God in the Third Millennium
Acharyasri Dr. Sachidananda Bharati
- Unusual Turns / 9
- 29-11-2022
- 02 Min Read
The disciples were gathered around their master for the evening Satsangh. The discussion was on 'God'.
“The very mention of the term 'God' is very confusing to me. Who or what is God after all?" Asked one of the disciples who comes from an IIT back ground.
The master looked into his disciple's eyes with great love and said:
"We are treading sacred ground when we think or talk about 'God' because 'God' is the Ultimate Reality who is the Omnipresent, Omnipotent and Omniscient Supreme Spirit (Paramatman). For convenient sake we will use 'He' for God. But remember that God cannot have any gender. He is beyond all dualities. God is also the source of our being and the ground of our existence. As it is said in the Bible, we live, move and have our being in God'. Everything exists in God. Everything exists for God and because of Him. God is the 'One in All and All in One'.
"We cannot give God names and forms. He is beyond all names and forms. God reveals Himself in our lives as Divine Love and Creative Energy. We can surely feel the work of Divine Love in our lives, especially the absence of it. There can also be moments in one's life when one can experience the action of the Divine Love and Grace very profoundly. I have had some such profound experiences of the Divine Love and Grace in my life.
"Have you ever seen love? We speak of love so much, but none of us can see love. We cannot accurately define love. But all of us can feel love, especially the absence of it. God is Love Infinite. The human love we experience has its source in this Divine Love. This is the closest we can come to define, know or experience God."
The disciple thanked the master for his words of wisdom.
Acharyasri Dr. Sachidananda Bharati is an Air Force Squadron leader turned sanyasi, who represented India in the United Nations assembly of religious leaders from across the world. He has written many books and has travelled extensively.