Esoterism—Is it only for a Few?

Embodiments Of Love!

Jesus and His disciples were caught in a severe storm on the Lake of Galilee. The boat seemed in danger of sinking. Jesus was asleep in the stern of the boat, when His disciples, in panic, awakened him. He asked, ’’Why are you afraid?  Have you no faith?''   He is reported to have calmed both the sea and the disciples by His word-- Mark 4:35-41 (Bible)

Let the waters of the sea represent the sea of life over which we are making our life's voyage; the boat, our lower self or body; the raging storm, the emotional disturbances we may encounter; the disciples, the many aspects of our consciousness. The most important passenger in our boat ---- our life ---- is the Christ within. Why do we wait until some crisis seems to threaten us before awakening this Christ consciousness? But when this Christ life is awakened within us, what power it has to quiet the surging billows of our emotions ---- including the fears aroused by life's threatening storms!--- Geoffrey Hodson, a theosophical writer in The Hidden Wisdom in the Holy Bible, Vol. I,

According to Adi Sankara,

Whatever is, is Brahman. Brahman Itself is absolutely homogeneous.

All difference and plurality are illusory. 

His maxim is very famous

ब्रह्म सत्यं जगन् मिथ्या जीवो ब्रह्मैव न अपराः

Transliteration

“Brahma Satyam Jagan Mithya Jivo Brahmaiva Na Aparah

Meaning

The Supreme is the only truth, the world is illusion and the Soul and that Supreme are one and not different

Brahma Satyam----The eternal Truth/ Supreme
Jagan Mitya----illusory world
Jivo Brahmaiva Na Aparah: “The jivas  are not different from Brahmam, the Supreme self

Frithjof Schuon who was a native of Switzerland and a philosopher gives a clear explanation for Esoterism

The prerogative of the human state is objectivity;

the essential content of which is the Absolute.

There is no knowledge without objectivity of the intelligence;

there is no freedom without objectivity of the will;

and there is no nobility without objectivity of the soul…

Esoterism seeks to realize pure and direct objectivity!

Dear friends …STILL CONFUSED

Let us take a discussion on Quran

Without exoterism, the truth is "invisible". Light in itself is a revelation, but unless it illuminates forms, it "shineth in darkness, and the darkness comprehended it not".

It is only, through form, in the sense of exoterism and also of a defined corpus of revelation, that it is possible to attain to formless truth( ref Quran-- (18:65-82), (20;92-93), (20:94-96)

The higher the spiritual aspiration, the more important and strict the observance of religious law becomes

We will talk more on this


धन्यवाद:

See you in the next episode

With lots of love
rajagopal

29.03.2012