Comments on: Is our Universe alone?

By: Navneet Raj

Navneet Raj — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 10:40:00 +0000

Vedas never talk about Krishna nor do they talk about Radha. Veda Vyasa did not WRITE the vedas, he only collected and organized the already existing verses. Veda Vyasa lived in the times of Mahabharata which was after Ramayana. But vedas existed even during Ramayana period and much before that during the times of Satya Harishchandra etc. Each vedic verse has its own Rishi who is said to be the author (in the sense who first heard it) of that verse or portion of the vedas. And where did you get this information that Radha is the Yoga Maaya? Radha is NOT the Yoga Maaya, not even according to Mahabharatha.
It is actually said that Brahma lives for 100 years, where in each day of Brahma is a very long period of humans (a few million years infact) called the Kalpa. Brahma has a birth and a death. The next Brahma is said to be Sri Hanuman, so where is it said that Brahma is infinite? According to Sri Shankaracharya’s Advaita philosophy, Jeevatma and Paramatma are one and the same not different. In Hinduism we have multiple interpretations, Dvaita, Advaita, Vishishtadvaita – and so on – and all these have their own interpretations of the vedas. So to say that one person should not have his own view on this is like saying Sri Madhvacharya, Sri Shankara, Sri Ramanujacharya all should not have started their schools of thoughts. The very basic tenet of Hinduism is its freedom of expression which unlike other religions does not bind one into believing without questioning. Hinduism even respected atheist proponents like Charvaka philosophers who denied the very existence of God.So to say that the author should not question anything, and all should just TAKE THING AS IT IS is like saying Hinduism should be just another religion where no questioning or attempt to understand the universe and its spiritual nature is allowed. Its like saying blindly accept what is written. Well that is the biggest problem I had with religions and I can argue on and on that Hinduism is unlike other religions in this case. There is no central authority in Hinduism, every person is free to have his own view on the spiritual nature of this universe. For that matter Sri Krishna has himself said in Gita that “I will be visible to any person in any form he worships me in” – so if a person finds God in a statue, then God will be visible to him in that statue. If a person considers the universe to be the God, then Krishna will be visible to that person in the entire Universe. So what is the problem?

By: Ganesh Nayak

Ganesh Nayak — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 08:47:00 +0000

If Veda say “Sahasra Shrisha Purusha Sahasraksha Sahasrapaada”, you cannot translate this saying that lord Vishnu is Multiverse.
If Veda says brahma took birth from the naval of vishnu, you cant say brahma is our universe.
Please take whatever being said in Veda “AS IT IS”. Do not go to translate.
God is both Nirgun Nirakaar as well as Sagun Sakaar. Veda says. That means He has no form, at the same time, he has a beautiful form.
If Vishnu is Multiverse, Lakshmi is Mrs Multiverse?? If Brahma is Our universe Sharadha maa is???

So do not apply you own theory when it comes to Veda. If Veda says Vishnu is beautiful, HE IS BEAUTIFUL. Its not that Multiverse is beautiful.

Bhagawaan Vishnu is Antaryaami, he exists everywhere and travel everywhere or simply he exists in every indivisible particle of the universes. He is

VibhuChitta, which means he is infinite consciousness/knowledge/soul …

By: Manjunath

Manjunath — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 20:58:20 +0000

Hi Guru/Veronica and others,

I thought this article closely caught my attention and I couldn’t stop from scribling few sentences. I used to discuss about this vivid imagination of how the whole universe was created and also somewhere in mind I feel there exist another universe with humans just like us. The birth – life – death cycle as thought by humans are confined to living beings (animals and humans). But when its thought at an higher level, contextually the stars, planets and sun, and other space objects do have birth-life-death cycle. Irrespective of humans or objects there will be a day of end and so for earth or universe.

On commenting for the question “”Must an avatar or some other great sage come and rescue us?”". I think that the earth has not reached its peak of negetivity like a disease in its early stage. Sambavami Yuge Yuge is beautifully explained by Guru and when the negetively is at its peak then a sage will definitely born for resuce. Thats my belief.

Thanks for reading through.

with regards,
Manjunath

By: ursri

ursri — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 15:15:49 +0000

Veronica its ur turn to train us.
Well in those days Rshis, munis used to and Vedic seers in these days too, extend the span of experience and life by Pranayam- one famous practice of Yoga. Many other conditions are applied for strict and fruitful practice of pranayam.
Happy going in direction, Veronica.

By: Gurudev

Gurudev — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 21:25:43 +0000

Well Veronica, in that case either I am yet to experience it or haven’t paid attention to it yet

By: Veronica

Veronica — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 15:49:04 +0000

Amazing! No Guru it would be amazing if it would last for at least a minute instead of a second or two. I am sure everyone have these experiences, they just don�t pay attention to it.

By: Gurudev

Gurudev — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 19:48:39 +0000

Veronica
Its really nice to hear about your experiences. It sounds simply ‘amazing’

By: Veronica

Veronica — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 14:52:10 +0000

Ursri,
Thank you very much I have been off & on trying to improve myself spiritually and losing the battle until recently when I began having my own maybe lasting for just a second experiences.
Guru
I am happy to read that it is written the ultimate is opinion less, this is most encouraging, it means it is real what I sometimes experience and not my fantasy running away with me. I know with my mind it is formless, this could be just mind stuff but I did not know it is opinionless. You would not believe how much this means to me. I don�t know who is helping me for I have been chanting short simple mantras to Ganapathy, Maha Kali, Narayana and Shiva. Consciously and unconsciously.
It is said when we are in our minds we are unconscious I now know what this means I have been focusing my attention inward which is an ongoing battle between me and my mind, yet have experienced twice this week when my mind took over it was as if I became unconscious. When I am aware of thinking I focus all my attention within and am then silently peaceful.
I am practising awareness of space & silence as well. Space that I walk through, space between objects, space in a room and silence, silence between sounds. The more space and silence I am aware of outside the more I create inside.

By: Gurudev

Gurudev — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 19:11:40 +0000

Excellently said Veronica

�what is it that is seeing/ looking through my eyes�?
This is really a wonderful thought
Thanks a lot for sharing that with us!

Yes, as you said, it definitely has to be, ‘without an opinion’.. thats what the “”ultimate”" is defined as in the vedic texts.. ‘Nirakara’ meaning formless, ‘Nirguna’ meaning attributeless, ‘Nirvikara’ meaning opinionless..

By: ursri

ursri — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 17:09:39 +0000

Dear Veronica,
You are absolutely correct about understanding conciousness.
Since I am forunate to listen to our Spiritual Guruji’s discussion about day to day activities queries by learned pple. Couple of yrs back he said that “”There is also a sight/light/vision in darkness”" and told us to find meaning. I was trying to find the truth behind it, and asked my Sanskrit teacher last week. He explained beautifully with Upanishad’s reference. Once a boy of learned family was careless about education and was questioned by his that no one in their dynasty neglected education like him. Son got humiliated and took Vedic education seriously , studied for 10-12 yrs , came back with proudness. Father observed his arrogance and asked what he learnt in student days. Son with proudenss explained the 64 discliplines he mastered. Father asked him to explain a question. He told him to get a seed and break it and asked what he find in the minute particle of the seed. Son says nothing he could identify. Later father explains that, the same seed is the source of big tree and big branches full of leaves and similar seeds ready for germination. That how there is a vision in darkness. Truth(conciousness) exists in or beyond illusion(sensory/bodily/materialistic world).

Hats off to you that you could find answers on your own. Your concentration and determination to find Absolute Truth simply amazing. We wish you all the best in this direction.