Swami B.A. Paramadvaiti


Perennial Psychology

The principle of the Supersoul

Another level of spiritual realization has been identified to understand the all-knowing omnipresent aspect of Divinity within all of us. This principle known as the Supersoul principle or the Paramatma principle gives us a clear idea that there is a conscious agent overseeing everything. Without this conscious agent everything should have been programmed into atoms and nature, up to the last little detail of the transactions of matter and consciousness.

We can get a certain notion of the idea of programming, by the modern computerization and digitalization of elements, which allow people to create complicated interactions between situations and elements, through a sophisticated spread sheet. It is so removed from the immediate perception, that it is almost not understandable to the superficial observer. That is the difference between using the computer and programming it to make it work. So, what makes this world work? And what is the impact of the world? How do you use it?

By taking into consideration, the concept of the spiritual realization of the omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient aspects of Divinity lying behind everything and overseeing everything, for the first time it becomes understandable or somewhat reasonable that truth, forgiveness and karmic reaction for educational purposes do exist. Otherwise, how can you conceive of anything being decided or judged by anyone or by any functioning principle that can do justice to the unlimited amount of notions, desires, and moods experienced by the individual living beings as they go through the sojourn of the material existence and experience the incompatible situation of consciousness and matter in practical life, being always threatened by the danger of death, which means discontinuing the present accumulation of experiences and then having to face the unknown once again.

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