The last but really essential sheath (5 covering layers of a living being) will be the Bliss Sheath. When this sheath is uncovered, not just does the living being come quite close to God but that it becomes God Himself. The soul is said to be a spark of God. Its ultimate form is Satya, Shiva, Sunder and God too is called Sat (existence), Chit (wisdom), Anand (bliss). Both these states ooze with supreme bliss. The ultimate objective is to make our lives happy, contented and blissful.
When the Bliss Sheath is purified, an individual awakens his soul wisdom and thus becomes God, from an excellent human being. Such a person’s glory is akin to that of God. This spiritual standpoint really is nectar of immortality. On attaining it the divine glories of immortality, divine beauty, divine aura etc. gives us the nectarine taste of immortality each moment.
Ordinarily a living being experiences bondage. Its organs of understanding give a really limited taste and via the sense organs of action, it can amass quite limited material wealth. Yet in the deep recesses of the inner personality of a human being lie such infinite potentials albeit in seed form that they correspond to the powers of the entire cosmos. The gross world is its body and also the subtle world is its essential force. The essential force is far more powerful than the gross body. In comparison to visible material objects, the invisible energy of heat, sound, light, ether etc. is much more potent. But when this invisible nature is compared to the subtle world, the latter is infinitely a lot more powerful. When 1 can enter that region or establish a strong bond with it, one’s limitations / bondage is cut as under and thus manifests limitless power. We have the example of Extra Sensory Potentials. Sometimes we get rare experiences of their miracles. But if we can enter this area a lot more deeply, if we can unearth and gain understanding of the utility power of these divine glories, their extraordinary nature could be compared only to realized saints (Sidhas). Only then can divinity manifest in human beings and that we can perceive God in mankind. This state has to ooze with supreme bliss.
The abovementioned sentences say that both the external and the inner subtle world abound in infinite divine sensations. There is no limit to its blissful feeling. This can be a truth. Obviously! It’s something entirely diverse that you did not benefit because of illusory notions. A musk deer fails to recognize that the fragrance of musk is manifesting from its own body and hence as a way to smell it, the deer runs about here and there. Ultimately it gets tired and keeps despairing, its “plight”. Thus one can’t blame God for one’s erroneous thinking. The truth is God has filled us all with untold bliss, yet if we refrain from finding it within ourselves and run about furiously in the external illusory material world, who is to blame? The fault lies entirely with the 1 who aims for infinite bliss, whilst foolishly running after transient sense objects.
The Lord sent his eldest son i.e. princely man in this divine garden called the world, to attain supreme bliss. Over here there are means and probabilities of bliss. Yet if we face hardships, know for positive that it’s the result of our distorted and tainted thinking. Over here bliss is our nature and sorrow has been superimposed on it in an illusory manner. God Almighty sent man in this world to expertise bliss and not pain. If only man intensely endeavours to create this world more advanced, wealthy and cultured, he can remain blissful by conjoining to divine bliss served by the Lord. For this attainment no gigantic step has to be taken. If only we shed our vile intellect and lowly activities can we attain infinite bliss. Bliss is our rightful inheritance. As true descendents of God, we already have it albeit in a covered manner. It’s most needed that we know the nature of these attainments and utilize them for sacred purposes. Those who fail in this endeavor will undergo strife and pain only.
The Lord is bliss manifest. Every single pore of a living being is an outlet of bliss. Mother Nature possesses the high quality of beauty and giving us comforts. Everywhere there’s bliss and bliss only. Thus our life is referred to as bliss incarnate. Man owns this sheath in a natural, joyous and limitless manner. We all live in the world of bliss.
Yet our ill-fate is like the lines written by Kabir (wonderful poet-saint of India).
“A fish swimming in water is thirsty. Hence I laugh aloud.”
Suppose a man locks up his home and leaves it. When he returns he realizes he has lost the key and hence sits out in the cold, experiencing a lot of discomfort. In the exact same way we have lost the key of the storehouse of bliss present in our own body. Thus we can’t even lead regular lives due to hunger, thirst etc. The Bliss Sheath is quite much within ourselves, yet we undergo pain and sorrow. How wonderful? What an irony! Aren’t we mocking our own selves?
