Radhae Radhae
My humble pranams to my brothers and sisters of The Divine Truth.
In the recent post of this yahoo group I have realized that many of
us do not know the difference of Divine ecstasy and trance. These
two modes of expressions has vast difference, many of our Archarayas
have shown us Divine experience according to the nature of Bakthi.
Keep in mind that the MIND (mana) is divided into 2 parts the
conscious and the sub conscious, experience of Divine ecstasy and
trance are a product of the mind. Bakthi is also a product of the
mind. Bakthi cannot be performed by the body as many of you may
think, Bakthi is an act involving the mind In many cases of history
with bakthas you would notice that the application of the mind in
the course of Sadhana Bakthi the mind played the predominant role .
As such Bakthi can only be performed by the mind and not the body.
Divine ecstasy is a state where the mind has established full
potency of Bakthi and the Lord who is the object of Bakthi has been
revealed in reality to the baktha. Upon such revelation by the Lord
the love play between the baktha and the Lord takes place The Lord
is as real as you and I are real to a mundane mind in such a state
of Divinity.
A state of trance is an opposite reaction of the subconscious mind
and it varies in various degrees depending of the prarabdh karma
(past karma) that one has acquired. Trance modes can come on to
anybody. Trance mode may be sober or may be ferocious. Some people
seem to believe that God has come upon them the truth of the factor
is that God has not come upon men. Many of us have various degrees
of intellectual understanding of God. Depending on what we
intellectually understand. Man when in the state of trance coupled
with prarabdh karma takes on a state of trance which is of the sub
conscious level and portrays a certain act in such state. People who
are in trance are able to see understand and tell the truth and in
certain extent depending on the accumulated karma they may even lie
eat meat, murder or hurt someone. We even have situation where they
bless mankind and behave all Lordly and Godly. . When a person
leaves a state of trance he forgets what has happened In certain
instances they may have walked on fire , pierced or hurt them
selves and some after the state of coming out of trance may feel the
pain and some may not even feel the pain inflicted on them. Some
people can even go on trance on demand
Now back to Divine ecstasy, great bakthas have show us the state of
Divine ecstasy and for those of us who has seen such bakthas we
would realize that in that sate they are still bakthas and the
longing for the Lord has increased in thousand folds. The manifest
horripilation, chocking voices, tears rolling down, laughing,
smiling, crying and running and after thin air in search of
something important. Some talk to the tress, leaves and creepers
asking if they have seen the Lord like the Gopis of Braj. Gauranga
Deva Chaitanya Mahaprabhu Swami was the only one ho portrayed Divine
ecstasy of the highest nature of Radha Prem.
More can be said and talked about the Divine ecstasy It's a feeling
that's beyond words Jagadguru Kripalu Mahaprabhu has said "Sensual
pleasures burn your heart and excite anxiety, whereas Krishna love
rejoices your heart and spreads a wave of contentment through your
whole being.It is a 'feeling' that has no definition. It is 'love'
that has no bounds. It is a 'pleasure' that has no restrictions, and
it is 'happiness' that has no limits. It is something that includes
everything your soul needs, and it is the only thing your soul has
always desired".(http://www.jkp.org)
I have only given a gist of my understanding and more is there to be
revealed, so in future don't be confused between trance and Divine
ecstasy.
Radhae Radhae
Dr Gopal Raja
Bakhi Dham
Kuala Lumpur
20th Oct 2004
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