To name me is to
designate me
to accomplish the
impossible ,
to raise me , to
enable me
to live that name,
to realize that name
in real life ,
to shape me, to mold
me ,
to sculpt me, to cast
me, to construct me,
to paint me, to
sharpen me , to elevate me,
from nothing, that i
really am
from the colorless
tasteless odorless raw material that i am
to enable me to grow
as a personality
as an entity , as an
individuality,
to become a visible
god
from the invisible
deeper potential at the core
Names make the forms
name is a seed sown in
the consciousness,
sprouts, grows,
becomes the form
good names create good
personalities
bad names, curses,
create bad
personalities
naming is a great
sanskar
New name is a new life
narendra is
vivekananda
gautham is budha
rk is param hansa
mahesh is mahesh yogi
rajneesh is osho
kaushik is
vishvamithra
We have namavali 108
names, 1000 names,
each is a powerful
seed
in fact one name is
not sufficient for one individual
an individual is a
bundle of infinite individuals ,
having different
potential personalities to be activated
and brought to surface
by appropriate names
now an anti climax, on
the limitation of name !
there is much more
than a name can tell ,
since ''name does
negate''
any name is associated
with form,
qualities,
characteristics,
dimensions, geo, time
frame,
and so definitely
''negates'' the truth of one's indefinable grand existence ,
and is a binding and a
hindrance, a veil, an obstruction,
so it's not a unmixed
blessing ,
how to reconcile the
great positive potential of name
with equally negative
potential?
simple
on the upward journey
to reach the nirgun nirakarpara brahman ,
to the core of our
being, the fertile field
from which all
potentialities manifest,
one must ''get rid
of'' all limiting nama rupa guna ,
transcend , go beyond
and reach that field .
once established in
that field,
now the glory of nama
comes into picture
here is the stage the
nama brings with it,all the mahimas
from that field as if
seed sprouts
and yields crop of all
virtues associated with every name,
into the manifest
daily living of the individual ,
makes him
mahimaanvitha .
here is the
significance of all the names of all the gods
and one becomes the
shiva if one wants
or vishnu if he wants,
or lakshmi if s/he wants
as per his/her need
and desire
all gods are now
playing with him ,
sharing their
unlimited powers .
this is how one needs
to be familiar with his ''nameless'' stature,
and also one needs to
invoke the names
and enjoy the
''name-fullness'' of that name
ie, one should be able
to traverse
from parabrahma to any
loka transparently,
by nama sankeerthan
like narad and be also on the earth plane
with his official
aadhaar card or pan card etc
think on how saints
truly overcame the negating /limiting / downsizing effect
of the the name ,
form, and biodata, and asserted their real grand stature
Let us see what adi
shankara said for these FAQs
1 Who are you?
He did not say his
name is shankara,
But he said
I am not these
limiting features
I am that unmanifest
absolute Shivoham,
He asserted once again
shivah kevaloham
2 where are you from,
?
He did not say I am from
kaladi, kerala
But he said
Swadesho
bhuvanathrayam
My land is the entire
three bhuvanas
3 who are your
parents, kith and kin,
He did not say parents
x , y
But he said
Matha cha parvathi
devi
Pitha devo maheshvara
Bandhava
shivabhkthasya
4 who is your guru?
He would have repeated
simply he is so and so ,
but he asserted truly My
guru is
Gurur brahma gurur
Vishnu, gururdevo maheshvara
Gurusakshath
parabrahma
brahma, vishnu ,
maheshvara are my guru
verily, the unmanifest
absolute is my guru
he again delimits the
influence of name
negating the true
stature of his human guru
really , the saints
are so wise not to get bound
by any factor
localizing their universal existence,
miniaturize / or
negate their infinite stature