Hence spiritual practices pertaining to the Bliss Sheath are meant for demolishing our ill-fate from the extremely roots. On its basis the lock of bliss storehouse might be opened so that we get immersed in infinite divine joy. This is feasible only when the individual soul (man) merges with the cosmic soul (God). After reaching the peak of spiritual practices pertaining to the 5 Sheaths one searches this very key and thus makes arrangements for opening the lock. The one who achieved this, never again said that I live a life of abject despair. By no means does such an individual expertise sorrow or pain.
One can only destroy all pain / sorrow by discovering the Bliss Sheath. Only when a living being enters this sheath can it satiate all its thirst for supreme divine bliss. Not only is this the true goal of a human life but that all creatures, knowingly or unknowingly are yearning for it. 1 may also say that a living being accepted the bondage of a body with the hope of attaining eternal bliss. It’s said -
“All living beings exist with the hope of attaining eternal bliss.”
- Brihadaranyak (4/3/32)
“All creatures manifest from the ocean of divine bliss and live inside the ocean of bliss. Ultimately it merges into pure bliss.”
- Taitariyopanishad (3/6/1)
“I can never describe that supreme divine bliss experienced by a Yogi.”
- Yog Rasayanam (114)
“When living beings are liberated from the bondage of sorrow they appreciate the ocean of bliss experienced by a Bodhi-Sattva (enlightened saint) in his bosom and this is sufficient. What can one gain from salvation that is devoid of divine bliss?”
-Bodhicharyavatar (7/108)
“The Lord is nectar, manifest. When man attains this nectar he experiences untold bliss. Ere he was not really the fundamental bliss principle that pervades each atom of the cosmos (like space), who would get the expertise of bliss merely by living a life full of activities related to the crucial force (Pran-Apan)? In reality this extremely principle is the fount of bliss eternal.”
- Taitariyopanishad (2/7/1)
The Lord is called nectar too. This nectar is spiritual and not material. It may be experienced as divine enthusiasm, contentment, satiation, peace etc. Its attainment is irrevocably united with inner greatness. The far more one’s soul becomes pure and magnanimous, the far more this bliss blooms forth. It depends on one’s exalted standpoint and high-level activities. But this eternal bliss can by no means be experienced if one’s thinking is lowly and activities are vile. Every individual aspiring for eternal bliss has to first enter the deep recesses of the Bliss Sheath, so as to drink that divine bliss from its mouth source.
Our material world does have taints and man also exhibits indolence (Tamas). To be able to reform and change it, there is a requirement of creative action. Non-cooperation, opposition and punishment might be required under certain circumstances yet 1 need to be extremely cautious that the underlying intention need to be reformation and by no means should be utilized with petty attitudes of likes and dislikes. Thus even though combating the distorted aspect of the world 1 may also simultaneously balance one’s internal greatness. No doubt there exists a great deal of greatness inside the world, since there’s greater light in this world when compared to darkness. In comparison to vileness, greatness exists in higher measure. Only if we search it, imbibe it and nourish it, can pure thoughts manifest in our intellect. When our individual vision of beauty augments we shall visualize beauty pervading in each and every pore of the universe. One can visualize Lord Shiva (divine beauty) by contacting fantastic qualities in material objects and all creatures of the world. It’s the Almighty Lord who is the substratum of this entire cosmos. Those who recognize this, attain divine truth (Satya). Those having a pious psyche visualize “Satyam Shivam Sundaram” each and every moment and expertise heaven everywhere.
Saint Emerson said, “If you send me to hell, I will convert it to heaven.” This is really a truth not worth ignoring. With the aid of a sacred view point, a great deal of reformation might be induced in regions close by. Further we become capable sufficient to induce desired outcomes from external circumstances. Heaven is nothing but divine vision and sacred thinking. Heaven isn’t some particular region, planet etc. in this material cosmos but is the truth is, a divine standpoint at the mental level. Heaven and hell is nothing but very good or poor results of our high or lowly viewpoint. Every single human being like Saint Emerson has the capacity to develop heaven in his life by purifying his quite thinking.
