If we human beings are mortal, then how is it that we
desire eternal existence, knowledge and bliss? Human beings devoid of the
attributes of existence, knowledge and bliss, logically cannot express the
desire to live in this world eternally, to attain complete knowledge and
complete bliss.
Beyond the existence of the physical body, you can
directly feel the existence of mind, intellect and perverted ego. As we are of
a finite nature, our mental and intellectual capacities are also finite. The
existence of perverted ego can be perceived by the presence of specific
thoughts such as thinking that one belongs to this or that country; this or
that religion; that one speaks this or that language or belongs this or that group - whatever it may be. It
may be questioned whether after death of the physical body there is the
existence of any such nationalist, religious or language groups - in fact, it
may be pertinent to ask whether everything is destroyed or if there is the
existence of a subtle body consisting of mind, intelligence and perverted ego
or even beyond that the existence of an eternal entity.
Human birth is best due to endowment of the special
quality of power of discrimination between good and bad and eternal and
non-eternal. Physical bodies re in the grip of numerous births and deaths and
are subject to many other drawbacks. This renders the physical body is
non-eternal then the body's sense organs must also be non-eternal. Therefore,
if there should be any eternal entity, it must exist beyond the comprehension
of human material non-eternal sense organs.
In the Mahabharata, Arjuna was blessed with divine eyes,
so that he may witness the Vishwarupa of Krishna a dazzled sight. Thousands
were present at Kurukshetra when Krishna revealed His Virat form, yet Arjuna
was the only one to see Him like that. Why?
The Supreme God is infinite; everything about Him is
infinite. He has created countless species to a plan. If one accepts that human
beings can determine their own cause by means of material senses, mind or
intellect, then that will be a mentally or intellectually concocted thing. That
will not be reality. If Reality is in fact Reality, then He must always exist.
What is the Truth?
Why do we wish to be eternal? Why are we eager to learn
and to experience bliss? We are a part of the Supreme - so we are like the
Supreme in some respects. He is Sacchidananda and so are we. Sat in Sanskrit
menas eternal life, chit is eternal knowledge and anand means eternal bliss.
Soul is sacchidananda.
We were given this limited body to know our true
identity. Our duty is not to hanker after temporary bliss, but to have eternal
bliss. We have to find ways to realize our true identity to become servants of
Sacchidananda. Since we are part of the Supreme Lord, it is our primary task to
serve Him or to act in a way that pleases Him. Once we realize Him, we will
also realize other eternal truths, and know that not only He but His
Associates, too, do not take birth but descend.
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