- Ours
The earth is rotating on its own axis and revolving around the sun - all at terrific speeds!
We do not know - because we are part of the atmosphere the earth carries around with it.
Similarly, as this universe is a cell in the Body of God, we do not know - because we are a little particle, part of the total mystery.
An astronaut, as he was hurtling round the earth, wondered "what was keeping the earth there ... over his head".
To him it was securely kept, for him to re-enter.
Yet, the entire solar system itself may feverishly be moving, revolving or dropping.
We cannot know - perhaps we do not care, so long as the relative distance in 'our' solar system is not altered.
- Meta-physics
The time has come to end all wordy warfare and meta-physical squabbles.
After physics, metaphysics.
True, everything up to the Ultimate can be covered in this specious "after".
But, we do recognise in the realm of metaphysics, the two distinct regions where two different laws operate - the lowlands of reason and the up country of intuition.
The climate is entirely different, and the wearing apparel, too.
If you go with the lowland costume - mind, logic and reasoning, into the upcountry of Revelation, you will catch cold!
Though modern (Einstein's) theories contradict and cancel the older (Newtonian) theories in physics, yet, the latter are effective in their own limited spheres.
In the same way, Gaudapada laughs at theories of creation and Karma which, however, operate ill planes lower than absolute idealism.
- Kama
The world has not been tied around our necks, we tie ourselves to the world.
But we can tie ourselves to God.
Two young men were standing on the bank of a river which was in spate.
They saw a black 'bundle of blankets' or something that looked like it, hurtling downstream.
One man wanted to jump into the stream and salvage 'the bundle' - it could fetch them some money!
The other man, however, felt that the risk was not worth the value.
Yet, the impetuous young man rushed headlong into the stream and swam towards 'the bundle'.
He had caught it, but, instead of swimming back towards the bank, he, too, was floating downstream with 'the bundle'.
The friend, standing on the bank of the river, began to shout - "Let it go and come away, if it is too heavy."
But the drowning man replied: "I am prepared to leave 'the bundle', but 'the bundle' of blankets does not let me go".
You know why? It was not a 'bundle' of blankets, but a wild bear which was drowning in the river and, when it saw this man swimming towards it, caught hold of him!
We ourselves seek this 'bundle' on account of Kama - desire, and later cry aloud that it has caught hold of us.
- The Spirit behind
Whatever service is done for mankind is accepted by God.
The poor man, the sick man, the downtrodden person whom we serve - are nothing but God Himself who comes to us in these forms in order to give the opportunities to purify our hearts.
You may not have the wealth to give or the knowledge and faculties to offer; but if you offer a flower, some fruit or a glass of water to someone in need, this is acceptable to God.
A glass of water to a thirsty man is more valuable than hundreds of pounds to an institution.
Quality rather than quantity is necessary, and it is the spirit behind the action that matters.
- Atom and Atma Jnana
Knowledge of the Self.
We are told that the split atom is so powerful that it can bring about drastic changes in the genes that govern the characteristics of man-normally almost impossible of achievement.
It may be that this is what was aimed at by the practice of Yoga-specially Japa Yoga and Kundalini Yoga. Between the Perfect Soul and the imperfect man there are some fundamental differences-defects. If they are removed, imperfect man will become perfect Yogi. The persistent bombardment of the genes in man enabled this to be affected. This breaking up of the extremely subtle genes, demanded extremely subtle power and the Mantra Chaitanya coupled with concentrated mind did this trick and provided this subtle power.