Monday, March 14, 2011

Bhagvaan is everywhere and in everything

In English, people call it "God"...that word does not have any etymolology.  I prefer to use the sanskrit term "Bhagvaan" - it means that He has six main gunas -
Bha stands for two gunas - Gnana (Knoweldge) and Bala (Strength),
Ga stands for Aishwarya (Ability to command over everything) and Veerya (Ability to remain without change),
Va stands for Shakti (Being the material cause of everything) and Tejas (Ability to remain independent not needing anybody or anything's help to achieve its goals).

The "an" in the end denotes, one who is combined with these 6 gunas.  Advaiti says Brahmam is devoid of Gunas.  Bhagvaan has numerous, countless groups of Guans says swami Ramanuja.In any case it is easier to be devoted to someone who has excellent qualities like Grace, Kripa, Daya etc. than to be devoted to something or someone that does not have any gunas.

Every name in the world denotes the Bhagvaan.  Everything and Everyone that is called by a name - has an Atma in it.  That Atma is in turn owned by the Bhagvaan. Therefore every name on earth - whether you call the spade a spade or stone a stone, or a person by his/her name, all names (proper and common) denote the Bahgvaan.  Bhagvaan, as "antaryaami" resides within each Atma, commanding it, and owning it. No wonder, when you call me by my name or I call you by your name, the reference to you, takes me all way from the body which is known by that name, to the Atma that owns the body, to the Antaryami that owns the Atma.  Even if a person considers himself/herself as an atheist and denies the existence of Bhagvaan, even their names  denote the Bhagvaan - even within them, the Bhagvaan stays in their Atma as an Antaryami.  That is the reason we refrain from hurting other's feelings even if they have inadvertently hurt ours.

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