Saguna brahman

Saguna brahman

Saguna Brahman (lit. "The Absolute with qualities" [The Shambala Encyclopedia of Yoga (p. 247), by Georg Feuerstein, Ph.D., ISBN 1-57062-137-3] ) came from the Sanskrit "IAST|saguṇa" ( _sa. सगुण) "with qualities" and "Brahman" ( _sa. ब्रह्मन्) "The Absolute".

Advaita

According to Advaitic philosophy it is just the mind of the devotee that gives form and attributes to the otherwise pure and unqualifiable Absolute. While Nirguna Brahman ("The Absolute without qualities") refers to the holistic potency that animates the universe Saguna Brahman commonly refers to any of "Its" deitical manifestations such as Vishnu, Krishna, Rama, Shiva, Ganesh, Durga, Lakshmi, any other personal God or Goddess, i.e., God with personal form, versus the attributeless Nirguna Brahman, and even one's spiritual preceptor or Satguru. [Meditation and Mantras, by Swami Vishnu-Devananda (p. 61-75), ISBN 81-208-1615-3]

The Hindu saint, Ramakrishna analogized God with form and without form as being like ice and liquid water, as being both the same but in different states. [ [http://www.vedantaberkeley.org/Master.htm Words of Sri Ramakrishna ] ]

Vaishnavism

Saguna Brahman of the various schools of Vaishnavism means Brahman with infinite attributes, including form. Saguna Brahman is immortal, imperishable, eternal, and thus the basis of the impersonal Nirguna Brahman, as clearly stated in the Bhagavad Gita. The personal form indicated is generally Narayana, or Krishna, or Vishnu. Practically all schools of Vaishnavism adhere to this viewpoint.

The Hindu saint Surdas was born blind, but through intense devotion (Bhakti Yoga), could see the Lord all the time.

Other

Goddess Shakti (or Durga, Kali, Gayatri etc.) is seen as the Saguna Brahman in Shaktism. Shiva is the Saguna Brahman of Shaivism. It is also understood that worshipers of a particular personal form of God or Goddess as supreme may see other personal forms as plenary portions or expansions or aspects of Brahman.

References

ee also

*Para Brahman
*Nirguna Brahman
*Brahman
*Mahavishnu
*Parasiva
*Turiya
*Harihara


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