Philosophy Of Liberation Interfaith

Author(s): Paramhansa Maharaj, Donald Howard, Veena Howard
Publisher: USA Santmat Society of North America

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21. The extension of the Non-Self is called Acchadana Mandala (realm of the coverings). (1)
22. The Existence of the Supreme Sovereign is only realized by going beyond the Non-Conscious Realm of coverings. There are four NonConscious Realms:
• Sthula (Gross) (2) • Suksma (Subtle) (3) • Karana (Causal) • Mahakarana (Supra-Causal).
23. The ultimate human achievement is the realization (attainment) of the Supreme Sovereign God.
24. The individual soul perceives according to that realm in which he is living. Just as yellow colored glasses make the world appear yellow, so also that realm in which the individual soul lives makes all of creation appear as that particular realm, owing to the shadow of the Non-Conscious Realms (coverings). The reality of the Supreme Sovereign is as though nonexistent.
25. Any forms containing gunas (attributes) have a beginning and are finite. They cannot be the Ultimate Reality nor the Supreme Sovereign in Its entirety.
1. Acchadana (Coverings) refer to levels of reality. The gross covering refers to the phenomenal world which most people perceive as their everyday reality. The subtler coverings refer to astral planes and other finer states of consciousness not directly perceived with the gross senses. 2. That Realm which we normally perceive as “the world”, the everyday experience of most people. 3. That Realm commonly referred to as the astral plane. This and the following Realms are perceived through refinement of consciousness in the state of meditation.
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