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Arousal of divinity in man (Manushya Me Devatva Ka Udaya): Vangamaya Vol-54

All living beings are children of God. The status of humans among them is like that of the “crown prince” of thee. Thou has endowed – in visible and subtle forms – the seeds of HIS potentials in the inner cores of human self. The amazing functions and immense power of human body and mind are only minimal manifestations of the divine faculties blessed on the human beings. Spiritual transmutation of the vital force, mental trenchancy and the inner strength of piet sentiments indeed arouses miraculous powers in one’s own self by which he or she can enable desired culmination of physical, intellectual and mental qualities and enforce revolutionary changes in the society too.
Evolution of human self materializes at the level of consciousness. It does not really depend on the environment or the external means, rather, emanates from one’s own psychology – attitude, thoughts, sentiments and the intrinsic tendencies. Creative use of the willpower and the strength of inner self indeed makes one the architect of his own destiny. This, coupled with elevated spirituality also enables gradual evolution of human self up to divine heights….. Successive transmutation of people from ordinary mental beings to – refined individuals of exceptional talents, great personalities, saints, angels and…. divine incarnations ….. is realized along this path of evolution of consciousness.
The origin and expansion of the philosophy and science of spirituality and religion revolve around the basic objectives of refinement of the deep core of mind and sentiments and enlightenment and righteous orientation of faith, convictions, intrinsic tendencies and powers of inner self. The states of ignorance, illusion, prejudice and immorality reflect dormant or bleak state of the soul. Persistence of these conditions without any attempt of amelioration invites further assimilation of evil tendencies and tightens the bonds of “maya” – in the forms of selfish attachments, ego, lust, and varieties of passions. This is against the original nature of the soul.
As expressed in the universal prayer of “Tamaso Ma Jyotirgamaya”, the awaken soul aspires for the eternal light of absolute truth and ultimate knowledge. Its perennial desire to evolve up to the greatest realms of divinity is the motivating force for its endless journey from one life to another….. The impulse of the inner self, expressing the voice of the soul, and the influence of the inherent and acquired untoward tendencies and passions of mind therefore give rise to mutually conflicting tides of thoughts and emotions and lead to the subtle struggle of the divine and the devil powers in our internal worlds.
The internal demands of opposite nature of one’s mind and the inner self set the ‘battle field’ of the continuous ‘war’ between the malice of one’s character and the purity of one’s soul; between the evil tendencies of mind and divine aspirations of the inner self…. This great war is indeed the ‘Mahabharata’ in which Lord Krishna motivates and guides the ‘Arjuna’ existing in our souls. The preaching of Gita provides eternal enlightenment and moral strength to fight this ‘spiritual war’ between the satwika (pious, righteous, divine…) and the tamasika (evil, pernicious, inhumane….) forces existing in our own selves. The dedicated endeavors aimed at the victory of satwika virtues over the tamasika tendencies – are defined as “sadhana” (sadhana) in the language of yoga and spirituality.
Our ignorance, extrovert attitude and passions – driven by the agility of our mind and its animal instincts often help empowering the evil side. These if left uncontrolled, eventually diminish the strength of inner sentiments and wane out the subtle glow of the soul…. Those, who arouse and attain success in the sadhanas of spiritual refinement, gradually move forward on the path of perfection and ultimate development. This is why a “sadhana” is honored as the key to divine culmination….
Acharya Sharma had devoted his supernormal spiritual attainments for the orgulous purpose of arousal of divinity existing in human beings. His “Yug Nirman” mission of resurrection of divine culture and creation of heavenly conditions on the earth aims to achieve this rather ‘unimaginable’ goal by – inculcating righteous attitude and virtuous tendencies in the masses and making people realize and ‘worship’ the God living in themselves. Mass-education, practical training and propagation of the methods of refinement and spiritual elevation of personality are among the multiple activities which are being pursued by his mission in a creative way.
