PROFOUND THOUGHTS
The great galaxy of sages and seers, propounding VEDANTA considered that the whole universe consists of two materials or forces, one of which they called AKASHA. Swami Vivekananda, in Raja Yoga describes "AKASHA, as the omnipresent, all penetrating existence. Everything that has form, everything that is the result of combination is evolved out of the AKASHA. It is the AKASHA that becomes the air, liquids, solids ; it is the Akasha that becomes the Sun, the Earth, the Moon, the Stars, the Comets; it is the Akasha that becomes the human body, the animal body, the plants, every form that we see, everything that can be sensed, everything that exists. It cannot be perceived; it is so subtle that is beyond all ordinary perception; it can only be seen when it has become gross, has taken form. At the beginning of creation, to be more appropriate projection; there is only Akasha. At the end of cycle all the solids, liquids and gases all melt or merge into the Akasha again and the next projection / creation similarly proceeds out of this Akasha."
He continues, "that by the power of 'Prana' "Akasha' manufactured into this universe? Just as Akasha is the infinite, omnipresent material of this universe, so is this Pran the infinite, omnipresent manifesting power of universe."
How the sages and seers were able to get these profound thoughts and path breaking knowledge? Whether the answer lies that this profound knowledge is hanging like the ripened fruit awaiting to be plucked? Are all knowledge are like ripened fruits that are present always, waiting to serve the purpose for which it is also manifesting? Whether only a crystal clear mind without any attachment can only go after it and enjoy the fruits of dedication put in for the purpose? Many questions of this sort have dodged human mind from the stage of appearance he made on this planet.