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345. Brahma Jananam

Brahman is the origin. It is the Eternal and Infinite. It is immutable. It is never born, nor does it grow. It knows no end. This is the description we know. This is the description of Mind's Infinity. Infinity is the opposite of Finite. Mind always sees anything as two opposites, light and darkness; pain and pleasure. Mind does not know, or cannot know light without darkness. Darkness cannot exist without light as it depends on it. There will be no shadow if light is not there. Shadow needs light for its existence. Light does not need shade or darkness for its existence. It is self-existent light. The higher world has self-existent Ananda, self-existent knowledge, etc. So its infinity too is self-existent. It is not the opposite of finite, but the Self-Existent.

We cannot deny any attribute to Brahman if Brahman is omnipotent. As we cannot attribute any quality to Brahman, we cannot also deny any attribute to Brahman, is Sri Aurobindo's explanation of the Brahman He realised. Brahman seen by the Mind is incomplete. We can say it has no birth or death. Brahman seen by the Supermind is complete Brahman.  It can be born if it chooses or die if it chooses. Brahman is covered by Ignorance in our world. Brahman is of knowledge in the higher world. The complete Brahman emerging in our world from the ignorance is what is called Brahma Jananam. Its world is a world of MARVEL where there is no suffering, pain or death. It is the Supramental world which Sri Aurobindo worked to create on earth.

When you pray, your prayer touches this world. That is why prayers so far unanswered are now answered. Prayers to this Force never fail. All prayers, without fail, are answered. Often prayers grant more than we asked for, grant what we have not asked for. This Force sometimes grants what we do not know to be in existence. These are not the characteristics of the Brahman seen by the Mind. It was one aspect of Brahman - the immutable aspect. It is not the whole of Brahman. Sri Aurobindo says many in the past had achieved this in their inner life. No one has achieved it in the outer life also. Ramalinga Swamigal was one who achieved it inwardly.

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  • Acknowledgement by the Author
  • Introduction
  • 301. One Week's Work in One Day
  • 302. The Solution Lies in the Problem
  • 303. Oblivious Selfishness
  • 304. A More than Human Effort
  • 305. The Successive Coils of Personality
  • 306. The Twelve Crores
  • 307. The Act Repeats
  • 308. The Native Generosity of the Human Heart
  • 309. The Honesty of Servants
  • 310. Receptivity - Initial and Long Lasting
  • 311. Spiritual Experience
  • 312. A Movement for Indian Prosperity
  • 313. Self-Respect
  • 314. Academic Excellence
  • 315. Stiff Thumb
  • 316. Affluent House; Affectionate Home
  • 317. The Legend of Brahman
  • 318. Complete Folly
  • 319. The Power of Low Consciousness
  • 320. I Can Accept what I Understand
  • 321. Success is Determined, Organised Effort
  • 322. Half an Hour with The Mother
  • 323. Self-Awareness is Soul-Awareness
  • 324. Significance of a Word
  • 325. The Aristocracy of India
  • 326. The Mystery of Accomplishment
  • 327. Maximum Effort
  • 328. Human Helplessness
  • 329. How Men Sometimes Receive Grace
  • 330. Business Week on India
  • 331. Social Consciousness
  • 332. The Handicapped Wife
  • 333. Housemaid’s Assertion
  • 334. Generosity and Vanity
  • 335. Feb. 29th, 1956 – The Day of the Lord
  • 336. Loss of Speech
  • 337. The Smile on the Face
  • 338. Consciousness Responsibility
  • 339. Unself-consciousness
  • 340. Hasten Slowly
  • 341. Observer, Thinker, Censor
  • 342. Goodness
  • 343. Ardent Devotees
  • 344. Kalyana Sraddha
  • 345. Brahma Jananam
  • 346. Sri Ramalinga Swamigal
  • 347. Ego, Purusha, Psychic Being
  • 348. Comprehensiveness of Accomplishment
  • 349. Linguistic Capacity of Memory
  • 350. Levels of Reading
  • 351. Body is a Rock of Offence
  • 352. How Man Adores the Woman
  • 353. Understanding Our Own Personality
  • 354. Acquiring Humility
  • 355. Life of Organised Luck
  • 356. Mental Nature
  • 357. The French Revolution
  • 358. Concentration and Distraction
  • 359. Mathematical Precision in Life
  • 360. Egoistic Assertion
  • 361. Every Truth has its Opposite Truth
  • 362. Obesity is Poverty Consciousness
  • 363. Integrity
  • 364. Lawrence of Arabia
  • 365. Minor Injustices of Life
  • 366. 'I Cannot Accept What I Have Not Earned'
  • 367. "I am Lost in the Work"
  • 368. What is Life?
  • 369. Undeserved Luck
  • 370. Attention Matures into Affection
  • 371. Spirituality is Equality
  • 372. The Rewards of Life
  • 373. Best School
  • 374. Water Supply
  • 375. Yoga of Self-Giving
  • 376. What is Education?
  • 377. Levels of Faith
  • 378. Sarva arambha Parithyagi
  • 379. Revolution of Rising Expectations
  • 380. Consecration in the Subtle Plane
  • 381. The Westernised Indian
  • 382. The GOOD Man
  • 383. The Words that Ring True
  • 384. Moral Attitude to Work
  • 385. The Power of Co-ordination
  • 386. How Consecration Accomplishes Itself
  • 387. Flourishing Evil in the Country
  • 388. Insight and Intuition
  • 389. The Wisdom of Superstition
  • 390. Flawless Perfection - 1
  • 391. Flawless Perfection - 2
  • 392. Good Will vs. Ill Will
  • 393. Innate Goodness and its Limits
  • 394. Duty is More Powerful than Grace
  • 395. Youth versus Age
  • 396. The Power of Will
  • 397. Simplicity, Austerity and Luxury
  • 398. "Count Your Chickens Before They are Hatched"
  • 399. 800 Years of Slavery
  • 400. Who is the Creator?
  • Appendix 1: How to Invoke the Spirit
  • Appendix 2: Invocation of the Spirit
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