The idea of One Supreme Brahmn is central to many World Faiths, including Nijanand Sampradaya. Truth is One. Sages call it by various names.Finding that One Truth is the real purpose of the Human existence. What we believe about God is the most important thing about us. One must recognize and build a relationship with that God in order to reap the fruits of eternal bliss. All major world faiths speak of one Supreme Truth God in different ways:
The Hindu Veda (Yajurveda: 31/18) says, “Eakam-evaa-dwitiyam” or “Eko Brahmn dwitiyo na asti. The Mundakopanishad further states: Aprano amano shubhro hi aksharat parat: par: | In other words, that Supreme Brahmn is beyond both the perishable Kshar Purusha and the Akshar Brahmn. a. 15/17) ” The Holy Bible says, “There is only one God and no other. The Supreme Truth God is only One.”The Holy Koran says, “Kool hoo Allah ahad. No one but Him is worthy of worship.” Koran (para 28/su59/v.22-24) states: he is all-knower, mercyful, the form of true peace, and the greatest of all. Those who are engaged in the worship of many gods and godesses are actually the enemies of that Allah, the One Supreme Truth God. These people do so because they do not know the true Allah or Parmatma. They have been doing so because all their material wishes are fulfilled through the worship of these minor gods and godesses. The first principle of Islam: “La ilaha ill-Allah, Muhammad-ur-rasool ullah,” which means “there is no god but God and Muhammad is the Messanger of God. Guru Granth Saheb of Sikhism says, “Nanak eko sumeriyee, janam maran dukh jaayee. The one that can not be thought by the human mind, spoken by words, or experienced by the human intellect is our khasam, our spiritual husband, the only Lord of our soul.” The heart of the Jewish faith is in this concise creed of the Holy Torah (Deuteronomy 6:4): “Hear O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One,” which means that there is only one God and the rejection of all idols. Saint Kabir also came as a witness and reinforced the belief that without knowing the Satnaam Parbrahmn, one can not exit the endless cycle of birth and rebirth.
While all scriptures speak of one God, why then are people fighting in the name of one and the same Supreme Truth God? Answering this question, the Holy Kuljam Swaroop says:
Jude jude naame gavhi, jude jude bhekh anek |
Jin koi jagdo aap mein, dhani sabon ka eak || (KS, Sndh: 41-72)
Jaat eak khuda ki, aur na koi jaat |
Eak khuda, ek duniya, aur uad gayi duji baat || (KS, Sndh: 36-17)
In other words, “Oh, the people of the world! The Supreme Truth God is one and He is of all, not just of one community. We just call Him by many different names, and have different customs and rituals. There can be only one true, united, harmonious world and one human race. All other human philosophies are of no use.”
Humanists and many others promote the thought of godless, good human life. They claim that there is no need of God for us to be a wise, productive human. Nevertheless, such people who spend their life without building a relationship with God are doomed to feel alone at the time of death.
Now, if one believes in God, one must also think of God’s forms, sports, and abode. If I have a beautiful form, world to enjoy, and a house to live in, God must have the same. However, of course, all that is divine in nature-nothing material.
The spotless Wisdom of Lord Prannath enables a seeker soul to identify the true Form (Swaroop), the true Sports (Lila) of Bliss, and the beauty of the Supreme Abode (Paramdham) of the One Supreme Truth God, who is the very embodiment of truth, consciousness, and bliss. It does so by revealing the knowledge of Para Shakti, the wisdom leading a soul beyond the perishable world of 14 skies (Lokas). It identifies that the One Supreme Truth God is Aksharateet who is beyond the perishable Kshar Purusha and the imperishable Akshar Brahmn. He is the true Par-Brahmn of Hindus, Allah the Almighty of Muslims and Supreme Truth God of Christians.
These days, we see that people define the term God in many diferent ways. Historically, society has recognized many great people as God. When we say someone is God, what do we really mean? The meanings that we give are often quite opposing. Our thinking about God is miles apart from others thinking.
When Vedas say: aham brahma smi (I am that supreme brahamn), what do we really mean? Does this mean that seakers who, in their integrity, worships God, becomes God? Do we have to take this literally, or figurativelly? Does this statement of Veda lead to self-worship or worshiping the God within? Does this mean that there is no God outside of me? Prannathji says, such a definition as very narrow that focusses on the smaller God within. In reality, the scriptures speak of the God-creator of all worldly jivas (kshar purusha), even the God who creates the creator God, and that Gods (Akshar Brahmn’s) God! Our definition of God will entail the scriptural facts surrounding the individual, the universe, the creator, and the supreme brahmn who is the embodiment of truht, consciousness, and bliss. There is nothing wrong in thinking of my ideal self as God, but this leads to ego and many other negative conciquences, as history has shown us. More discussion on this will be in Chapter# 8 and 15.
While major revealed scriptures, including those of Hinduism, speak of One Supreme Brahmn, they also talk about many gods and goddesses who are even regarded to be inferior in status to the three god heads – Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh. The people of this world failed to understand this clear-cut hierarchy in the spiritual worlds.
Misled believers: People became religious – more for their physical wellbeing than for spiritual uplift. Any god or goddess, through whom a person’s material desires were satisfied, that deity became “Supreme Truth God” for that person. Superficially, they talked about Unity in Diversity, but in reality, they all were fragmented.
In addition, most people did not use religion as a tool for true liberation (Mukti) or to exit the cycle of birth and rebirth, and the never-ending cycle of Karma. On the contrary, these believers began asking for a rebirth as human so they can do more service of their deity or god. Of course, this sounds like a good and rational prayer of a human soul. However, a seeker individual should check if this direction is in concert with the scriptural teachings regarding the attainment of eternity. The answer is, ‘no.’
Lost in the jungle of (minor) gods and goddesses, how can an ordinary Hindu even think of the Primeval Being Lord Adi Narayana–the creator of the three godheads? How can they be expected to understand the Imperishable Akshar Brahmn and His divine sports? How can they be expected to understand the scriptural facts about the Supreme Brahmn Aksharateet, His blissful sports, and His Supreme Heaven? As it is said in the Shruti scripture (Eakam sat, vipra bahudha vadanti), He is the only one who is worthy of worship by all humans. This is the focus of this Divine Wisdom.
All religions say that God is only one, just the names and forms are different. Scriptures have praised God with words like almighty (omnipotent, the one with limitless power), omniscient (the one knowing everything), omnipresent (one who is present everywhere at the same time) and such other words. According to the Holy Kuljam Swaroop, all of the above praises truly hold well only for Aksharateet Supreme Lord and His Supreme Heaven, Paramdham. This Divine Wisdom clearly shows the limits of power and knowledge of Kshar Purusha and Akshar Brahmn. Depending on the spiritual plane about which a particular scripture may be talking, Kshar Purusha, eternal forms of Yogmaya, and Akshar Brahmn have been described as the almighty, omniscient and omnipresent. This should be regarded as either ignorance or an overstatement. Mahamati’s Divine Wisdom brings the scriptural facts and prophesies in perfect harmony by clarifying many other systems of belief in the world.
Again, the Holy Kuljam Swaroop says:
Bhesh bhasha jin rachiyo, rachiyo mayney asal| (KS)
In other words, “Oh the people of the world! Do not get separated due to the diversities in your dress, rituals and languages. Look for the true common meanings behind all of them. If Sanskrit is the language of God for Hindus, Hebrew is also the language of God for Jews. A true seeking soul must rise above all these barriers of ignorance.”