Q&A: Paramatman
Paramatman
Question: What is God?
Mother Meera: What is not God? Everything – good and bad – is God. (*A1, 18)
Q: Would you describe Paramatman?
MM: Paramatman is infinite Light and is the source of all, of being, knowledge, bliss, of peace, of each atman, each soul. (A1, p18)
Q: Please describe Paramatman.
MM: Paramatman is the origin, the essence of the entire universe. There is no place without it but it has no name or form. (A2, p14)
Q: Is Paramatman masculine or feminine?
MM: Paramatman has no form or gender. (A2, p14)
Q: What is the relationship of Adiparashakti to Paramatman?
MM: Paramatman is Supreme. All comes from Paramatman. (A2, p14)
Q: If Paramatman is the Supreme God, is it necessary to pray to other Gods like Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva, Durga etc.?
MM: Yes, if you want you can pray to any God you believe in. (A2, p13)
Q: I am 60 years old and from my childhood until now I have been afraid of darkness. What shall I do?
MM: Believe that God exists and the Light will protect you, save you, and help you. (A2, p165)
Paramatman Light
Q: Is Paramatman Light coming down now?
MM: The Light is continuously coming down. Some see it already at Darshan. Some see it outside Darshan. Eventually everyone will see it and be transformed. (A2, p13)
Q: If you leave your body, will the Light leave with you?
MM: It will stay, it will continue. Each Avatar brings down a particular Light which changes human history. We have to try to reveal that Light which is hidden in us as a bud. It must blossom like a flower. In all things everywhere, in all beings, the Light is hidden, and it must be revealed. If we try with all our hearts we will be successful. be revealed. I want the Paramatman Light to blossom everywhere. (A1, p18)
Atman
Q: What is the atman, the soul?
MM: The atman comes from the Paramatman. Just as the atman is essential for the body so is Param- atman important for the atman. The atman guides our development and is the basis or root cause of all our physical and subtle bodies. It works through all the various bodies to experience every thing and then will take all this experience back to Paramatman in realization. (A1, p125)
Q: What is our relationship to the soul?
MM: The soul acts as a protector during our lives, and is always with us. It has no wishes of its own. It is not only a witness or a guide but also helps our development. Free from the influence of our actions, it remains permanently with us through our lives until we unite with the Divine. (A1, p125)
Q: Is it the atman that is ignorant of its divine origin?
MM: The atman has no desires and is free from suffering. It comes from Paramatman and has the qualities of the Light. It is not the atman that becomes realized. (A1, p126)
Q: Sometimes I get an image of you burning away my soul.
MM: No. Your soul is always with me. I am burn ing the casing around your soul. The Light burns that so the soul can be free. You must desire the fire to stay and do its work. This desire makes the wood dry; if it is not dry it will take longer to become fire. (A1, p59)
Q: How can I realize «Who am I?»
MM: Give up that ‘I’ and you will know. (A1, p59)
*A1 refers to Mother Meera, Answers Part 1 , A2 to Mother Meera, Answers Part 2
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