in which one person who witnessed the beauty of the crescent
moon, a day after the new moon day, directs his accomplice.
He says: "Look at that tree directly and look a little above. You
will find the beautiful crescent moon". His accomplice had
concentrated as per his directions and felt happy at the sight the
crescent moon. Now let us analyse the facts. The moon was not
really above the tree. The planet moon was not so small as it
appeared to him. Nothing equals to the real form of moon. The
moon's actual nature is quite different from what the on looker,
behold. No one really understood its true nature and significance
The moon, its real glow, real form and nature were not at al
present in the crescent moon. Similarly, if realization of God is
our Goal, and we concentrate upon Him, we may be able to
reach our objective. Like the moon, God is also entirely different
from what we perceive him to be. God is not something that can
be explained or expressed in words. God or His real form will
be known only when we pursue our path with utmost devotion.
He is beyond our imagination.
Sruties say: "God is beyond description and imagination and
those who make Him their objective and meditate upon Him will
attain Him. The seeker need not change his path, once the goal
is established in his mind. He has to further strengthen it by his
faith and determination".
How to meditate upon God?
If one meditates upon God, in Sahara form (God in a
particular form) or Nirakara state (God without any form) the
results obtained are the same. The scriptures say that it is
difficult to meditate upon God without a form. The two ways
of meditation differ only in the way of the Sadhana. He who
seeks God in Nirakara state should continue to do so. He
who seeks God in Sahara form should continue his Sadhana
concentrating upon the form he has chosen. But it is good for
him to remember and understand the significance of the
Omnipresent state of God. For those who consider the body
to be themselves, it will be very difficult to do Sadhana upon
God who is Nirguna (without any specific attributes) and
Nirakara (form less).
Lord Sri Krishna says in Gita:
"The path of those who seek God in Nirakara state is difficult
as such a way of reaching the goal is very hard for those Who
have attachment to the body." (Bhagavadgita 12-5)
Some meditate upon God in its pure formless state, while
others choose a specific form. Actually, the same God takes
the form of 'Sri Maha Vishnu', SriRama 'SriKrishna'. Similarly
'Devi', (Ganesha 'Siva', 'Surya' are also not different from
Maha Vishnu'. Sage Veda Vyasa had written the eighteen
Parana' describing acts performed by various Godly forms
for those who are interested in them. He has proved that all
these Godly forms represent one 'Supreme God* only, the
'Creator', the 'Preserver and the Destroyer. They differ in
name and form only. The seeker imagines the name and form
of the God to his liking. If one meditates upon a pillar as
God, it will become a God only to him, and his meditation
will bear the same results as to any other form of God. Only
one has to keep full faith and worship upon it.
To be contd....
(Source : http://www.saileelas.org/book/agod.htm
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