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
