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Articles on LDSFT and Hindu Dharma
 
   
 
Must Read - Articles for All - B - 05
 
Part - B - 05
Bala N. Aiyer, M.D.
International President, LDSFT
01 October, 2007
 

 

 

  
An English Translation of a speech prepared in Tamil for the occasion of the 2nd Anniversary of LDSFT
 

 

God is explained as existing as the supreme energy or force and the matter everywhere that created all the universe of suns, stars and planets and all the beings there-in including the human race. The Supreme is seen as the electromagnetic particles or waves of the lights that come from the sun and the stars. God is that sound or vibration which exists in the space. When the stars and planets revolve in the space that creates this vibration, He exists in the Pranava Sound of Om. Even though we use the pronoun "He", that also represents She or It, according to the path we follow. This grand incomprehensible form of the supreme Truth is Paramathma or the grand soul is also addressed as Parabrahman by followers of Smartha Sampradhaya of Vedic Traditions. This same Supreme force is addressed as Parasiva or Parameswara by the Saiva sampradhaya followers and Sri Narayana or Mahavishnu by the Vaishnava Sampradhaya followers and Parasakthi or Kaali by the Sakthas. This Supreme is formless or beyond our comprehension and is explained as the One Truth that is Nirguna Brahman, Nishkala Siva and Savisesha Brahman for all these sects.

 

This form is difficult to comprehend or to worship by the common Hindu Devotees. Here He exists and understood as the great form of Viraat Purusha that spans the entire space of universes in His Immanent and Transcendental form of Viswaroopa. As a blessing to all the Hindus, and also to perform the activities of creation, protection, dissolution, playing various other roles and for showing His grace, the Paramatma comes to us in the transcendental form as Saguna Brahmam. He takes the several manifestations and incarnations. Here, the names of the manifestations may sound similar; we need to remember that these are the manifestations of the Saguna Brahmam with similar names and should not get confused.

 

In this we have Brahma, Vishnu and Siva as creator, protector and dissolver and their consorts Saraswathi, Lakshmi and Durga for knowledge, wealth and power and we have Ganesha and Subrahmanya. Then we recognize many incarnations and forms of manifestations of the Supreme God that come in every age that all Hindus worship in several Temples.

 
 

.'In additions to these forms that all Hindus worship as God, there are also several forms of angels and Celestial powers called Devathas that exists and are included for worship in our rituals. Often they perform various duties and work to protect individuals and surrounding areas, buildings and villages, and work like the government employees under a ruler. Some of them are good to the society and do good things to everyone and some are said to be bad ones, angry ones that may cause destruction or calamities. These are the Devathas that villagers worship in the Tamasika way of ignorance, to ward off miseries or out of fear and also in the ritualistic Vedic practice in the form of worship of the natural forces and planets. In many world faiths, these Devathas are considered as their only God, leading to the violent exclusion of all other faiths in the Supreme. Most Hindus who worship these angels and Devathas also understand and accept the many manifestations of the Supreme Paramatma.

 
 

According to the traditions and Cultural practices of Hindu Dharma, a Guru or Acharya is accepted as a personal guide, leader and teacher who has received the spiritual knowledge of Divine Truth and as such is considered worthy of our prayers and worship. It is always recommended that one receive the Divine truth and teachings only from such an enlightened Guru who only can show us the proper path and guide us for spiritual knowledge. We are able to understand Supreme Truth and our Dharma through them.

 
 

We have been blessed by the manifestations of several such Acharyas at different times to guide us and teach us the proper meaning of the religious texts and our philosophy. Many times the explanations had variations to suite the variations in our Hindu communities of different time periods and situations. But, we must understand that the ultimate goal we need to reach in spiritual realization of Hindu Dharma teachings is one and the same with the variations only in the path. In these teachings, it makes no sense to fight among our selves and say that one path is superior or other is inferior. We must accept that each one path is suitable or acceptable to one or the other Hindu and all are similar. We must teach this truth to all Hindus to learn and encourage everyone to live in peace with unity among all Hindus. This is the message that our organizations, foundations, Gurus, Acharyas and Temples should teach and tell all their members and followers.

 
 

In our community and around us, there are many individuals who do not have proper spiritual insight in proper paths of Hindu Dharma or have not understood our philosophy. There are many who are agnostic and does not want to think of a superior Divine Force as God. Then there are those who are atheists who deny the existence of a Supreme Force and refuse to understand that or just have a personal dislike for the way it is being practiced. There are few groups which worship only a form of a subordinate Devatha or an Angel as their "Only God" and deny all other forms. Some even proclaim that their path is the only right way and sometimes agitate and try to attack and destroy other groups. It is essential to teach the divine message to all of them to make them understand the Hindu Dharma as a spiritual way of life and make them join us in our paths of Hindu Dharma. This way, we can create a glorious future for all of us and for our traditions.

 
   
 
Talk on LDSFT programmes and Hindu Dharma education
Speech prepared for LDSFT Anniversary Celebrations - Full Text - by Dr. Bala N. Aiyer
 
 
 
 
Sã Vidyã Yã Vimukthaye'
Strength of Knowledge will lead to Liberation