beginningless and endless. He is one
without a second. He is attributeless. He is free from birth and
death.
Brahman is absolute, infinite. He is the supreme being. He is the
highest self. He has no attachment; He has no connection with
anything - He has no connection with bodies, minds, etc. - This is
his supreme yoga which ordinary mortals can hardly understand.
Brahman dwells in every heart. He is boundless, unfathomable and
immeasurable. There is neither subtle desire nor craving nor sense
hankering in Brahman. He is an embodiment of purity. His name or
symbol is Om. He is the silent witness of the activities of the world
and the activities of all minds. He is imperishable.
Brahman is absolute consciousness, the indwelling atman. He is the
one great indivisible bliss - satchidananda. He is awake when people
sleep at night. He is the passive spectator of this world show or
cosmic bioscope. The aspirant finds full and eternal satisfaction in
Brahman. All his desires melt away like mist or snow before the
rising sun.
There is something behind life, matter, energy, mind that is the
ultimate reality - it is eternal and unchanging. The finite mind
cannot solve certain problems of life and the riddle of the universe.
On account of egoism we persist in our vain researches and
experiments. But our boasted intellect has failed to satisfy our
yearnings and equip us with real knowledge that will dispel our
ignorance and give us real peace of mind.
We bow our heads before the inner ruler who dwells in the chambers of
our hearts, who is the source of matter, life, energy and mind, who
is immortal, eternal, bliss absolute, knowledge absolute and
existence absolute. May He now give us real enlightenment. May He
grant us that highest knowledge of self through which alone we can
get full knowledge of all secular sciences. Our silent salutations to
that highest self, the Brahman of the vedanta.
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