Transcendental Nectar of Sadhu-Sanga

by

Sripad Bhakti Madhava Puri Maharaja, Ph.D.

Ambiguity

What if ambiguity is an essential feature of reality?  In other words, what if everything is and is not what it seems to be. Would you be able to deal with that? How would you deal with that?

The principle of acintya bedhaabedha tattva requires that a certain ambiguity be accepted. Reality is not simple, and at the same time is simple. To navigate through such waters requires a guide/guardian with a wisdom beyond mere knowledge. This is one of the reasons why Guru is recommended to the seeker of truth. He has to both guide us in our progressive spiritual development and new ways of thinking, and guard us from confusion.

Attitude: Not only what you see but the way you see it.

Another important reason for Guru is the attitude adjustment that is all-important, because what we know is determined by our attitude toward the known and unknown. Basically, an attitude of superiority is tantamount to an exploitative mentality of lord-of-all-I-survey. This, in itself, is productive of the material conception of life. Whereas the submissive mentality of humility, tolerance and respect is conducive to the dedicative mentality that allows one entrance to the spiritual conception of life. The neutral mentality of renunciation is an attitude that keeps one in the indifferent borderline between the material and spiritual worlds proper. In conclusion, the consciousness of the seeker will determine the content of consciousness or truth for that seeker.

God, Soul, World

God, the soul, and world were already mentioned in a previous post as the three main concepts that philosophical truth is concerned with. If these can be comprehended properly the rest may be easier to understand. These concepts will become clear with further study and discussion of these topics, and checking to see that we are developing a proper respectful attitude toward these noble truths.

Systematic study of Bhagavad-gita

We wish to start a regular study of the Bhagavad-gita on this forum, and that will help to develop the proper concepts and angle of vision needed to enter into the hidden truths or secrets of that sacred scripture. In this way the necessary concepts will be unfolded and more readily understood in the necessary context in which they are presented.

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