Only path to recognize present human form of God

[dattaswami]

Only path to recognize present human form of God

is the merit of His knowledge

 

Recognize the contemporary human incarnation through analysis

 

There are two aspects:

1. Importance you give to God above all your present bonds

2. Recognition of contemporary human incarnation

 

When the first aspect is fully achieved, the second aspect becomes necessary. The second aspect is recognition of contemporary human incarnation. This second aspect becomes important since you are ready with the first aspect i.e., you are ready to do practical devotion or service to the contemporary human incarnation. The only path to recognize the present human form of God is the merit of His knowledge.

 

You have to analyze the preachings of various preachers and select the best. For such selection, you require the faculty of sharp analysis in deciding the true knowledge. The examiner must have sharp analysis to recognize the correct answer while evaluating the scripts. In this aspect only, the analysis will help you.

 

Let us take the example of the lady, who is blessed to have God as son, the mother of Sripada Vallabha. The ritual of ancestors was going on in her house. A saint entered the house through the back door and asked for food. Unless the priests of the ceremony finish their meals, nobody should eat before they eat. The scripture says that it is a great sin to give food to anyone before the priests eat. She analyzed the saint and recognized Him as the human form of God. The saint is always a top scholar and knows that prior eating in such ceremony is a sin. In fact, not only the donor of the food but also the receiver of the food will get the punishment for such sin. The saint can go to other house and can get the same food in which such ceremony is not performed. When the choice of serving the purpose without sin is available, will any fool opt the other choice? She did all this analysis and decided that the saint is God.

 

She served the food to the saint and the saint appeared as God. God gave her the boon of becoming her son. Therefore, she recognized the contemporary human incarnation through analysis only. If the analysis is not done, you will be exploited by several false human incarnations. Since this aspect is of pure analysis, this aspect can be treated as Jnana Yoga. Giving top most priority to God is Bhakthi Yoga and recognizing the alive human form of God is Jnana Yoga. Both are essential for your success when Datta tests you.