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'''''From Animality to Divinity''''' is a discourse given by [[Shrii Shrii Anandamurti]] on 1978 September 7 in Patna, India. This discourse is the 36<sup> | '''''From Animality to Divinity''''' is a discourse given by [[Shrii Shrii Anandamurti]] on 1978 September 7 in Patna, India. This discourse is the 36<sup>th</sup> chapter of [[Ananda Vacanamrtam Part 1]].<ref name="AV1">{{cite book|title=Ananda Vacanamrtam Part 1|author=Shrii Shrii Anandamurti}}</ref> | ||
== Synopsis == | == Synopsis == | ||
{{Quote box|width=360px|bgcolor=|align=left|quoted=1|salign=right|quote=As a created being, everybody in the universe by birth is a pashu, an animal. But the standard of beings is to be exalted towards divinity, towards godliness. A pashu, that is, an animal, becomes man, man becomes god. This process, the process of exaltation, the process of upliftment, from animality to godliness, is your sádhaná.|source=Shrii Shrii Anandamurti}} | {{Quote box|width=360px|bgcolor=|align=left|quoted=1|salign=right|quote=As a created being, everybody in the universe by birth is a pashu, an animal. But the standard of beings is to be exalted towards divinity, towards godliness. A pashu, that is, an animal, becomes man, man becomes god. This process, the process of exaltation, the process of upliftment, from animality to godliness, is your ''sádhaná''.|source=Shrii Shrii Anandamurti}} | ||
Anandamurti starts the discourse by saying that [[ | Anandamurti starts the discourse by saying that [[sadhana]] is a process of movement from the stage of animality toward human excellence. As spiritual thirst awakens in a man, he acquires the necessary qualities of a hero (''viira'') and thus can struggle against inimical forces on the path of liberation. Anandamurti then explains that when a person becomes fearless while being established in the previous state, he is called a ''deva'' and his God is termed ''Mahádeva''. Anandamurti goes on explaining the discrepancy among thoughts, words, and actions of animals in human form. Those accepted as leaders in society think one thing and speak another; however, they do as they speak. But only those whose thoughts, words, and actions are all in proper adjustment have truly reached the stage of human excellence.<ref name="AV1"/> | ||
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| with = From Animality to Divinity | | with = From Animality to Divinity | ||
| before = ''[[The Glory of | | before = ''[[The Glory of Pranava]]'' | ||
| after = ''[[Beyond the Periphery]]'' | | after = ''[[Beyond the Periphery]]'' | ||
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