Meditations on Transcendence

 Transcending the Three Modes through Devotional Service: The Power of Bhakti Yoga In the realm of spiritual practice, the concept of the impersonal Brahman—characterized by no form, love, or relationships, and devoid of rasa (taste)—is often contrasted with the personal experience of the Supreme in Bhakti Yoga. The intrinsic bliss of the impersonal Brahman is often seen as static, whereas the interactive bliss found in devotional service (bhakti) combines both intrinsic and interactive elements, leading to a more dynamic and fulfilling spiritual experience. **Understanding the Three Modes of Material Nature** The Bhagavad Gita elucidates the three modes of material nature (gunas)—sattva (goodness), rajas (passion), and tamas (ignorance)—which influence human behavior and consciousness. While practices rooted in sattva guna can elevate one to a state of calmness and clarity, they are still within the bounds of material nature. Non-devotional yoga and other spiritual practices that alig

  jyotiṣhām api taj jyotis tamasaḥ param uchyate jñānaṁ jñeyaṁ jñāna-gamyaṁ hṛidi sarvasya viṣhṭhitam (Gita 13.18) Bhakta vashyata is the Jyoti; controlled by love Jnanam is the jyoti, the revelation Bhakta vashyata nature is the greatest revelation of Gods nature and is revealed in damodara lila The light of connection to universal viswatma, the infinite soul governing everything;  Is the invisible real? be on the agnostic platform and march towards the invisble There is light, dwelling and knowledge Is there a correlation? Knowledge and light are interchangeably used The light of knowledge, because light provides clarity, direction in dark, the information to navigate the darkness to the minimum Knowledge, object of knowledge and goal of knowledge The source of all luminaries is indwelling and emits knowledge Or the light from the Lord also has knowledge signals Light is made of photons and it can be energy capsules We all have source of light, love and knowledge inside - the suprem

We integrate into another when we take up the cause of the other. This is called yoga which means union. When we shed all our independence and will and take up the pleasure of the supreme person as the only purpose of existance, then we unite into the supreme. We enter samadhi. The only way to enter the higher existance of the supreme person is by embracing his cause, his will, his desire as the purpose of life. How do I know what pleases him or what is his will, desire at every moment? The will is not like the dead person's will or power of attorney. It is a dynamic will which can change at every moment. So what is the medium thru which I can know the will of the supreme consciousness.