suppliment to 42nd  post on 16/07/2013x for Abhanga a week of Sant Tukarama.

Date 16^th July 2013.

Dear Reader , following are the comments from Sri M. Jayaram on the 42^nd Abhanga. These comments will be very useful for the further understanding of Tukarama Maharaja's teachings. That is the reason I am publishing these as a new Post.

There is a famous statement about the spiritual knowledge about the Parabrahman. I am not remembering it exactly but the sum anmd substance is as given here. “ One who says that he has understood , has not understood, The one who says otherwise gets the experience and understanding”.

. On abhang 42 Mr. Jayaram comments as given below.:-

1. Parabrahman cannot be described by logic. The moment you define anything by logic, it's no longer infinite . The dream state analogy can only explain that that a world which is so alive and real disappears when you wake up just as a lamp dispels the darkness of light.

My view is : It is rightly said here that Parabrahman can not be described by logic. I have only tried to explain the All Pervading aspect in my post. .

2. It is more a comparison of deep-sleep state where our mind, senses and body are at sleep and the "good" feeling that  follows the sleep when you awake tell you something was present when all these were asleep.

3. As regards pain and suffering, most of eastern philosophy starts with this question — the western philosophy is more obsessed with who created the world. It is this question which reflects the basic tenet of dharma and karma and the purushaarthas as integral to life. 

4)as i see it, God lies within you — integral like advaita or qualified or distinct as in other philosophies and as soon as one realises this fact, he is out of the chakra of rebirth. The oneness of the soul(or whatever you want to name it) to the universal soul is the answer. The explanations given by you reduce GOD to a distinct being-more powerful,infinite and whatever.Any such explanation leads to a simple question-who created GOD ?

5. Bhakthimargaa is one of the easiest way to realise this oneness and that's where Tukaram is superb — simple language, simple synonyms and universal appeal

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