Glossary of words Hinduism Spirituality Inner meanings explained (B - C)

Brahman is totally different from the Gods we pray to in our normal course of Life. To comprehend the reality of the Absolute is just banned to ordinary Human Beings. Those on a path towards Self, God-Realization get a glimpse of his domain now and then ... the divine link which keeps the spark of self inquiry glowing within!

How much blessed are those ... Who see the Almighty Brahman in all its Cosmic glory!! The most beautiful of the beautiful ... is but a creation of his ... be it the beauty of the Nature, Science or a human being ... a perfect blonde in her teens!!! (Madhuri Dixit’s comparison to a Goddess is not an exaggeration. She is not a creation of spare time).

One who can create such beauty ... a Cosmos comprising of many Universes, a Universe comprising of many Milky ways and Galaxies, Milky ways and Galaxies having cluster of Stars exceeding tens of thousand in numbers! Among the Stars a small Star with nine Planets is our Solar system!! What Cosmic beauty ... what display of accuracy and control!! Not a single Star or Planet going out of control and dashing against another upsetting the Cosmic order and balance ... You can now imagine how mighty would he (Brahman) be!!!

Is a puny Human Being supposed to question his propriety? The most frequently asked question (FAQ) ... Why were we created! to suffer at his hands!! What an anomaly!!! Why would he who created us would lead us astray only to suffer ... Such is not ... his being. We underestimate and under evaluate him and continue doing our most heinous deeds! We try to shift the blame of our cowardice and inaction ... Still, the balance remain maintained.

Theory of Karma keeps the system of God perpetuating in full glory ... only to be rediscovered by an Avatar, a son of God after every 1000~2000 years! Only when such a mighty one unveils the Absolute Truth ... Do we shift the focus of blame from God to self and praise the Lord for what he is and shall continue to be.

Brahmaand Stands for the total Creation existing ... perceptible by our senses, science and beyond all comprehension up to the last stretches of entity covered by evolution.

To envision the vast area covered by total Cosmos, we have to start from the level of a Human Being. human beings imagine and live within a notion that earth is the end of all. Comparing the planet Earth with the size of Cosmos we ultimately realize the absolute truth ... planet earth forms part of a cluster of nine planets revolving around Sun, a small star. Millions of stars comprise a galaxy. Millions of Galaxies form one universe and thousands of universes constitute the entire structure the Brahmaand (the Cosmos).

Relatively insignificant but the ability to achieve the status of man god ... such is the capability inherent in all Human Beings. One may or may not be able to achieve the ultimate goal in one Life span of 70 - 80 years is but a matter of speculation and entirely dependent upon the resultant Karma of a being.

Brahmaand is considered to be without a boundary ... hence the saying by god realized Souls that the Ephemeral World is but a thought of God. All is Maya (ignorance). It is the ego within every being owing to which a Jivatma (soul + body) starts giving weightage to the physical part of the self. Understand the Cosmic truth and all would become clear.

Relatively speaking, Human Being is but a speck of dust in the vast Cosmos yet most powerful. Why not scan the latent powers and realize self within this Life!!

Brahmacharya vrata is the most fundamental requirement to be followed truthfully, sincerely and honestly for a period of full twelve years in continuation. A single break would render the austere practice useless. All would have to be repeated again. Sage Vishwamitra fell from grace and had to undergo the rigorous practice again when he got attracted towards a lady taking bath in the most sensuous environment ... by the lake in a forlorn jungle. Had he practiced control at this stage, he would have equaled Sage Vashisht but so was not to be.

In the present World full of lust and passions, to practice and be able to achieve the requisite vow would be short of a miracle. Yogis are not born. They make themselves so by performing penances of the highest order.

For the Kundalini to be awakened fully, practice of celibacy is a must. Awakening of Kundalini brings with itself many powers, foremost of which is ... darshan (vision) of God the Creator. Coming face-to-face with your atman the soul within gives you such an exhilarating experience that you can now weigh all your thinking and decisions on the Cosmic scale. Next, you achieve the power to invoke Cosmic wisdom Jnana available in the Brahmaand Cosmos through the process of Shruti.

The present Life becomes your last manifestation and there is no more Life after death. You have been able to crossover from the threshold of death into the laps of God. What more could you ask for! The bodily manifestation having lost its value you start perceiving all as living Atmans Souls. Corresponding with live Atmans becomes a fancy for you. You take the charge of a preceptor and guide the Humanity to its destined course.

What a glory awaits one who has taken complete control of self and having practiced celibacy for full twelve years becomes a direct son of God on Mother Earth. Wow to such a one in whose glory basks complete Humanity.