Acharya Sharma’s own life was an eminent example of how an ordinary man could be transmuted – while living in the same body, under the same external circumstances of life, into a divine like great personality. He had emphasized the need for people to know themselves, realize their own potentials and the distinctions of human life. He taught, how the sadhana of self-analysis, self-restrain, self-refinement, altruist service and spiritual enlightenment of every dimension (especially those associated with the sentiments and thoughts) of personality could lead to amazing transformations and ideal progress. Sincere endeavors of this kind, focused at the arousal and adoption of virtuous tendencies and coupled with the escalation of vital force and inner strength, eventually transmute a biologically normal human into what is conceptualized in science-fiction as “superman” or in the spiritual literature as “divine being….”.
The concepts of amrita, paras and kalpavriksha cited in the scriptures are often interpreted respectively as – nectar, the source of immortality; a supernatural stone, which converts everything into the precious metal (gold) by mere touch; and, a heavenly tree, whose shadow fulfils all desires…. In this volume, Acharya Sharma has elucidated the righteous meanings of these terms and logically explained how these ‘magical entities’ are indeed bestowed on human life. This volume presents his thorough deliberations and lucid illustrations on such topics. It also offers his vivid guidance on how to enrich our existence with these hidden endowments and make their creative use in day to day life too.
The ancient Indian culture is often glorified as the “divine culture”. Once upon a time, this land was regarded superior to what could be imagined about the heavens. This was because every man and woman residing here was endowed with divine virtues. The serenity of their altruist lives, piety of their characters, trenchancy and purity of their minds and spirituality of their thoughts and sentiments – was a perfect reflection of the divineness educed in them. The reference of “33 crores devatas” in the Indian religious scriptures logically appears to correspond to these 33 billion ‘living Gods’ who populated the Indian society of yore.
The Indian Philosophy developed in that age is indeed a perfect science of cultivation and activation of divinity existing in each one of us. Refinement and enlightenment of the inner self with the eternal glow of godliness is regarded as the greatest endeavor of the spiritual sadhanas described here. Transmutation of the individual self into divine self – defines the evolution of human consciousness.
The philosophers and the scientists of different ages in the other parts of the world have advocated different lines of thoughts and the methods of enhancing and ameliorating the potentials of man. Each one has his own reasoning and arguments to support his ideas. The theory of Nitsche, which gives importance to the external circumstances, the Anarchist’s propagation in favor of individual autocracy, the Communists’ views of forced brain-washing, the scientific research on transforming the brain functions and hence the personality, by means of medicines, electrical and hormonal treatments or via the genetic engineering approaches, advancing to achieve the high-tech goal of cloning ‘superman’, etc – each aims, in its own way, at increasing the ‘quality’ of life and enhancing the bodily and mental powers of human species…..
The Indian Culture and Philosophy suggests altogether different approach and natural methods for viable progress and absolute evolution in the physical (pertaining to the body and environment), intellectual, emotional as well as the spiritual domains of life….. Acharya Sharma has presented this philosophy in scientific light with sagacious analysis in this volume. He eloquently explains how the disciplines and sadhana procedures propagated here could be used even today and the resurrection of divine era could be made a reality.
The scriptural descriptions of “Hanuman jumping over the sea” or “Arjuna’s intrepid victory in Mahabharata” – remind us of the miraculous impact of prudent self-confidence, will-power and unperturbed courage. These messages of Ramayana and Gita inspire us to realize our hidden potentials and stand up with dignity to fight and ruin the evil instincts and untoward tendencies…. These also teach all of us, the importance of sincere endeavors towards the arousal of our collective consciousness and divine virtues. The present volume would serve as an eye-opener for most of us and would also be like an adept guide in helping us find suitable ways of achieving this in the existing circumstances of life.
The in-depth knowledge and realization of spirituality seem to become alive in the pen of Acharya Sharma when he describes the origin, purpose and ultimate goal of human life. He shows us the brightest side of human psychology and motivates divine illumination of our existence.