S'rî Sukta- God appears in the form of S'rî Vishnu to uphold and protect the world. All action by Lord Vishnu is performed by His S'akti Lakshmî. She is the mother aspect of creation and the nourisher of the three worlds. Her description appears in the S'rî Sukta, where she is glorified. In reality, there is no difference between Lord Vishnu (the one who holds the power of action) and Lakshmî (His S'akti who actually performs the action). Lakshmî is then the presiding deity of all Divine manifestation.
Dharma - Dharma means "Truth" and should be considered the Divine Truth. There are two levels of Dharma, as there are two levels of God - Personal and Universal. The personal aspect of God is your own Âtman, and the universal aspect of God is a trinity of Brahma (Creator), Vishnu (Maintainer) and Rudra (Destroyer).
Part I of Awaken to Truth presents
the theoretical basis for understanding the nature of the consciousness of our Creator,
known as Brahman Consciousness. You will learn that
the bliss of Brahman Consciousness is available to you, and
how to make this ultimate experience of life your living reality.
The words in italics
throughout this book are transliterated from Sanskrit, and may contain one or
more special characters that are used to facilitate proper pronunciation. The
following is a key to these special characters:
