Seeker: How is self-realization the same as God-realization?
Guru: It would be same if the real self of man is attended to instead of the apparent self. Our usual concern in the world for wealth, fame, name, power etc. is determined by the apparent and false self generated by our own Ego. An antidote to this concern is seen in the Bible where Jesus says: Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. If a person with wealth, fame, name, power etc. remains unaffected by them in his core being so much so that he or she will use them always for only truth, justice, compassion and service, such a person is poor in spirit. That kind of a person is already in the kingdom of heaven even here on earth with unlimited peace
of mind and unadulterated joy of heart. There we have true self realization that is equal to God-realization because the true self is enhanced negating the false and apparent one. In the Bible, kingdom of heaven and kingdom of God are one and the same. When we are a part of God's kingdom, we have realized our own true selves, which is nothing but God-realization. We participate in God's own being in the measure in which we are capable of given our human nature that is never taken away from us. We become divinized human beings. It means that our true nature is rooted in the divine without which we cannot even be genuine human beings. Thus self-realization is the same as God-realization.
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Why is it that a person unaffected by worldly desires being referred to as being "poor" in spirit?
Isn't it possible that such a "divinized" person be "lively" too? [with the assumption that a person who is "vivacious" or "lively" shall be considered to be "rich" in spirit!]
"Poor in spirit" does not go against being "lively" in life. In fact, a person poor in spirit is the master of the world as the meek inheriting the earth. It only means that such a person uses his or her wealth as a trustee for the benefit of all without being its slave by indulging in practices against the core values one should have.
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