Wednesday, November 23, 2011

wat aare the carctrist of self - realized man

what are the characteristics of self -  realized person  
  • A person who realizes that he is not the material body but the soul.
    The material body is temporary but the soul is eternal, and one who knows this realizes that he (the soul) has been transmigrating from one body to another for countless lifetimes and thus his current body is just one of the millions of bodies he (the soul) has occupied. This means he is not the body but the soul within the body.
  • A person who realizes his relationship with the supreme.
    The relationship between the living entities and the supreme (God), is that all living entities are part and parcel of the supreme. That means the qualities of all living entities (souls) are the same as those of the supreme. These qualities being eternality, blissfulness, and knowledge.
  • A person who realizes that the part is meant to serve the whole.
    Just as the hand serves the body, the living entities who are part of the supreme, must serve the whole, thus serve the supreme.
  • A person who has given up desires for material possessions and all his activities are done only for the satisfaction of the supreme.
  • A person who teaches all the above to others.
    A self-realized person is concerned for the welfare of all living beings and thus wants to deliver all living beings back to the spiritual creation, where everyone is happy eternally.
“The great souls, who have achieved perfection, attain me [Krishna]. They do not take birth again in this material creation, which is temporary and full of miseries.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 8.15)

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