Attainment of Complete Evolution as per Agam-Part I: 'Akhand Mahayog Path and Science of Death', written by Gopinath Kaviraj and translated into Hindi by Hans Kumar Tiwari.
The only purpose of human life is to attain ultimate fulfillment, but what does it mean? We will discuss same here from the view point of Shakt(शाक्त) an Shaiv(शैव) thinking. No body disagrees that Sat-Chit-Anand form Brahm(ब्रह्म) is the supreme complete entity. Brahm, a form of light or Anand/ joy is unfragmented or complete truth but completely free force by the name of Chitya Shakti(चित्य शक्ति) is eternally present in it. This great power is same as form of Brahm. As per Agam, Brahm is Atma and its power which is totally free is Vimarsh(विमर्श). At some places, this power is referred to as Spand(स्पन्द). Light without freedom can not be addressed as Brahm. Because though of the form of light, but still without freedom it is counted as totally gross. As per Agam, the complete state is unfragmented and non-dual. Looking from creation side many different powers are seen. In their maximum powerful form, these powers are known as Iccha(इच्छा) Shakti(power of desire), Gyan(ज्ञान) Shakti(power for knowledge) and Kriya(क्रिया) Shakti(power of action). Therefore, when we talk of completeness then we should observe coming together of all these three powers. When we say three, it represents the outward state of Brahm, where the creation is, where triangle or womb of Desire, Knowledge and Action exist while Chit and Anand i.e. Chit Shakti(चित्त् शक्ति) and Ahladini Shakti(आह्लादिनि) are the internal powers of Brahm. Meaning of Chitt is unbroken light while meaning of Anand is compatible bhav for state of joy. Chit and Anand are same thing but Chit is an internal state and Anand is an outer state. Anand and Iccha(इच्छा) or desire are also same things with difference that Anand is comparatively internal and desire is external. But the ultimate truth, state of Brahm is neither internal not external but can be said to be part of both. By achieving this fact, one can have greater understanding of Brahm.
S.no Name Comparative State
1 Chit Shakti Internal state
Ahladini External state
2 Anand Internal state
Desire External State
After this, three different progressive states of Kala(कला), Tattva(तत्त्व) and Bhuvan(भुवन) come in Brahm. After this, expansion of cosmic creation takes place in the form of Maha-Srishti(महासृष्टि). After that, all the different creation realms are because of fragmented time. Thus Sthool(स्थूल)/ Gross, Suksham(सूक्ष्म)/ Subtle, Karan(कारण)/ Causal and Mahakaran(महाकारण)/ great causal various states are there. Brahm state is joining of all of them. This is known as Poornatva(पूर्णत्व) or Completeness. In Agam, this is known as Paramshiv(परमशिव) or Parasamvid(परमसम्विद). Each atma's natural state is this only. Without attaining this state, we can not say that Completeness has been achieved. Without the power of the lord and grace of guru, this state can not be achieved. In this state, Chit after getting surrounded but Achit(अचित्त), establishes in its own state. Another state is achieved through Yog. This is known as natural Opulence/ Aishvarya(ऐश्वर्य) . On the path of discrimination, both Purush(पुरुष) and Prakriti(प्रकृति) are different. But in the path of 'yog', both Purush and Prakriti become one. This state is equivalent to Ishwar(ईश्वर). From one path Kaivalya(कैवल्य) and from other path Opulence(ऐश्वरय), this is the rule. In the path of discrimination, one has to leave nature slowly, while in the path of yog one has to imbibe Prakriti or Nature and this is possible only when from the natural physical body, the impurities of Bhoota's or five elements through Bhoot-purification method (भूतशुद्धि द्वारा) and Chitt through Chitt purification method(चित्त शुद्धि द्वारा), are removed. The impurities of attachment and ego persist even after Asmita(अहं) Samadhi. Without removing them, Nature can not be attained. Opulence(समृद्धि, ऐश्वरय) is the highest state of attainment in yog. This is known as complete attainment of force of desire. After this, this also has to be left behind and at that time Maha Iccha Shakti() or force of the great desire keeps prevailing. Self desire does not exist separately. This is not a desireless state but a state of offering of power of desire to power of great desire. In the outer manifestation of this, Mahakruna(महाकरुणा)/ great pity exists and hence well being/Vishva kalyan(विश्व कल्याण) of the whole world exists and in the inner state a strange play of loving of one's own self takes place. This is all eternal acting, Kaivalya is eternal and play is also eternal. Above them, completely peaceful state of self resides.
So as per Agam(आगम), completeness means to attain the above state and be an actor in the eternal play. Not only partaking as an actor but also being a witness to it, with all the emotions as experienced in all the social worldly engagements. Above the play the Sat-Chit-Anand(सत-चित्त-अनन्द) is surely present. There, unfragmented or unbroken joy exists. By completeness, one means all this. It is both at the level of creation and beyond it as well. It is tasted separately, as well as in oneness too and along with the taste above all this that continuous eternal effulgence is present......Om!. Shaktanand.
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