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Shri Phani asked: Could You kindly give some more clarity on ‘Parama vyoma’?
Swami replied: The unimaginable God is beyond space. Space has three dimensions called length, breadth, and height. Time also is an associated coordinate of space since, without space, time cannot exist. When we take the state of unimaginable God, He is beyond space and time, due to which He is unimaginable. Since He is beyond time, you should not ask Me about the time in which He existed alone without creation. His state, which is beyond the four-dimensional space-time, exists even now and it will exist even in the future. His state continues forever even after the creation of this world and even though He enters the world in the form of Incarnations...
Shri Anil asked: Padanamaskaram Swami, A person in quora forum asked the following doubt. What is time? Can God exist outside of time? Is it possible for anything to happen without time? at Your Lotus feet, Anil
Swami Replied: Shankara proposed that God is beyond space and time. According to Him space and time are conventional and they are myths (Mithya) with respect to God. Based on this, scholars say that an event (paristhiti) is defined by space (Desha) and time (Kaala) (Desha kaala paristhitih). The same concept is proposed by Einstein, who says that any event in creation can be defined with the four-dimensional model of space-time...
Dr. Nikhil asked: “The term ‘subtle cosmic energy’ has been mentioned several times by You. You have also mentioned another term ‘inert energy’. In what way is the subtle cosmic energy different from inert energy? It would be greatly helpful if the adjectives ‘subtle’, ‘cosmic’ and ‘inert’ are clearly defined. As per physics, there is only ‘energy’; there is nothing such as subtle or gross energy. If the adjective 'inert' is used to indicate that it is not aware, then as per physics, it is unnecessary. Physicists never assume energy to be aware...
Swami Replied: The process of panchiikaranam mentioned in the ancient Indian texts on logic is not accepted by science. Energy when condensed, becomes matter. Matter consists of subatomic particles, which in turn form atoms and molecules. These materialized particles (atoms or molecules) on becoming close appear as gas (air). The same particles upon coming closer appear as liquid (water) and on becoming even closer, appear as solid (earth). Energy with frequencies in the lower visible...
Shri G Lakshman (Mumbai) asked:- You told that God is unimaginable and omnipotent having the power beyond logic. At the same time You say that God does everything with logic for the safety of humanity, which has to proceed based on logical analysis. How do You reconcile both these with more clarified explanation?
Swami replied:- Whenever there is necessity to use the power beyond logic, using that unimaginable power in such appropriate place is also doing an action based on logical analysis. A cruel lion is coming to kill an innocent good baby. You and I will go back to attack the lion because we don’t have the omnipotence to fight...
Kaalaakaasha yugaa datiita parama Brahma hyanuuhyam sthitam,
Yasmaaduuhyamidam babhuuva nabha ityaadikramenaakhilam,
Nohyaaduuhya matiita tarka iti yasyaasti sphuto nishchayo,
Praachyovaastu sa pashchimostu samavit seyam maniishaa mama.
(The unimaginable God is beyond space and time and He remains unimaginable due to this reason only. From the unimaginable God, imaginable space etc., were generated, which form this entire imaginable world. In the worldly logic...
(Scripture of Knowledge of God)
UTTARĀRDHA CARCĀ (Second Half Part Discussion)
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15) उपाधेर्भक्तिमूल्यं गणनीयं न तु भक्तावतारस्थितिवश्यम् ।
15) Upādherbhaktimūlyaṃ gaṇanīyaṃ na tu bhaktāvatārasthitivaśyam ।
[Opponent:- You told that Hanuman and Radha were devotees and never got insulted whereas Parashurama, the human incarnation was insulted since He showed His anger in wrong direction on pious Rama. Hence, You say that sometimes...
Spiritual discussion of Shri G. Lakshman with Swami. (Shri G Lakshman came to Hyderabad and had a spiritual discussion with Swami, which is presented below:-)
Shri Lakshman spoke:- What do you think about the association of miracles with preaching the spiritual knowledge?
Swami replied:- Miracles are only basic steps of spiritual knowledge, in which an atheist is converted in to theist. After this step, miracles have no significance in the spiritual path since a theist is that person, who accepts the existence of God with unimaginable power (God accepted may be the ...
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14) अहंताऽसूये विना विश्लेषणं त्याज्ये द्वैताद्वैते च तस्य सत्यप्रेमैव परमकारणं भवति ।
14) Ahaṃtā'sūye vinā viśleṣaṇaṃ tyājye dvaitādvaite ca tasya satyapremaiva
paramakāraṇaṃ bhavati ।
[The main problem in identifying the human incarnation is ego based jealousy towards co-human beings due to repulsion between common media, which is especially becoming prominent in accepting...
(Scripture of Knowledge of God)
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13) उपमतसाम्यं सर्वमतसाम्यस्य प्रतिबिम्बमेव । भेदे विरोध एव दृश्यते ।
13) Upamatasāmyaṃ sarvamatasāmyasya pratibimbameva ।
bhede virodha eva dṛśyate ।
[Opponent (Puurva pakshii): -You cannot unify the religions of the world since each religion has concepts resulting in contradicting the concepts of other religions, especially Hinduism, which is alone perfectly correct.
Theorist (Siddhaantii):- The concepts of all the religions in the world may be different...
(Scripture of Knowledge of God)
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12) प्रतिफलाकाङ्क्षारहित केवल भगवत्प्रीति मार्गांशाः सदा स्मरणीयाः साधनरूपाः ।
12) Pratiphalākāṅkṣārahita kevala bhagavatprīti mārgāṃśāḥ sadā smaraṇīyāḥ sādhanarūpāḥ ।
[The climax devotees wanted to see God in order to serve Him with whatever they have. Service to God gives bliss to a devotee. Service is sacrifice of physical energy called as ‘Karma Samnyaasa’, which alone is confined...
