me." See how

Johnigan dashed at oogfonds.nl
Mon Jan 11 11:26:31 UTC 2010


Festations come from Him who is the God, the Spirit, of evolution, who
evolves all forms. That is why from Vishnu all these Avataras come. For
it is He who by His infinite love dwells in every form that He has made;
with patience that nothing can exhaust, with love that nothing can tire,
with quiet, calm endurance which no folly of man can shake from its
eternal peace, He lives in every form, moulding it as it will bear the
moulding, shaping it as it yields itself to His impulse, binding
Himself, limiting Himself in order that His universe may grow, Lord of
eternal life and bliss, dwelling in every form. If you grasp this, it is
not difficult to say why from Him alone the Avataras come. Who else
should take form save the One who gives form? who else should work with
this unending love save He, who, while the universe exists, binds
Himself that the universe may live and ultimately share His freedom? He
is bound that the universe may be free. Who else then should come forth
when special need arises? And He gives the great types. Let me remind
you of the _Shrimad-Bhagavata_, where in an early chapter of the first
Book, the 3rd chapter, a very long list is given of the forms that
Vishnu took, not only the great Avataras, but also a large number of
others. It is said He appeared as Nara and Nar
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