Self Realization

                                            Srimad Bhagavatam

In the beginning in the Krita yuga also known as the golden age there was only Brahman. 

The people who lived in that yuga were skilled in knowledge and discrimination knew about this non dual existence of Brahman.

This Brahman, which is beyond mind and speech got bifurcated. One part was Maya the creative power and the other the possessor of this power.

The creative power which is also the cause and the result was known as Prakriti.

The self luminous possessor of this power was known as Purusha.

By the will power of the purusha the three modes of material nature that is goodness (Sattwa), passion (Rajasika) and ignorance (Tamasika) emanated.

These three possessed the power to create and the creation was called Mahttattwa or universal intelligence.

The universal intelligence went through a change process and gave birth to ego.

It is this ego that gave the delusion of manifold existence.

The ego which is actually pure consciousness gets reflected through matter in its threefold modes of material nature that is goodness, passion and ignorance.

This reflection gives birth to mind, senses and the fine particles of matter.

Before the fine particles turned into matter, they were in subtle form and acting together they formed an oval shape which floated on water.

God dwelt on inside this oval shape. From his navel rose a thousand petal lotus which epitomized the universe. 

And Brahma the self born manifested himself in the center of this lotus.

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