How to connect to transcendence?

24 Oct

How to connect to transcendence?

How to connect to transcendence?

The happiness in the material world is compared to punishment that criminals used to get by kings in the olden days. The criminals were taken in a boat and were immersed in water for a while until the criminal’s lungs are about to burst. They are lifted up until they take some air and immerse the criminal again until his lungs are about burst and lift him up again to breath. The anticipation of happiness of the criminal is material happiness. Senses are met with sense objects. People although go for it, it is illusory (is not real happiness). The standard of real happiness is transcendental (beyond the senses and sense objects). It is not just relief of distress neither is it senses touching the sense object of sound or smell or touch or seeing something beautiful etc. Because, after certain time sensory happiness does not last. So, to connect us with transcendence, there is sound vibration from transcendence. The instrument for connection to transcendence is the ear. Suppose, somebody is asleep. Although all the senses are asleep, the ear is not asleep. Similarly, transcendence can be contacted even in the covered condition by sound vibrations (or by transcendental sounds). Of all the transcendental sounds, the sounds of names of God have all the potencies of the God, within each and every name. This is one of our core teachings. Therefore, all the traditions
have that similar emphasis on praising God’s names.