Further the Bliss Sheath can give us salvation (Moksha). Salvation means overcoming bondage of this material world. Bondage means bad psychic imprints, mental taints, sins etc. There’s no other power that will bind a living being to this world. The greatest obstacle that a creature faces while walking on the path of progress is its own inner weaknesses and mental taints. A spider weaves its own net and gets entangled in it. Even silk worms create their own net (bondage). Even so man will be the creator of the bondage that he experiences and has thus chained himself to this world. Like a lion cub in a herd of goats, he has taken upon himself the veil of spiritual ignorance. 1 faces so significantly sorrow when 1 is experiencing bondage. This could be experienced even by birds and beasts.
The human species is a prince of God. His inner capacity is limitless. By aptly utilizing obtainable means, he can reach such an exalted state in this really life which is akin to divinity and Almighty God. Over here the primary obstacle is our mental state and not external worldly circumstances. If we really comprehend and imbibe all those means which glorify our lives, we can reach that state which is close to God/ divinity. This genuinely is salvation (Moksha).
Strange beliefs have cropped up like weeds, concerning salvation or Moksha. Some opine that it really is the liberation from the repetitive cycle of birth and death. Some believe that a creature at the time of death leaves this world and enters an additional “world”. Some say liberation indicates not performing any actions and leading a extremely placid life. A couple of strange set of men and women imagine that God has some particular abode and that when one is liberated one becomes a door keeper of that abode. Our scriptures talk of 4 types of Moksha or salvation viz. 1) Salokhya – entering God’s abode 2) Sameepya – living in close proximity to God three) Sarupya – attaining the Lord’s form 4) Sayujya – merging into God. Salokya indicates building a flat in God’s abode. Sameepya indicates to turn into a doorkeeper, staff etc. of God’s abode. Sarupya means to turn into a “Xerox copy” of God’s form. Several dictators keep yet another man similar in name and physical looks, for security purposes. When a hazardous situation arises, the dictator’s “Xerox copy” is sent to combat that peril. Sayujya means partnership. Meaning 1 is an equal partner as far as God’s wealth is concerned. In short these are childish dreams full of mockery. No doubt they’ve a symbolic meaning, but to accept them as bare facts can be a severe error.
The accurate meaning of Moksha or salvation or liberation is to look upon our soul as divine consciousness and not inert material i.e. we aren’t the gross physical body or name and form but that we are the underlying divine cosmic consciousness. This has to be experienced by every individual. 1 should experience that joy, happiness, success etc. aren’t the result of usage of external material objects (they are merely mediums/ instruments) but is a result of purification of the inner soul. 1 need to give up bad qualities of a beastly life so as to 1st grow to be an excellent human being and then experience one’s true divine nature. Greatness is God. Close proximity to God or attaining Him means conjoining greatness to our hopes, aspirations and valid desires. A person is genuinely liberated from bondage when he attains that inner state wherein like a fish swimming against the ocean current, one swims against the current of widespread lowly trends, downfall etc. Salvation is said to be the supreme objective of human life. This is its accurate nature.
After death one may possibly get the benefit of heaven or salvation. But 1 ought to strive for it although one is yet alive. In reality attain it right now itself. All this is dependent on one’s viewpoint and transformation of one’s mind. 1 attains liberation even though yet alive. What one attains after death is merely a reaction of one’s action even though yet alive. Thus one should intensely endeavour in this very life to attain soul purification and hence true salvation / Moksha. This type of salvation is called “Jeevan-Mukti” i.e. liberated whilst yet alive. It is the gist of salvation. He who cuts asunder the bondage of limitations, vileness of mind etc. attains the eternal bliss of salvation. Following is what scriptural scholars need to say:
“A Jeevan-Mukta (liberated although alive) is 1 who is devoid of likes / dislikes, sorrow / elation and whose intellect is divine.”
- Mahopanishad (2/57)
“There are 8 types of bondage viz. hatred, suspicion, fear, shame, secretive attitude, pride of lineage, ideals, power. He who is tied up by these, is an animal and if one is liberated from these, one is God.”
- Tantra Kaustubh
“The one who renounces his ego, who is liberated from arrogance, jealousy etc. , who performs actions with out harboring likes/ dislikes, is called a Jeevan-Mukta (liberated even though yet alive) by wise men.”
- Mahopanishad (2/50)
“A individual who with equanimity shuns another person’s wealth despite living in this deadly material world is truly spiritual and simply because this person experiences eternal soul bliss, he is referred to as a Jeevan-Mukta”.
