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Govind
October 18, 2013 08:43 AM

Respected Sir,Understood.I have couple of more queries and i apologize for asking many questions.I have been studying your articles and have got couple of doubts.1) What is difference between Self-realization and complete Spiritual Realization? 2) Related to Different stages of realization ( Salokya to kaivalya ) , what is highest stage a soul can reach if they follow only Dvaita or Duality based.Please clear my confusion sir

MANBLUNDER
October 17, 2013 08:19 PM

I am unable to answer this, as this is beyond my capacity.

Govind
October 17, 2013 08:08 PM

Hello Sir,I came through a news today where 30 million slaves are there in world with nearly 50% in india.http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/30-million-people-are-slaves-half-in-india-survey-433389?pfrom=home-indiaAs a country where majority are Hindus, why people are being treated badly?I suppose majority of them are Hindus.Why Common Hindu people are doing so much sin.Is this due to Kali age?

MANBLUNDER
October 17, 2013 11:13 AM

Thank you very much for pointing out this error. This has been rectified now.

MANBLUNDER
October 17, 2013 11:13 AM

Thank you very much for pointing out this error. This has been rectified now.

Sriram
October 17, 2013 11:02 AM

तेत्रदेव्यै tetradevyai hope this should be "Neradevyai". please check.

Sriram
October 17, 2013 11:02 AM

तेत्रदेव्यै tetradevyai hope this should be "Neradevyai". please check.

MANBLUNDER
October 16, 2013 09:39 PM

This is cut and pasted from my Lalitā Sahasranāma.Turya is the fourth state of consciousness, the other three being awake, dream and deep sleep. Turya stage transcends all the above three stages by bundling them out. The level of consciousness at turya stage is very close to the stage of blissfulness, derived from experiment and observation rather than theory. Turyātīta is the stage where one’s consciousness transcends turya stage. In this stage of blissful consciousness, the Brahman is realised where one feels that “I am That” or aham brahmāsmi. The final stage of merging into the Brahman is kaivalya, when a soul ceases to transmigrate.There is nothing beyond this. What happens if one transcends turya state? The self is replaced by SELF. This transformative realization happens in a fraction of a second where near death-like situation is experienced. One is not the same person after that ‘second’.The bliss is the penultimate stage of the final salvation. Such a sort of bliss can be experienced only during the last stages of merger into the Brahman, the final stages of liberation, the state of kaivalya.They are sālokya, sarūpa, samībha and sāyujya. Beyond this is kaivalya. Sālokya is the stage where one performs ritual worship, worshipping idols or portraits of gods. In sarūpa he leaves idol worship and does not differentiate himself from god. In samībha he goes near the god and in sāyujya stage he merges with god. These are the stages of one’s consciousness that finally lead to kaivalya. One has to progress from one stage to another and this progression happens depending upon the level of spirituality. By being spiritual does not mean one has to be religious. Spirituality transcends religious affinities, though religion forms the foundation of spirituality.

Govind
October 16, 2013 09:27 PM

SirIs there different stages of self-realisation before Atma becomes JivanMukta? If so what are those.

MANBLUNDER
October 16, 2013 08:16 PM

Yes. Your understanding is absolutely correct.