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11) त्रिसिद्धान्तः नरावतारे एव न सर्वजीवेषु । अनूह्यशक्तेः युगपदेव स्थितिः जीवानाम् असूयाऽहन्तया ।
11) Trisiddhāntaḥ narāvatāre eva na sarvajīveṣu ।
anūhyaśakteḥ yugapadeva sthitiḥ jīvānām asūyā'hantayā ।
[The relationship between God and ordinary soul (awareness) is not the subject of three divine preachers (Shankara, Ramanuja and Madhva)...
(Scripture of Knowledge of God)
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10) इतिहासैर्निरूप्यते वर्तमानदृश्यश्रव्योपकरणैः प्रत्यक्षीक्रियते । मदमात्सर्यप्रकृतिः प्रधानहेतुः । नराः मिश्रमाः नरावतारस्य स्थितिः क्लिष्टा ।
10) Itihāsairnirūpyate vartamānadṛśyaśravyopakaraṇaiḥ pratyakṣīkriyate ।
madamātsaryaprakṛtiḥ pradhānahetuḥ । narāḥ miśramāḥ narāvatārasya sthitiḥ kliṣṭā ।
[The human incarnations appeared all over the world, which result by total merge of unimaginable God with a devoted and selected human...
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9) अनूह्यशक्तेरनेकत्वात् सर्वशक्तिमत् नरावतारेण भूमिं प्रवेष्टुं शक्नोति तदुचितमेव वात्सल्यात् ।
9) Anūhyaśakteranekatvāt sarvaśaktimat narāvatāreṇa bhūmiṃ praveṣṭuṃ śaknoti taducitameva vātsalyāt ।
[Observation of a miracle in this world proves one type of unimaginable power. There are several types...
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8) बहुसत्फलानां दृशा तेन विभूतयः प्रदर्शिताः नत्वहमकारि दैत्यवत् ।
8) Bahusatphalānāṃ dṛśā tena vibhūtayaḥ pradarśitāḥ natvahamakāri daityavat ।
[Expression of miracles is very important aspect of spiritual knowledge. God exhibits miracles not for projecting Himself as omniscient and omnipotent. Such intention exists with egoistic human beings...
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5) वेदान्तविज्ञानं केवल प्रत्यक्षात् विभूतीनां नेन्द्रजाल निरूपितानाम् ।
5) Vedāntavijñānaṃ kevala pratyakṣāt vibhūtīnāṃ nendrajāla nirūpitānām ।
[A miracle is exhibited by unimaginable God present in a human incarnation in this world, which is open to falsifiability or testability for any scientist. Everybody has open chance to disprove it as false magic. Does falsifiability mean that the miracle must be disproved...
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3) विज्ञानेऽप्यनिश्चितत्त्वसूत्रात् अनूह्यमपि सदेव ।
3) Vijñāne'pyaniścitattvasūtrāt anūhyamapi sadeva ।
[Unimaginable God is undetectable by our human brains. ‘Undetectable’ does not mean that it does not exist. The simultaneous position...
UTTARĀRDHA CARCĀ - (Second Half Part Discussion)
1) अज्ञातपरिधिराकाशस्यास्ति ब्रह्मविदितः यदनन्तरं नोह्यमपरिमाणं स्यादेव विज्ञानमौनं नास्तिकजल्पः ।
1) Ajñātaparidhirākāśasyāsti brahmaviditaḥ yadanantaraṃ
nohyamaparimāṇaṃ syādeva vijñānamaunaṃ nāstikajalpaḥ ।
[Science discussed a lot about the boundary of space and beyond it. This boundary is unreachable for any human being and hence, is called as infinite. Unreachable...
(Scripture of Knowledge of God)
PŪRVĀRDHACARCĀ - (First Half Part of Discussion)
1) किं मूलमस्य? इदं विज्ञेयमत्राकाशः पुरोभूतं यद्विना नान्यत् यन्नासत् न द्रव्यापेक्षितं व्यत्ययेन वाच्यं सूक्ष्मशक्तिराकाशो हि ।
1) Kiṃ mūlamasya? idaṃ vijñeyamatrākāśaḥ purobhūtaṃ yadvinā nānyat
yannāsat na dravyāpekṣitaṃ vyatyayena vācyaṃ sūkṣmaśaktirākāśo hi ।
[What is the root cause of this world? – Before getting answer for this, we must know that space is the first of five elements (the five components) of this world. Without space, no other element can appear or exist. Hence, space is the fundamental...
1) Jagatyatra chakshurdrushaam sannikarshaat,
Anuhyakriyaanaam anuhyam hi mulam,
Tadaakaashasimnah param dandadaayi,
Parabrahma vastvasti nunam tvanuhyam.
In this world itself, unimaginable events called as miracles are seen by naked eyes and hence, there must be the source of these miracles, which is called as unimaginable God. Therefore, the unimaginable God has perception-authority, which is the basis for all authorities. Unimaginable means beyond imagination or logical analysis. Anything beyond space is unimaginable because any item beyond space ...
Shri Phani asked: Why shall not we take the cosmic energy as the original basis that creates, rules and destroys world as the ultimate God?
Swami replied: In fact, it is taken so by the science, which speaks that this inert cosmic energy is the fundamental cause and basis of creation of world, which can dissolve also in it. By this, the creation, ruling and destruction of world, told as the inherent associated characteristics (not revealing the unimaginable nature of God) of God apply to the basic root cause-material...
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