2. How should we understand the distinction between the Supreme, Sachchidananda, the fourfold Divine, and the Avatars, particularly Sri Rama, Sri Krishna, and Sri Aurobindo?
3. For a seeker who is actively turned towards Sri Maa, what should his relationship be with traditional scriptures such as the Ramcharitmanas and the Srimad Bhagavatam and towards Sri Ram and Sri Krishna?
1) The required conditions for realising the Divine are the ones that have always been known. These are faith, sincerity, surrender and, of course, the aspiration to know Her in the heart.
2) The Supreme can be experienced either beyond all features and relation with the world or, in relation to the world, as its ultimate, the Source and Origin, the final destination of all our journey, the One from whom all emerges and who is the All.
The Four Great Powers are the original Powers and aspects of the Supreme when He or She or It manifests as the Supreme Sacchidananda. They are Cosmic Powers that emerge from the Supreme, point back to Him and lead us to Him.
The Avatars are the Supreme upon earth. It is the Advent or descent of the Supreme upon earth to carry the material world (that has forgotten the Divine) towards the fullness of the Divine individually as well as collectively.
3) Truth is everywhere and in everything. One who has turned to the Mother will end up finding the truth hidden in all the various scriptures, but will also know their limitations and strive to go beyond the scripture and the Divine portrayed through them. His face will always be turned towards the future and even in the earlier forms of Divine Manifestation, he will find the hints of a future yet to unfold. He will respect all the great Manifestations of the Divine in the past, but his allegiance and surrender will be entirely to the Divine Mother.
Affectionately,
Alok Da
