25 Jun 2023
[Mr. Waller asked: You said “If God wants to test the devotee to see whether the devotee gets ego or not, such situation as told by You will happen. If the devotee gets ego, such a devotee failed in the test of God.”
That’s a limited view of vishnuism, but in kashmir shaivism: Paramshiva: Prakasha (Pralaya, stillness) and alternating Vimarsha (pure non-self-centred "I" consciousness) Shiva: DivineI (The Being Revealed) Para-Shakti: divine self-consciousness Sadashiva: I in all (divine unity) Ishvara: This in my I (in me) - divine creator. By Waller]
Swami replied:- God mainly tests the extent of sacrifice, which indicates the extent of absence of selfishness. Sacrifice is a measure of true love on God. This is the main point of the test that is related to true love. Ego is only an unfortunate byproduct of sacrifice and it is not necessary that ego is always generated in sacrifice. Ego is a minor problem that can be rectified easily. If the complete true knowledge of God is available with you that He is omniscient and omnipotent, ego will not be born at all. There is no difference between God Vishnu and God Shiva even as per the Veda (Śivaśca Nārāyanaḥ). The purity of love and sacrifice is like a pot of milk. Thinking two or more Gods is like a salt crystal added to the pot of milk due to which the entire milk breaks into pieces due to colloidal activity.
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