An extract from the book “Glimpses of the Divine Vision” by Swami Ramdas – Section “The True Vision”
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- The true vision means the vision of the Reality within. The man of ignorance is ever busy clinging to external forms for support. So long as a man does not see the great Truth he is in search of, within himself, he can never know peace.
- Aim at the universal vision, i.e., behold the manifested universe as the very form and image of the Lord seated in your heart. Transcend all names, forms, lights, sounds etc., and merge yourself in the infinite ocean of divine peace and joy. Rise above the body idea, the Gunas and all mental states and enjoy the bliss and freedom of immortality. You and the supreme Lord are not different. You are His essence, nay His very form, because there is none and nothing but He. This is the truth. Realize.
- The way to escape from the clutches of Dwandwas, when you live in the consciousness of the world of name and form, is to behold all things and objects as the revealed forms of the one Eternal Truth. The divine power emanating from the Truth has manifested as the entire universe. All movements and activities of Prakriti are Hers. All your thoughts and play of the senses and body are Her lila. Behold everything as God Himself-manifest. By surrendering up your ego to the Divine Shakti you can attain to this vision.
- This vision will absolve you from all doubts, and your actions will have the nature of spontaneity and, therefore, full of bliss and ecstasy. The light of God will now dazzle in your eyes and you will behold Him everywhere. The Nirguna Swarup of the Atman and the Saguna Swarup of the universe will be the same to you. Verily, they are the two aspects of the same Reality. Be the child of the Eternal Mother-ever free and blissful-feeling conscious all the time that the Mother and the child are one Truth, although, in the play of love, they are assumed to be different. This is the supreme goal, the height of God-realization. “Vasudevah Sarvamithi” be your realization.
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