- Mahopanishad (2/ 62)
“The space between bondage and liberation measures 2 feet only. Bondage says “this is mine” and liberation says “nothing is mine”.
- Mahopanishad (4/72)
In this manner when one’s viewpoint is purified, when 1 understands the nature, basis and region of bliss, one’s belief becomes steadfast. What does one achieve by doing what? When this becomes definite, one’s spiritual ignorance is overcome as well as the wisdom of this reality is referred to as spiritual philosophy. This greatest problem of this world pertains to the soul. Thus 1 can genuinely solve worldly problems only if this issue is solved. This knowledge is also known as Brahmajnana, Tattvajnana, Sadjnana etc. In order to attain eternal bliss, 1 need to endeavour to solve inner (mental) problems and give a correct direction to one’s thinking. This is also called Samadhi (trance). This will be the initial step towards attainment of eternal bliss (God). No doubt Samadhi can be a extremely elevated Yogic state yet its beginning step is as mentioned above.
When one persists with experience of Samadhi (trance), the scattered mind gets focused and thus one gets benefits of pure thinking and actions. Thus the 1st leg of spiritual practices pertaining to the Bliss Sheath is based on Samadhi experience. This can be a Samadhi inside the waking state. Over here there’s no must turn out to be unconscious and that cravings and agitations need to be calmed down completely. When the storm of desires is silenced completely, man clearly visualizes his objective. With out this it is impossible to walk in a desired direction. Spiritual seekers of the Bliss Sheath are asked to concentrate and focus their minds. But this just isn’t a mental exercise where one thinks about one particular thought exclusively so as to concentrate the mind. Actually it means walking in a desired and definite direction. Such a mental state is referred to as Samadhi (trance).
“Samadhi is that state wherein the mental agitations are overcome so as to get focused on divine truth.”
- Bhoj
“Samadhi is that inner state wherein after renouncing craving / aversion towards fleeting material objects one steadies the mind and thus attains soul force.”
- Dakshasmriti (7/21)
“Just as when salt mixes with water, it takes up the type of water, inside the identical way Samadhi (trance) indicates the mind merging into the cosmic soul (God)”.
- Saubhagyalakshmyupanishad (14)
“When the will power of a living being and God marches ahead in 1 direction, it dispels the sense of separation from 1 yet another. This state is called Samadhi.”
- Yajnavalkya
“When a living being’s material desires come to an end, and also the living being and God march in one direction, that state is called Samadhi (trance). Samadhi is that balanced state of the soul wherein one’s agitations are nullified.”
-Saubhagya Upanishad (2/16-18)
The inner divine powers are destroyed if mental agitations augment. But if this mental turbulence is nullified, if the mind gets focused in one desired direction, one’s soul force augments as a result of obstruction of scattering of the mind. Thus a lot of divine powers manifest in our soul. These divine powers have been described as follows -
“Due to continuous practice of Samadhi (meditative trance) the mind merges into the cosmic soul (i.e. God) and thus, one gets enlightenment.”
- Yog Rasayan
“Objects seen in a dream are illusory whereas experiences of Samadhi (meditative trance) are the absolute reality. Further one gets higher advantages apart from those attained in the course of Samadhi.”
- Yog Rasayan
The nature of the spiritual practice pertaining to the Bliss Sheath is the state of union of a living being / creature and God. Usually we know God as His name only. We no doubt chant His name and perform worship rites. Yet we by no means endeavour to merge our individual soul into the cosmic soul (i.e. God). We can never imagine with our limited material minds, the experience of this super blissful state. Ordinarily God is thought to be that individual who is appeased by some prayers, eulogies, rites etc. Thus we try to satisfy our desires with God’s blessings. Thus vain worship rites are carried out which is nothing but mockery. Where can 1 discover a accurate devotee of God who willingly desires disciplining by God? Where is that devotee who will surrender his all (mind) to God? In fact this is accurate devotion (Bhakti). Under such circumstances nectar will certainly manifest. Heavenly joys can be experienced. There will be zeal and zest for life everywhere along with true contentment and peace.
