Brahma Jananam
By Karmayogi
Brahman is the origin. It is the
Eternal and Infinite. It is immutable. It is never born, nor does it grow. It
knows no end. This is the description we know. This is the description of
Mind's Infinity. Infinity is the opposite of Finite. Mind always sees
anything as two opposites, light and darkness; pain and pleasure. Mind does not
know, or cannot know light without darkness. Darkness cannot exist without
light as it depends on it. There will be no shadow if light is not there. Shadow
needs light for its existence. Light does not need shade or darkness for its
existence. It is self-existent light. The higher world has self-existent
Ananda, self-existent knowledge, etc. So its infinity too is self-existent. It
is not the opposite of finite, but the Self-Existent.
We cannot deny any attribute to Brahman if Brahman is omnipotent. As we cannot
attribute any quality to Brahman, we cannot also deny any attribute to Brahman,
is Sri Aurobindo's explanation of the Brahman He realised. Brahman seen
by the Mind is incomplete. We can say it has no birth or death. Brahman seen by
the Supermind is complete Brahman. It can be born if it chooses or die if it
chooses. Brahman is covered by Ignorance in our world. Brahman is of knowledge in
the higher world. The complete Brahman emerging in our world from the ignorance
is what is called Brahma Jananam. Its world is a world of MARVEL where there is
no suffering, pain or death. It is the Supramental world which Sri Aurobindo
worked to create on earth.
When you pray, your prayer touches this world. That is why prayers so far
unanswered are now answered. Prayers to this Force never fail. All prayers,
without fail, are answered. Often prayers grant more than we asked for, grant
what we have not asked for. This Force sometimes grants what we do not know to
be in existence. These are not the characteristics of the Brahman seen by the
Mind. It was one aspect of Brahman – the immutable aspect. It is not the whole
of Brahman. Sri Aurobindo says many in the past had achieved this in their
inner life. No one has achieved it in the outer life also. Ramalinga
Swamigal was one who achieved it inwardly.