FORMLESS OR FORM?
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Kṛṣṇa does not create two groups. Arjuna presents two groups as the reality that he sees: those who are established and those who are radiating. Kṛṣṇa says both are the same. He does not divide them into two groups, those who are established and those who radiate, or those who are complete and those who enrich. Kṛṣṇa says, a person who is established always radiates and the person who radiates is always established. It is a virtuous circle.
Rāmakṛṣṇa says, ‘When a bell rings, each stroke has a sound form of its own. But even when the bell stops ringing, we continue to hear the sound. That’s how God appears, both as form and as formless.’
Once again, Kṛṣṇa makes the
point here. When one has
realized the formless nature of
the Divine, its imperishability
and its unmanifest nature with
controlled senses, one works for
the enrichment of mankind.
Once the experience of the
formless divine happens, it is no
different from the experience of
the form. Both lead to the truth
that one is a part of collective
consciousness. The expression of
this realization is one of deep
humility and compassion. It is
manifested as deep gratitude
and surrender. One learns to
low with the energy of this
Universe. One no longer
struggles against the currents of
life.
© 2020 Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam. All Rights Reserved
When we are full of ego we tend to control. We believe we can bring order to an otherwise chaotic world. It takes only a moment to realize that this entire Universe and planet Earth function not because of us, but in spite of us. Millions and millions of stars and planets in this Universe function in apparent chaos. But understand, the Universe is always in order.
We want to be in order but we are truly chaotic. Only when we surrender to the will of the Universe, we fall into the cosmic order. Things go well for us. When we give up wanting, we get what we want. When we get what we truly want, it enriches mankind. Because when we surrender, Kṛṣṇa takes care. Kṛṣṇa is not the Kṛṣṇa whom you think He is. He is not the single form you are used to. He is the Super conscious energy, the Cosmic Energy, Parāśakti.