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BODHAYANTI PARASPARAM
Vivekananda, Lalali Maharaj as well as Babuji Maharaj have stated it, every person has said that we cannot differentiate between them and we should know that ‘saakshaat guru brahma’.
The problem one encounters here is to choose between the Brahma and the Guru. Who is the Guru here 'Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum’- I have been very fond of this particular expression with the full awareness that there is no difference between Krishna and Babuji Maharaj. But this leads us to what we call as Ashreyana Virodhatva - whom are we seeking is a big complicated question in the minds of all of us. To whom shall we ask - God or Master. This duality goes on persisting in us. Ashreyana virodhatva is a very troublesome concept. We must understand the base and the expression are inseparably one. The Siva and Sakthi are one. God in expression is Guru. Guru in his base is Brahma. They are inseparable. This is the greatest truth that Hinduism has given us. They talked always about Adi Dampathis. We are not permitted to differentiate between ‘Siva’ and ‘Parvathi’ - they are ‘Ardhanariswara’. We are not permitted to differentiate between ‘Sritatva’ and ‘Narayana’ because they are ‘Srimannarayana’. If you talk only about Narayana, you
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