In fact we teach that the essence, the still center, of everything is God. God is the hub of the universe. Everything has its roots in the same hub. Our egos live on the surface but if we let go of our egos and follow our roots to their source there we will find God, the source of all things. We are separated from God only by the ego, which defines itself in terms of individual personality and physical characteristics. Once we let go of this and look beyond surface form to internal substance, everything in the universe is composed of one basic substance, pure conscious, or God. God uses His own creative power to transform portions of His substance (he had to start with something and in the beginning - as there was nothing but Himself - he had to use Himself as the substance) into the various objects of this created world. So, in terms of both substance and essence, everything is God. Our job is to let go of our identification with our external forms and egos (surrender). When the ego is gone - only God remains.
This is not just the teaching of Ananda Marga. It is the teaching of every major mystic tradition - including Sufism.
There is a beautiful mystic story that illustrates this point. Once, far out on the ocean, there was a small wave. She was upset and thought to herself, "Why am I so small and other waves so big?" Then, when a particularly giant wave came rolling past her she called out to it, "Great wave, tell me, why am I so small and why are you so big?" The great wave replied, "My child, the problem is in your thinking. You are thinking, "I am a wave", I am thinking, "I am water". The small wave was small because she identified with her limited surface form, the giant wave was huge because she identified with her limitless inner substance.
This is what we do in meditation - let go of identification with the tiny surface form and focus on the universal substance of everything (including us) which is God. Where you put your focus is where you will experience. One who focuses on God in himself and in all things experiences God everywhere. His life becomes filled with God. One who sees evil in himself and in all things experiences evil everywhere. His life becomes filled with evil. As you think you become. This is the law of the universe.
Dada Krsnasevananda
This is not just the teaching of Ananda Marga. It is the teaching of every major mystic tradition - including Sufism.
There is a beautiful mystic story that illustrates this point. Once, far out on the ocean, there was a small wave. She was upset and thought to herself, "Why am I so small and other waves so big?" Then, when a particularly giant wave came rolling past her she called out to it, "Great wave, tell me, why am I so small and why are you so big?" The great wave replied, "My child, the problem is in your thinking. You are thinking, "I am a wave", I am thinking, "I am water". The small wave was small because she identified with her limited surface form, the giant wave was huge because she identified with her limitless inner substance.
This is what we do in meditation - let go of identification with the tiny surface form and focus on the universal substance of everything (including us) which is God. Where you put your focus is where you will experience. One who focuses on God in himself and in all things experiences God everywhere. His life becomes filled with God. One who sees evil in himself and in all things experiences evil everywhere. His life becomes filled with evil. As you think you become. This is the law of the universe.
Dada Krsnasevananda
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