The Divine Eye🔗

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THE SPH NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM

Bhagavān says: O My dear Pārtha, behold now My hundreds and thousands of forms, of infinite divine sorts, of infinite colors and shapes.

It is definitely possible to experience this truth, this cosmic form, in our lives. Never think, ‘This is not for me.’ It is for everybody!

O Bhārata, see here the different manifestations of the Ādityas, the Vasus, the Rudras, the Aśvins, the Māruts and all other gods. Behold the many wonderful forms which no one has ever seen before.

There are so many forms and manifestations of the different energies that humans have not even heard of. Kṛṣṇa, in His infinite compassion and love for Arjuna, shows him all these wonderful forms.

O Arjuna, see at once now in this body of Mine, the whole Universe completely in this one place, all the moving and the unmoving, and see everything else you desire to see also.

Arunacala is the incubator for the enlightened person-to-be. The energy of Arunacala takes care just by your being near it. 'Let me give you the third eye, to enable you to experience the universal, consciousness.'. You need to understand

But you cannot see Me with your own physical eyes. Let Me give you the Divine eye; Behold My Divine power and opulence!

You cannot see my form with ordinary eyes. To behold this form, you would need divya netra, the third eye or the divine eye

Krsna says, ‘O Partha, behold the hundreds and thousands of my divine forms. These are diverse divine forms, of diverse colors,shapes and sizes. O Bharata, see the different manifestations of Aditya, Vasu, Rudra, Asvini Kumaras, Marut and many wonderful beings whom no one has ever seen before.’ But before He gives darshan of the universal form, He makes an important and beautiful statement, ‘O Arjuna! You cannot see my form with ordinary eyes. To behold this form, you would need divya netra, the third eye or the divine eye. ‘Divya dadami te cakshu..’ Let me give you the divine eye to enable you to see and experience Me.’ From this verse He starts giving the ViśAvar।pa darśAana - Vision of His Cosmic Form.

Krsna says, ‘O Arjuna, may you start seeing whatever exists, the sthavara and the jangama (immovable and movable), the universe that no ordinary man can see. Even the great sages have not seen this sight and are not aware of it.’ Arjuna was an intimate friend of Krsna and their attachment to each other as friends was deep. They had known each other from their early years and even though Krsna was close to all the Pandava brothers and also the Kaurava, His bond with Arjuna was special.

Now Krsna gives Arjuna the power to see what is happening in the whole universe, not only in the present, but in the past and the future also! Can the divine form be seen? What is the qualification to see the divine form? What really happens when you see the divine form? I tell you categorically – it is possible to see the divine form. There are many enlightened masters who have experienced this consciousness. Next, what is the qualification? Basically, by giving this experience to Arjuna, Krsna proves that there is no need for any qualifications, because Arjuna himself has no qualifications. Arjuna neither took the responsibility nor understood fully the teachings of Krsna. He was simply fortunate to be in the presence of Krsna, that's all. Likewise, you too are fortunate to be here and not caught in some traffic jam! There were thousands of possibilities for you to be elsewhere; so many options were available to you. But out of all of them,you chose to be here. This is the only qualification required.

The vision of 360 degrees is what Krsna means by divyacaksu, trinetra, divine eye or third eye, also called ajna chakra. When this eye opens you will see 360 degrees not only in the horizontal but in the vertical dimension, too. You will see the whole Existence as You, and experience it as You. This experience is what Krsna calls as cosmic consciousness.

MATERIALS NEEDED:

PROCEDURE

Ask the children to draw bio-memory and muscle memory in a pictorial format.

INFERENCE

Integrity and authenticity is your bio memory and the purpose of your birth. The purpose of happening as taught to you by society is your muscle memory. Because it is taught to you by society, it is superficial, it has only the strength of your muscle memory.

MATERIALS NEEDED:

1. Torch light

PROCEDURE: Use a torch to show different finger shadows on the wall in a darkened room. 1. Flash the light on the wall. 2. Place your hands in front the torch and try to make images.

INFERENCE: When we see shadow images on the wall we may each recognize it as a different object due to our unique perception. Upon discussion, one should be able to share their ideas and also create a space of listening for others who may have different ideas and wish to share Your mind shows things differently every moment. Do not be cheated by your mind. Do not be destabilized by your mind. Go on practicing integrity.

WORKSHOP OF THE DAY: VAAKYARTHA SADHAS

Ask the children to write how they react differently to different situations, and then discuss with each other. For example, how they react when their mom shouts at them in the toy shop. How they react when mom shouts at them in front of a group. How they react when mom shouts at them when they did not do well in their studies. Your mind shows things differently every moment. Do not be cheated by your mind. Do not be destabilized by your mind. Go on practicing integrity.

Review each exercise and discuss how it has created a shift in your thinking and perception of yourself and others. By extending positive thoughts, the frequency we carry will increase and help us to achieve growth and expansion in many areas of our lives, all we need to do is openly say "Yes" to the master.

BOOK XI, VOLUME III