Seeing The Whole
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THE SPH NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM
तत्रैकस्थं जगत्कृत्स्नं प्रविभक्तमनेकधा ।
अपश्यद्देवदेवस्य शरीरे पाण्डवस्तदा ॥ ११-१३ ॥
tatraikasthaṁ jagat kṛtsnaṁ
pravibhaktamanekadhā |
apaśyad devadevasya śarīre pāṇḍavastadā
There, in the body of the God of gods,
the Pāṇḍava then saw the whole
universe resting in one, with all its
infinite parts.
POWERFUL COGNITION
It is a silence in which he experiences the truth of Krsna
ततः स विस्मयाविष्टो हृष्टरोमा धनञ्जयः ।
प्रणम्य शिरसा देवं कृताञ्जलिरभाषत
॥ ११=१४ ॥
tataḥ sa vismayāviṣṭo hṛṣṭaromā
dhanañjayaḥ | praṇamya śirasā devaṁ
kṛtāñjalirabhāṣata
Dhanañjaya, filled with wonder, his
hair standing on end, then bowed his
head to the God and spoke with
joined palms
POWERFUL COGNITION
In this divine vision granted to Arjuna, the whole existed with the part with no separation, no discontinuity. The whole was part and the part was whole.
INTRODUCTION
In the body of the supreme Lord, Arjuna saw the whole universe divided in different ways and at the same time united in one form. The universe is divided into many parts such as the sun, moon, earth, planets and other bodies in space. Here he sees all of them as one form.
INTRODUCTION
You need to understand this description, which is so beautiful. Later we shall enter into a meditation and pray to the Parabrahma Krsna to give us all a glimpse of what Arjuna received.
Arjuna is able to see the whole and at the same time all the parts. Even the word hologram, that we now so commonly use to describe the totality of something preserved in a fragment, does no justice to Arjuna's vision.
In a hologram, one needs to make the effort to see the whole in the fragment. In this divine vision granted to Arjuna the whole existed with the part with no separation, no discontinuity. The whole was part and the part was whole.
Of all the people on the battlefield of
Kuruksetra, only Arjuna had this great
fortune to behold the cosmic vision of
Krsna. Only he was granted the boon of
divine vision to see the entire universe
within Krsna. The vision that Arjuna
beheld enveloped him completely. He was,
in fact, part of that vision.
Arjuna and Krsna grew up together
from childhood. Krsna's sister
Subhadra was Arjuna's wife. They
had a deep relationship as friends.
In this one moment, that
relationship was redefined.
GOALS:
To easily understand your relationship with God
ASSESSMENT
- What was Arjuna's reaction and feelings about this this beautiful revelation?
- Have you ever felt a desire to "see" God?
- What did you do?
- How far was Arjuna vision from the vision that he saw?
ART OF THE DAY
ART OF THE DAY:
THE MANY PARTS OF THE UNIVERSE
MATERIALS NEEDED:
- Paper to draw
- Pencil
- Colored Pictures of the many parts of the universe –
- NASA has many examples, see www.nasa.gov
PROCEDURE Let the children explore the many different parts of the universe, then choose one to draw
INFERENCE Arjuna is able to see the whole and at the same time all the parts.
ACTIVITY OF THE DAY
ACTIVITY OF THE DAY:
COMPLETE ACTIONS
PROCEDURE:
Pick a partner or work as a group. Take turns. One draws or acts out the following words, and the other or others figure out what the word is. The acharya (teacher) can do the drawing and students can guess, or the students can each pick a word and the other kid can guess. The words are Krsna, Arjuna, sun, moon, meditation, childhood, friends.
ACTIVITY OF THE DAY:
COMPLETE ACTIONS
INFERENCE:
Arjuna had this great fortune to behold the cosmic vision of Krsna. In this one moment, their relationship was redefined.
WORKSHOP OF THE DAY
WORKSHOP OF THE DAY: VAAKYARTHA SADHAS
Explanation:
Debate how the relationship between Arjuna and Krsna changed from the friendship of growing up together from childhood with Krsna's sister Subhadra becoming Arjuna's wife, to the new relationship between them after this cosmic vision happened.
WORKSHOP OF THE DAY:
VAAKYARTHA SADHAS
Debate how the relationship between Arjuna and Krsna changed from the friendship of growing up together from childhood with Krsna's sister Subhadra becoming Arjuna's wife, to the new relationship between them after this cosmic vision happened.
INFERENCE:
Arjuna had this great fortune to behold the cosmic vision of Krsna. In this one moment, their relationship was redefined.
WORKSHOP OF THE DAY:
VAAKYARTHA SADHAS
Conclusion:
These verses show the unlimited, never-ending, wonderful, all pervading nature of the Lord. Ramakrsna says that when he experienced the form, the cosmic consciousness, he could not pluck a single flower from a plant, because he felt that all the plants were garlands offered to God. In that mood, plucking a flower hurts. A wild animal responds peacefully to your presence. There is no violence in cosmic consciousness. There is only acceptance and inclusion.
- BHAGAVAD GITA -
BOOK XI, VOLUME V