Total Thoughts - March 16, 2009 - The Man of God Realization

• A realized master can be anyone amongst us - we cannot assess their knowledge based on how they look, act, etc.
• Finite rules cannot apply to the Infinite - the Infinite is the universe but is not limited by it
• The relationship between Spirit and matter is not in terms of cause and effect, rather is only a superimposition of names and forms - as such we should not judge anyone and treat everyone as the Spirit
• The Self is impartial - the Self is the essence of Lord Krishna, Bhagavan Buddha, Jesus Christ, a saint, a sinner, a lunatic, a child, you, i and all equally (I am the same towards all beings.  None is hateful, and none is dear to Me.  But those who worship Me with devotion dwell in Me, and I too dwell in them. --- Verse 29 of Chapter 9 of Srimad Bhagavad Gita)
• An Enlightened Personality is no longer identified with the finite and so is not subject to the limitations of the body, mind, ego, etc. - we in our ignorance identify with the finite equipments and so have chosen to be limited
• A modern portrayal of what a Realized Master can do is, the freed Neo within the Matrix - Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda is a dynamite account of the same capabilities
• How to know if one is merged in God Consciousness - is there an extra glow; are they equanimous in all conditions; have they unbroken love, endless tolerance, limitless cheerfulness, patience and education; are they kind and benign; do they radiate warmth of the soul; do they command silently the agitations in your hearts, do you feel divinized, enlightened, encouraged and comforted in their presence, etc.

Total Thoughts - March 9, 2009 - The Logic of Incarnations

• Every effect has a cause and if the cause is taken away there can be no effect - similarly, multiple effects can have a single cause
• Time is the measurement of change - time does not exist where an entity does not change (i.e. Brahman)
• Creation is beginning-less for time only came into effect after creation changed - we cannot say 'when' creation began for 'when' relates to time which only came afterwards
• God is not the cause for creation God is creation - this creation is simply God with different names and forms similar to the idea that all is energy which cannot be created nor destroyed but only takes different manifestations
• God is Infinite and there is nothing which is exclusive of Infinity - this means us, all objects, beings and situations are all God
• We assume our differences are real / important due to spiritual ignorance - when we begin to live spiritually we come to appreciate that our differences are only functional (i.e. to an Enlightened personality a clod of clay and a brick of gold have different utility but the same value / importance)
• If we live with the notion that tomorrow we will be happy, happiness today will never come - if we live with the notion that we will be happy today, unhappiness tomorrow will never come

Total Thoughts - March 2, 2009 - When Did Creation Start

• Every effect has a cause and if the cause is taken away there can be no effect - similarly, multiple effects can have a single cause
• Time is the measurement of change - time does not exist where an entity does not change (i.e. Brahman)
• Creation is beginning-less for time only came into effect after creation changed - we cannot say 'when' creation began for 'when' relates to time which only came afterwards
• God is not the cause for creation God is creation - this creation is simply God with different names and forms similar to the idea that all is energy which cannot be created nor destroyed but only takes different manifestations
• God is Infinite and there is nothing which is exclusive of Infinity - this means us, all objects, beings and situations are all God
• We assume our differences are real / important due to spiritual ignorance - when we begin to live spiritually we come to appreciate that our differences are only functional (i.e. to an Enlightened personality a clod of clay and a brick of gold have different utility but the same value / importance)
• If we live with the notion that tomorrow we will be happy, happiness today will never come - if we live with the notion that we will be happy today, unhappiness tomorrow will never come