Two aspects of Paramapurusha for meditation

Introduction:

Is God formless?

The entire religious school of the world seems divided on this question. There are many schools of religion which claim God is formless and others claim the opposite. The debate seems eternal.

However, as the upanishad says - for an individual spiritual seeker, *debate does not help*. Instead, an individual spiritual seeker should meditate upon the Almighty and the realizations arise internally.

Vedic rishis, darshanics..etc have shared their realizations to the world and the corpus of vedic literature documents such realizations. A holistic reading makes us realize that the Almighty is both Sakara (with form) as well as Nirakara (formless) at the same time.

Vedic Tribe is happy to share its thoughts on this subject and in our next post, we will submit our thoughts on the “nirakara” aspect of the Almighty.

Madhwesh K

Vedic Tribe

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How is God formless?

Before we get to the formlessness of God (Paramapurusha), we need to understand the formlessness of Nature (Prakriti).

Prakriti as we know it is discernible via our sensory perception. 

We can perceive massive objects like stars & planets, everyday objects like soil & water, tiny objects like molecules & crystals and even the tiniest - atoms. However, the world beyond the atom is not perceivable to us; we can only guess. 

This is because, up to the level of atoms, prakriti has “dimensions” / “sakara” and beyond atoms, prakriti is “dimensionless” / “nirakara”. Yet, prakriti exists beyond atoms; in a form beyond our perception.

Hence, Prakriti is both sakara & nirakara at the same time because it is perceivable and non-perceivable at the same time.

Now, the Paramapurusha which pervades all of prakriti - is also nirakara, because it too is non-perceivable. 

Rishis called Paramapurusha as nirakara-brahma, to indicate that it is beyond our everyday perception. Yet they experienced its existence - in the form beyond our everyday perception.

Hence, nirakara-brahma is not opposite to sakara-brahma, but an existence beyond our everyday perception. Paramapurusha is both sakara & nirakara at the same time, because we can perceive it and yet it is beyond our perception at the same time.

In the next post we will share our thoughts on “sakara” aspect of the almighty

Madhwesh K

Vedic Tribe

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What is God’s form?

Before we get to the form of God (Paramapurusha), we need to understand the form of Nature (Prakriti).

In nature, different configurations of sub-atomic energy / fields manifests into the form of atoms. Different combinations of atoms manifest into the form of molecules; then molecules into the form of compounds and so on.

In nature, form is always a combination of pre-existing matter. Their different forms are given different names. Rishis called it “nama-roopatmaka-prapancha”.

Nature is always swaying from one form to another; each time acquiring different names. Earth and water combines to make mud; same mud becomes pot; same pot is grinded to dust…etc

Now, the Paramapurusha also assumes different forms, because it is THE cosmic consciousness that drives this moment of Prakriti. 

Rishis called Paramapurusha as sakara-brahma, to indicate that its forms drive Prakiti’s different forms. This is within our everyday perception. Yet we seldom observe it.

Hence, sakara-brahma is not opposite to nirakara-brahma, but an existence within the realm of our everyday perception. Paramapurusha is both sakara & nirakara at the same time, because we can perceive it and yet it is beyond our perception at the same time.

Vedic Tribe is happy to have submitted its thoughts on the subject. The purpose of submission is to encourage readers to study the Vedic Literature which enables them to explore the reality through their own meditations.

All the best.

Madhwesh K

Vedic Tribe