The Family Of Humanity: Informative Talk
(Reklamlänk)
IN ORDER TO LIVE IN HARMONY AS A HUMAN
FAMILY, WE NEED TO APPRECIATE THE VALUE
AND SIGNIFICANCE OF EVERY NATION, RELIGION
AND CULTURE. AT THE SAME TIME, WE ALSO
NEED TO RECOGNISE THE COMMON FOUNDATION
UNDERLYING THESE EXTERNAL DIFFERENCES.
IN RAJA YOGA, THE SYMBOL USED TO ILLUSTRATE
THESE CONCEPTS IS THAT OF THE SEED AND THE
TREE. AS WITH A PHYSICAL TREE, THE TREE OF THE
HUMAN WORLD ORIGINATES FROM A SINGLE TINY
SEED “ GOD THE SUPREME.
IN THE FIRST PART OF THIS CD, WE LEARN HOW
THE HUMAN POPULATION, AFTER AN INITIAL PERIOD
OF STRENGTH AND UNITY, UNDERGOES A PROCESS OF
EXPANSION, DIVISION, DIVERSIFICATION AND
EVENTUALLY DECAY, LEAVING ONLY THE SEED FROM
WHICH THE NEW SAPLING THEN EMERGES. THE
SECOND PART, EXPLORES ANOTHER ASPECT OF THE
IMAGE OF THE TREE: THE ROLE OF GOD IN WORLD
CREATION, SUSTENANCE AND TRANSFORMATION
AND OUR OWN ESSENTIAL CONTRIBUTION TO THIS
TASK. EACH PART CONSISTS OF A SERIES OF SHORT,
INTER-RELATED TALKS, CONCLUDING WITH A
MEDITATION EXERCISE.