God is not an individual but can be a cosmic divine force. He can by no means be pleased with gifts, presents etc. just as we please others. In order to fully utilize electricity, its utility limits need to be studies carefully. The Lord can only be pleased by imbibing greatness of character. It is also known as faith within the arena of sentiments, spirituality within the field of thinking and righteous qualities in the arena of actions.
The accurate nature of devotion / meditation is unification. The supreme objective of devotion is unification, oneness and surrender. Duality is replaced with non-duality (oneness). This can be known as marriage of a puppet doll with the fingers of a magician. It is the bond between a husband and wife. This is establishment of discipline. By destroying one’s selfish / egocentric desires, 1 imbibes divine discipline and this is called surrender. This sort of self-surrender has been prescribed by the Lord on the component of a devotee in the Bhagwad Geeta. Wood and other types of fuel grow to be fire itself when thrown in fire. When water is added to milk it becomes milk. The Lord really should not be looked upon as a tool (indicates) of satiating our lowly desires but that we ought to become one with His fantastic qualities. This state is known as Brahma Nirvan, vision of God or attaining God. This is the non-dual spiritual practice of divine sciences (Brahma-Vidya). It’s on this basis that a human being (Nara) can grow to be God (Narayana), a Purusha can turn out to be Purushottama, a living being can turn into Brahman (all-pervading soul) and individual soul can merge into the cosmic soul (God).
Love is full of magnetic attraction. 1 adores the proximity of love and each individual yearns for it intensely. The extremely nature of divine love which can be a result of devotion to God, demands that the wall between the individual soul and cosmic soul (God) be warded off. There should be eternal oneness between the two. Under such circumstances, either God acts as per the desires of an individual or that an individual acts according to the Lord’s wishes. It really is really clear that a river can’t merge into a pond simply because a pond is not wide or deep sufficient to imbibe a large river. Even so the Lord can by no means act according to an individual’s desire. Thus individual souls will need to give up selfish / egocentric desires and act according to divine (God) will. This is accurate faith and devotion. Thus 1 can enjoy eternal bliss of devotion.
Divine love can never be limited. The river Ganges emanating from the lofty Himalayan Mountains (in India) can by no means be obstructed when it is flowing. Instead it satiates everyone’s thirst and by merging itself within the ocean, it gives up its limitations. Devotion means divine love. Love is really a result of sensitivity inside the form of oneness of soul, compassion, generosity, science and good-will. When these sacred sensations go beyond the arenas of imagination and emotions so as to manifest in our day to day activities, it might be seen inside the type of self-creation and world creation. One yearns to surrender and support other people to surrender at the Lord’s feet by imbibing faith and divine energy. 1 continuously reflects on this aspect and then starts acting thus too.
This is that quite state which may be referred to as awakening of the Bliss Sheath. This is the supreme state of devotion to the 5-sheathed Gayatri. One continuously experiences divinity. The Lord is subtler than the subtlest and thus one realizes /experiences Him as divine sentiments. It really is indeed quite childish to try and visualize God as a toy in front of our eyes. When it is a truth that we can’t see air, cold, friendship, anger, joy, sorrow etc. with our eyes, how is it feasible to “see” God with our material eyes when He is beyond human thought and intelligence? Those who do not visualize such images, merely give us a glimpse of the intensity of their meditative consciousness. Apart from day-dreaming, it can not be called anything else. Accurate vision (Darshan) of God is an expertise of divinity within our consciousness. For that, one has to go on a long journey with the 2 legs of faith and devotion.
The Bliss Sheath is the fount of faith and devotion. Over here 1 experiences the blissful union with God. Thus to be able to fulfil the goal of meeting God, Indian Rishis laid down the path of a high leveled 5-sheathed Gayatri based spiritual practice. Inside the emotional region, the result of this divine union is experienced as bliss or zest. Bliss means experiencing intense joy on seeing the divine aspect of this world. Zest means the valour and daring with which we overcome the vile, demonic aspect of this world. A firm resolution of God, wherein He will incarnate in this world so as to establish righteousness after destroying unrighteousness might be seen fulfilled by a spiritual seeker in his own psyche. Such a seeker feels that the Lord has incarnated in his psyche as bliss / zest and faith/ devotion. This is the sensitive aspect of the Bliss Sheath.
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