Manstein's Blog

Who am I?
=> You are neither this body nor the sense organs. You are neither mind nor intellect. You are pure Consciousness. The Consciousness which is the ubiquitous witness.

What is the purpose of life?
=> The purpose of life is to understand that Consciousness which is free from the limitations of life and death. Understanding that itself is called Liberation.

Does God exist? Who is He? What does He look like? Is He male or female?
=> There is no action without a cause. This world is the proof of that cause. You are. Therefore That is there too. That Great Cause itself is called God in Spirituality. It is neither male nor female.

What is Its Form?
=> He is Truth, Awareness, Bliss. It is that Formless One who expresses Himself in all forms.

What does that Formless One Himself do?
=> That God creates, maintains, and destroys the world.

If God has created the world, who created God?
=> He is without birth, without death, and without cause.

What are the causes of birth?
=> Unfulfilled cravings, desires and the results of one’s actions. Those are the cause of birth.

Who is free from the bondage of life and death?
=> The one who has realized Self, has come to know Soul and is free from the bondage of life and death.

Why are there sorrows in the world?
=> Greed, selfishness and fear are the causes of sorrow in the world.

Why did God create sorrows?
=> God created the world. And humans created joys and sorrows through their thoughts and actions.

What is Fate?
=> It is the result of every action, every act. Result can be either good or bad. The result itself is Fate. Today’s attempt is tomorrow’s Fate.

What is the secret of joy and peace?
=> Truth, good conduct, love and forgiveness are the causes of joy. Giving up untruth, bad conduct, hatred and hostility leads to peace.

How can the mind be controlled?
=> Desires and cravings create disturbances in the mind. Conquering desires amount to conquering the mind.

What is true love?
=> Seeing one’s own Self in everyone is true love. True love is seeing one’s own Self as all-pervading. Seeing one’s own Self as one with all is true love.

Why doesn’t one love everyone?
=> The one who cannot see himself in everyone cannot love everyone.

What is attachment?
=> Attachment is when there is demand, expectation and rightfulness in love.

What is the Ultimate Truth?
=> The Absolute Brahman