Philosophy Of Liberation Interfaith

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

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the realms is upward, carrying one's consciousness from the lower centers to the higher centers ultimately reaching the Supreme Sovereign God.
45. The Sound of the higher realm naturally reaches to the lower realms. And the Gross is pervaded by the Subtle. Further, the Sounds of the higher realms are more pervading (powerful) than the Sounds of the lower realms. The sounds of different realms are each distinctive. The Sound of the center of a specific realm above is perceived from the center of the next lower realm. This is a logical fact. Once the Consciousness experiences the Sound of higher realms, it will not fall back to the lower realms.
46. The Upanishads and various saints of India elucidate the practice of Surat-Shabda-Yoga (Yoga of Sound). Through the progressive experience of all the Sounds, one realizes the Supreme Sovereign. All the Sounds of the realms described in section 45 draw Surat (consciousness) upward. As it progresses, the consciousness goes beyond all the realms of creation where the Supreme Sovereign is found; that is, it achieves the direct experience of the Supreme.
47. Prakrti (Nature) was created by the desire of the Supreme Sovereign. Nature's creation was before time and space; therefore, its beginning cannot be placed in time and space which are elements of Nature. Thus, Nature is referred to as Unoriginated. In fact, it is the Supreme Sovereign that is Unoriginated, truly being beyond time and space. The Supreme Sovereign is the Originator of even the Unoriginated (Nature).
48. The physical body (the microcosm) is called ksetra (the field). Atma (the soul) is called ksetrajna (the knower of the field).
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