How to Become God
Monday February 7 2005 09:07 IST
By Karmayogi
Not even in his wildest
imagination has Man dreamt of being God. All that man wants is to get a boon
from God. Brahma created the world, Vishnu protects it, Shiva destroys it. Do
we wish to create the world? No, it is not given to man to dream of becoming
God.
Still, Mother says it is a worthy goal for Man on earth. The world knows of
tapas which gets the tapas in the Darshan of God. It knows of mantras that
accomplish a work. There are mantras that can bring down a god to you as Kunti
had. But to become god is too much for the human aspiration or ambition. Of
course, there were Asuras who wanted to excel Narayana or Shiva. They were
expressions of ego, a condensed form of ignorance.
What does Mother mean when She says that Man can become God? She does mean it.
She has told the world how to accomplish it. To surrender one's being,
consciousness, power and delight to this Force qualifies one to aspire for
becoming God, according to the Divine Mother. Saint Chaitanya revealed his
divine form too long to his disciples who requested him to return to his normal
human self. Mother says She became the Supreme for fifteen minutes in Her last
years.
The Supreme is far above the status of God as we know. One aspect of this
aspiration is to function in utter FREEDOM. This means not to be bound by
social laws, moral codes, ethical behaviour, not to submit to any laws made by
MAN.
No one has found it easy; still, many have taken to it. Such people ended as
sages, Rishis and yogis. It is one thing NOT to follow any rules, but it is
another thing to relate to a person on that basis. We are incapable of imposing
our beliefs on another.
If one wants to try a little of it, there is a method. Freedom is a sacred rule
for us to follow. It is more sacred when extended to another. To run an
establishment based on the laws of Freedom successfully will certainly make one
God. It is difficult to see such an establishment.
Someone tried a little bit in his company. He found his salesman had not gone
out once on a sales trip for two years. Offer this freedom to your servants,
they will rarely turn up. Soon the establishment will be closed. If you are one
who loves adventure and enjoys courting danger, let me give you a tiny
experiment.
If you have a naughty child of four who raises a storm every morning to go to
school or a profligate husband or an imperious wife, you can make a one-time
experiment. The only condition is NOT to react to whatever the child does. Prepare
your heart to be patient and calm. If you succeed in a few days or many years,
try it on one day, for a little while. Do not ask the child to go to school. If
you are successful, the child, contrary to custom, will go to school happily.
One who can make this an attitude of life can run an establishment and if it
becomes a success, he is qualified to become God. To accomplish in utter freedom
is godly.